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Project Educate: Using a Tripod for APNNature Photography and Tripods
`trevg is the Community Volunteer for Animals, Plants and Nature Photography. He has kindly put together this fantastic article on using a tripod to obtain nature photography - there are some excellent tips included!
Camera Shake...
Camera shake ruins millions of photos every year. Using a tripod is one step we can all take to reverse this problem. When hand-holding your rig for macro or super-telephoto work, the slightest movement will undoubtedly blur your image and/or completely change your composition. Using a tripod to lock your camera in place can help you avoid the heartache brought on by this rapidly growing epidemic. Be part of the solution and buy a tripod today!

Though many of us own a tripod, we don't always use it. There are many reasons to forgo your trusty three-legged friend. Tripods can be heavy and unwieldy

PE Abstract and Surreal: Camera MovementCamera Movement

living room 1 by ~EvaShoots
Beginning to see the light by ~JakezDanielSailing Ships From Heaven by *ro-mi-go
Previous posts of PE Week Abstract and Surreal:
Introduction: Defining Abstract and Surreal
Lines
Interview with =eintoern
The Colour and the Shape
Interview with *tuminka
Nature Abstracted
Interview with *KizukiTamura
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Landscapes
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"Why are YOU reading this?"
-This- little bit of space right up here at the top of the weekly Photography Article is usually filled with a newsworthy topic, or a question. And it nearly always gets ignored!! So many of you look at this article, favourite it and comment on it - but what are you looking at it for? Are you gazing at the images? The news? The links? You're certainly not looking at the paragraph right up here that can sometimes be the juiciest bit of the whole article!! As a reader, you're important. Without your input and without positive stats, this article would dwindle - so it's here for you. Tell me what you want to see...

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During November each year, Movember is responsible for the broken relationships between men and their razors. Donning their mustaches, these men raise vital funds and awareness for men's health - specifically prostate cancer.
Since its humble beginnings in Melbourne, Australia, Movember has grown to become a truly global movement inspiring more than 1.9 Million Mo Bros and Mo Sistas to participate with formal campaigns in Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada, the UK, South Africa, Ireland, Finland, the Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Belgium and the Czech Republic. In addition, Movember is aware of Mo Bros and Mo Sistas supporting the campaign and men’s health cause across the globe, from Russia to Dubai, Hong Kong to Antarctica, Rio de Janeiro to Mumbai, and everywhere in between.
No matter the country or city, Movember will continue to work to change established habits and attitudes men have about their health, to ed

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Architecture

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Bridges & Suspended Structures

Photographs of bridges and other suspended architectural structures.

Exterior

Photographs depicting the exterior of a building or any finished architectural construction.

Interior

Photographs depicting the interior of a building or any finished architectural construction.

Statues & Monuments

Photographs of statues, monuments and mortuary stones.
Photographing Architecture - Tips
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Stock used in title graphic
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negatives stock 1 by :de

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For the majority of us on DeviantART, critique is an essential part of our experience and development as artists. As much as we love praise or positive comments from our nearest and dearest, most of us are seeking to improve our craft and to be able to shape our Art more effectively. Some of us purely post our work here to get that all important feedback and the extra special people amongst us are on here to give it.
However, to get critique is not always as easy as slapping up our latest piece into our gallery and wait for the responses to come flooding in. In fact if you genuinely want good critique, you do need to make a bit of an effort to get it and get effective, constructive feedback in return.
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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.

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Photography Weekly: Edition Thirty SixPhotography Weekly Header created by ~TouchedD
"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?

Art History - Interview with Lyricanna:iconarthistoryproject: :iconcommunityrelations:
As part of Graphical Art History Month I will be interviewing some of your Community Volunteers

Today it's the lovely ^Lyricanna - Community Volunteer for Fan Art

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Hi ^Lyricanna, tell us a little about yourself and your style of Art.
Hi, I'm Rhys and when not creating digital dolls, my style runs more towards semi-relaistic-anime mash-up. I mostly work traditionally since it's just easier for me.
Also a bit more portable; there are places I can take a pencil and sketchbook that I would not want to take a laptop and tablet

What is it that attracts you to Graphical Art?
I just like characters; designing, replicating, trying to achieve some meaningful interaction.
How much do you think that the roots and origins of Art affect what we create today?
Quite a bit; there are still many popular s

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Project Educate: Abstract and Surreal Photography

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Abstract and Surreal

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Surreal

Spotlight On...Surrealism

"Surreal photography would be more about creating a world or image which goes beyond the physical world as we know it. It usually shows something which would be impossible in real life or tampers with the line defining what is real and what is imaginary. Surreal = beyond the real." - `Shalora Former Community Volunteer

~DianaCretu has a gallery that explores the boundaries of many different types of art. In terms of surrealism however she has some intriguing and mystery pieces that help explain the limitations and broadening horizons that can be met whilst exploring surreal photography.

Blurs, angles, shapes and shades all can combine beautifully to create surrealistic pieces of photography.

*lauren-rabbit has the gallery to look at if you really want to know what Surrealism is all about. I stumbled across her work when I became the Abstract and Surreal Community Volunteer in 2010 and again when I opened the pages of Black and White Photography magazine a month or so ago and saw her there.

Abstract Photography with `DpressedSoul

In contrast to conceptual photography, you don't have to "prepare" anything if you just sharpen your eyes for all the readymades out there. You just have to discover them the details that are easily overlooked like withered road-markings, cracks in the wall paint, broken windows or rust on a container.

If you linger on the details of such traces of decay you will be surprised how many opportunities for great abstract photographs will open up before you. You can discover persons, animals, landscapes, textures and many more.

Also don't forget to "play" with your photos afterwards. Rotate them, flip them, make overlays or kaleidoscopic pictures – and you will see how amazing results you can achieve by taking a closer look on decayed everyday items.

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Helpful Tips

`DpressedSoul takes suggestions for Abstract and Surreal Photography Daily Deviations and is always happy to help out with your queries and questions.

Sometimes it's difficult to categorise your work and you can struggle to know whether your work was abstract or surreal. Take time to consider what majority of your work has the element of which aspect and then classify it from there.

If you used manipulation to create your surreal or abstract image then you probably need to consider classifying it as Digital Art - Photo-manipulation. However you can think carefully about this. If your work could have been created with old digital darkroom techniques you might just get away with it!

If you want some feedback on your Photography then come along to our critique night - details below:
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