Live Sets:
Back in August 2007, I submitted my first set Inspiration. After being so impressed and inspired with what I saw on the site, I went out and hunted around and found myself a photographer, had many discussions with him about what we wanted to create, planned for weeks and finally booked in a day to shoot. I organised to have my hair and makeup done, drove an hour to the location, and there I was, shooting my very first professional photoshoot ever. Initially the set was rejected bu staff, but was picked up not long after in Second Chance Sunday, and went live on the front page in September '07,
My next set Daydream Believer was shot by Malloreigh while she was visiting Aus, shortly after my first set went live.. Cruella and I picked her up and drove her to my place, and we shot the set in one of my spare rooms. Not only was I really pleased with the set, but I was very lucky and very grateful to have met my very first ever SG in person, and to this day Malloreigh remains one of the sweetest, smart, unique, interesting people I have met on the site. The set was rejected by staff, and sat in Member Review for a year before it was purchased and put on the front page in December '08. The amount of texts and messages and phone calls I received from surprised friends that morning was increadible! I'll never forget that
Rejected/Deleted/Current MR sets:
Next up came 'Art House' which was shot in an amazing art gallery. This one was shot by Valkyrie, who is now one of my best friends. I think this was the second time I had met her in person, and this was the first of many, many, many shoots we have done together, both for SG and outside of the site. Cruella and MissKoneko were also there the day of that shoot, shooting their own sets, and it was a really fun day, such an adventure, we got to explore the whole art gallery, all of it's contents and the surrounding areas, it was really beautiful. I tried to mix it up a bit with this set, I stepped out of the comfort of doing a bedroom/loungeroom set, and I had chopped all of my hair off, and wanted to show SG something a bit different from me, something a bit more colourful and dramatic. The set was rejected, sat in MR for months, and has since been deleted.
And next came 'Black and Blue' shot by Valkyrie. This one was a blast to shoot, and is still one of my favourite photoshoots that I've ever done. I drove Valkyrie and Cruella to my house, and we shot this set in my shed. I got to pour water all over myself, roll around in the dirt, play in engine grease, and have a bubble bath in a wheelbarrow! So messy, but so fun. I really loved that this one was shot in my own shed, with my own car, my own furniture and all of my own shed contents. I look at that shed now and remember what went on in there during that day! This one, again, was rejected by staff, and sat in MR for months and months and months. After reaching almost 1000 comments, I deleted it, and it now has a nice new home, as my debut set on Zivity
'Chai' came next, it was submitted 6 months after 'Black and Blue' This one was a simple set, shot on my front veranda, on a little bench seat where I like to sit and drink my chai tea. This one was shot (by a non-member), to show SG a little side of me, the relaxed, warm and happy side, in my own home. Again, rejected by staff, and not picked up in MR. It has since been deleted.
3 months later, 'Absolute Morning' was submitted. This one was shot by Valkyrie and we had Kasskore on hand to make the day a load of fun. There were lots of laughs and giggles during that shoot! It was alot of fun. I tried to go back to basics with this one. I'd had such a positive response to Daydream Believer, my last purcahased set, that I opted to do something simliar, but also tried to display how I'd changed since Daydream Believer was shot, which at that stage, had been shot almost a year and a half before. But yet again, declined by staff and sat lost in MR for many months. I think this one was at around 800 or 900 comments before I finally took it down and gave it a new home on Zivity I'm still really proud of this one, and despite not being picked up on SG, this is one of my favourite sets that I've ever submitted. I love it to bits.
6 months after that one was submitted, I tried again with 'True Blue'. I had changed quite a bit by this stage. More piercings, and tattoos, differenct hair, and new curves, and a bit of a new style and I wanted to show that. It was shot by Valkyrie in her home, on a very, very hot day! I can remember sliding around on the polished wooden floors, all sweaty like. My tights were itchy and were sticking to my skin, my makeup was melting and smearing off, my hair was hot on the back of my neck, and all I wanted to do was get naked, which of course, I did! This one was rejected by staff and made it to about 800 comments in MR I think, before I deleted it 4 months after I submitted it. And like a couple other sets, this one has since found a home on Zivity.
At this stage, I hadn't really planned on doing another set, becuase I already had one that was being edited at that time (Oral Fixation) but staff had announced the Spring Set Contest. This was something I wanted to try my hand at, as I'd not participated in a contest before and suspected it would be alot of fun. It was shot by my husband in our own backyard, which I had decorated up for the shoot, and our dogs were there running around with us during the whole shoot. So this one makes me happy when I look at it. It's still in MR, and is currently one of two recent sets left on my page, that are representing what I look like these days.
And that brings us to now! Oral Fixation was shot back in February by the lovely MadDame on her second trip to visit me. We were staying in a beautiful hotel that night, and while we were there, took the opportunity to shoot this set in the afternoon, before we went out to my birthday dinner! It represents a side to me that has taken me a while to show here on SG, the side of me that enjoys a bit of bondage and fetish play. Ball gags are my weapon of choice, one of my favourite 'play' toys, and I work with them alot, both in shoots and in my private life, and I have quite the collection! I thought it was about time to show SG this side of me...
Multi Sets:
I won't go into details about when and where these sets were shot and by whom, but I will say, each and every one of them was such an experince to shoot, and even though they were all rejected and have all been deleted, they were such fun to shoot and I enjoyed every single moment of shooting these sets, and I've had the chance to work with some amazing ladies.
MadDame and I.
Lula and I.
Tez and I.
Saffire and I.
Sets that were never submitted:
I've even shot a couple of sets, that were for one reason or another, not submitted.
Laundry Day.
5:15pm
And now, I sit here tonight, looking back at all of these sets, and I'm remember every single one, and what each one meant to me. I remember all the friends that helped me and were there for each set. I remember all the hard work and planning. I remember the laughs. The mistakes. The smiles. The excitement. The disappointment. I remember everything, and not a single thing I regret. I can honestly say, that even now most of them have since been deleted, I am glad that I shot each and every one of those sets. I'm happy with myself, and with my achievments and I'm bloody proud of all of them.
I can look back and say that I have put 100% into all of my SG sets. And that makes me feel great. Not only do I try hard and work hard on the day of shooting, but I spend alot of time and effort beforehand preparing and planning to make sure everything is at it's best, that everything works together, looks good, feels good and is something that everyone involved is happy with. There has always been alot of research and planning put into my sets, and I am really happy to say that I have always been pleased with the outcome and always enjoy seeing the results of my hard work and effort, as do alot of members, I'm sure. ♥
So as I sit here, and think of all the sets, and all of the people who have been involved in helping me create these set, and everyone who has appreciated and enjoyed them, I smile
So I just wanted to say thanks for being super supportive of my set and for leaving a lovely comment x You're a sweetheart.