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Can you believe it...
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I feel like it's been an age since I was able to login to this website and look around. Because of my low activity, I expected that there wouldn't be much to see here and YET you all continue to produce quality deviations that I absolutely love.
So. What's been going on?
I had hoped to be able to shoot stock and whatnot again, but since I'd logged in last I began to seriously invest in cosplay and begin attending cons again. I've been through so many phases of my life now that I'm not sure where to begin, and honestly I expect that no one will want to hear it.
In 2014 I contracted Lyme's Disease, caught in its late stages in which it hit my central nervous system and paralyzed half of my face permanently. This was compounded by my already existing immune deficiency, so my already low self image has since plummeted. I don't take photographs of myself anymore, but my friends remain beautiful people. I lost the ability to play the flute since I cannot move my mouth properly and I also cannot smile. Since I majored in theater and was a musician, you might imagine this took a heavy toll on me. Instead of dying on the couch, which nearly happened mind you, I got back into one of my first loves: Anime. Fruits Basket kept me sane, and then Attack on Titan came along and got me off the couch and trying to take my life back. I began going to the gym and needed tunes for such ventures, so now I'm into The K-Pop as well. This has led me to very strange paths, ones I thought I'd never be taking, but I have applied to go back to school in the fall for Asian Studies, largely to focus on Korean and Japanese, as my life goals have shifted to some commercial ventures in Baltimore City once I learn enough of what I need to know. And yes, I do fanart paintings. I've gotten better at that apparently.
I'm a ray of sunshine right now, lol! But I've been taken on as an official photographer for a Seventeen Fansite (which is a deal, tbh, for a nerd like me), have attended and photographed a number of concerts, and joined a dance group to cover various k-pop songs and choreographies. (Any ARMY here? lolz) I've performed at cons with them (the dance group), and it's something I never thought I'd be good at but once your previous avenues for expression are stripped from you, fiery people like me find a way I guess. Oh! And the stars aligned and I was actually able to meet the incomparable jademacalla in person!! He is every bit as wonderful a person as you think he is, truly.
We can all point and laugh, it's fine.
Like me trying to figure out how in the actual hell to navigate this website now.
Enough about my bullshit. How is everyone doing? And should I continue to provide stock or just let this whole thing go?
OH RIGHT. Making sure I still have those passwords available, here's the link: CLICK ME FOR PASSWORDS YOU DONT HAVE TO EMAIL ME
So. What's been going on?
I had hoped to be able to shoot stock and whatnot again, but since I'd logged in last I began to seriously invest in cosplay and begin attending cons again. I've been through so many phases of my life now that I'm not sure where to begin, and honestly I expect that no one will want to hear it.
In 2014 I contracted Lyme's Disease, caught in its late stages in which it hit my central nervous system and paralyzed half of my face permanently. This was compounded by my already existing immune deficiency, so my already low self image has since plummeted. I don't take photographs of myself anymore, but my friends remain beautiful people. I lost the ability to play the flute since I cannot move my mouth properly and I also cannot smile. Since I majored in theater and was a musician, you might imagine this took a heavy toll on me. Instead of dying on the couch, which nearly happened mind you, I got back into one of my first loves: Anime. Fruits Basket kept me sane, and then Attack on Titan came along and got me off the couch and trying to take my life back. I began going to the gym and needed tunes for such ventures, so now I'm into The K-Pop as well. This has led me to very strange paths, ones I thought I'd never be taking, but I have applied to go back to school in the fall for Asian Studies, largely to focus on Korean and Japanese, as my life goals have shifted to some commercial ventures in Baltimore City once I learn enough of what I need to know. And yes, I do fanart paintings. I've gotten better at that apparently.
I'm a ray of sunshine right now, lol! But I've been taken on as an official photographer for a Seventeen Fansite (which is a deal, tbh, for a nerd like me), have attended and photographed a number of concerts, and joined a dance group to cover various k-pop songs and choreographies. (Any ARMY here? lolz) I've performed at cons with them (the dance group), and it's something I never thought I'd be good at but once your previous avenues for expression are stripped from you, fiery people like me find a way I guess. Oh! And the stars aligned and I was actually able to meet the incomparable jademacalla in person!! He is every bit as wonderful a person as you think he is, truly.
We can all point and laugh, it's fine.
Like me trying to figure out how in the actual hell to navigate this website now. Enough about my bullshit. How is everyone doing? And should I continue to provide stock or just let this whole thing go?
OH RIGHT. Making sure I still have those passwords available, here's the link: CLICK ME FOR PASSWORDS YOU DONT HAVE TO EMAIL ME
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Rain Dance
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That went well, I think.
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I tried to pack it in and leave and it didn't work. I felt too horrible about it, so I've worked out a compromise.
I'll not be doing passworded packs any longer because they're apparently not allowed. I'm working on devoting a part of my own website for commercial usage of stock photographs, and it's a massive undertaking. That is a work in progress, so pardon my dust, but eventually I will have stock available on an exclusive basis. That is, stock that one person can purchase a license for, and only that person can use it...to more liberal licenses which cover permissions like book covers and model releases and the like. It's coming. Slowly, but it's coming. And for everyone who isn't interested in all that, yes I'll still be offering free stock here. I'll be balancing my professional stock work and this account and try to help both crowds. If you sent me a commercial inquiry, hang tight while I get things together.
The reason I say you guys might be in luck is that I've got a bunch of pals who are very interested in doing some stock photography whom I have not had the privilege of photographing before and are entirely new (and excited about) the prospect of doing stock. That means new costumes, new faces, new ideas, and some folks are even preparing for a big Song of Ice and Fire project once winter hits. (It's coming, afterall.)
There might be hope, yet.
In the meantime, I'm desperately seeking stock images myself. Especially:
-Overhead sleeping shots
-Slavic mythology themed shots
-Arthurian shots ( I see you, Lanny, I see you)
-Men doing awesome magelike things or fighty things. Bronze age is hard to find. Cloaked fellows. Cheeky grins.
-Ladies who are totally cool with me making them look like banshees and replacing their beautiful features with skulls.
I am especially seeking folks who are are cool with me selling prints outside of dA (but not like, major projects. I'm talking prints on etsy), but I'm also willing to pay for licensing/donate if necessary. As a stock artist, I totally appreciate the cost to make such images and want to help out, because so many people have supported me over the years.
Man, thumbnails are hard now. What the hell?
Stock Rules
Credit me in your artist's description anywhere you post it on the internet, and anywhere that is reasonably available. Notify me. Link me here either on the piece, on the front page, anywhere. It doesn't matter. If you want me to respond quickly, e-mail me. dA Prints are okay by me. So are print sales on etsy, redbubble, flickr, wherever you can create a print SO LONG AS the crediting and the notifying takes place. Bigger commercial projects, please contact me. Play nice. Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In