Friends,
Well now that the blog has been open for a while and I have gotten quite a few hits (and therefore hope I’ve been RSSed) I want to start rambling in my artistic sense about things in SL. Who knows where my train of thought will go… but today its on the combination of RL and SL artwork.
Now I don’t claim to be an expert in all SL art, nor do I even claim to be an awesome photographer. I still have a long way to go with my art and my learning. But! That being said… I have my opinions.
One of the things I come across quite often in the SL photography world are photos that combine SL and RL photography into one. Now I recently just spoke to my friend about this subject and felt the need to share them with more. There are three things that I find with these photographs…
First! In the SL fine art community there is a strong sense of keeping the RL and SL lines separate. Now this does not mean SL photographs aren’t RL art, this isn’t it at all. What I mean is that SL photography and RL photography are so different, each has its limitations, problems, advantages, and disadvantages. But as Avatrait Gallery states as their goal “bringing SL Photography to RL.” What SL fine artists want to do (myself included) is have SL photography be recognized as an actual art form and not just a hobby. That being said, in order to accomplish this, if RL photos are blended into SL, it ruins the point.
Second! Now I get… personal… I believe that when you use a RL background its a cop out. Meaning the photographer can’t find something good enough inworld to put there so a RL picture is used. Now I say this not to offend anyone. My point is that if you are truly enthusiastic about SL photography use every part of it, there is soooo much material in SL!
Third! Creative Rights. This lately has become a big deal on SL, mostly in the fashion realm, but it relates here too. People get very upset when their art, ideas, and material is stolen and used elsewhere. So using images of the Internet can be looked down upon by certain circles because it seems like the photographer is taking something and putting it in their image and therefore claiming it as their own.
Those are just my thoughts… food for thought… a train of thought…….
-Belmakor Pintens
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