How many of you use the snapshot function in sl and what do you take pics of? I must admit that I am into closeups of me (naturally!) often in "interesting" positions. What do you like to load and shoot?
Any tips?
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Jig Chippewa
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01-14-2008 17:12
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Alyx Sands
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01-14-2008 17:55
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These are my collections of SL pics that I put on Flickr. If you browse through these, you'll notice I, um, like to take pics of myself a lot....  I love playing with lighting and scenery and use Windlight for effects. i also like to use certain places repeatedly as a backdrop (such as Suffugium or Durrat al Ghawwas, or my place at Blackmount).(If you compare it to my RL photographs that are also there on Flickr, you'll notice in RL I go for details and textures a lot...) _____________________
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01-14-2008 17:57
Ever since I found that my computer could run Windlight on Ultra... Just about anything that looks cool. (^_^) I also send pictures of myself out to my group for fun and even some event pictures when I'm having fun with friends.
Advice? Check out the "High Resolution" option in the client debug menu... Those pictures look amazing. And get used to the camera controls... [alt]-click-drag and [ctrl][alt]-click-drag are the picture takers' best friends. (^_^) _____________________
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Claire Silverspar
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01-14-2008 17:59
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i like to take pics of my outfits and live music events and when i go exploring. i have loads of close ups of friends and scenery etc which I can't upload yet because of limits. I love taking pics of interesting things and I test my poses and emotes with my piccies. It also gives me a chance to mess around in the GIMP and get used to the controls in that. _____________________
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Osprey Therian
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01-14-2008 18:21
cntrl-alt-shift-click-drag
disable camera contraints renderfarclip to like 10000 or something set up light don't render classic clouds freezeframe of course hide selected WindLight sky and water fooling around renderglow when used very subtly All the render things in debug come in handy too for, say, removing buildings, etc. _____________________
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Phoenix Psaltery
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01-14-2008 20:56
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Milla Alexandre
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01-14-2008 21:05
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Pics in SL can be just as tricky as RL....but it's great fun....windlight makes it irresistable to just snap away. I create character ideas myself for pics and usually go with a theme every day. Or I grab my friends that look cool and drag em to my studio. If you want to practice....check it out in-world 'Sky Lab Studios'....there's all kinds of poses set up so folks can do their own thing (some are invisible in walls and blocks or chairs) |
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Tod69 Talamasca
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01-14-2008 21:55
Being the perv that I am, if any ladies in SL are walking around with skirts & NO panties.... I got pics!!
Ok, a few. Just becuz I felt 'naughty'. Most of the pics I've taken were of stuff I've done or someone's build that I found "Cool" just so I could show folks at work.... who still dont "get it". But then we're talking people who still think Windows 98 Rulez & the Internet is AOL.  _____________________
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Nika Dreamscape
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01-14-2008 22:04
As a blogger, I take lots and lots of pictures. Pretty much anything I do that day that I plan on blogging about, I post at least one photo to go along with it.
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Rhaorth Antonelli
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01-14-2008 22:29
ads for my store
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Damanios Thetan
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01-14-2008 22:59
Mostly of the left bottom of my screen instead of the center...
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Claire Silverspar
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01-15-2008 01:50
oh yeah, I also have a habit of snapping piccies of glitches. i was a bit slow last night when I got stuck in the ceiling, but if someone (including me) has glitched in my presence, I will likely snap a piccie.
I won't necessarily post it on flickr tho. Depends..._____________________
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Sally Silvera
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01-15-2008 01:56
I take lots of pics....... lots of them...... mostly of live music.
 Oh and of parties and dancing and such.. Used to take more when out exploring but haven't had much time to do that recently. http://www.flickr.com/photos/16939353@N05/ @Claire ...... just spotted your album! _____________________
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Claire Silverspar
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01-15-2008 02:12
I take lots of pics....... lots of them...... mostly of live music. Oh and of parties and dancing and such.. Used to take more when out exploring but haven't had much time to do that recently. http://www.flickr.com/photos/16939353@N05/ @Claire ...... just spotted your album! hehe _____________________
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White Hyacinth
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01-15-2008 02:32
I take lots of pics for my blog and to remember the places I visit (not all of them make it into the blog). And of course I take pictures of my products for posting on SL Exchange and for making vendor textures.
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Mordecai Graves
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01-15-2008 04:00
I mostly take pictures of my avatar, because even in sl I'm still a narccisst. I occasionally snap a few pictures with my friends, that is if I can squeeze them in the shot next to my huge ego.
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Sally Silvera
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01-15-2008 04:11
Want to add here that I'm having a great time checking everyone elses pics out, so if anyone else has links to their albums?
Oh and tips.......... higres snapshot (only recently discovered that one) and quiet snapshot to disk are my latest friends. _____________________
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bilbo99 Emu
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01-15-2008 04:17
Oh and tips.......... highres snapshot (only recently discovered that one) and quiet snapshot to disk are my latest friends. _____________________
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Brenda Connolly
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01-15-2008 04:27
Bradley's Ass mostly. That's why I asked that question about extreme closeups.
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Claire Silverspar
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01-15-2008 05:00
Oh and tips.......... higres snapshot (only recently discovered that one) and quiet snapshot to disk are my latest friends. I've actually been trying to take quiet snapshots without the animation and sound. I had no idea this is how you do it. Kool, new trix! What does the high res snapshot do? I know the name is kinda self-explanatory, but does it make a difference? _____________________
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Sally Silvera
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01-15-2008 05:05
I've actually been trying to take quiet snapshots without the animation and sound. I had no idea this is how you do it. Kool, new trix! What does the high res snapshot do? I know the name is kinda self-explanatory, but does it make a difference? It does make a difference. Clearer and crisper, higher definition, especially if you want to use and /or manipulate them for posters and such. Still have to mess with the rendering options some more. ETA: if you look at my highres pic of Dist playing last night, I think you can see a difference with a whole bunch I've done previously BTW ... I was taking pics last night with all graph options to the limits, camera controls disabled, draw distance to the max, highres to harddisk ....... yummy Windlight next I guess.... _____________________
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Ryou Yiyuan
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01-15-2008 05:07
I take some pics from my flickr page and group and also because Windlight is really pretty.
Before I would like to use software to work on pic but with Windlight not necessary. |
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Max Herzog
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01-15-2008 05:08
I've actually been trying to take quiet snapshots without the animation and sound. I had no idea this is how you do it. Kool, new trix! What does the high res snapshot do? I know the name is kinda self-explanatory, but does it make a difference? You end up with some breathtakingly fabulous shots on high res - especially if you are running Windlight. Hundreds of ordinary pics and THEN I discover high-res... _____________________
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Claire Silverspar
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01-15-2008 05:23
see, I am using Windlight, but my water isn't shiney - it is just a flat blue with ripples,
my clouds are just like the normal viewer, and the sunrise/set doesn't light things the same way. Is this because the pictures I have seen are done in high res? or my viewer/computer is messed up? Oh nevermind lol, guess I will be messing with my snapshots again tonight before the shopping trip. Trial and error I spose. Sorry for the highjack Jig. /back on topic... _____________________
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Cherry Czervik
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01-15-2008 05:47
I've been taking LOTS of pictures of my beach replete with ohgodsobeautiful Windlight enhancements. Such incredible azure water! Such amazing skies!! Oh god yes ...
Well until my graphics card starts flipping out and drawing in lots of massive triangles everywhere. LOL. I need to upgrade ... it would be hard to go back to the dull "reality" forever now. 5 star all the way for this chickie, no more lumbering carthorses dragging me down Mind you one of those shots of the freakouts is going to be used as a texture! |