Picture Editing Editorial

When i first started out i did try my hand at taking pictures and while it wasn't the best it wasn't all THAT bad considering i couldn't really am the camera right and didn't know how to work gimp/photshop all that well ... actually i didn't know ANYTHING about gimp/photoshop... but here is the first vendor picture i ever did (of one of the first outfits i ever made):

I worked really hard to frame the pictuers nicely, and i was adviced (later realizing it wasn't always correct advise to follow) to apply artistic glow to my photos as you can see when the item does have sequins in it it gets somewhat over bright and way TOO shiny almost giving a washed out look.

After i started making more clothes i asked friends to do pictures for me, i wanted my stuff to look professional, after all i want to establish myself as a known designer, this is what some of my friends have done:


Brianna Vollmar

Kymber Karsin

As you can see they, both brianna and kymber, are much better than i at photography. However I was not able to retain their services for long (at the level i needed them) due to RL issues they were/are having. I advertised in photographers groups and happened upon my now dear friend Jimmmy (yes 3 M's) Sharktooth and here is some of the work he started out for me:

His composition is fabulous, he is able to interrupt the meaning behind an outfit very well and suit the background and styling of the vendor photo with little to know direction.

So thats where i was a week ago - i had friends doing photos for me.... then one night i got it in my head i wanted to try photography... i found a cheap (and very good!) photo studio available from ISItheDreaMakeR Teskat (here is a link for his marketplace store:https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/42537) .  I ended up purchasing his Ultimate Studio - its very easy to use and poses/backgrounds of your own can be added to it (well any of his photo studio set ups for that matter) with a few short steps!

My very first vendor picture i produced on my own (modeling, photographing and editing) was my "Anysa" swimsuit, and it went a little something like this:

Now, like my first picture and considering my skill at the time it was made i am qutie proud of this picture even tho as i look at it a week later (having learned more about gimp/photoshop) i can pick out flaws or things that could have been improved upon/done differently.

I then took a little more time to research different tools that gimp offers, i found several helpful links (as follows):


For Fonts - http://www.dafont.com/

For Gimp Brushes - http://www.techzilo.com/gimp-brushes/

For Wallpapers/backgrounds - http://www.desktopnexus.com/

Additionally i have found that http://www..allgraphicdesign.com/ is not only a good place to find gimp color pallettes and gradients but it serves as a good informational resource for anything gimp/graphic design related.

Now after i took a little time to teach myself a bit, i was able to accomplish some more polished photographs:

I am quite happy with my most recent photographs - even tho like before i can easily notice in hindsight things that could be improved upon.

Eitherway and anyway - i am gonna keep learning and teaching myself cuz even though i may get frustrated while working through things i feel quite satisfied and accomplished when i succeed! <3 muah <3