You have about 7 seconds to get your customers attention when they enter your studio or shop.  That’s after you’ve successfully convinced them to teleport there with your advertising through search listings, classifieds, banner ads, word of mouth, or by other methods.  How do you […]

Second Life is full of beautiful people and beautiful things!  Skins and clothing often deserve more attention than normal.  When shopping for clothes and skins, look for detail…close-up detail.  If you zoom in and nothing is there or it’s unsurprisingly blurry, there’s more shopping to […]

The use of lighting and especially windlight gives us the opportunity to create stunning effects for our photos.  But sometimes we find that the color is overbearing on the avatar or other objects.  The use of color correction and a decrease in saturation fixes this. […]

Although there are many cool lights available to use when you are in your studio, you can always try using windlight to get different lighting effects.  Windlight is great for use in the studio as well as on location and also for candid photos. To […]

Here are some of the most common mistakes when taking photos in Second Life and how to avoid them or fix them: Avatar Names and Tags are Showing Avoid: Turn off avatar name display (set to “Never” in your settings on the General Tab. Fix: […]

Who says your photos have to be by the book and “safe”?  Your clients will appreciate a variety of choice when you present them their finished photos.  Sepia, black and white, etc are not your only choices when creating packages. Try these with your next […]

 So you ca’t get your camera centered on your model?  Who says you have to?  Pan & Zoom around your model and take snapshots from different angels.  Take shots from above, from below, from each side, and anywhere inbetween. This is a great way of capturing different aspects of […]

With fashion photography we see photographers attempt an on location shoot with a gorgeous background.  Too many times though, the background overshadows the true subject of the photo which is the clothing or the model.  It’s necessary to take the focus away from the background […]

Here are some tips for transforming your SL photos into dramatic black and white works of art! Tip #1: Use contrasting colors If you have a choice for your backgrounds and also for clothing, use contrasting colors.  Yellow clothing on a white background doesn’t look […]

Leave us a comment and get a free Photo Bear!  Our cute Photo Bear Collection is based on the N30 Adventure Cam.  When you receive it, just right click on it from your inventory and wear it!  The cute lil bear will sit happily on […]

Working tirelessly for several days creating heels brought me to create gowns to compliment them…or was that the other way around?  Either way, MadamG Zagtato Haute Couture has opened with gorgeous gowns and matching accessories for your Second Life avatar.  The shop features full sized […]

We have 8 new pose sets at N30 in New Paris!  Each with a different theme and available as separate poses or in packs.  Stop by and get your poses on today! New Sets Available: Coy – Gentle, charming poses Poker Face – In your […]