Thank you + 300 Points GiveawayHello everybody

Originally i wanted to write this journal when i reached 2000 watchers, but school starts on monday and right now i have more time

I just wanted to say thank you to all the people that support me here on DeviantArt. When i created my profil about 10 month ago i never thought that so many people would like my work. This really encourages me to take even more photos. I love to hold contests, feature people and browse through amazing pieces of art, there are so many great things to do.
In this 10 month i got my first DD and even earned money with my photography. For me all that is just so...unbelieveable

Some stats :
My 190 deviations were viewed 353,182 times
Watchers : 1,981
My deviations received 7,239 comments
My deviations were added to favourites 67,964 times
My most favourited deviation is Blossom, with 3,060 favourites
And here are some deviatio

Macro Photography Contest ( looking for prizes ) !Photography Contest !
Macro
:iconblackrose-1::iconblackrose-2::iconblackrose-3::iconblackrose-4::iconblackrose-5::iconblackrose-6::iconblackrose-7x:
It's Contest Time again !
Theme : Macro / Close Up
Deadline : 10. May
Prizes :
First Place:

300

200

by =lieveheersbeestje

Sketch by *SkyLandWarrior

Journal Feature by =Kara-a

Journal Feature by *serel

Journal Feature by =AkuZeku
<da:emoticon id="564"> Journal Feature by *rainylake
<da:emoticon id="564"> Journal Feature by *Paul774
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Nature photography contest! CLOSEDWe, the judges, will choose the winners in the following days.

*AljoschaThielen and me, `dragonfly-oli, made up a contest for you!
We chose a theme all photographers can participate in.
Theme: Macro in Nature.
Deadline: March 1, 2013
Rules:

You may submit all pictures that have macro in nature in it now. No date limit!! Submission limit is still 2 deviations maximum.

You need to fave this journal!

"Macro in nature" can be a closeup of a flower, of drops in nature, etc. But NATURE and CLOSEUP has to be involved in it.

You need to send your submission to either `dragonfly-oli or *AljoschaThielen in a note, telling us it is for our contest. You will be added to a folder with other submi

Small Feature Contest I. ( CLOSED )I know that my other contest just ended, but i wanted to do that for a while

Your Task : produce a Feature about the theme ( easy right?

)
Theme : Colours
Prize :
50

and a Feature by me
Deadline : 9 March
Some Rules :

this journal

everybody can join

of course you have to consider the theme !
( you can choose one colour, two colours or a lot of different colours, but the theme has to be visible )

Share some love and have fun

Criterias for judment :
:bulletblack: Overall look
:bulletblack: Concept
:bulletblack: Is the theme recognizable ?
:bulletblack: Do you take a lot of time to find fitting deviations or are you just looking at the popular deviations ?
How do i do a Feature? :

Why are you doing this? :
:bulletblack: i want to encourage people to do Features :happybounce:
:bulletblack: If

Small Feature Contest II.Your Task : produce a Feature about the theme ( easy right?

)
Theme : Black and White
Prize :
50

and a Feature by me
Deadline : 23 March
Some Rules :

this journal

everybody can join

of course you have to consider the theme !

Share some love and have fun

winning twice in a row is not possible
Criterias for judment :
:bulletblack: Overall look
:bulletblack: Concept
:bulletblack: Is the theme recognizable ?
:bulletblack: Do you take a lot of time to find fitting deviations or are you just looking at the popular deviations ?
How do i do a Feature? :

Why are you doing this? :
:bulletblack: i want to encourage people to do Features :happybounce:
Entries :

( Closed ! ) Big Feature Project !Hello everybody

Since i almost reached 2000 watchers i wanted to do a watchers Feature, but i had another idea and i really hope that a lot of you will participate.
The concept behind the whole project is that you feature others and in return you will be featured by them.
So if 20 people participate you will be featured 20 times !
Understood?
Rules :
- everybody can participate !
- everybody that wants to participate has to write one Link of the Deviation that should be featured HERE
- you have to

this journal
- please leave a comment on this journal so that i know that you want to participate
- everybody that wants to participate agrees to do a Feature at the End of the Project !
- for those that don't have the time to do a feature themselves i am going to provide a code that you just have to copy into your own journal
( but i would be happier if you take the time to create the Feature yourself )
- only one Deviation per p

Watchers FeatureHere is a little thank you for my watchers

Thank you very much for your support !
Enjoy

7 steps for taking better photos-beginner's guideHello and welcome to my little guide on how to make better photos*.
*Photos that are technically correct; with little grain, right exposure, right composition, etc.
So, some of you have probably gotten a new camera during the holidays and it's so shiny and look at all the details, is that a pore on my face, and everything is great, but what are all these numbers and letters on my screen, let's just use auto mode. And then it all begins. The depression. The photos lack something... That sparkle of life, you know. You ask why? Is this the way of god trying to tell me that I have no talents and that I wasted my money?
NO.
You just need a bit of guidance, that's all. Here are some tips for beginners and those who might need it.

Step 1
It's safe now to turn off auto mode.
What are you saying?! These are too complicated to understand, why should I?
You remember that thing that lacks? That thing is - you, your touch. All the numbers seem hard, but

Your Most Prized Possession Contest +100 points GVHello, sweeties!
This is the official journal for
Your Most Prized Possession Contest
Contest deadline: 1st March,2013
by
=K1ntar and *naked-in-the-rain
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A little explanation of the subject:
The subject of this contest is about your most prized possession.
It doesn't have to be something expensive, it can be anything you love and cherish; something that has a great value for you.
It could be an object, a memory, a person, a pet, or a simple smile... basically anything you find very valuable.
Here are some photography examples to get your creative juices flowing:

This contest allows media such as:
photography
digital art
traditional art
How to participate?
In order to participate you only have to

this journal.
Post your entry to deviantart, link back to this journal entry in the artists comments, and send me a note with the su

Deviants I like #1New year, new project!
I decided to start something new: a serie of journals showing some Work of Deviants I am following, describing their galleries (:
I think talented people (wether famous or not) deserve support and attention.
The first Artist I want to feature is =Oer-Wout
He's from the Netherlands and his photographs mainly focus on woodlands, with magic and mysterious atmospheres. The most used format is square, which, in my opinion, helps our eye to really get "into" the photo, making it more attractive (of course, it depends by the photo).
Sure the square shape works well with paths.

Not only, he has an eye for sunrays, and for those -like me- who love them, he provides really good examples.

Another chapter of his work is made by the so-called Dreamscapes, an explosion of clouds and water.
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Talented People ( 3. )Here are the previous journals :
Talented People ( 1. )
Talented People ( 2. )
Now please enjoy these beautiful photos

And please

this journal so that more people will read it.
As always you are welcome to suggest me people for the coming features !
~lisans

*fruitpunch1
suggested by *cloduy & *hayzy

*valiunic

Double Group Contest!

THERE HAVE BEEN MASSIVE POINT DONATIONS OFFERED!!! :iconcrazylaplz: Thanks soooooo much to *PoultryChamp and *KittyLaFurr, GO GIVE THESE AMAZING DEVIANTS SOME LOVE!!! (Check below for specifics!!!)
Contest time!

This contest is going to be super fun!

The two groups :iconpencountshuttercount: and :iconartistslittlecorner: have decided to collaborate and bring to you one amazing contest with two themes and four different art mediums! :iconcannotevenplz:
DATES:
Begin: 2/11/13
End: 3/31/13 DATE HAS BEEN EXTENDED

Here’s how things are gonna go down:
Themes:
The theme chosen by the group #PenCountShutterCount was “Mirror, Mirror”
The theme chosen by the group #ArtistsLittleCorner was “Childish Perspective”

You can use either theme you want, even if you aren’t part of both groups! *I suggest joining both groups if you’re only a part of one, and if you decide to participat

Free Commissons / Partner PhotographyHello everybody !
I have school vacations in 2 weeks for 2 weeks and since i don't have anything special to do and
since i am not really creative at the moment i had an idea

1. Free Commissions
I always wanted to try that.
You will be able to request a photo of me and i will dedicate it to you and send you the original fullsize photo.
You are free to use it for your personal use

( please consider my possibilities and don't be sad if the photo doesn't turn out that great ._. )
2. Partner Photography
I couldn't think of a better name ^_^'
This mainly means, that we decide on a theme together and then take similar, fitting, or whatever photos !
If you want to my photo will also be dedicated and send to you.
For now i just want to know who is interested

Please comment if you are interested and of course include if you want to get a free commisson or do a Partner Photography.

Birthday Contest WinnersIt was hard for me to choose, but i finally decided and here are the winners :

First Place *Elehanne

Thank you so much for this cute presents, they are so well done and fit the Birthday theme really well

And of couse thank you so much for beeing so generous to send them to me for free, i look forward to them

Second Place ~rosefai

This photo reflects such a nice Birthday morning. She chose Still Life from the list of the things i like and added the birthday theme really well

Of course it also is a really nice photo !
And the sentence "I wish i could send you the actual cake" just made me smile, i don't know why, but it was cute

Third Place ~Hecateslight

I am holding this bracelet ( I don't know if you call it like this in english?

) in my hands ri

120 points giveaway! The winnerHello, sweeties (:
I hope you're having a wonderful weekend

I decided to make one of you smile again by giving one lucky deviant 120 points
All you have to do to participate is:
favorite this journal
and
that's all
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You don't have to visit my gallery nor watch me, but if you do, thank you!
_
+ Have a random question?
You can ask me anything here :
[link]
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Have fun and good luck
_
+ You can win 5000 points participating in my contest here. It's fun. Check it out below, please:

Thank you everyone who participated (:
The winner is :iconSachi-pon:.
Congrats, and enjoy your points

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Journal Entry: Mon Feb 4, 2013, 10:55 AM

Hello everybody

My 1. DeviantArt Birthday and my 18. Birthday are both at the end of february

It was a great year for me and of course turning 18 is nice too. So i will hold a new contest to celebrate these events !

Theme : Creat Something i would Like
Deadline : 21. February ( my Birthday )

Rules :

All mediums are allowed

2 Submissions per person

Please

this journal

You have to send me your submission via note with the thumbcode or/and the link

I will fave your submission in a special folder, if that doesn't happen please note me again

You can change your submission but please state that in a note !

The submission should be specially made for this contest, that means only new entrys are allowed

( the upload date here on dA is what matters )

Some information about me :

the theme is really open since i will be happy about almost everything you make for me

if you need some inspiration just browse my gallery and/or favorites

Some Likes : nature; animals; cute, conceptual and pretty things; still life; landscapes; aso.

if you are in doubt you can always ask me for help

Prizes :

1. Place
100

by =Kara-a
100

by *Amanda-Graham
50

by =Paul-Gore
50

by *Ratabago
30

by ~DaisyDinkle
10

by =MeLikesManga
10

by =mylittlebluesky
Feature by =Kara-a
Feature by ~Tawara753
Feature by `dragonfly-oli
Feature by =mylittlebluesky
Feature by *hayzy
Feature by ~Kostandina
Feature by ~PandaPearls
Feature by =SweetButtermilk

2. Place
50

by =Kara-a
50

by *Amanda-Graham
50

by *Ratabago
30

by =Paul-Gore
20

by ~DaisyDinkle
Feature by =Kara-a
Feature by ~Tawara753
Feature by `dragonfly-oli
Feature by =mylittlebluesky
Feature by *hayzy
Feature by ~Kostandina
Feature by ~PandaPearls
Feature by =SweetButtermilk

3. Place
50

by *Ratabago
30

by =Kara-a
30

by *Amanda-Graham
20

by =Paul-Gore
10

)

LLamas to all winners by : =Kara-a; =SweetButtermilk; ~RaquelSchwarz; ~PandaPearls; ~Kostandina; ~DaisyDinkle; *hayzy; =mylittlebluesky; `dragonfly-oli; ~Tawara753; =Isalovesphotography

This Journal Skin was designed by ~Night-Beast

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~RCR123 Feb 20, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

ahhh crap XP i have to finish mine tonight DX I'm such a bad procrastinator. just in case i don't finish happy birthday kara-a!

=Metarex12 Feb 18, 2013 Student General Artist

Does literature count?

=Kara-a Feb 19, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

Of course

~Hecateslight Feb 15, 2013 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Ich gratulier Dir noch nicht, ABER ich hab es schon mal reingestellt, da ich es sonst noch vergesse/ nicht schaffe: [link] Ich wünsche Dir viel Erfolg mit dem contest, und, dass dein 18. Geburtstag etwas Besonderes wird.

*Sarah-BK Feb 10, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

I must take part in this! I love your style and would love to do something inspired by you FOR you!

I wish I saw this sooner... must get down to this asap!

*hayzy Feb 10, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

you have to tell me your favorite colors

=Kara-a Feb 10, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

Sure

Well i like blue, dark red tones, black ( if that counts

) , and i also like pretty green tones

*hayzy Feb 10, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

thank you

do you mind if I send you a note?i tried to photograph some snowflakes but I just can't seem to get them sharp enough.I was wondering if you cropped the original of your bleeding snowflake a lot.

=Kara-a Feb 10, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

You are very welcome

And of course i don't mind ! You don't even have to ask

And it is hard to get them sharp

I had to take a lot photos to get some nice one.
And here you go : [link]
That's the original photo, of course i had to crop it

That is the closest i can get with my Closeup Filters.

~AisuMaruu Feb 7, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I'll give it a shot!

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