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Conceptual Spotlight Vol. 27`JamminJo's
Spotlight Vol. 27
Conceptual
The Spotlight

LIGHTHOUSE by ~M0THart
who cares by =AlicjaRodzik
the human touch by `devilicious
Hard Days by ~divljePile
The unforeseen trap by ^astridle
Vintage by ~ilovestrawberries
Ashes of Roses by *LauraBallesteros
Dark Roots Of The Earth by *Mahafsoun
Dark Roots Of The Earth by *Mahafsoun
See a piece that should be featured?
Don't hesitate to note me with the thumb! I'll do my best to get it in the next feature.
Undiscovered Talent
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Give love. Write comments. Collect Favorites. Watch Artists. Make Art.

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December Challenge and November Winners! The Theme
Being that December, for many, is the month of festivity, creativity and craftiness we decided that we'd have a 'sort of' Christmas Theme. We appreciate that not everybody celebrates Christmas and so our technical term for this months challenge is 'Festive.' That way you can create anything that has a sort of festive feel to it. See the examples if you're confused!
Dates
The contest folder will be open on 1st December 2012 and will close on 29th December 2012. Be sure to get your submissions in before the closing date! Judging will commence soon after with winners announced on 1st of January with the next new challenge! We're tightening up on submissions now and your work will be declined if it doesn't follow our submissions rules!
Submission
The Submission folder can be found right Here!

Thoughts and Dreams IVFavorite these lovely photos and the feature if you like it! Enjoy

Free As A Bird by *Nelleke The art of eating by ~Gallynette
meow by ~Nocturny
scape serenade by ~arayo dance of leaves by ~photoflake
Above me by ~Khevyel
red deer by *michaelrumiz Portfolio by ~aufzehengehen
She Dreams by ~welcometothegray
Blue lights by ~creamypeach Clouds chasing the alps by ~mbielstein

Happy Singles Awareness Day/ Valentines DayHello everybody

I wish all of you, no matter what you will do on the 14th of February, a wonderful Day !
For me... it's actutally a pretty normal day. I will spend it at school and after that i will spend my time with my love . . . . . . my kitty
Who needs men anyways? animals are so much better

What do you do on Valentines Day?

For now here is a little bit different Valentines Day Feature for all of you :

for all time by *MagicalMelody79

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

Square'ish. LXXVPlease give a favourite to this news article.

Squares. So simple, yet so stunning.
Here's a beautiful collection of squares. Go and fave them!

flurry by ~piotrus33 Alleyway of Ice by *Zemni

Near forest by ~JPGphotos Meadow house by ~Al-Baum Laguna by ~Chaerul-Umam

Last Breath Of The Setting Sun by *KrzysztofJedrzejak Final Judgment by *KrzysztofJedrzejak Spaceship by ~matze-end

Separate Ways by ~acukur Daucus by ~UniHydra Conservation of mass and energy by ~Ymntle-Aleoni

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Troubleshooting:How to Photograph Christmas Lights

I recently read an article on Reddit that explored the best way to photography Christmas lights and it raised some interesting points. Rather than re-hash what has already been said, I've delved into a few tutorials around the web to give an overview of some hints and tips - and will link them all at the end of this article so that you can investigate for yourself.

When you take a Photograph, the camera will often over-compensate with the colours that it's trying to capture and objects that look fairly white to the naked eye don't appear so in the photo that you've taken. White Balance aims to override that. But just setting your camera to Auto White Balance and hoping for the best is not good enough...

The above shots show the same location taken firstly with auto white balance - and then secondly with the white balance set to shade. Setting Shade me

Photography Troubleshooting: Capturing SnowThe best of the Wintery weather conditions often come later on in the season, especially here in the UK. The next week or so will hopefully provide many photographers with the chance to capture those snowy scenes. So what’s the best way to achieve them?
I’m sure many will agree that snowy landscapes are amongst the trickiest things to photograph. Exposure is the common problem; temperature is usually a close second! If your camera has a snow or winter setting then this will help override the auto white balance and lower the exposure, so you are already set to go. But if your camera doesn’t have these functions, then you might find these tips handy:

1.Before you head out, check your equipment. The white skies that often accompany a snowy scene are the most likely out of any shot you’ll take, to show up the dirt on your lens. Give it a good clean beforehand or you’ll be spending a long time with th

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

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

12 Month Premium Membership Giveaway!I'm renewing my Premium Membership -- now that DA has the limited time deal to 'give one, get one' I might as well share the wealth!
Here's how this is going to work:

You have until 1AM (Pacific -8) on DECEMBER 16 to enter.

Simply fav this journal to enter!

On December 16, I will use a random number generator to pick the winner, whom I will announce in a new journal post (and I will note the winner to inform them).

Feel free to pass this along to any of your friends or colleagues!
Happy Holidays, everyone!
EDIT:
THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.
VIEW http://fav.me/d5oa3z6 FOR THE RESULTS!

Seeing DoubleDiptych photography

I think you know by now by =theluckynineLet the stars fall down... by ~greenday862
kateandtrees by ~marymarycherryMar adentro by ~dorothei

Be strong . by ~CumulonymbusThrough my soul by ~lalyita
Temporary Peace. by ~SelinaValeskarabbit-hearted girl by ~Zaratopsszaach by ~chodzzemnaFreedom by ~Holunder
this feeling by ~andrea-h.flurries. by ~littlemisslove

if she could fly by ~justina-mSummer sun by ~play-my-game
grunge by ~dorguskamore yellow birds by ~ausgetraeumtsorrow . .. .. by *light-from-EmiratesWinterdream by ~Inside-my-ART
hearts on a stick by ~nhuthanhtime to love by ~Chibasenka

199. by ~greenday862.7 by ~BlueFish24
73 Bubble Tea by ~RoselineLphoton a k e d s o u l s . by ~greenday862before the birds wake up by *8o-clock:self6: by ~Inutilll
inner cat by ~Sophie0305all summer. by ~city-in-surrender

take me to the place where by ~blankliveszielono i wesolo mi. by ~6Artificial6
Blueeeiii by *NellekeExcuses by ~worthyGwhispering .. by *Katari01disappointed myself. by ~jenarose
Warming one's heart by ~ansmeer2 by ~tjasa

La vie, c'est comme une dent by ~ennilblame it on the weatherman by *koksuel
Twilight by ~xTivenovember by =theluckynineruby snow by ~bailey--elizabethFind me by ~froststick
i put this in front of me by ~P0RG:th

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.

DD Guidelines - Conceptual PhotographyDetailed Guidelines:
I am the CV for Conceptual photography: this means I will only consider work that is under "Photography - Conceptual". If the piece you want to suggest is not categorised in Conceptual photography, please use this list (http://communityrelations.deviantart.com/journal/The-Community-Relations-Team-230659450) of Community Volunteers to find the appropriate CV to address.
To make a suggestion, just send me a note with the subject "DD Suggestion". Include the :thumb#########: code for the piece, which can be found to the right-hand side of the deviation page. I will not consider the notes with just a LINK to the photo suggested so please make sure to include the thumbnail. I would appreciate it if you leave a short message stating why you think this work should be featured. Finally, let me know if you want your suggestion to be anonymous or not; if you don't specify this, your username will be mentioned in the "Suggested by" field of the DD fe

[Recipe Challenge] - Winners for February!Our Recipe this time was the No-Need-To-Knead Bread, you can find the recipe here.

Drumroll please!
1st Place
For 'Best Capture of the Recipe'

by *cloduy
I found the way you included raspberries and marmelade in the presentation of the bread simply yummy looking and only could add to the soft and clear setup.
You won a 3 month subscription by $Moonbeam13

2nd Place
For 'Most Creative Substitution'

by ~xXNaemyXx
Like always, you surprise us with creative and cool substitutions, which fill our mind with ideas on how to play with the next recipes on our own!
You won 100

by $Moonbeam13

Honourable Mention

by ~rosefai
Have a good day you all! Stay tuned for the next recipe coming up very soon!

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Info about stolen artworks

Journal Entry: Fri Jan 18, 2013, 11:19 AM

Hiya!
So I'm sure some of you had their artworks stolen at one point, posted on facebook, used in a magazine, used in the making of a site, etc. Most of the times you don't know how to react or just don't care if it's of a small importance. But what if you really want to have your artwork removed?
I've just stumbled across this, did anyone know about it?

_{Btw, it's not a scam, nor spam; I've found it in a photography forum and thought I should share if anyone's interested}

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Info about stolen artworksby =DianaGrigore

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*fujifangirl75 Feb 3, 2013 Student Photographer

THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS!
I NEVER knew this site existed! I'm a student photographer and have had lots of questions, and this site helped me learned what I needed! Thanks for sharing this. I woulda never known it's there.