I've been putting my pictures on dA for two years now. I'm very happy to be part of this vibrant and talented community. It pleases me very much that people enjoy my pictures and express appreciation. For the most part it has been a very positive experience and I have few regrets at getting involved, but there are however some things that sometimes cause me to review my decision.
I have discovered that so long as I keep fairly quiet and I don't step outside my circle of like-minded friends, my dA activity is valuable and inspiring. I also know that whenever I have ignored that rule, I have regretted it bitterly. It is easy to forget that all human life is here, both good and bad.
One thing that bothers me more than anything else, is the lack of control we have over the presentation and context of our images when they are displayed in other members favourites and collections. Don't misunderstand me; I do like people to favourite my work, but as I said before, there is all human life on dA and sometimes our work can end up in collections alongside pictures that (although they might comply with the dA guidelines) are of little artistic value. I speak (for example) of those poorly executed close-up shots of genitalia and those artless dawbings and scribblings we have all seen and try to avoid. There is nothing we can do to prevent the possibility of our carefully and thoughtfully executed work ending up in a collection mixed-in with all that garbage. There is also nothing stopping a dA member taking one of my art nudes and putting it in a collection entitled something like 'nice tits' or 'hot babes'.
Am I being too sensitive? Should I just close my eyes to it? Are the positive aspects of dA enough to compensate? I just don't know.





Devious Comments
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Paul
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Paul
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It has been my honor to serve those who have sacrificed for the freedom of others.
Reckon I take the view that all websites of this type have their drawback. I did welcome the change from 'friend' being changed to 'watch' for somewhat similar reasons !
Alex
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It has been my honor to serve those who have sacrificed for the freedom of others.
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My gallery here: [link] My youtube: [link]
I would be the absolute last person to claim that my only interest in yours and others offerings is their artistic value. On the other hand, I can certainly appreciate the effort you put into your work (it shows), so I can just as easily appreciate your feelings in this. I guess, just be happy the moronic few are just that and let it be. But, whatever you do - don't stop taking pictures!
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Life is what happens while you're making other plans
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