STUDIO-X v5.6

A friend received a photo studio as a gift in-world. She was asking everyone to come see it and of course she just had to take a picture. I was given the picture she took of me. That's when I wanted to be an SL Photographer.

When I decided to give SL Photography a try, I looked around for a studio I could afford. At the time, the job I had only paid tips so something afforable was a priority. While looking for studios on onrez.com, I found what I was looking for: the STUDIO-X by BigJohn Jade. The STUDIO-X is perfect for both the first time SL Photographer and an old pro.

The STUDIO-X comes with 71 backgrounds catagorized into themes. The background selection is menu driven. Both the background and the floor change when a theme set is loaded. You can add your own backgrounds also. Adding backgrounds is a bit different than other studios. Notecards are utilized. You can add to an existing theme or create your own theme. You do not load the actual textures into the studio. You use the textures UUID on the notecard. It took me a bit of getting use to but I created my own theme set!

The Studio-X comes with a Lighting Effects module. With the lighting module, you can set the studio to glow, and set the light. Using an RGB button, you can create any lighting color you need. The button converts supplied RGB values to the SL color code. You can then use the code in the lighting notecard for use with the studio. The default notecard has 31 colors which is probably all you will ever need! :) The light effect is best when you force midnight.

The studio can be set for use by the owner only, group only or for public use. The current version also come with a check update button so you can always get the current version of the studio. When I first found the studio, BigJohn Jade did not have time to work on it any more but now has found time to make improvments to the version I first acquired.

As I stated at the beginning, I needed a studio I could afford. This studio fit the bill as BigJohn Jade charges $L0 for the studio! Yep, it is free! BigJohn Jade does ask for a free will contribution if you like and or use the studio.

At the moment, the studio does not come with a posing stand. BigJohn does have plans to add a posing module sometime in the future. In the meantime, there are some free posing stands on onrez.com or XStreetSL.com, many even come with poses.

Currently BigJohn sells the Studio-X on onrez.com. you can find it at http://shop.onrez.com/item/716120


That's all for now... I am thinking of reviewing the second studio I owned. I will see how the spirit moves me.

Chat with ya later!

My Introduction

Hi
As the About Me section says, I am Tracy Serra loving the interaction and events in Second Life.
I work as the host at Gia's Fashion Cabaret on Lavender Island where i also have my store called Tracy's Basement which sells an assortment of items, some that I have made! :) Lavender Island is owned by a good friend, Jenny Heying, who is the owner of Gia's Fashion Cabaret and the CEO of Lavender Corporation.

I also have a photo studio at the Gran entertainment Complex run by probably my oldest friend in SL, Dave Gran. My studio is called Studio Exposures. I am also doing Live music slideshows for Gia's Fashion Cabaret and Anthology. Anthology is a new club featuring live performances run by my friend Trella McMahon. All my slideshows are on my YouTube page. Just search for Tracy Serra. I also have some of my SL photographs up on a Flickr page. Once I fugure out how to do it, I will put links up to both for easy access :)

I am intending to talk a lot about SL photography and on how to get started. I plan on giving ideas of what to do and what you need and where to get then...cheaply! I am also hoping to review photo studios here. There are a lot of photo studios available that range from $L0 to to $L8000.

That's all for now, I hope there is some interest in this subject. I would say I will only talk about SL photography. I am sure other topic will come up. :)

Thanks for reading :)