Talligurl Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 I haven't used Ctrl 0, but I use Firestorm and you can pull up a more advanced camera tool that allows you to zoom, If you picture it this way, the normal control we think of as a zoom, isn't a zoom at all. It is the equivalent of moving the camera closer in real life, you can imagine how moving a camera to within a few inches of a persons face would be the best way to get a portrait. The best way would be a camera with a zoom lens so you could adjust the lens to get just the face without moving the camera. I take all my pictures this way now, moving back as far as the rendering or the room, will allow, and then zoom in to fill the frame with what I want. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirly Fizzle Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 I want to share another trick you can do in Firestorm which I use a lot that not many people seem to know about. It's especially good for those of you who like to post unedited snapshots & see what effects you can get just using the viewer tools. You can actually use the viewers Depth Of Field (DOF) effect to sharpen your shots by using a negative Circle Of Confusion setting (CoC). This can really make some close up face shots pop with no post processing. In the top menu bar of Firestorm: World -> Photo & Video -> Phototools -> DOF/Glow tab -> Enable Depth of Field. Setting a small negative value for CoC will slightly sharpen the image (I usually use -2 to -6). Setting a much higher negative value gives some really funky effects that are cool to play with. Warning - a high negative CoC value will push your graphics very hard. Remember to set CoC to default after twiddling with it (click the D (default) button). Shot 1 - DOF disabled. Shot 2 - DOF enabled & CoC set to -5 gives a nice sharpen effect Shot 3 - CoC set to -50 - now we get a little crazy! 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talligurl Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 DOF is amazing, I couldn't believe what a difference it made. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMe Jewell Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 29 minutes ago, Whirly Fizzle said: Shot 3 - CoC set to -50 - now we get a little crazy! I could see some interesting uses for this. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talligurl Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 17 minutes ago, LittleMe Jewell said: I could see some interesting uses for this. Like blown up huge and as the texture for a wall. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talligurl Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 (edited) Depth Of Field (DOF) however is not just for sharpening close ups, It primarily is used to create the effect of a real camera with a real lens in causing just part of the image to be in focus, With a real camera, only those objects a certain distance from the lens will be in focus, while those object closer or farther than that distance will be blurry. The DOF setting will reproduce that effect, note in this picture of my husband and I in out back yard, how the trees in the background are blurry while we are in focus. Oh and yes I had to censure this just a bit to make it forum acceptable. Edited April 29, 2017 by Talligurl 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clover Jinx Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 4 hours ago, Talligurl said: I had to censure this just a bit to make it forum acceptable. Needs a wee bit more. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirly Fizzle Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 1 minute ago, Clover Jinx said: Needs a wee bit more. Haha I'd missed that too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talligurl Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Oh now how could I miss that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talligurl Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Today I worked on setting up a new gallery, and I wanted to show I am not always barely dressed 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clover Jinx Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 New stuff from .:Soul:., Schadenfreude and Enfer Sombre. Pic taken at Fantasy Faire which is now open until 5/4! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EleanorsRigby Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) Decided to rock a naked face on an abandoned beach at night. I think overall I look decent enough. Edited April 30, 2017 by EleanorsRigby Apparently I can't spell. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne Little Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 47 minutes ago, EleanorsRigby said: Decided to rock a naked face on an abandoned beach at night. I think overall I look decent enough. We need an "Awww" button. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EleanorsRigby Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 1 minute ago, Marianne Little said: We need an "Awww" button. Went too far with the sad chick on the beach at night thing, didn't I? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne Little Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 8 minutes ago, EleanorsRigby said: Went too far with the sad chick on the beach at night thing, didn't I? No, no! More as in "Awww cute and a little bit sad". I don't change outfits for days now that I decorate the land inworld. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amanda Crisp Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) This would be a follow-up to my original Vanity shot.... Originally, I had posted about the Giant Bunny my partner left me for Easter. Since then "Waldo" has become a permanent resident on our property where he chomps grass and leaves the pet cheetahs we already had roaming the grounds looking very disconcerted. Cheetah #1: "What the hell IS that thing?" Cheetah #2: "I have no idea but did you see the size of its poop?" This updated photo of domestic bliss is of my Partner and I enjoying our cuddle-chair-by-the-pool, watching Waldo guard the house (he's visible up against the foundation). Edited April 30, 2017 by AmandaKeen 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagadin Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 I love all of these images of all of you beautiful people! Here's one of my latest... Sagadin as forest nymph in a tree house I stumbled across. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talligurl Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Cause vanity isn't just about nice clothes 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnistynSL Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Mistwood Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 On 4/10/2012 at 6:09 PM, Cinnamon Mistwood said: mmhmmm - that is EXACTLY the pic I was referring to. In fact, I will quote it in the reply just so I can enjoy it again.... :matte-motes-big-grin-wink: Ian Undercroft wrote: Those damn PG guidelines, eh, Cinn?! I assume this is the pic to which you're referring: It's a shame really, because the uncropped version is rather good (even if I do say so myself)! Just bumping this pic up as a remembrance to a great guy with a great sense of humor passing too soon. For those of you who knew Sir Ian, his passing was announced here https://my.secondlife.com/keira.colclough/posts/5907e16e3ce38a08cf000001 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iridas Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 I revamped my avi a bit the last days heres one of the outcomes 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnistynSL Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Skell Dagger Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 (edited) I was in the middle of putting this look together when a blogger pack of earrings dropped into my inventory, so they made their way into the look Credits ~*Souzou Eien*~ for Fantasy Gacha Carnival and Stray Dog for Men Only Monthly. Jacket: Ascend - Kaii Waist Tied Jacket (black) Pants: Tomoto - Flare Pants (black) Hat: David Heather - Drip Brim Hat (black) Footwear: United Colors - Black Laced Up Sandals Unisex Eyewear: Pop Art Store - Gabana Sunglasses Armwear: Caboodle - Aiden Armwarmers Earrings: ~*Souzou Eien*~ - Tribal Gages* (spirals) Piercings: LittleFish - Ezili Lip Ring Set for Catwa Daniel Hairbase applier: Stealthic - Male hairbase Brows: Avi-Glam - Logo Eyebrows (Omega applier) Face applier: Stray Dog - Luca (buttermilk) Body applier: L'Etre - Slink body appliers (buttermilk) Head: Catwa - Daniel (Bento) Body: Slink - Physique Male Hands: Slink - Dynamic Male Feet: Slink - Physique Flat Male Poses: CheerNo Motion *review copy Edited May 3, 2017 by Skell Dagger 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagadin Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Here's one from a recent trip to a beautiful sim called Bohemia Antiquity.... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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