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The Out Of Towners
=intao
reports, 21h 53m ago
reports, 21h 53m ago"Let's Beat It!" "I'm outta here" "Rambling On My Mind" "Hit The Road Jack"
"Going on that Lonesome Highway" "We Got To Get Out Of This Place".......
"Going on that Lonesome Highway" "We Got To Get Out Of This Place".......
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Everyone Has A Story
~Tuesdaysangel
reports, 2d 17h ago
reports, 2d 17h agoEveryone has a story. Everyone has their own way of looking at the world. Through photographs, we can show how things look through our own eyes. I chose 3 photographs from 30 different deviants. Look closely, and you will see each person's story.
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Gothic beauty on DA
*circle--of--fire
reports, 1d 3h ago
reports, 1d 3h agoA collection of some of the gothic beauty here on Deviant Art.
34
Street Photography Interviews: Paulpat!
^Obsidian-Fox
reports, 1d 7h ago
reports, 1d 7h agoCome one, come all, find out what Paulpat has to say!
Photography News This Week
102
Rainbow Life vol. 1
~malinowomi
reports, May 12
reports, May 12Red hair, pink mouth, orange dresses, yellow glasses, green eyes, blue shoes, purple rain, white mug, black cats... Only colors photos!
94
Inspirational - perfection in women
=Emeranie
reports, May 10
reports, May 10Feature full of beauty & perfection.
85
Why we [still] use film...
=vaporiss
reports, May 11
reports, May 11Visual explanation of why artists still use film.
67
Lovely
~littlem0
reports, May 12
reports, May 12Some expressive, beautiful and amazing pictures that I like. Hope you'll like them too!
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
59
The Nude Community's Choice #2
^Helewidis
reports, 2d 22h ago
reports, 2d 22h agoAfter somewhat of a hiatus due to lack of suggestions we're back in force with this dedicated project. Dedicated to what? now what, who: the Artistic Nude community! 
In Home for the project: journal-hub in resurgere you can read more about this project!
Meanwhile, enjoy the views!
In Home for the project: journal-hub in resurgere you can read more about this project!
Meanwhile, enjoy the views!
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toy-camera Feature #1: B&W Medium Format
~toy-camera
reports, May 10
reports, May 10The LOMO group toy-camera's first news feature, focusing on the group's B&W medium format submissions dating back to toy-camera's start in 2004.
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T for TEEN!
=nerdynotdirty
reports, May 11
reports, May 11Some of the best photographers here on deviantART are a part of the younger crowd, here are some of my favorites!
Who loved it?
~FlowerBogy ~kristabel-316 ~x-winterhearted-x *Flowerinka ~z-zaphs ~6igella ~fye-d-flowrite ~belizeanbeef ~noster ~TEH-Wedgie *crafty-manx ~ijdrcp ~Malum88 ~Marbe-Photos =pkubera ~bruck =counterfeit-lie ~iluvstix44 ~MelanieNicol ~Ampa =arctoa *shawn529 ~full-of-lies ~BlackBleedingSoul =shelf ~sempoi90 ~Invious ~013926 ~ana10gx ~Wagstaff ~ArmedAndFabulous =neolestat ~autumnmeetswinter ~NamelessWraith ~icstefanescu =Kellisanth ~sesumpah ~Devastation67 *Scott2206 ~Kaires ~chelsii-design ~athiraheatsmongsters ~gabby89831 *DeviantNep *VeronicaIsabel ~firnaways2rock *hoshimori ~thereshegoes *bombinG-letters *exdream2k5 ~Flaming-Craig-Head ~grau-gestreift ~retared-cosplayer =gatoridh ~PhotoLust ~Killercatkiara =andanar ~madame-faith *jennabee25 ~Polikarp ~aliengreen ~shattered-glass04 ~saint-freakish ~iTaylie =VictorAZZuRo =elphameline *Leandra20 ~sitina ~Mimiguel ~Maruli786 =Caron-Dai *Coeiise ~babiefortin *KSDale03 ~notesofloveandhate =DeviantDolls ~KenjixSnaps ~SpaceWhale ~Mooseh `Illusio-5 `LiAiL ~nefariousidiot =fluffyvolkswagen `lazybutt `touchedvenus ~star-wishes =CompulsiVeVerbalist =lostcontact
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Photography ... Tips & Tricks
=lostcontact
reports, Dec 13, 2007
reports, Dec 13, 2007These are a few tips i put together from a set of rules i normally go by when im out taking photos on location somewhere, or taking shots in general, trust me these tips have been collected from a variety of sources and have these points have helped me a lot. I just posting them on there to try and help people and give a little something back to the dA community.
[-Freedom Of The Press-]
First rule I would tell anyone starting in Photography, 'Be Bold', in Photojournalism there is no prize for second place, this rule also applies in any other type of photography. If you in a crowd don’t shy away cause people are looking at you cause your taking a picture. I have so many people come up to me and start talking to me about my work and such. People are more interested than you think. So be bold, be proud of what your doing.
[-Bigger Is Better-]
When taking photos, take them in the most high spec you can. I take all of my shots in 3696 by 2464 pixels, on my 1gb card that gives me 456 shots. Now this is perfect for me because i take alot of photos in one session, this gives me a relatively, 'high resolution', large images to work with and also means i don’t have to keep changing memory cards all the time. Also how you store your images is important. Images are normally saved by the camera in JPEG format (unless your using RAW), JPEG is ok for taking photos, but is not good for continuously editing your shots. Tests by a leading Photography Magazine have shown have JPEG tend to degrade the image each time you save. This is due to the compression process that image goes through. I recommend saving your chosen images in PNG format. This is a ‘Lostless’ file format which wont degrade the images, no matter how many times you edit and save it. These PNG images are pretty big size wise compared to Jpeg size, (average of 8meg for 3696 by 2464 shot), but the extra file size is well worth it to save your work from being degraded. (as a side note PNG cant be sent via MSN the software rules the large file sizes for a image a high risk, way to get around this is to zip the PNG file, this wont change the file size but MSN will let a zipped files transfer without automatically deleting it the other end)
[-Gadgets Gadgets Gadgets-]
Some Photographers need assistants to carry all of their photography gear ... You don’t need that much, there are a few items i would recommend getting but the amount of gear you get will depend on your camera. I have a Fujifilm FinePix S9500 Zoom, costing About £300 new. It’s a normal digital camera, not a D-SLR, which means i don’t have to carry extra lens. The 2 most important items I would recommend investing in would be, a high quality camera bag and a good solid tripod. The camera bag is a blessing cause i can carry all of my equipment I need in it and i know its all safe from the elements and accidental damage, (any camera of any price can get broken and a broken camera is useless to anyone). The tripod doesn’t have to be the most expensive, or the biggest, but i recommend getting a really solid tripod, don’t want it to break or fall over with your camera fixed on top.
[-Its All Business-]
First rule i ever learnt, Professionalism is Key. There are a few tricks to looking more professional than you really are. One, get a domain name, costs like £3 ($5) a year, not much but gives off a more professional image, do what i do, link it to your dA account (or these new portfolios dA are doing soon). Secondly, people wont remember you unless you given them a reason to, get some cheap business cards printed up, there are machines that can do it on the spot, the designs are normally pretty simple, but that’s what i use. Basic details on the cards, name, website address (get the domain name first), contact number, email address (often get email redirects with domain names). Put down on your cards that your a 'Freelance Photographer', doesn’t put huge pressure on you to produce Professional grade work, but sounds better than 'Amateur'. Always have some business cards on you, even when your not taking shots, you could get chatting to anyone like i often do, pop them a card and leave it to them to check out the website.
[-The Media Is Your Friend-]
Newspapers and websites buy images, i have been at protests and public events where I have been there before 'The Professionals' turn up. Now some of these event/incidents carry on all day, so a photographer can turn up late and still get a shot or to for their newspaper or such. I say, make them pay! If you can get to a event or incident (fire at a house or something) you could very easily get your work published by your local newspaper or in extreme cases by national papers. If they want to run a story and you say 'I have images' they will pay you for them. Im listed as a ‘Freelancer’ with some of my local papers. Doesn’t always work, people often beat me to the events or get better shots, but its fun rubbing elbows with Pro's, I have learnt alot from them. But for me its more about the publicity than the pay. Your name will be at the bottom of any shots you take.
[-Storage-]
I store every photo i have ever taken in the last 3 years, finished deviations & unedited shots for stock, they all sit on a external hard-drive. This 80gb external hard-drive acts like a backup for my work, i have had viruses before which has caused me to lost work. I was lucky i have transferred alot of work onto CD for a friend to look at so i was able to get about 90% of it back. Really made me think, so i now back up my work once a week. Also means in the mass of higher res finished deviations, it wont slow my computer down jamming it full of stuff I wont need very often. Well worth investing in.
[-Freedom Of The Press-]
First rule I would tell anyone starting in Photography, 'Be Bold', in Photojournalism there is no prize for second place, this rule also applies in any other type of photography. If you in a crowd don’t shy away cause people are looking at you cause your taking a picture. I have so many people come up to me and start talking to me about my work and such. People are more interested than you think. So be bold, be proud of what your doing.
[-Bigger Is Better-]
When taking photos, take them in the most high spec you can. I take all of my shots in 3696 by 2464 pixels, on my 1gb card that gives me 456 shots. Now this is perfect for me because i take alot of photos in one session, this gives me a relatively, 'high resolution', large images to work with and also means i don’t have to keep changing memory cards all the time. Also how you store your images is important. Images are normally saved by the camera in JPEG format (unless your using RAW), JPEG is ok for taking photos, but is not good for continuously editing your shots. Tests by a leading Photography Magazine have shown have JPEG tend to degrade the image each time you save. This is due to the compression process that image goes through. I recommend saving your chosen images in PNG format. This is a ‘Lostless’ file format which wont degrade the images, no matter how many times you edit and save it. These PNG images are pretty big size wise compared to Jpeg size, (average of 8meg for 3696 by 2464 shot), but the extra file size is well worth it to save your work from being degraded. (as a side note PNG cant be sent via MSN the software rules the large file sizes for a image a high risk, way to get around this is to zip the PNG file, this wont change the file size but MSN will let a zipped files transfer without automatically deleting it the other end)
[-Gadgets Gadgets Gadgets-]
Some Photographers need assistants to carry all of their photography gear ... You don’t need that much, there are a few items i would recommend getting but the amount of gear you get will depend on your camera. I have a Fujifilm FinePix S9500 Zoom, costing About £300 new. It’s a normal digital camera, not a D-SLR, which means i don’t have to carry extra lens. The 2 most important items I would recommend investing in would be, a high quality camera bag and a good solid tripod. The camera bag is a blessing cause i can carry all of my equipment I need in it and i know its all safe from the elements and accidental damage, (any camera of any price can get broken and a broken camera is useless to anyone). The tripod doesn’t have to be the most expensive, or the biggest, but i recommend getting a really solid tripod, don’t want it to break or fall over with your camera fixed on top.
[-Its All Business-]
First rule i ever learnt, Professionalism is Key. There are a few tricks to looking more professional than you really are. One, get a domain name, costs like £3 ($5) a year, not much but gives off a more professional image, do what i do, link it to your dA account (or these new portfolios dA are doing soon). Secondly, people wont remember you unless you given them a reason to, get some cheap business cards printed up, there are machines that can do it on the spot, the designs are normally pretty simple, but that’s what i use. Basic details on the cards, name, website address (get the domain name first), contact number, email address (often get email redirects with domain names). Put down on your cards that your a 'Freelance Photographer', doesn’t put huge pressure on you to produce Professional grade work, but sounds better than 'Amateur'. Always have some business cards on you, even when your not taking shots, you could get chatting to anyone like i often do, pop them a card and leave it to them to check out the website.
[-The Media Is Your Friend-]
Newspapers and websites buy images, i have been at protests and public events where I have been there before 'The Professionals' turn up. Now some of these event/incidents carry on all day, so a photographer can turn up late and still get a shot or to for their newspaper or such. I say, make them pay! If you can get to a event or incident (fire at a house or something) you could very easily get your work published by your local newspaper or in extreme cases by national papers. If they want to run a story and you say 'I have images' they will pay you for them. Im listed as a ‘Freelancer’ with some of my local papers. Doesn’t always work, people often beat me to the events or get better shots, but its fun rubbing elbows with Pro's, I have learnt alot from them. But for me its more about the publicity than the pay. Your name will be at the bottom of any shots you take.
[-Storage-]
I store every photo i have ever taken in the last 3 years, finished deviations & unedited shots for stock, they all sit on a external hard-drive. This 80gb external hard-drive acts like a backup for my work, i have had viruses before which has caused me to lost work. I was lucky i have transferred alot of work onto CD for a friend to look at so i was able to get about 90% of it back. Really made me think, so i now back up my work once a week. Also means in the mass of higher res finished deviations, it wont slow my computer down jamming it full of stuff I wont need very often. Well worth investing in.
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Tymoteusz J. Masiakowski
Dreaming Toolbox art
[The Last Cycle horror.polter.pl slave-state]<
Firstly, there is no guarantee that your name will appear on an image published in a magazine or newspaper. They're not obliged to credit you either. A polite word may get you a byline in the future, but I wouldn't make a big fuss over it if they use your photo without credit. If you're not being paid then you should rightly expect credit, but don't assume it.
Secondly, while the press do have freedom it is not extended to every photographer. If you plan on attending events such as house fires or road traffic accidents you need to know procedures. On arriving you need to find the incident officer who is in charge. They may well ask you for your press card, which shows you are a bona fide member of the press, before allowing you to take photos. You could find yourself being arrested for preventing an officer carrying out their duty if you decide to take photos without permission.
There are also moral issues and privacy laws to consider when covering events. If you take photos far away with a very long lens you can be seen as breaching their right to privacy. If you shoot very close up with a wide angle you could be charged with harrassment or intimidation.
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Beards not bombs.
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Then how do the paparazzi get away with it?
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glass images
glass studio images
photography images
Jpeg is NEVER ok for taking your pics, if your camera can shoot in RAW and you AREN'T, it is like going to a Mexican restaurant and ordering a Hamburger.
Plain and simple folks, IF your cam shoots in RAW, YOU HAD BETTER BE DOING IT!
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"Photography is seeing the beauty in the world when so little is left...."
The Shutterbug Forums/ My Prints
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Of course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask "how," while others of a more curious nature will ask "why." Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information. - Man Ray
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Member of *TreesWithCharacter
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Canon eos 400D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
+ Sometimes Canon EF 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6 USM II
and i dunno if it's the same with everyone else but when i save in raw, it requires like a certain program to view the picture, unless i save it as raw + fine or something, then it saves two images
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Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming, cannot cease for the fear of silent nights.
All my press buddies shoot in JPEG and always will. No time for RAW, and i've tried!
Everywhere else... it's RAW or the highway.
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