At last it seems that there may be an answer to the background problems for protrait photography in Second Life. It has been my experience that sometimes the background picture was just not large enough to get the angles that I was wanting. The pose stand quite often is set right in the middle of the background picture, so only close-up bust shots are just about the only choice. It is very hard to get the rule of thirds with the person standing over to one side. Sometimes the ceiling would show if the shot were taken from a low angle. Sometimes the pose stand showed up in full-length shots. I guess the owner of the pose stand could move it up or down, or from side to side, but casual users of a public studio may not have that capability.
Anyway, I was delighted to see a 360 degree surround backgound with even the ceiling and the floor covered. It is an experiment by TeeBee Paris and his friend, who put photographs on large prims and make them into an enclosed box with a clear floor. It was a wonderful experience to be virtually standing in Paris and other places such as a seashore. There was no pose stand in the way and the background was all the way around, so portrait photography could be a great possibility from any angle.
TeeBee and his friend are looking for ways to use this environment and seemed to be happy about the idea of photography being done there. Then the discussion was about permissions for designated ones to be able to use this setting.
I am hoping that this idea can be used for photography in Second Life. It seems almost like a green room that is used in Real Life when a scene can be shot and then another virtual background can be placed into the picture.
Note: There are a couple of pictures showing the 360 degree background with no pose stands.
Just a few days ago I met someone interested in photography.
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