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Photography Weekly: Edition ElevenPhotography Weekly Header created by ~TouchedD
“I can’t tell you how many pictures I’ve missed, ignored, trampled, or otherwise lost just ‘cause I’ve been so hell bent on getting the shot I think I want.”
-Joe McNally-

I recently blogged about Joe McNally and his book The Moment It Clicks. I've not yet read it but it's on my Birthday list for April. However I have read some of the quotes from inside the book - one in particular is the 'pause for thought' for this article this week. As some of you might know I'm taking part in the 365 day Photography Challenge and I would thoroughly recommend it to anybody who wishes to think outside the box and get more creative with their photography. How many times do we ignore, trample or loose the real one in a million shot bec

Pimps and Whoas - March 22, 2012Pimps
Official dA News

Scrap Trap Update

The Helpdesk year in review

Welcoming New Community Volunteers

Cthulhu is Still Calling

Alicexz - Living Rainbow Taking Flight

Community Relations News - January + February 2012>
Table of Contents
1. Daily Deviations
2. Bi-weekly Critique Nights
3. Volunteer Openings
4. Share Your Opinions
5. Community Projects
6. Official Contests
7 Project Educate 2011/2012
8. Art History
9. News from the Galleries
1. Daily Deviations
Recently, I announced changes to Daily Deviations in this journal and I'm happy to say that the response has been favorable. To review, we have made the following changes:
a> The "3-month rule" is now the "6-month rule" meaning an artist cannot receive another DD if they have had one in the last 6 months.
b> Daily Deviation selectors are limited to a maximum of one selection per day. This has been put in place to focus on quality vs quantity.
The hard-coding of these new guidelines is now in place (special thanks to $ZombieCoder for that

).
These changes are part of an ongoing initiative to better our Dai

Vector CR Update - October 2012Each month I'll be posting an update on what's been happening with the Vector galleries or relating to them and it's member, including a round up of the DD's featuring in that month. If you've got something you'd like to contribute, please feel free to drop me a note with your updates and I'll be happy to include it!
Goodbye and Hello!
I'd like to start my first Vector CR update of my new term by thanking `DomiSM for the fantastic term and time she's given to the vector galleries. She's an asset to the community, not just the vector community. Please drop by her page and give her a scalable hug, because she's simply fabulous!
I'm back as your Vector Community Volunteer! I'm here as a bridge between you and the paid staff should you want someone to pass on a message, suggestions or concerns. I'll be getting more involved in the vector community and I also post those little things called Daily Deviations... but we'll get onto that one later. So if you've got any ques

Welcoming New Community Volunteers to the TeamPlease join me in welcoming the following deviants to the Community Volunteers Team!

^Aeirmid Photo-Manipulation

`CreativeJenn Fan Art

`stuck-in-suburbia Emoticons

`thorns Literature

`xbastex Photo-Journalism

`GuiTwo Visualizations

`Miss-It-Girl Anime/Manga

`ap-graphik Skins and Themes

`IridescentStardust Digital Dolls

^3wyl Chats and Forums

`anmari Chats and Forums

`Steph1254 Chats and Forums

^Astralseed Chats and Forums

CEA Blog: How to communicate with the CEADuring the course of our daily activities we receive a lot of communication from members, in the interests of helping you get the right help in the quickest possible manner we have put together this guide on how to communicate efficiently with the CEA team.
Before contacting the CEA we ask that you do the following:
Check for a relevant +faq entry to make sure your question isn't already addressed there. This can save you a lot of time waiting for a response that you can easily access.
Check recent #communityops blogs to make sure that your issue hasn't been addressed there.
If reporting harassment, have you blocked the deviant and hidden their comments already?
Collect any relevant information about the issue, links to comments, journals or deviations
If the issue has upset you, take a few minutes to make sure you're calm before contacting us. This will help your tickets

International Women's DayWhat is International Women's Day?
The following is quoted from the IWD website:
"International Women's Day has been observed since in the early 1900's, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.
The new millennium has witnessed a significant change and attitudinal shift in both women's and society's thoughts about women's equality and emancipation. Many from a younger generation feel that 'all the battles have been won for women' while many feminists from the 1970's know only too well the longevity and ingrained complexity of patriarchy. With more women in the boardroom, greater equality in legislative rights, and an increased critical mass of women's visibility as impressive role models in every aspect of life, one could think that women have gained true equality. The unfortunate fact is that women are still

Photography Weekly: Edition Forty SixPhotography Weekly Header created by ~TouchedD
"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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Daily Deviations UpdateHappy Monday Morning

I started this morning by signing something "Moonbam13" so either this typo means I need more coffee, or this week is going to be BAMTASTIC!
I'm rooting for the latter

I wanted to post a quick update on changes to Daily Deviations. It is important to note that these changes have not been hard-coded so my team is manually following these new guidelines. This means that errors can and likely will occur until the coding is complete, your patience and understanding is appreciated

The following guideline changes are in effect:

The 3-month rule is now the 6-month rule, meaning that it must be at least 6-months since the last time an artist received a daily deviation. (This was an overwhelmingly popular suggestion from the community and I agree, it's a good one!)

Daily deviation selectors may only select one daily deviation per day maximum. This has been put in place to focus on Quality vs Quantity.

Pimps and Whoas - December 13, 2012Pimps
Official dA News

Celebrating Deviousness December 2012

Odyssey Propulsion 6

Holiday Headquarters 2012

Realm of Fantasy - The Anatomy of a Group

Be Vigilant of Phishing Scams

Gratitude

Thank You MollindaPlease head over to `Mollinda and thank her, and maybe cry a bit at her, for doing the most amazing job looking after the Traditional Art gallery

The Photography Galleries: Why and How to SuggestSo many of my watchers and other members of the community suggest fantastic pieces for Daily Deviations every week. But I need more. I need to be more specific about my rules now too, so that you understand what I do and do not look for. But above all that, it's time to get You more exposure. Think you have an awesome photograph in your gallery? Why not consider self suggesting right now. I actively encourage it. If you send me your own work I will greet you with pompoms and latex free balloons. Srsly. Read on for more info:
The Community Relations Team is your first stop when sending a Daily Deviation. The full team is listed there and it's pretty self explanatory of whom you should select to send your note to. If the deviation you are suggesting is in, for example, Animals, Plants and Nature - then there isone designated Community Volunteer that

Photography Weekly Edition SixPhotography Weekly Header created by ~TouchedD
Just a short article this week folks - as there is less to share whilst people busy themselves with the delights that is Christmas and the Holiday Season. With Winter drawn completely in, at least for most of us, the temptation to go out and photography (at least for most of us!) gets less and less. So why not stay in and concentrate on snapping those cosy log fires, beautiful baubles and maybe even venture out eventually for those icy snow shots? Share what you take this Christmas - on this journal to be featured next Friday for the New Year.
Finally - Merry Christmas to all - however you celebrate! I hope that this time of year is good for you

Spotlight Artist

~BarrieBlauPhoto - if you haven't stopped by then you NEED to. This wonderful people and portraits photographer has a gallery that is just oozing with stylish, classy photographs and is well worth checking out. F

Pimps and Whoas - February 9, 2012Pimps
Official dA News

Celebrating Deviousness - February 2012

Pin Up From Objectification to Empowerment

The Great Valentine Exchange

Site Update Comment Counts on Thumbs and More

Giving Your Stacks an Introduction

April 2012 Daily Deviations Roundup BlogOnce again we've compiled a blog of all of our Daily Deviation Roundups so that you can browse the articles much easier! Enjoy

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Photography Weekly: Edition Thirteen

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 9:50 AM

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"The quickest way to make money from Photography is to sell your camera"

Noticeably in the past few weeks, more and more people seem to be speaking up and making noise at the fact that aren't making money from their photography. There's no doubt about it - Photography starts out as a hobby. You don't one day pick up a camera and decide that you are going to be a pro and get given your first paycheck. It's one of those unique hobbies where you get a gentle introduction around age 10 with your first proper camera (haha) and the rest is History. Whatever you make it really. You can't say that about most professions.

Putting yourself out there is something I've been trying to hammer home the past week, you'll have noticed my ramble if you read last weeks edition of Photography weekly. Getting paid for it is another matter. Sometimes you have to make sacrifices. Sometimes, you might not get paid for what you do. You can always wrangle something from a photo shoot be it a mention on a website, name spread by word of mouth, whatever. It doesn't always have to be money, getting known is far more important.

If you want to make fast money from Photography though - chances are your only option to begin with is to sell your camera

Community Relations News

New Faces have joined the team which means new people to go and bother!
International Woman's Day happened yesterday and there is a blog celebrating all the articles written by Community Volunteers for the occasion.

General Photography News

Community Volunteers ^Kaz-D and `ScENeYmE

`ScENeYmE has written the latest article Photography Discovered! Have you checked out the Discovery Tool?

Women's Day is an article that explores art from the Photography gallery that features all sorts of women from across the world.

Darkroom
Don't forget Photography -> Darkroom is still looking for a CV! So check out FAQ #85: Can I be a volunteer on deviantART? and apply if you're interested!

Photo-journalism

Community Volunteer `xbastex

`xbastex has joined the team to take care of Photo-journalism. So do you have a few suggestions for daily deviations? Send Photo-journalism his way - he doesn't bite! His guidelines can be found on his front page.

Abstract & Surreal

Community Volunteer `DpressedSoul

International Women's Day Feature is an article that features female Abstract and Surreal Photographers across deviantART.

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The Man Who Didn't Know He'd Lost his Mind is another fantastic article from the Abstract and Surreal Community.
"What can I tell you you haven't heard a hundred times
About the man who didn't know he'd lost his mind?"

Abstract Photography - Minimalism is an excellent article put together by ~daisicalolliwog exploring Minimalist Art with some beautiful examples.

Urban, Rural and Architecture

Community Volunteer `fritsvandersloot

It's Urban, Rural and Architecture Photography week over at #projecteducate so be sure to pop over and join the group for all the latest updates! Here's a peek at what's happened so far...
Architecture Photography
Urban and Rural Photography
Exploring Architecture

Project Educate - Your Turn...Again!

Next week is a Community based week again and if you want to write an article, share info about a group or generally educate the community in some way, shape or form then it's not too late to get involved! Just send me a note! Here's a preview of what you can expect next week:

Photography Based Contest

Educational blogs from ^Talty exploring Food

and Polymer Clay

Typography Features

An Interview with =popoks

White Balance Tips and Hints
Plus much more!

Conceptual Photography

Community Volunteer `DemonMathiel

The Power of Ideas is a special edition article written by `DemonMathiel in honour of Women's Day.

Horror, Macabre and...Cosplay

Community Volunteer ^pullingcandy

Check out March Madness if you have any suggestions to help ^pullingcandy do the A, B, C's of Cosplay!

Serenade me Sinister this time around uses Disturbia by Rihanna.

Street Photography

Community Volunteer `StamatisGR

Friday Night Specials is out again so pull up a chair and have a browse of some fantastic street photography work.

Spotlight Group

Following on from Last week's tutorial on Bokeh - I am introducing #Beautiful-Bokeh a group run by two amazing photographers that has been created purely for bokeh lovers.

Spotlight Artist

This week we're focusing on Animals, Plants and Nature for our spotlight artist. I'd like to introduce ~struller who is a photographer based in Germany.

I was lucky enough to stumble across his work after popping over to ~dAPN this morning. Coincidentally I found that their monthly theme is Green Check out This Blog for more info!

Deviants to Check Out This Week

*BritLawrence has some fantastic photography but this week her boyfriend brought this piece to my attention. Wonderful!

*AFineWar has some absolutely beautiful photoshop actions to use with CS5.5 so it's well worth having a wander over and seeing if anything takes your fancy. Remember to stick to the rules

Tip of the Week

This week the featured tutorial is about portrait lighting. I've had a quick look through it myself and it's actually incredibly useful!

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The Community Volunteer Team - Photography

The Community Volunteer Team - Photography

General Photography: ^Kaz-D & `ScENeYmE

Abstract and Surreal: `DpressedSoul

Animals, Plants and Nature: `trevg and `shuttermonkey

Architecture, Urban and Rural: `fritsvandersloot

Artistic Nude and Fetish: ^Nyx-Valentine

Conceptual: `DemonMathiel

Fashion: ^Pixel-Spotlight

Horror & Macabre: ^pullingcandy

Macro: `hellfirediva

Pinup and Glamour: ^DistortedSmile

Photo-journalism `xbastex

Street: `StamatisGR