Ever since I was a tiny Noob, I have been taking photos. I'll add a couple of my initial attempts at te end..just for kicks and giggles. I still swear it should be possible to get good shots without the use of Gimp, PhotoShop, or what have you. I continue to be on a quest to find out how to accomplish that feat. In the meantime, I have decided I will just have to join the legions of others who have jumped on the PhotoShop bandwagon. I am afraid you are going to be coming along on my journey as I reluctantly wade in to the murky waters of photo enhancment....believe me when I say this will be a very long trip since I am not geekish in the least (but I so wish I was). I'm actually signed up for a PS class in the fall at a local community college, but so far there are only 4 of us signed up, and I think it requires 12 for a class to be viable. So, undaunted, if that happens I will ask if I can at least get a tutor. I know you are laughing at me...geez Gamp, the rest of us just muddled through to learn PS...take your lumps and get on with it. Remember I told you I am no geek...which means I get to a point and have no earthly clue how to go forward..get horribly frustrated..and have to, once again, put it on hold. Bear in mind I have had PS (the 6.0 version) for well over a year now, and so far I have learned how to switch to JPEG size and I can sort of crop a photo and actually get it back into Second Life..YAY ME!!..ugh.
So....I have tried a few things in world. I use the Caliyah settings for lighting (IM me or send a notecard in world if you don't have those settings) and that is a HUGE improvement..except you have to "turn on" the danged thing each time you come into SL...cuz it defaults back to the SL Viewer settings each time you log out. Well recently I downloaded (okay my friend downloaded) the Torley Linden lighting. This consists of over 100 light settings, most of which are really bogus, but there are a few good ones...as I will show you. With all the beauty present in SL, there will never be a paucity of backgrounds. I was shopping last night (so what else is new?) and I came across a lovely area filled with flowers, and had to whip out my trusty camera. Then there is the whole skin discussion..which can come in a later post...along with shapes...angles, etc.
Anyhoooo, I am going to try to add a few pertinent photos here..and this is what has always stopped me from blogging in the past..because obviously I know how to ramble on, so as usual it's just the nuts and bolts that defy me. If you see this post, you know I was successful, and you can pat me on the back and say "atta girl Gampy"
LATER THAT SAME DAY..................................
Ok so screw it folks...I can't figure out how to put tags on the photos...OR...how to put them in here where I want them and in the order I want...sigh...grumble
So for now...the photos of me as a blonde are those where I changed light settings..duh! The other 2 are my crazy nearly Newb photos..taken just after I had my first makeover in August 2007. I thought I was the hottest thing since ...errr blogging in cyberspace. Hope I look a little better now:P
Well thanks for peeking in...this should get better over time, but if not...well at least you can look in and shake your head and laugh..which is what it's all about anyway, right? Now slowly step away from your puter and do something constructive in RL..HAHAHAHA
Well thanks for peeking in...this should get better over time, but if not...well at least you can look in and shake your head and laugh..which is what it's all about anyway, right? Now slowly step away from your puter and do something constructive in RL..HAHAHAHA
