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"Creativity, like human life itself - begins in Darkness "
-Julia Cameron."
I read a very interesting article this week debating Photography Vs Literature and which one of the two tells us more. Of course there is always the element that a picture could be accompanied by words but neither aspect is enough to tell a whole story. But as the article says, Photography has become a universal constant in the world today and is accessible to nearly everybody. Yet many still believe that only pure narration can truly tell a story. What are your thoughts? As Photographers we can choose to limit what we tell or show with a photograph, we can even mislead. Can we convey more with words? Or more with an image? You could describe a person with words but never truly give an accurate picture of who they are visually without a photograph...

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"Skill in photography is acquired by practice and not by purchase"
- Percy W. Harris
The other week, a piece of my writing was selected for a Daily Literature Deviation. If you're curious you can see the article here. I was humbled by that, but my reason for mentioning it in Photography Bi-weekly is that *0hgravity then highlighted a website to me that I found absolutely fascinating. It's soul purpose is to highlight Endangered Languages through Photography. 3170 lens are capturing the people who hold the key to the worlds most secret languages. Once again something like this highlights the complete and utter importance of Photography and reminds us of how far we've come, and how much we can do from mobile ph

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"“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.”
- Erich Fromm
Weather Photography has always fascinated me - the weather in general does anyway, but capturing those changes, shifts in atmosphere and so on have always had me in awe. However when browsing the latest news within popular photography early this week I was stunned by an image that NASA had captured of hurricane Isaac as it lurked over the USA. I've been in a hurricane before, but it never felt as organised or precise as this image shows. This shows a smooth beautiful cloud formation. When below it's likely wreaking havoc and destroying lives. It's difficult to match the two together and contemplate them as the same thing. It's also incredible how we've advanced in terms of technology. This shot of Hurricane Isaac was captured at the end of a month in which images have been transferred from Mars. We, as a human rac

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“Everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it.”

― Mark Twain
The sky is so often underestimated in terms of Photography that I felt compelled to give it a bit of love and talk about it in this weeks article. I've been following UK Storm Chasers on facebook who have been documenting the arrival of the 'demon child of Nadine' as it has been deemed. Hurricane Nadine is still out there in the Atlantic Ocean spinning around and preparing to send the UK another demon child (which is really just a tropical storm to us) and with it comes a plethora of opportunities to snap some stunning skies and horizons. But do we appreciate the sky enough? I don't think we do. When was the last time you stopped shooting at eye level and looked up? Often, there's nothing there - but often too, there's something worth capturing. The general rule when capturing la

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"Replace Fear of the Unknown with Curiosity..."
As the year crawls into the final quarter - lots of challenges and daily photo tasks and so on begin to conclude. I have personally been challenging myself with the 365 Photography challenge - a photo a day for a whole year. It has been tricky to say the least, especially as I set myself a high standard of capturing more than one Photo a day - but also rewarding. Setting yourself a challenge, whether it's following the 52 week photography challenges that are out there, or doing a themed challenge such as 365 breakfasts - is a great way of expanding on your portfolio. Whilst it sometimes means that you struggle to find anything interesting to photograph or share, on the days that you do, you're one step closer to building another aspect of your portfolio.
Next week in Photography Troubleshooting - we will be looking at Money Matters and so

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“Creativity is knowing how to hide your sources”
- Albert Einstein
I don't know about you, but Light Painting has to be really unique and awesome in order to impress me. So when I stumbled across the work of Darren Pearson aka Darren Twin - I was astounded at the creativity and simple methods used to create his conceptual photographic pieces. Darren creates LED pictures of Skeletons Skateboarding, dancing and living - exploring what the Mail Online has termed as the bare bones of our daily lives. And it really is precisely that. Darren takes the ordinary, the mundane and the normal of everyday life and lights it up by night by painting bones. Check it out for yourself. That prompted me to go searching for some of my favourite light painted pieces here

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"Have no fear of perfection - You'll never reach it! "
~Salvador Dali"
Have you studied Photography? I'm intrigued to know whether or not a qualification in Photography has made you a better, or indeed a worse photographer. Or has there been no change? This week, The Photography Blog asks whether or not a Photography Degree is worth the paper it's written on. Graduation in any field these days doesn't mean that you'll immediately get a job in your desired area. Not these days. So is it worth embarking on study related to photography when in the end, you could get to the same place without the paper stating what you are capable of? Photography is one of a small number of job areas where what you've done speaks higher volumes than whether or not you're

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"Eyes like a shutter, mind like a lens..."
With the start of a brand new year, lots of resolutions are set, promises made and aspirations begun to be aspired to. What are your Photographic hopes and dreams this year? Have you just finished the 365 photography challenge? Or the 52 week Photography challenge? Are you ready to take a break? Or are you just embarking on something like that and are fresh and excited for what it might bring? With that in mind, take a look at a very interesting article from =Eitvys200 it explores the Photography Gallery Records. And why not consider heading over to #deviant365 to begin your 52 week journey of challenges and inspirations?
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Photography CR Newsletter: Nov - DecAs 2012 begins to draw to a close, here is a roundup of the past two months' shenanigans within the General Photography Galleries and a bit of an up-to-date news to get you kept in the loop!
Facebook has today changed its Terms of Service to allow Instagram to use your photographs pretty much for whatever it wants, whether that's advertising to sell or more. It's important that you, on an individual level, decide whether this is something that you want to have your work involved with or whether you stop using the service and move on to something else with a much more fairer Terms of Service. Regardless, be aware that things have changed. You can read more about that here. There are rumours that the TOS has now been changed again- but they are unconfirmed.
Over the past few months, we've shared lots of Photography bits and pieces with you. Hopefully things that will prove u

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"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”
-William Shakespeare
Basking in the glory of finally getting recognised for your hard efforts and photographic skill is pretty awesome and at the start of this week I took the opportunity to enjoy *Fuzzypiggy's after he got published in a UK Photography Magazine. It's really nice when something like that happens and the knowledge that across the country - and because of deviantART and other networks - across the world, people are looking at your work. And if you're me, smiling! I once stumbled across *lauren-rabbit's work in Black and White Photography Magazine and was truly proud that somebody I had found here on deviantART was here in my mag! So have you been published? Has your work received any recognition that makes you proud? What are your tips to getting out there and having your work showcased?

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"Is Photography Art?
This week the Guardian asks Is Photography Art? Now this is an interesting question and I already know my stance on it, Photography, to me - IS art. It can't not be art. It's creation, creativity, capturing, preserving - but it's Art. I'd be interested to see who agrees with this and who would say no to the Guardian's question - and why. So let's get thinking about it and debate it in the comments on this article...One commenter on the Guardian Article said the following..."Photography is definitely not art. In my opinion it's something way more beautiful and profound."
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Famous Photographs: The Afghan GirlIf you run a google search on what are the top famous Photographs of all time, The Afghan Girl is sure to appear. She is truly a face from History and one that many across the globe have tried to capture within others time and time again. But what exactly has made this image and its photographer so captivating?
Source: Daily Mail/National Geographic/Steve McCurry
Eyes, they say, are the window to the soul. And capturing such a piercing and expressive look in a photograph is a highly sought after skill. The Afghan Girl exhibits suspense, suspicion and a sense of distrust at the person behind the lens, she gives off an air of maturity, a foreboding feeling - a vulnerability behind years of strength. That, is what makes her so captivating.
Sharbat Gula is her name, although few even know this rather important detail. Sh

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" What's the most obscure subject you have been asked to photograph?"
If there is one vital thing that I have learned in my years as an amateur photographer - it's that to diversify and spread yourself amongst as many outlets, ideas and topics as possible is the best way to move forward and become successful. Photography doesn't begin or end with a Wedding. Nor does it start with a fashion shoot that pays you hundreds of pounds. There are so many niches and gaps in between that people overlook as lesser known and inadequate - but that can be one of the strongest rungs on the ladder to success. (See what I did there?) It's coming to the end of a week where I've stretched myself
photographically, more so than usual, and I'm more than happy to share what I have learned in order to help out those who want to step up with their work. Last week I was recruited by an image company as a
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"Does Equipment Matter?"
One of the more recent articles on the topic of photography explores how an instagram photograph taken during Hurricane Sandy has been selected to be used on the cover of Time Magazine. Perhaps quite fittingly, the title accompanying the image on the front page is Lessons from the storm. Whilst many have learned a lot from Hurricane Sandy and many more are working on rebuilding their lives, one of the biggest lessons for photographers and the world of media could well be that iphone Photographers can be photo-journalists too. We've covered the topic of equipment, capabilities and qualifications many a time before now in Photography Weekly - but what are your thoughts on this article?
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"Which of my photographs is my favorite?
The one I'm going to take tomorrow." ~ Imogen Cunningham

I'm loving jars this month. I'm not sure why, other than the fact that I saw some set up at a craft fair that I had a table at, and I just fell in love with them. A couple of large jars with some fairy lights nestled in them - the effect was immense. It was so simple too! Sadly the people weren't actually selling the lights, but once I'd made a little profit on my sales, I went over clutching my ten pound note and picked out a few. So I was delighted to see that on Flipboard today, there was an article exploring 19 great photos of jars. If you're stuck for inspiration, grab a jam jar (take the jam out first maybe) and start shooting. Shoot things through them, around them, in them - get creative! Jars are awesome.

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Firstly, we spent last week asking you for your thoughts on the photography galleries and how we approach, promote and deal with them as community volunteers. We're still gathering feedback, but you will see a few changes and more articles over the coming weeks as we work on your suggestions.

As you are likely aware by now, Photography weekly has become bi-weekly! Not for lack of news of course, but more for lack of time to put together the articles on a weekly basis. We're confident though that it will be much better this way and our efforts shall not waver! `dekorAdum has put together a series of articles through the forums in which he asks you to share artwork along a specific theme, and then later on features those works through various groups. Check out the latest theme of Dogs and find out how you can get your work exposed. ^3wyl has published another edition of To be Seen which focuses on hidden talent within the photography community.

This week our Troubleshooting article focused on capturing those pesky wriggly pets on camera. It's incredibly tricky sometimes, to know how to capture them at their best. Hopefully the article inspired by ^Talty's questions about photographing pets will be helpful. Check it out here. As always, if you have a query, let me know and we'll tackle it as best we can!

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We've said goodbye to a few volunteers in the past week or so and those include a lot of photography people whose terms have come to an end. Please give huge thanks to `DpressedSoul for his work in the abstract and surreal gallery, `DemonMathiel for his efforts in conceptual and `StamatisGR for his amazing contribution to street photography. Other departures include `WillowXD and `ditto9 who we thank for their work in both 3d and Animation! That means that there are vacancies on the team for more volunteers. Check out the article here for info on what's available and how to apply.

Having said our goodbyes - we've also said our Hellos and Welcome Backs to a few faces! There have been some fantastic additions to the Community Relations team - take a look at these...
^maytel - Artisan Crafts
^arctoa - Abstract and Surreal Photography
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Around the community, the first feature from group #Arts-and-Health is up! Everyone is welcome to join and submit their own thoughts and ideas. Check out the first feature here. Another article of Did You Know? is out and highlights some things you probably didn't know about deviantART! The Digital Art Newsletter is out and rounds up lots of fantastic news from the past month within the digital art world. We've celebrated diversity once more this week with another article Exploring Diverse Works.

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#BWPortraiture is a brand new creation from =WickedMirage - it's new, it's exciting and it's waiting for you to go and submit your black and white portraiture RIGHT now! Head over to find out more.

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Over at #projecteducate it has been Community Week! It led straight into Darkroom week hosted by the wonderful `RockstarVanity. Community week has once again gone down well with the latest chat event well attended and well run by the heads of the community week team. Check out the news from the event here. Community Weeks are designed to bring a bit of everything to your inbox so that rather than focusing on a specific art form there are ample opportunities to learn about deviantART and various other bits and pieces. If you fancy writing an article for a future Community Week then please do note the group with your ideas and we'll get you involved!

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It's still Stock and Resources month over at #ArtHistoryProject but that's fast coming to an end and pretty soon - Artisan Crafts will be in full swing. January means Photography Month will be coming our way so if you're interested in writing an article please do note the group!

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With the departure of ~depressedsoul the abstract and surreal community was briefly a little quiet and empty - but thankfully ^arctoa has stepped in to change all of that and take up where Florian left off! Head over to his page and have a read of his guidelines and suggest your Abstract and Surreal Daily Deviations his way!

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#Still-Life-Stills has opened up their gallery folders to allow Still Life Artisan Crafts shots! So if you've got something categorised as Artisan Crafts that's also applicable to Still Life Photography then you can now submit it! Tomorrow our new contest begins for December, you can probably guess the theme! But to find out more and enter, head over to the group tomorrow and see what we're doing.

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Community Volunteer `RockstarVanity

How to make a darkroom in your bathroom is a fantastic external link that will help you make the best out of a small space and a low budget. For those who are keen to delve into traditional darkroom, the article is the perfect guide!
It's #projecteducate Darkroom week and already Tanya has brought you some fantastic articles. To get your started check out The Intro and follow it up with What is Traditional Darkroom and What is Digital Darkroom?

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Community Volunteer ^Pixel-Spotlight

Merry has been working on a fantastic series of articles that exposes up and coming artists and highlights some hidden talent within the fashion photography world. Check out the latest edition here. Another awesome article is out entitled Fashion this week!

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Community Volunteer ^DistortedSmile

Lush! is out again and features a variety of works from the Pin Up & Glamour Community that have been suggested to ^DistortedSmile for Daily Deviations. Check it out for some incredible talent!

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`dragonfly-oli has written a fantastic article this week on How To Improve your Closeup Photography. It's well worth checking out if you're looking for some hints and tips from a person that has incredible talent!

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I was browsing for books this week and came across some fantastic E-books for photographers. These aren't free though, which is disappointing - but the quality is amazing and the content fantastic so I can see why! Golden Hours: A guide to photographing Sunrises and Sunsets is an E-book that does exactly what it says on the tin.

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There's so much going on around the community especially for Volunteers that sometimes the awesome news can be missed out. I hope to share any weekly or monthly features that are ongoing here so that you can browse them at your leisure. If you know of something that needs to be listed let me know!

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Photography Fortnightly: Edition Forty Eightby ^Kaz-D

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Photography Weekly has gone fortnightly and this is the first trial edition of the new pattern of articles! It's important that you let us know your thoughts on this, and what you'd like to see each fortnight and indeed whether you are happy with the change. Additionally it's up to the community to keep the article going with demand for topics and creation of fantastic articles and journals that we can share - keep your news, thoughts and feedback coming because we appreciate it all! This weeks edition covers new volunteers, fantastic conceptual photography inspiration, some useful Ebooks and more!

if you enjoyed it!

`DpressedSoul Dec 2, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

^Kaz-D Dec 3, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

^arctoa Nov 30, 2012 Student Photographer

^{Thank-you for the introduction and hopefully I'll have some content to include in the near future. :]}

^Kaz-D Dec 9, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

You're welcome

=CarolineCherry Nov 30, 2012 Professional Photographer

Completely random thought: If you called it "Photography Fornightly" it would be alliterative

Great article, as always

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That's worth a thought!

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