“I am FionaFei, and this is a glimpse into my work as an experimental artist, where I use virtual platforms (e.g. Second Life) to create works of interactive 3D art.
Much of my work focuses on creating non-photorealistic sculptures and spaces in the style of Chinese ink-brush paintings.”
Electroacoustic music called “Noise Classical” project.
Tia Rungray’s career began in 2013 with the release of his self-produced album ‘Foresta’.
Tia has been performing in the virtual space “Second Life” since 2013 and in the Tokyo area since 2014.
In 2016, he and Kenji Agata (video director) participated in the screening of various films at Senju LAB #1 (organized by composer Akira Senju). In March 2019, the music video “Dancing Fly in My Head” (directed by Kenji Agata) was released with the help of Akira Senju’s office, Tokyo University of the Arts COI and YAMAHA.
Tia is influenced by the ideas of Eric Satie and John Cage, among others. He has developed a unique style that incorporates ambient, post-classical and noise music. He has been creating and releasing instrumental music based on it. The combination of sophisticated piano and violent, ferocious noise creates a spiritual world and social scene. He has been actively collaborating with video directors for concerts. On that stage, silence and madness coexist. It will look wild and raw. It even gives the audience a sense of madness.
On April 29, 2018, the album “MindgEsso” was published from “Cat&Bonito”. Akira Senju (composer) said, “I’ve heard the air of the future.” about it.
The fashion blogger is the one who sponsors a product or a brand through his images. Most fashion bloggers are women, although an interesting number of male fashion bloggers are emerging lately.
We ask ourselves (and you): is it right for a fashion blogger to use retouching to better expose the products he or she is sponsoring?
The question is inspired by a question posed by one of my Facebook contacts, and I think it opens the door to a discussion of professional ethics that, at least as far as fashion bloggers are concerned, I feel is not taken into consideration.
Let’s start from the beginning; in this way, ethics will probably be clearer. Based on what criteria does a brand choose a fashion blogger? If we read the “bloggers search” of the various brands, we notice that, for the most part, the criteria are twofold:
number of followers on Flickr (and relative high views for each image posted)
image quality.
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If the first data is objective (generally, brands require a minimum of 2k followers), the quality of the images is a completely subjective value. Or rather, some criteria define the quality of the image, such as the correct use of shadows, camera angle, windlight settings, and parameters that allow obtaining a quality image (other resolution, LOD, etc.). All other parameters are subjective: what an image can convey varies from person to person, and not everyone likes the same thing. That’s why brands prefer to stick to “what the community likes,” so, once again, the number of followers, favorites, and views becomes the main parameter to evaluate the quality of an image.
The problem is that there are tricks to get your Flickr account off the ground regardless of the quality of the images you submit. The main ones are often commenting on photos that have high views, post in many groups, use the effective Flickr SEO node, add many favorites (so you create a sort of debt of gratitude), and, last but not least, follow as many people as possible (because this also creates a debt of gratitude and who sees a new follower is often curious to see who he is and what images he shares). Anyone who hangs out on Flickr knows that there are bad images with lots of views and favorites. These are people who prefer to use their time in the fast growth of their followers instead of improving the quality of their images. However, it is undeniable that using both techniques, i.e., improving the quality of images and using tricks that allow our Flickr to take off, will greatly increase our followers in a reasonable time.
Some bloggers, therefore, use retouching to improve the final result of the image; in some cases, shadows are added that would be non-existent in Second Life, or hair is drawn, or even the skin is corrected. The end result is a distorted image that has little to do with the raw shot.
The question that some are asking is: is it ethical for a fashion blogger to distort their image to make it more appealing and induce the viewer to buy?
It would be interesting to hear the community’s opinion, so I’m posting a poll and asking you to express your observations in a comment. We will talk about the results of this poll in a later post. Thank you for your participation!
Whimberly is celebrating its 5th anniversary with a photo contest ♥ ….let`s celebrate!
Prize: 3.000 L$ + 2.000 L$ Giftcard
Prize: 1.500 L$ + 1.500 L$ Giftcard
Prize: 1.000 L$ + 1.000 L$ Giftcard plus 3 additional 500L$ Giftcards for special recognitions.
A special thank you and a HUGE hug to Fancy Decor CHEZ MOI Elm. for helping me out with their generous donation of gift cards. THANK YOU ♥
The theme is “celebrate”. No matter if you celebrate summer, spring, the 5th anniversary… the goal is to share positivity. Your photos will be judged on quality, creativity, and feel/emotions.
You are all invited to an exciting theme night at Astral Dreams, Saturday, April 17 at 22:30. The theme of the evening is Alice in Wonderland. A dress-up theme is not mandatory but, of course, is highly recommended. Opens the evening Dj Ful Macchi. We are waiting for you at Astral Dreams!
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