Contact Sheet is my irregular column of good to great Second Life photographs I’ve found in exploring through blogs, Flickr and Koinup. I have a pack of regulars that I tend to dwell on, but you are welcome to nominate a suggestion for possible inclusion in a future column. Just send me an IM or notecard in world, or write to harper.ganesvoort@gmail.com. Make sure you include the URL of the image(s), else I can’t do a thing!
You can also nominate your own work, of course! If you do so, please give me permission to place a copy of the image in the column itself. I almost always link back to the page of origin, but I like to have something to show in the column as well. You retain all rights.
Comments are welcome — please! — both at the photographers’ pages and in the columns.
List of columns:
- Vol. 1, January 29, 2008 — Anessa Stine and Hitomi Mokusei
- Vol. 2, February 1, 2008 — Shoshana Epsilon, Moire Georgette and Zonja Capalini
- Vol. 3, February 22, 2008 — Ryou Yiyuan, Connie Sec, Sonia28 Jie, Gwyneth Llewelyn
- Vol. 4, March 1, 2008 — Lilith Ivory, Connie Sec
- Vol. 5, March 15, 2008 — LayDeeBird Chastity, Faustine Pau, Galatea Zabelin, Zoe Zeffirelli
- Vol. 6, April 11, 2008 — Jhuzen Ketsugo, Ludmilla Writer, Katerina Kirax, angie.vita
- Vol. 7, April 29, 2008 — Anessa Stine, Hitomi Mokusei, Rio Hamaski, Ryou Yiyuan
- Vol. 8, May 23, 2008 — Chrisy Jewell, Connie Sec, Gita Rau, Ryou Yiyuan, shoshijn Shilova, Torley Linden
- Vol. 9, June 11, 2008 — Cajsa Lilliehook, Milana Henley, Faerie Hax, Chrisy Jewell, Emerald Eberhard
- Vol. 10, August 5, 2008 — Sextan Shepherd, Stephen Venkman, Klipang Torok
- Vol. 11, August 7, 2008 — Cerdwin Flanagan, DJ Ket-su, Florence Babenco, Gita Rau, Jhuzen Ketsugo, Kean Kelly, Tarissa Tripsa
- Vol. 12, September 4, 2008 — Cerrie Jan, Connie Arida, Connie Sec, Dakotah Yue, Dylan Rickenbacker, Felony Fabre, Gita Rau, Ka Rasmuson, Nessy Shepherd, Rena Sakai, SerinaJane, shoshijn Shilova, Yse Ah
- Vol. 13, December 16, 2008 — Carlotta Ceawlin, Nessy Shepherd, Ka Rasmuson, Cajsa Lilliehook, Harry Huffman, Lano Ling, Emi Bade
- Vol. 14, April 4, 2009 — Dee Dee Deepdene, Florence Babenco, Kiya McMahan, lumir beleza, Nessy Shepherd, Rebecca Bashly, siestabril Nitely
- Vol. 15, April 8, 2009 — Arowhena, bark Aabaye, Eves Rodenberger, Magggg, Maiyya, phaylen
- Vol. 16, May 1, 2009 — Adianna Price, Ariel Brearly, Avatrian, Cala Rossini, Chimera Cosmos, Florence Babenco, Icarus Robbiani, Kimberly Mirabeau, kyota, Rena Sakai
- Vol. 17, July 10, 2009 — Rebecca Bashly, Lizi Nitely, Nessy Shepherd
- Vol. 18, August 19, 2009 — Carlotta Ceawlin, Connie Arida, DreamWitch77, Landsend Korobase, Shoji, Tae, Winter Wardhani
- Vol. 19, August 29, 2009 — Closeups and portraits
- Vol. 20, October 5, 2009 — Landscapes
- Vol. 21, November 25, 2009 — Wizards and Sorceresses (Gweneth Lange, Ludmilla Writer, MedeAthena, Miss Scarlet, PANTELEIMON-AEON, RobsterRawb Jaxxon, Ruriko Bracken, Vadim Levonenya)
- Vol. 22, May 31, 2010 — Rudyn Carter, SerinaJane Loon, Ruriko Bracken, Magdyne, Ravenelle, Cerrie Janus
- Vol. 23, June 16, 2010 — Cristian Rexie, Di Hoorenbeek, Kahlan Bingyi, Mimi Juneau, SerinaJane Loon
- Vol. 24, June 28, 2010 — Fashion (blackLiquid Tokyoska, Elisiella, GPhoenix, Karro Lean, Seiya Perl, zhey)
- Vol. 25, July 15, 2010 — Hiroko, Nessy Shepherd, Nyla Rossini, Rituko, ruby Okelly, Tymus Tenk, YuNEO Nagy
- Vol. 26, August 11, 2010 — bark Aabaye, Baroque, Carmy Mirabeau, Harbor-Galaxy, Marlia Looming, Pirate Braveheart, Rawnie Lane, SpankiM
- Vol. 27, September 8, 2010 — Monochrome (bark Aabaye, Connie Arida, Hiroko, LoweRuno, photoliv42, rocapc, Vadim Levonenya)
- Vol. 28, June 21, 2011 — Lost Worlds (Hitomi Mokusei, Brie Pinazzo, Petr Vanbeeck, Raul Crimson, Stephen Venkman, Torley Linden, ZERO-to-ZERO)
- Vol. 29, August 20, 2011 — Tigre Milena
- Vol. 30, August 26, 2011 — Purdy Forcella
- Vol. 31, September 7, 2011 — Monochrome 2
- Vol. 32, September 15, 2011 — photoliv42
- Vol. 33, October 1, 2011 — Ruriko Bracken
- Vol. 34, October 6, 2011 — Dax Dover
- Vol. 35, October 11, 2001 — Harbor-Galaxy, Carlotta Ceawlin, spyvsspyaeon, Carthalis, Tari Ember
- Vol. 36, October 24, 2011 — NirvanaMist
- Vol. 37, October 27, 2011 — Merlin Renfold, BeatriceCerise, anna Anton, wiseSandalwood
- Vol. 38, November 3, 2011 — Belleza
- Vol. 39, November 15, 2011 — HivaOa Insoo, Wise Sandalwood, Shmoo Snook, Aelin Quan, anna Anton, SiviKe, mayna
- Vol. 40, November 25, 2011 — Lanay, Sythos
- Vol. 41, January 19, 2012 — Action and Motion: Skip Staheli, zhey, Link Bressig, Jay Raymaker, Irina Strazytski
- Vol. 42, March 27, 2012 — How to Find Photographers: Kidman Latte and Lazarus Haiku
- Vol. 43, May 26, 2012 — Moniq Salamander
- Vol. 44, August 6, 2012 — Kynne Llewellyn
- Vol. 45, September 19, 2012 — A Wyeth-esque Landscape
- Vol. 46, September 26, 2012 — Miuccia Klaar
- Vol. 47, November 13, 2012 — TikiB
- Vol. 48, December 31, 2012 — tenma Andrew
- Vol. 49, January 22, 2013 — Truth Hawks
- Vol. 50, April 8, 2013 — Skip Staheli
- Vol. 51, May 8, 2013 — Debbi Lombardo
- Vol. 52, May 10, 2013 — Larcoco Mathy
If you’re interested in tips for taking good photos in the Second Life viewer, check out this page in the SL Wiki by Torley Linden. This does not deal with the artistic question; you must develop your own aesthetic. But if you wish to get the maximum mileage out of the viewer settings, read this and try some of the settings. More tips are in this article at JuicyBomb. And check out the following as well, all by Cajsa Lilliehook:
- Photo cropping and the Rule of Thirds
- Setup suggestions for V2 and V3 viewers
- WindLight controls on V2 and V3 (Incidentally, a thing I discovered is that the V2/3 color settings are in RGB format, while V1 were in percentage format. To get the proper number for each value of RGB, multiply the corresponding decimal by 256.)
- Lighting, shadows and projectors
