Photography in Second Life
July 10th, 2006 by dmirliss
Anyone in RL who knows me also knows that I love photography. For a short time I worked for my family’s photography studio and photographed hundreds of highschool seniors. Even though I decided to leave the photography profession it is still something that I love to explore as a hobby. Recently I had the pleasure of being photographed by Anya and decided to experiment with creating “professional” portraits in SL. Would the same skills needed to create portraits in RL apply to SL? What new skills would be needed?
Linden Lifestyles did a good job of providing a novice SL photographer with a few tips on lighting and controling the gaze of your AV . Once you have the Altl + Click mastered the hardest part is composition. You do not want your AV smack dab in the middle of the frame nor do you want to have the shoulders squared off to the camera (end up looking like a line backer).
The key is to have a bit of a tilt in the shoulders - just like a RL photograph (thinking back to all the high school students who I made look thinner with the technique *smile*). I did go ahead and purchases a simple modeling studio that I set up in my sky box - this helps to give that “studio” look. I even saw a soft light box for sale that might help control some of the shadows. Purchasing one would be exciting - getting closer to a real studio set up. My dad would be proud (although he might think I am crazy).
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