announcing Orange Island Photo Week

Starting next Monday, Orange Island will become home to everything photographic, as Photo Week kicks off, for a 5-day celebration of Second Life photography – and photographers.

On the occasion of Second Life’s 5th anniversary, we will be taking a trip down Memory Lane, with an exhibition dedicated to the many changes our world – and its residents – have undergone over the years.

Many artists will be exhibiting their work on Orange Island, also sharing their knowledge, tips and experience during classes, workshops and discussions centered on one of Second Life’s most vivid artform.

We’d like to thanks our many – and distinguished – guests and speakers for joining us in celebrating inspiration.

Photo Week – schedule

(all times SLT)

Monday June 23rd:
10:00 am: Opening of Photo Week exhibitions (Orange Island Plaza)

11:00 am: Discussion: ‘Our world is changing’ featuring Torley Linden and Pastrami Linden (Lower Plaza Auditorium)
Sculpties, Windlight, shadows, avatar puppeteering… new technologies are shaping – and changing – the Second Life experience… and memories.
Moderated by Fab Outlander

12:30 pm: Hotspots Early Demo by Jade Lily (Lower Plaza Auditorium)
The basic concept of Hotspots is to allow avatars to share camera views with other avatars, and to enhance exploration by empowering avatars to discover previously saved “hotspots” while walking around the grid.

Tuesday June 24th:
11:00 am: Show & Tell: 1001 tips about SL photography (Social Media Space)
Hosted by Jade Lily
Come show your best photo work and share the technique behind it

12:30 pm: Workshop: ‘How to make a comic strip in SL’ hosted by Nick Rhodes (Lower Plaza Auditorium)
Get started on your own comic strip in an hour… and come back on Friday to share your stories.

Wednesday June 25th:
11:00 am: Discussion: Second Life Photography & Web Services (Lower Plaza Auditorium)
Speakers: Koinup Burt (Koinup), Cristiano Midnight (Snapzilla), Kisa Naumova & Thaumata Strangelove (PG SL Flickr group).
From Snapzilla to Koinup and flickr groups, SL photography is spreading online. How social tools are helping artistic exposure… and how we can make them even better
Moderator: Yesterday Demain

12:30 pm: Class: Lighting, hosted by Raul Crimson (Lower Plaza Auditorium)

1:30 pm: Metaverse Explorers @ SL5B
Join us on a field trip to Second Life’s 5th anniversary sims, this time with a mission: bring back photographic memories to share with the community.

Thursday June 26th:
11:00 am: Discussion: SL Art in the Real World, featuring Marco Manray (SL photographer), Margherita Balzerani (Curator, Palais de Tokyo Contemporary Art Museum, Paris) (Lower Plaza Auditorium)
Moderator: Nick Rhodes

12:30 pm: Presentation: “Eye Catching” featuring Callipygian Christensen. Presentation about developing your ‘eye’ for the shot.  How to compose images for mood and impact. From selecting the subject and the lighting, through to cropping and adjustments in  editing software like Photoshop, the presentation will provide tips for developing your own unique style in the images you create.

Friday June 27th:
11:00 am: Comic Strip Showdown, hosted by Nick Rhodes (Lower Plaza Auditorium)

12:00 pm: Orange Island & Koinup Photo Contest Awards (Lower Plaza Auditorium)
Jury: Margherita Bertolucci, Marco Manray, Vint Falken
Hosted by Natty Foggarty (Orange Island) and Edo Jay (Koinup)

12:30 pm: Strike a pose!
How can Photo Week not end with a photo? Join us for a (record-breaking?) family picture that’ll make history.

Stay tuned for detailed news… and remember, you still have until Monday June 23rd to join the Orange Island / Koinup photo contest, ‘One second of reality‘. Winners will be announced on Friday June 27th at 12:00 pm.

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June 19, 2008 at 2:00 pm | Uncategorized | 4 comments

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