New World Notes

Jasmine Albright Creates Utterly Stunning Second Life Avatar Portraits

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Jasmine Albright’s photostream is filled with stunning portraits, some rendered in 3D modeling software and others beautifully crafted images from Second Life. Luckily, she labels them. I love how you can see the lush velvety texture of the flowers and how the light on her face seems to make it glow.

More stunning avatar pictures ahead.

Venicio Armin's Amazing Experiments With SL Light, Color, Composition

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Venicio Armin’s untitled still life is a warm, inviting revelation of light and form. I love how the golden light picks out the weave of the basket, bringing it into high relief. Meanwhile. The chair and the wall fade away in shadow. The folds of the tablecloth, the patina on the pitcher are featured as are the golden apples. Somehow this picture even makes Golden Delicious look appetizing. This is a beautiful example of the power of lighting to create drama. 

Even more pics that show Venicio’s eye for the small details.

Tutorial: How Lizz Palen Transforms SL Screenshots Into Amazing Images

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When I saw “Extraterrestrial” by Lizz Palen (above), I immediately emailed to ask her if she would share some tips for readers. I love the frenetic energy of her projects. Her entire stream is an exciting exploration of how to enhance Second Life photos with smoke and fire and imagination, but this one seemed particularly powerful. Luckily for us, she was happy to share her process. 

After the cut, Lizz explains how she created Extraterrestrial and shares two videos of her editing other pictures.

Cajsa's SL Flickr Pick: Iwajin Ormega Makes Amazing Use of Color, Light, Beautiful Male Avatars

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Iwajin Ormega’s “016” shows how he likes to play with color. This picture is all about green. It’s a good picture, adding a bit of interest by making the wall at a diagonal. He’s using the rule of thirds, keeping the picture off center and dynamic.  

More playing with color right ahead.

Caja's SL Flickr Pick: The Beautifully Blue & Pink World of Daeberethwen

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Daeberethwen Arbenlow creates beautifully done pictures that inhabit a world of blues, pinks, and purples yet never show the world through rose-colored glasses. I love “Universal Flow.” It has a fantastical feeling, you can almost imagine her transforming into a mermaid. 

More great and colorful pics to follow.

Cajsa's Flickr Pick: The Hilariously Comic Second Life of Gustaf af Ansgarsö

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Gustaf af Ansgarsö has a knack for getting himself into situations. This is just one of the many trying times you will find on his photostream. This was to announce a short break while he recovers from damages sustained in this dilemma. 

Gustaf’s photostream is full of humor as you’ll see after the cut.

Fashion Friday Find: Kim Chica’s SL Style Blog, Show/Tell

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Hot Pink is a recent post at Kim Chica’s Show/Tell blog. I love the casual style and the look of the turban with the earrings. The whole outfit and the backdrop all come together perfectly. 

• .N X GENUS PROJECT MEI APPLIER UPT (HONEY) (on genus classic)
• [MERCH] OffShoulder Denim - Med
• EVIE - Bliss - Ripped Booty Jeans [Maitreya] @ Anthem
• LaGyo_Ines Earrings FATPACK @ FaMESHed
• LaGyo_Aurora Headbend - FATPACK
• Sintiklia - Hair Kimberly - Fatpack+Tint
• [VALE KOER] BAMBI HEELS FATPACK
• Gaia - Emelia Crop Top FULLPACK/maitreya @ LEVEL
• Vibing -- Elizabeth Necklace -- Gold
• BTTB london backdrop - fashion street
• <K&S> ~Katya 10~ pose1

Kimchi’s next post might capture what most of us are thinking.

Cajsa's SL Flickr Pick: Kobo Barracuda Photographs His Macabre Second Life

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The SL Bare Face Challenge has taken over Flickr, revealing the uncovered, unmade up faces of many avatars. This may be one of the most intriguing of the entries in that particular challenge, taking bare to a whole new level. It is also very typical of the sideways-minded Kobo Barracuda whose photostream reveals a love for roleplay, steampunk, and drama - the good kind of drama. 

More uniquely Kobotacular photos ahead!

Cajsa's SL Flickr Pick: Prophet Produces Fantastic Slice of Virtual Life Pics

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Prophet ● is one of those slice-of-life photographers I admire so much. They have the patience to put together a scene, the furnishings, the mess of life, the pose, the clothes, and the lighting, all to capture a moment, a fraction of a second in a life. But a fraction of a second that will live forever or as long as Flickr. “Sing, Sing, Sing” is brilliant. There is the second-hand furniture, the snacks, the dog, the messiness of it all. This feels like living. 

More slices of life ahead!

Cajsa's SL Flickr Pick: Angelika Corral Creates Stunning Images

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“Splash” by Angelika Corral is one of these pictures that bring me to a complete stop. So much of my time browsing I will page down and down and down almost mindlessly. I might pause and like a picture or two, but it’s seldom that I come to a full stop and look at the picture in its full-screen glory before I am thinking about writing about it. Corral is usually a black and white portraitist with only an occasional splash of color, but none quite so literal. I love the concept and think she executed it beautifully.

More stunning photos with Corral’s unique perspective on color.