Mindlight

See with your heart what you cannot see with your eyes.

Me and my tricky lighting. I'm looking for feedback on this one, but am aware of the existing issues: hotspots on the background and blending madness. Stock really needs it's own critique categories.

He-who-shall-remain-nameless-but-appreciated encouraged me to stick to the bright side, so I'm uploading a couple of stock photographs from my (rather pathetically huge) archives that can be offered as prints.

This is for the Resources Print Challenge , because I believe this is a good cause.

AND, the blurb you need to read and abide by...My Terms of Use:

<sub>If you use any of my stock, you must credit me in your artist's description and notify me of each stock use.

MAKE AN EFFORT. Changing the colour, dropping a filter or texture over, conversions to black and white or adding a frame is NOT A MANIPULATION. Do not submit derivative works to the photography gallery. Violators of this rule will be reported.

Please, respect my models. Do not make sexual remarks or lewd comments. You will be reported for this behaviour.

No one is permitted to use my stock in deviations that promote hatred towards animals, people, religious groups, races, or any other act prohibited by dA policy. Use of my stock in pornography or fetish images are also unacceptable. You ARE allowed to use this stock in religious/spiritual devotional work so long as it does not condemn other religions. This stock provider does not care who you pray to.

dA Prints are ALLOWED. Feel free to submit your work as a print, provided you have followed the above regulations. Please notify me so that I may add it to my wishlist. OTHER commercial products NOT provided by deviantART require my written permission.

You may post derivative works containing my stock offsite in personal websites, portfolios, forums or what have you PROVIDED you credit me as you would submitting your work here.

Have fun already!</sub>