Fashion Expo 2008 Model Search - Deadline: May 25th

Fashion Expo 2008 Model Search

from Fashion World of SL by Lexi Morgan

The FASHION EXPO 2008 will be hosting a Fashion Show on June 7, 2008 in conjunction with the Fashion Expo that will be running from June 5-9th. A team of 3 judges will be choosing 10 models & 2 alternates to feature the ONE OF A KIND fashions/hair/jewelry/ specifically created for this event. All proceeds from these designs will go to the Relay for Life/American Cancer Society.
This will be a very high fashion NY City atmosphere including the catwalk. All custom built by the amazing Granite Outlander and a definite must see for all even if you do not wish to model. As you could probably figure out, we are VERY excited about this!

Here is a list of some of the designers involved:

*Six Kennedy, GURL 6
*Alyssa Bijoux, ALYSSA BIJOUX JEWELRY
*Digit Darkes, DIGIT DARKES
*Julia Soothsayer, AWESOME DESIGNS
*Callie Cline, CALLIE CLINE
*Blaze Columbia, BLAZE
*Kuranosuke Kamachi, DELA
*Raven Lament, RAVENWEAR
*Zoey Pinkdot & Ninja Petion, DIGITAL DRAGON DESIGNS
*Truth Hawks, TRUTH
*Kalley Koala, Ink Slingers
and of course myself, Lexi Morgan of STELLAR DESIGNS
.....and that's just a few.. I believe there will be 35-40 total!

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU
(We will only be accepting entries until May 25th.)
Please send a folder including 3 snapshots (in swimsuit/casual/formal) of yourself in the same skin & shape to the following 3 people:
1) Autumn Fairlane
2) Nikki Mathieson
3) Lexi Morgan
The reason for using one skin/shape?
If chosen, this is the look that we would like you to use for the event.
MOST IMPORTANTLY THIS COMPETITION IS FOR MEN AND WOMEN
If you are selected you will be notified via notecard.

And I've saved the best for last...
There will be a "FASHION EXPO TOP MODEL 2008" selected after the show. One lucky avatar will walk away with wonderful prizes from our talented & generous designers, not to mention the honor of the title: Fashion Expo Top Model 2008.

Think you've got what it takes? What are you waiting for?!!

Click here for more!

She's So Unusual Shoes Flickr Contest - Dealine: Last day of the Month

Deadline for this month's entries May 31st (but sooner the better!), then ongoing at the end of each month.

She's So Unusual Shoes - "They call it Flickr, Flickr, Flickr"

I'm going with the floooowww... (nods to all the Rockband players out there)
I've made a Flickr group that is public and open invite

Over the next couple days I'll be looking over the pictures, and showing them to my friends.
We will very undemocratically, yet very fairly, judge the pics and pick out three of our favorites.
#1 Fav will receive a $500L gift certificate
#2 Fav will receive a $300L gift certificate
#3 Fav will receive a $200L gift certificate

Deadline for this month's entries May 31st (but sooner the better!), then ongoing at the end of each month.

I'll TRY to do this every month or so. So get taken some pics! Please put your SL name in your description, which pair of shoes you are featuring, and anything else you wanna put in there.. but at least those things. I will also use the pics in my store, as ART. *wink*

Visit the She's so Unusual Blog for more information Click here for more!

Contest Runner-Ups: Alphamale and Blacklace

Congratulations to Steve Hassan (2nd runner up) and Zoe Demar (1st runner up) in the recent Model/Photo contest sponsored by Alphamale and Blacklace!


Click here for more!

Contest Central Week 20 Summary

Deadlines this week:
Second Life's Next Fresh Face - May 20th

New this week:
Ellie's Model Search: DEADLINE: June 1st
Second Life Portrait Contest- Deadline: June 4th

Ongoing Contests:
Miss SL Universe 2009 - Finalists chosen from now - October
ETD's Poster Contest (Monthly)
Virtual Artist Alliance Weekly Photohunt
ScarlettCast @ Digital Image
Son!a Haute Couture Fashion Female Model Deadline: Weekly until June 30th Click here for more!

MISS SL UNIVERSE 2009 - DEADLINE: October

THE MISS SL UNIVERSE Organization is already looking for the most beautiful woman in SL.

How to participate:

1. Join 'THE BEST OF SL Magazine Readers' group.
2. Send 1 headshot and 1 full body shot to Frolic Mills in a folder labelled: YOUR NAME - MISS SL UNIVERSE 2009.
3. Finalists will be announced in 'THE BEST OF SL Magazine Readers goup'
4. Finalists will have a spread in THE BEST OF SL Magazine.

Good Luck !

NOTE: Many finalists will be chosen from here to October and then the group will be brought down to the final 12 for the final MISS SL UNIVERSE EVENT. Click here for more!

ETD's Photo of the Month

ETD Monthly Photo Contest for Store Posters
For more information visit ETD's flickr pool

• All photos are subject to moderation.
• By submitting your photos to this group's photo pool, you understand that they can be used by me, Elikapeka Tiramisu, to display in my store as a display poster.
• You also acknowledge that by submitting any photos snapshots/photos you are giving me the right to edit and modify them as I see fit for my personal use.

In no way shape or form will I use these images for selling or distribute them for monetary gain, they are for display only.

Submission Guidelines
Content: Your photos should include you and/or someone wearing/modeling my products ranging from hairstyles, clothing, shoes, and/or accessories. You do not have to wear all or nothing, but at least one item you are modeling should be by ETD.

Absolutely no nudity will be permitted.

Size: Please submit photos at the highest resolution possible. If your system can handle SL's "High Resolution Snapshot" feature please use that. Photos can be any size but no smaller than 512 x 512.

Post Work: If you decide to do post work in PhotoShop, please also include the original snapshot as well.

Labeling: With each submission, please include your full SL Avatar name (and the full name of any other person in the photo), the name and color of the ETD product you are wearing, the name of the photographer (in case you didn't take the snapshot) and the location.

Selected Photos: For photos that are selected and displayed in the store, the person who submitted the photo will get a Willow pack of hair or a fat pack of a clothing item or a fat pack of a pair of shoes....of their choice.

All photos submitted are subject to moderation and approval.

There's no real specifics this time around, for those who participated in my photo contest,a few months ago, remember that I had specific things in the shot that I was looking for. This time, I'm just looking for:
-Inspiring
-Interesting
-Beautiful

I'll accept body shots or beauty face shots or whatever you come up with as long as an ETD product is pictured somewhere in the snapshot. Click here for more!

Virtual Artist Alliance Weekly Photohunt - Every Wednesday!

The Virtual Artist Alliance is proud to present it's weekly Photohunt!

EVERY WEDNESDAY
7:30PM SLT
PhotoHunt gallery in Chiaksan
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Chiaksan/48/168/0

Prizes:

• 1st Place-L$300
• 2nd Place-L$200
• 3rd Place-L$100

PhotoHunt is a game in which participants must search for the best Second Life snapshot that embodies a theme or landmark provided by a moderator.

Please read the rules before you play!
PHOTOHUNT RULES
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1. The moderator of the game picks a theme for the current PhotoHunt match- this will be distributed in a notecard, and will either be a theme of the moderator's choosing, or a landmark where the images MUST be taken.
2. You will have EXACTLY 60 minutes to take the best photo you're capable of that fits into that match's theme.
3. No outside manipulations are allowed.
4. Participants and spectators are allowed to vote for the winning snapshots.

All images will be archived by the PhotoHunt moderators. Winners and any other prominent works will be displayed in the PhotoHunt gallery for public viewing.

ALL ARTISTS RETAIN FULL RIGHTS TO ANY WORK SUBMITTED TO PHOTOHUNT CONTESTS. THE VIRTUAL ARTIST ALLIANCE, ITS MEMBERS AND/OR ITS AFFILIATE GALLERIES WILL NEVER SELL THE ARCHIVED PHOTOHUNT WORKS UNLESS GIVEN EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION BY THE SUBMITTING ARTIST.

Please consider donating to to PhotoHunt tip jar. Proceeds will be used towards match prizes. Thank you!

FAQ
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Q: Is Windlight a prerequisite to play? It's too much for my computer to handle!
A: Windlight is NOT required to play PhotoHunt.

Q: What is the aspect ratio of a typical Second Life snapshot?
A: 4:3 or 1024x768 pixels

Q: If I take a snapshot outside of the typical aspect ratio, will you stretch my entry panel to make my entry proportionate?
A: No. In order to make the contests run smoothly, we ask that you please make your snapshots fit within the 4:3 ratio, or accept any stretching that may occur otherwise.

Voting is done with a moderation style system. If you like a picture, You will be able to vote it up. (Add a vote). If you don't like a picture, you will be able to vote it down (removing a vote). There is no limit to the number of snapshots you may vote for, but you may vote only once for each snapshot.

WEEKLY THEME
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If the theme is a word or phrase, you may search anywhere in Second Life to find the best snapshot that falls within the theme. If the theme is a landmark, the snapshot you take MUST be taken within the parcel that the landmark takes you to.

Please submit your PhotoHunt images at the PhotoHunt gallery in Chiaksan Click here for more!

Second Life Portrait Contest- Deadline: June 4th

http://www.koinup.com/contest/slportrait/


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.

Rules

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Photos already posted on Koinup by May 15th cannot be submitted to the contest. Please submit new works.
6. Each participant can submit up to three photos
7. Photos will remain on Koinup after the end of the contest.
8. Entering the contest implies the acceptance of these rules.

Winners and Prizes

There will be three winners.

1. 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).
2. 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 modeling, portrait and still life shooting in Second Life, plus PhotoLite, a lightweight toolkit for on-location shooting.
3. Winning photos will also be displayed at The Workshop (Lady Vale 122, 106, 21) for a minimum of three weeks.
   
4. Winners will be announced on the Koinup blog and on the Ananke Media Systems web site by June 16th
5. 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)

For more information please visit Koinup.com Click here for more!

Ellie's Model Search: DEADLINE: June 1st

Ellie's Model Search.

Ellie's is looking for one more model to show their clothes on signs and mannequins. So what better way to find one more than hold a contest.

Note from SirGeorge is below:

The contest consists of three parts:
1. Entry Phase
2. Popular Vote Phase
3. Finalist Phase

Part 1: Entry Phase
The entry phase is the first part of our contest. This is the creative phase for all of our contestants.

We are asking that each entrant submit three photos for the contest. Two photos will be full body shots and the third will be an upper torso and face shot.

Each entrant must submit photos using at least two Ellie's Store outfits. Which outfits do not matter, but please do not abuse using the free outfits that are available on the hunts (I do not want everyone looking the same).

Please make sure to take some time with your pictures. Such things as lighting, background, shape, skin, hair, jewelry, manicure, shoes and so forth will make the difference when you get to Part 2 and espically Part 3.

Please make sure all of your pictures are full permissions.

FYI....there are three (3) N30 photo machines on the roof of Ellie's that are free of charge to use.

When you are finished, please drop a notecard in the mailbox at Ellie's in Galactica with the title "Ellie's Model Contest". Include your full permission photos and your name in the body of the notecard. If you have a preference for picture for Part 2, please let us know as well.

Part 1 begins on Saturday May 17th and will end at 11:59 pm SL time on Sunday June 1st.

Part 2: Popular Vote Phase
The voting will begin Monday June 2nd and end on Thursday June 5th at 11:59 pm SL time.

Part 2 is the popular voting phase. Every contestant will have their picture put up in Ellie's for voting.

The top 10 vote getters will move on to Part 3 of the model search.

Part 3: Finalist Phase
Part 3 will involve the top 10 vote getters from Part 2.

Each contestant in Part 3 will receive an outfit to take further pictures with (all contestants will receive the same outfit). This outfit will not be an outfit picked by any of the other finalists in the first 2 parts.

Each contestant will take two new photos with the new outfit: full shot and upper body/face.

The contestants will have until Sunday morning June 8th at 8:00 am SL time to submit new photos.

Judging will take place on Sunday June 8th and the winners will be posted on Monday June 9th.

Prizes:

• 1st Place: $1750 linden plus picking an outfit of your choice to become a mannequin inside Ellie's Main Store
• 2nd Place: $750 linden
• 3rd Place: $500 linden

Other rules:
1. If you entred a previous Ellie's model contest, you can enter this contest. The only rule is you need to get new outfits for this contest (I still have the photos of the previous contest).

2. Have fun and be creative!

If you have any questions please IM SirGeorge Schuttelanz. Click here for more!