no major news here ATM. Just a couple of things I learned recently and along my extended honeymoon phase.
Small things do matter much (yes the pros know already). They can change a dolls look and expression quite considerably. Among those I found most useful is:
1. Lighting. It can change a scene dramatically. Beside more the tech stuff like better resolution and less graininess, I also figured that flash/no flash usage does change things quite nicely. Flash appears to work out a TPE´s skin color more, while non flash gives more options for overall coloring and shadow plays if one likes. Various my cams filter settings (though cheap to compare with current cams) give some other nice options on a scenes color and contrasts. I prefer changing any of that in my trusted Paontshop Pro though.
2. Wig Placement. Small changes to the side, or up down gives another good options for changing a doll heads appearance. Particularly hairlines and such oftenly play a major role for getting ethnical looks like AA oftenly having hairlines more toward the top and rear.
3. Eye positioning. I found slightly asymetrical positioning much to my appeal. To me it looks more natural than strict symmetries.
4. Eye placement within the head. Depending on amount of cotton wool one can get the eyes either stick out more frontally or set back in. Can do quite a lot on eyes, as well as facial expressions.
5.
Eyelashes. ATM I yet got to stick with her factory ones, although in the meantime they´d already started to detach. New and replacement ones are on my list for next month. Beside the usual thickening techniques (haven´t tried yet), the hard and firm material ones on Izabel allow for slight a bit of adjustment, either up or down. This gives another nice option to adjust on eyes and facial expressions. I usually slightly do with some Q-tips. Other good use for Q-Tips is pinch-pulling single hairs off from the TPE skin, face in particular.
6.
Fingernails. Well...the ones on Izabel came off very quickly and after very short time. Once the first 2 or 3 were off, I deliberately pulled off the remaining ones in a cautious manner. This mainly to disguise her multiple broken fingers (at the handplate, not wires) when photo shooting (that odd twists and turns). I can still pose her fingers pretty well, but with nails beeing removed I´m free to pose as I like now.
7.
Baby oil and corn starch applications. I use baby oil mainly for removing dirt and such, as well as maintaining. But I also like applying it to small TPE areas where I like it to shine quite a little bit. Put it on with Q-Tips and then smooth the edges by tapping with a paper towel. Since I´m very fine with Izabel´s smooth TPE skin when she´s just washed, I leave her at that. No powdering, since there´s not really any uncomfortable stickiness to it.
I just use the corn starch as sorts of expedient "highlighter" similar to the real MU stuff. Or to somewhat even out the recolored areas around her nose and mouth, so these stick out less if I like. Another use off course is toning down some unwanted shiny areas, although the natural un-powdered look on Izabel´s skin looks fairly natural to me.
I´ll see if I can mix cornstarch with darker sorts of pigment to achieve even more options. Any hints highly welcomed! Icewind?
...more if something comes in mind. But these are my major experiences as of late.
yes and then I become a long-stay guest at my orthopedist! 
Well.... as you know it best, it just needs finding our gals joints exactly and with some brains then apply the right leverage. Too bad, IT didn´t give us a "how to" on correct posing though. Figuring it out all by oneself can be quite a laborous and partly painfull affair. At last it all paid off and my own bones are still intact. 
Bend forward for better missionary (+ anal) and backward for those tasty doggy preparations. 
