Photography in Second Life

Want to take high quality photographs within Second Life? Here you’ll find links, blogposts, videos and the know all to get you started! We have items such as lighting, emotes, composition and also blogs on Second Life Viewers. From novice to the top, we hope you find these sources to your liking.

Second Life Viewers: The Know All – Be All

• First Time Users: Firestorm – by Luna Jubilee
• Exodus Viewer – by Strawberry Singh
• Uploading to Second Life – by Ynot Fenu

Photography Basics and Know How

• Taking High Quality Photographs – by Harlow Heslop
• Tips & Tricks: Photography Composition – by Harlow Heslop
• Bootcamp: Depth of Field – by Luna Jubilee
• Bootcamp: Photography Preparation – by Luna Jubilee
• Taking High-Res Blog Snapshots for Intermediate Users – by Strawberry Singh
• Mirror Water – by Zonja Capalini
• Second Life: Mirrors & Reflections – by Blaze Borgin / video
• Chiaroscuro – A Lighting How-To – by Cajsa Lilliehook
• Lighting, Shadows and Projectors, Oh My! – by Cajsa Lilliehook
• Ground Offset, where have you been all my SLife? – by Cajsa Lilliehook
• Torley Linden’s Snapshot Resources – by Torley Linden / videos and links
• Second Life Camera Position Tips – by Nalates Urriah
• Lighting and Shadows – Linden Labs / Rand Linden
• Graphic Dix Tutorial – Local Lights – by Graphic Dix
• Simple Sl Photography – by Ynot Fenua
• Depth of Field Tutorial – by Maribel Button
• Mirror, Mirror on the Floor – by Cajsa Lilliehook
• Filtercam Funhouse – by Gidge Uriza
• Specifying Your Photo Size in Your Blog Posts - by Cajsa Lilliehook

Facial Expressions for Photographs

• Emotes and Slow Motion Animation – by Gogo
• Don’t Say it, Emote it! – by Gogo
• Say … Aaaaahhhh… – by Gogo
• Subtle Facial Expressions – by melanie774 Kidd
• How to use lip sync to make avatar screen shots come alive – by Iris Ophelia
• SL Tips & Tricks: Correct Positioning of Eyes in Photos – by Maddox DuPont
• Close Your Eyes - by Strawberry Singh / video

Fashion, Poses, and Prims Know How

• The Checklist – Cajsa Lilliehook
• Getting More From Your Look – Sasy Scarborough
• Picking Your Pose - by Gidge Uriza
• How to Wear Multiple Tattoo Layers – by Gogo
• Eyelash Tutorial – by Gogo
• Tutorial: Inconvenient Prims & How to Hide Them – by Cajsa Lilliehook (yes…we still have prims!)

William Weaver’s Phototools Tutorials for Firestorm

• 01 – Interface Introduction
• 02 – Windlight Tab
• 03 – Light Tab
• 04 – DoF / Glow Tab
• 05 – General Render Along…
• 06 – Cam Tab and Camera Tools Floater
• 07 – Windlight Sky and Water Preset Floaters