GlamStudio V by Cid Vilas

GlamStudio V by Cid Vilas

XstreetSL has listed one of what I believe to be the best values for photo studios: the GlamStudio V. This version is now the older version as a newer, more expensive, version is being sold in-world. For $L350, you get a full and ready-to-use photo studio complete with a posing stand.

The studio itself is a standard black but allows you to change the canvas color to 10 colors. It also comes with side wings to give coverage from the sides and had a roof that can be add for maximum coverage. The studio toggles between 3 sizes.

This studio will hold as many backgrounds as you would like. Background changes are done through a dialog box or through a chat search feature which is great if you know the name of the background you want to use. A cool feature for the backgrounds is the ability to toggle between a fixed mode and a tiled mode. The tiled mode works well for seamless textures. There is also a toggle for full-bright.

The studio also includes a full light system. 6 customizable lights are provided with 10 levels of intensity as well as the ability to have 6 customizable presets. A particle system is also included with fire particles, fog particles and more!

As mentioned, the studio comes with its own posing stand. You can add your own poses to the stand. The stand allows for rotating your model by touching the prims on the stand. The studio has an interesting feature that allows the stand to go at a 45 degree angle. This can create some interesting poses. To get the stand back into position, the studio has an “align stand” feature that returns the stand to its original placement.

For those interested, the studio has a hide button to, what else, hide the studio. The studio has locks built in for personal use, group use and public use.

As mentioned in my previous blog, this studio is the one I currently use.

I mentioned that the GlamStudio V is an older version. A newer version is offered, in-world, for $L1,000. If you purchase the $L350 version first, Cid Vilas (the creator) will refund you the cost of the GlamStudio V ($L350). So you could get 2 studios for $L650 (After refund!) .

The GlamStudio V can be found on XStreetSL at:
http://xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=207643

In my next blog, I will go back to reviewing low or no cost studios that will give you a start in SL photography. They may not do everything the big studios, or even the two reviewed so far, can do, but they will let you practice on usable equipment to see if SL photography is for you.

Till next time! :)

****If you have a favorite studio you would like me to review, drop me a comment or IM me in-world. If you are the creator of a studio and would like me to review your creation, IM me and send me a copy of the studio. I will test it out in my sky workshop and get the review on the blog as soon as i can!