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"How do I protect my photography and art in general?" ~Tahog (https://www.deviantart.com/tahog) "As Tahog (https://www.deviantart.com/tahog) 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

Rhyming shouldn't be stigmatized over poor examples or be embraced as the only poetic form available to the writer due to the many classical examples from centuries before. It should be used if the writer is comfortable with it, or it is a part of how they write, or what they are writing calls for rhyming. The writers below are all talented at their craft and have generously accepted to contribute to the article. HoldTheNoise (https://www.deviantart.com/holdthenoise) :thumb320620240: :thumb317729178: What is your opinion on rhyming literature on deviantART? Traditionally fixed literature in any place (not strictly deviantArt), can seem either very natural and effortless, or ve

This article is written for the projecteducate (https://www.deviantart.com/projecteducate)'s Community Week as well as ArtHistoryProject (https://www.deviantart.com/arthistoryproject)'s dA Related month. Here is a brief history of April Fool's pranks deviantART has played on it's members. Please note that information is still missing (mostly older years) - this is because some April Fool's pranks were never recorded or are lost in the millions of journals on the site. 2001 - "jark (https://www.deviantart.com/jark) is Arrested" jark (https://www.deviantart.com/jark) is arrested in Disneyland for cutting in line and refusing to move to the back. [original article] 2004 - "British Takeover" April Fool's Day 2004 marked the day the British took over deviantART. New rules were

 Capture your PUMPKIN!   Update: The contest deadline is fast approaching and it's HALLOWEEN! So get creative now and capture your pumpkins! Remember that your entry must be still life photography, therefore it cannot include any people! Dates   Start Date: 5th October End Date: 5th November Theme   The aim of this contest is to promote, educate and understand Still Life Photography. So your captures must have a still life element to them i.e. arranged (they can't be pumpkins growing in a field) and it must include pumpkin in some way, shape or form. So you could carve a pumpkin, make a pumpkin soup, decorate a pumpkin, make pumpkin pie.

This article came about after a deviant specifically requested that we write ten clear, simple tips for Photographing Nature. Troubleshooting articles and information can be very useful, but sometimes breaking it down into manageable memorable chunks is so much easier. So without further ado please enjoy our Ten Tips for Nature Photographers! 1) Get into your environment Yes, it's rhubarb. To be a true photographer, you must be at one with rhubarb.   When we talk about photographing Nature, we don't necessarily mean wide expansive rolling landscapes. Whilst they contain any number of elements that are nature focused and made up from natura