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An interview with...=eli-stock

1:_{First off - what inspired you to start a stock account?}
After seeing all these great manipulations here on Deviantart back in 2003 when i joined i seen in the credits about stock so i started investigationa dnwent to browse the stock galleries and seen all the great work done with the stock images. so i started taking a few photos ( pretty bad ones back then too!!!) but they started getting used and i got more and more into it and it became my hobby to keep me sane. I got more and more into the communinity and seen what great people were around and i became an addict.

2:_{How did you choose your username?}
Well i chase to change the spelling of my name (Aleisha) to Eliycsha as a type of alter ego for online usage, alot of people started calling me Eli and it really stuck so when i created my stock account thats what first popped into my head, simple to remember too. hahaha

3:_{What is it about the stock community that keeps you active?}
Mainly the people, i havent been as active lately due to real life being so hectic but i will be getting more active soon. There is always someone on here to help you out with idea's, advice ect when it comes to stock and thats something i really dont have in real life as most of the people i know go 'eh?' when i mention stock so then i have to go into an indepth explanation about what it is.
I also LOVE seeing all the art created from my stock and other peoples stock, it is just so inspiring.

4:_{How would you like your stock to be used more?}
I would LOVE to see more traditional art. i love drawings and paintings and its just not something that my stock gets used for very often. Ive had my stock used for horror alot even though the work is fantastic it gets a lil old after a while.


5:_{Do you have any tips for people starting a stock account?}
Take all the advice you can get. If it wasnt for other peoples tips and critiques i probably still would be posting the old cruddy stock that i used to.

6:_{Why chose to stock at DA and not morguefile/sxc/photlia/etc...}
DA is just the best. its not just about stock here. it is about the community and alot of friendships can be made here. its just generally alot more friendlier. DA RAWKS!!!

7:_{How far would you go to take a stock picture?}
Well so far with the shoots that i have done with =Gracies-Stock i have endured walking around slippery rocks in heels, freezing my butt off in ice cold water, trying to squeeze my big belly into clothing that near popped the buttons off, going to the old graveyard (and saying my thanks as i left!) i would pretty much do anything for good stock.. but there is limitations in the end.

8:_{Are there any things that you wish people would stop doing with your stock?}
I HATE it when people just change the colouring or just adding a filter to the picture and uploading it. it isnt very creative and its just darn annoying!

Oh!! and i wish that fetish collectors would stock collecting my images.. i aint into feet fetishes nor bondage!!!

9:_{Show me three of your favourite stock uses!}
oh wow, just 3???

that one the detail is just so freaking amazing. im in love with it!!
Simple figure drawing but it looks so beautiful!
winner of my last competition, fell in love with it as soon as i seen it

10:_{Is there anyone at dA whose stock you particularly admire, or have any other stock artists influenced your own work?}
Wow, there is so many to name i couldnt possibly name them all.
=cookiekitty-stock has always had amazing stock and very useful tutorials for stock!
=Gracies-Stock i always will luv Gracie, we always have so much fun doing out shoots.
^Hanratty-Stock i luv ur stock girl, always have since i first seen it!. always so creative.

_{(D'aww! )}

wow i could probably write up a list of about another 100 but yeah 3 will do.

11:_{11: Will we be seeing little Seth grow up to be a stockartist on dA?}
OH HELL YEAH!!!!
he already has a stock account ~Seth-Stock but there is no images up there at the moment. i have been meaning to do some proper pics with him lately but that would probably ne near impossible now that he is crawling. i will do it though. you shall all see my lil man grow up in the work of DA Stock!

12:_{How have you found your experience as a stock artist on dA?}
Mostly good. ive had a few bad experiences with people getting quite nasty about some images ect, But that is all in the past now and hopefully happy days from now on

13: _{Seriously, why did you name your baby Seth when you promised me that you would name it David?}
Hahahaha. awww i promise the next boy will be David . On the serious side, it took me and Seth's father weeks to come up with that name. we wrote down so many other names, went through every baby name site and book but in the end neither of us could come to a decision. I was watching a movie one day and i seen Seth in the credits and BAM that was it.


Thank you =eli-stock, now get back to making Little David.