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Photography Troubleshooting: The Watermark FAQ"How do I protect my photography and art in general?"
~=Eitvys200
"As =Eitvys200 pointed out, at least 1 journal per month makes it to the top of the list and is about stealing art. Sometimes this is something small such as posting a piece to facebook, other times you see hoards of pieces on a website selling wallpapers or something similar. Regardless of how it happens, or where, it can hurt just as much to see your hard work disregarded and especially someone else profiting or taking credit.
Protecting work is a huge deal for some people, and not for others. It depends entirely on your outlook - how you view your work and indeed whether or not there needs to be some constrictions on it due to the content being a child, or family member. But how do we protect our work properly from art theft and wrongful use? The simple answer is you can't provide for every eventuality. Even if you upload your work to a website where right click -> copy is disabled,

Simply For You - Manipulation TutorialThis is another manipulation tutorial I made for the readers of my website. The text version is only available on my website but you can see the video here as well.
Give me a lama if you like it, hehe just joking, do what you want.
View text version+video on my website: http://www.psdbox.com/tutorials/simply-for-you-manipulation-tutorial/
Stock used
Female model: http://mariaamanda.deviantart.com/art/Coat-stock-287980717
Background: http://wyldraven.deviantart.com/art/Misty-Park-II-Stock-171188588
Rain Brushes: http://neveryph-stock.deviantart.com/art/Rain-Brushes-106669455

Photomanipulation vs. Digital Mixed MediaWhat is this series?
The "Fix that Miscat" series has been designed to help educate deviantART members about the different galleries to which they can submit their art. Tired of submitting to a particular gallery and having your art moved to a different one? We will help minimize this occurrence by examining pairs of categories that frequently get confused and doing our best to clarify them for you.
What is a Photomanipulation?
What it is:
On deviantART, we define photomanipulation as "two or more PHOTOGRAPHIC elements that have been combined to form something NEW."
This means that:

At least 2 elements must be from photographs.

The result must be something new and different, distinguishable from the original.
What it is not:

It does not involve 3D images, even if there are also photos involved.

Celebrating the Stock Community: Collaborations!"Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than the one where they sprang up." —Oliver Wendell Holmes
G'day everyone!
I love the stock community on deviantart. I love love

it because there is a real community here. I feel like most people support other stockers, giving them tips here and there... but also respecting that every stocker has their own style/ own interpretation of what stock is. And that is fantastic because it gives variety for artists to use and play with.
I also love that some of us have even had the opportunity to work with other stockers in real life. I have been involved with two other stockers from deviantart and I can tell you that both times have stood out as great learning curves. And to make matters even more awesome, they were two of the most fantastic people I have ever met!
So, I would like to dedicate this journal to some of the AMAZING stock collaborations between artists on here (and are all close to my heart!)
:iconsenshisto

Red Contest - Winners!G'day everyone!
After a VERY tough decision making time, I have (with some help from my visual art teacher boyfriend) decided on the winners for the contest. I can't stress how hard it was to chose - there were at least 3 images in each category that made us both toss and turn about. But the final result are:
Photomanipulation

by ~LadyEvilArts
Sample of some of her other work:

Prizes:
- A 3 month subscription to deviantart from *kirilee
- A journal feature with other of your works displayed by *kirilee
- 100 points from *FantasyMuse
- Exclusive stock pack by `faestock, *Tasastock, ^PirateLotus-Stock and *pranile
- A journal feature by `faestock *Sophia-Christina, =eveningstars242, #AngelicTerra, *Tasastock, =charligal-stock, *FantasyMuse, ^PirateLotus-Stock, *Grinmir-stock, ~9thPlanetStock and #PremiumContentDevs
Other Visual Art Form

Project Epic StockG'day ladies and gents!
I have started a new project!
PROJECT EPIC STOCK
Since I first laid eyes on :iconelandria:'s stock over 3 years ago, I feel in love with her work (true story). Her creeping tears series is possibly my favourite:

Epic.
I wanted a challenge. I have just bought a wonderful new long lined red satin corset...

But what to do on the bottom? Could I possibly... do a creeping tears skirt?
I asked the amazing Lanny who gave me a brief idea of how she made hers (but I may have to ask a few more questions

), how much material I would need and of course, her permission to use it as the base.
Now onto the work...
Step 1. Find a location do it justice.
After :iconfaestock: introduced me to the location we first set at, there was a bit of a comment that every time we saw stairs, we thought of Lanny (for the creeping tea

Stocker Community - My inspirationG'day everyone,
I thought I might just take this opportunity to post about some stockers in the Deviantart community who inspire me (and continue to inspire me). This isn't all of them... just some that when I look at their work, I want to make mine better to be the same standard as theirs (or at least try). I have also learnt at least a few things from each of these people. And the list... I think you'll agree with me, is not that shocking.
In no particular order...
:iconfaestock: - `faestock AKA. Jess

Jess is amazing. I feel so incredibly blessed that I have had the opportunity to shoot stock with Jess twice now - being behind the camera for her (learning a bit about photography), and having her taking photos of me (learning a bit about being a model). She brought something out of me that I never knew I had, a type of grace (the "faestock grace"

) and took this of me:

As sad as it may sound, it actually made me

New Stock Artists - 'Pose Requests'Hi everyone,
Today I want to help spread the topic of creeptacular pose requests you should most probably avoid and make all those who have newly begun stocking or are considering joining the stock scene aware
Now we in the stock model segment of the stock community are often bombarded with requests from artists. Some of these requests are amazing and a lot of fun HOWEVER there are some standard "pose requests" that are NOT requested for the "artist" to work from. They are simply asking you to take photos of yourself in provocative, exposed, and some frankly downright creepy poses so they can jack themselves off to your stock.... yes, they are thinking with the penis brain people!
The whole point of providing stock is to give artists good, high quality reference or imagery to photomanipulate with in their art. For ART purposes, not for sexual purposes.
Now for the fun part!! These are some of the most common "requests" you will probably receive and should avoid

DD summary for MAY 2012!Hey folks!
The time has come around again for the DD summary for the month of May!
This month has been pretty busy! We hope you guys are doing well!
A huge thank you for your continued support and love! we really appreciate it and love you guys!
News!
Check out this site update!

All of the changes are updated! This is just the lastest! The staff listen and develop to your needs so go show them some love!

NEXT..
MAKE SURE you check out ^SanguineVamps Project Educate week for Photo Manipulation!
The schedule can be seen below!
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It's set to be really exciting! so please take part! lots of fun and goodies await!
There will also be a chat event so please stay tuned and try and make that!
Also, we melted with ^SanguineVamp combined and formed this really insightful article !

It's all about crediting and notifying! really great stuff! read and spread the word!

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OTHER RESOURCE DELICIOUS

Inspiration Stock Contest - Winners Annouced!The challenge was set - create stock "inspired" by another stock artist.
I (and several other people have commented so) was (were) BLOWN away by the amazing entries. They were not only inspired by some great stock artists, they are also stand alone great pieces of stock. It was fantastic to see stockers doing some amazing work - and some pushing themselves into directions they normally wouldn't go into.
However, there can only be two winners - one advanced and one beginner.
So... without further ado...
Advanced
*Kuoma-stock

by *mizzd-stock

Prizes
- 1 year Premium DA membership by =kirilee
- 300 points from =HelenaRothStock
- 100 points from `faestock
- 50 points from ~ZellyKat
- Mystery prize from =charligal-stock
- Journal Feature by =kirilee, *Chocomix, *Tasastock, *HiddenYume-stock, ~ZellyKat, #ZoeLaFleur-Stock, *liam-stock, :deveve

Photomanipulation: Voices of ExperienceHello, deviantART!
As the Community Volunteer for Photomanipulation, it will be my honor over the coming months to share the community I serve with you all and to show you the vast diversity, expertise, and creativity that defines us as artists.
Tonight I wanted to share some voices of experience with you all. The individuals I have chosen to interview for this piece have all been a part dA for at least five years. They have all been leaders in the photomanipulation community by setting high standards of quality through their exquisite works, by being involved in the community, and by setting a positive example for us all to admire.
These artists are:
:iconautumnsgoddess: `AutumnsGoddess
:icondecrepitude: *MarcelaBolivar
:iconfrozenstarro: *FrozenStarRo
:iconj-u-d-a-s: `J-u-d-a-s

Photomanipulation community: My answerSince the day I joined dA, I've been seeing blogs, news articles, etc. proclaiming that the photomanipulation gallery is going downhill. I've seen several (more than 1-2) in the past 48 hours or so. Overall, what I am reading is that the "well-known" photomanipulators have, for the most part, left dA, that there is very little creativity and originality in the community anymore, and that there is a lot of low quality art floating around out there. I respect these opinions and even agree with them at some level. But, I wanted to contemplate these ideas further, in writing, with you and maybe pose some beginnings of solutions.
Disclaimer: I am not a great photomanipulator, but I am not terrible, either. Moreover, I am not "popular," but I do have a pretty loyal group of friends who I love and who I can count on to be honest with me. I am also not exceedingly original. Finally, I am not directing these remarks at any individuals, but rather I am addressing the conglomerated voices I ha

Got questions? We've got answers.Your questions answered.
Hi all,
For those of you who do not know, PHOTOMANIPULATION MONTH starts in one week (on October 1st)! Please be sure you are watching #projecteducate and/or my journal to learn about some super exciting and wonderfully wicked happenings in the photomanipulation community.
Also, please either leave a comment on this blog or send me a note with your questions about anything at all related to photomanipulation and the photomanipulation community.
For example, what does it take to get a DD? What am I looking for when I DD stuff? What is composition and why does it matter? Why do I need to be careful about using premade backgrounds? Where can I find a great tutorial on fire? Why is using the "Match Color" filter often a bad idea?
Also, I will be contacting some of you to get your 'stories' -- that is, your experiences with photomanipulation. Still others will be (or have been) co

The Darkness is Coming.
It's official . . .
Darkness falls over the photomanipulation community
June 4, 2012
Are you ready?
You've been warned.
[Also, while we have your attention, check out the Project Educate schedule at ~The-Sacred-Space and get involved!]
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If you are reading this . . .If you are reading this journal,
you need to be watching THIS:

by joining or watching here:
:iconprojecteducate:
Photomanipulation week begins tomorrow (Monday June 4th)!!
Here is our schedule:

Monday AM: Welcome / Introduction to PM / What we can do - ^Aeirmid
Monday PM: Contest kick-off: When Darkness Falls - ^Aeirmid
Tuesday AM: Fantasy Photomanipulation - ^Aeirmid, *tamaraR, ~HisGeenky
Tuesday PM: Interview with *simoneheld - ^Aeirmid
Wednesday AM: Dark Photomanipulation - =ChisSweetArt, ^Aeirmid, and guests
Wednesday PM: Ask Me Anything! - `WDWParksGal and team
Thursday AM: Conceptual Photomanipulation - =thefantasim
Thursday PM: Perspectives on Stock & PM - ^Elandria & ^Aeirmid
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Also ^PirateLotus-Stock just upload a fabulous new article with great insight and tips about stock photography.
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So You Wanna be a Stocker?Welcome to the first "So You Wanna be a Stocker?" article!
I asked some of the biggest names in stock some typical questions that new stockers might have, in hopes that their answers will help stockers new and old learn a bit! I asked them different questions with some overlap in hopes of getting differing
opinions.
Our interviewees today are `faestock, *Tasastock, and *SenshiStock.
1. Is an expensive camera necessary?
*Tasastock says, "No, but they are damned fun to play with! You can get a decent camera for a decent price nowadays that will shoot good quality images in the right conditions. Obviously they're not good for low-light or anything capturing movement, but if you handle them right you can make do with an ordinary camera, I've known plenty of people to do so."
*SenshiStock says, "I don't know much about cameras, but the best photographs you can take are always going to be the ones that

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=SweetButtermilk Jan 20, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I'm incredibly late on commenting on this, but I really liked this video, especially the "behind the scenes" part at the end. Very cool!

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`faestock Jan 21, 2013 Professional Photographer

Thank you very much

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Mood: Sentimental

~mrcup Nov 8, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

Awwww. We love you too.

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`faestock Jan 21, 2013 Professional Photographer

Yay

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~Zumbotron Nov 7, 2012

Thank you too

It's a great pleasure to be watching

Also love the dress

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`faestock Jan 21, 2013 Professional Photographer

:Heart:

Cheers

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~kaname-chan Nov 6, 2012

You have such a pretty voice <3

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`faestock Nov 9, 2012 Professional Photographer

Cheers

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~kaname-chan Nov 9, 2012

Cheers

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~Criniti Nov 6, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

I wish I could say something fabulous about you and your work but I can't even begin to put it into words.

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