Announcements
The selection process was very difficult because of the many entries and their overall
very good quality. After discussing and refining an initial list of candidates,
the judges: Anna Tretiak, Therese Carfagno and Bella March reached a decision.
The three winners of the portrait contest are:
Follow some comments from judges about the three winning photos:
"Anticipation" by Jaxi - The pose and expressiveness of the model are superb. The
composition is enticing, making the viewer wonder what's beyond the window and what
the woman's thoughts may be.
"Beo with feather mask" by Lano - It is very uncommon to see such beautiful male
pictures with this sharpness, light, colour and emotion.
"Paper flowers" by DahniElla - So fresh and different from the usual static, gaze-into-the-camera
shots that you often find in SL. You can smell the summer in this photo!
Each of the three winners will receive a fully-functional PhotoTools Pro package,
valued in L$ 3750 and including lifetime updates.
Please Contact inworld Anna Tretiak, in
order to arrange the consign of the prize!
The runners-up are the following:
Winning photos and a selection of runners up, will be published on the
Ananke Media Systems, Bella March,
Therese
Carfagno
CONTEST IS CLOSED, WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED.
Presentation
Ananke Media Systems and Koinup are proud to announce the
First Second Life Portrait Contest.
The Contest is sponsored by Ananke Media Systems and it is the first Koinup contest totally sponsored by a Second Life brand.
The contest is restricted to Second Life residents and it is a photography contest; artistic media other than photography are not allowed.
Submissions will start on May 15th and will finish on June 4th.
Here are the latest entries.
Rules
- In order to take part in the contest you need to be a member of Koinup. Registration is free and takes only a few seconds.
- The contest theme is portrait. Please remember that not only close-up portraits are welcome, but also full-body photos. In any case, make sure that your photos focus on the avatar rather than the landscape or other elements. Self-portraits are welcome.
- Photos can be submitted to the contest by posting them on Koinup. To submit a photo to the contest, please insert the tag
slportraitcontest. If you wish, copy this tag and paste it onto your entries.
- Photos can be taken inworld using any available means, such as Second Life photo studios. Photos can also be post-processed using programs such as Photoshop.
- Photos already posted on Koinup by May 15th cannot be submitted to the contest. Please submit new works.
- Each participant can submit up to three photos
- Photos will remain on Koinup after the end of the contest.
- Entering the contest implies the acceptance of these rules.
Winners and Prizes
There will be three winners.
Winners will be picked by a contest jury composed by Anna Tretiak (founder of Ananke Media Systems), Bella March (photographer in Second Life) and Therese Carfagno (SLNN.com reporter).
In order to select the winners, the contest jury will focus on assessing the following aspects:
- Aesthetics (i.e. how beautiful each photo is)
- Technique (i.e. how well executed it is)
- Narrative (i.e. the photo's ability to tell a story)
Each of the three winners will receive a fully-functional
PhotoTools Pro package, valued in
L$ 3750 and including lifetime updates.
PhotoTools Pro includes PhotoStage, a powerful photography toolkit especially designed for studio modelling, portrait and still life shooting in Second Life, plus
PhotoLite, a lightweight toolkit for on-location shooting.
Winning photos and a selection of runners up, will be published on the Ananke Media Systems, Bella March, Therese Carfagno and Koinup Blogs. So Stay tuned, for the announcement.
Winning photos will also be displayed at The Workshop (Lady Vale 122, 106, 21) for a minimum of three weeks.
Winners will be announced on this page, on the
Koinup blog and on the
Ananke Media Systems web site by
June 16th
For more info about the Ananke Media System PhotoTools Pro, have a look
here.
Take a look at the at the latest entries!
Sponsored contest hosted on Koinup.