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An interview with...=Nirelstock

1:_{First off - what inspired you to start a stock account?}
people told me I should do it, because I have alot of different dresses, and first I thought like no, I dont wanna share my images, but then I started to think that actually why not, I have so many images that I dont use myself, so why not let others use them?

2:_{How did you choose your username?}
well as nirelleth is the name of my real account, i thought nirellethstock is too long, but nirelstock is good, as nirel is the short form of my name

3:_{What is it about the stock community that keeps you active?}
I am interacting on my stock account alot more with people then on my normal account and I really enjoy this, as well as I love seeing what other people can do with my work!

4:_{How would you like your stock to be used more?}
Just more photomanips, I don't care in what way, really

5:_{Do you have any tips for people starting a stock account?}
Be sure to have good light on your images, a good sharpness, and a good size, otherwhise they can't be used. Plus try to be original, then your stock will be used the most!

6:_{Why chose to stock at DA and not morguefile/sxc/photlia/etc...}
I don't know too much about those sites, but here I always know where my stock goes to, I have control and I am always credited (i just noticed that with stock from sxc, people only say its from sxc, but not from who)

7:_{How far would you go to take a stock picture?}
Well as far as for any of my images, and that is alot, it is minus 5 ° here at the moment, and last friday I lay into the cold snow with bare arms, just to take good images .
Or once I was sitting very high up with a blindfold, eventhough i am scared of heights, so

8:_{Are there any things that you wish people would stop doing with your stock?}
Yes, two things: 1) only minor manipulations, I state in my rules that this is not allowed and I dont like it.
2) put them into a nameless collection with naked women.

9:_{Show me three of your favourite stock uses!}



10:_{Is there anyone at dA whose stock you particularly admire, or have any other stock artists influenced your own work?}
well not really influences but there are some really great stockers I admire =rammkitty-stock `Elandria

11:_{You have a lot of dark themed stock - has the darker side of art always been a passion for you?}
yes, that is my style (im goth) so I always walk around like that, and that defintily is how I photograph best (eventhough i made some lighter photos too, because sometimes it is interesting to do so). And I just provide a good wardrobe for dark images so that is what I go for .
Eventhough I don't like the too much cliche-dark-work.

12:_{You have some gorgeous locations that you take your stock photos in - is it far from your home?}
Well most of them are still in my country, however when I travel I always have an eye for good locations and possible shoot there. I am willing to travel for good locations though . But there are some gorgeous one just really near to me, so I do use those a lot!

13_{What is your favourite flavour of crisps?}
salt&vinegar, eventhough they don't sell it here (in switzerland)

Thank you =Nirelstock! Your lack of crisps saddens me though!