Hi fellow deviants,

In our next issue we'll do an article about the Holga. Our editor in chief tested the camera, but we're not very happy with the results just yet. As there are loads of Holga photographers here on deviantART, I was wondering if any of you would like to contribute with their own art. There will be no payment, but we'll credit you with name and you'd have a printed publication in a lifestyle magazine.

If you're interested send me a note asap, we'd like to finish the page by today. Please get in touch with your email address and a link to the work you'd like to show.

Thanks,
Sandra

The amount of journals I've written last year isn't even a hand full.
It's funny.

I've just, out of boredom because I had the flu last week, come back to dA. And I discover the groups system, which I'm absolutely fond of. I joined dA more than 5 years ago, when I was still a photography student and not even sure if I ever wanted to be a photographer.

Now I'm a professional - something that didn't have to happen - I'm responsible for a big magazine and don't hardly ever think about online photo-communities anymore. However, I return to dA from time to time, upload stuff and read the comments. Why? I think the main reason is nostalgia. I've met great people here from all over the world who are now my friends. If it wasn't for dA, I might have lost the motivation to be a photographer half-way through my schooling.

So here's to dA! *raises glass* You've changed and improved a lot during the last years, and the group system is just one of the good ideas you've put to life, honeys. I'll always come back here.

Cheers!

Hey guys,

I need to retouch some images quickly and I've stumbled across a huuuge problem (that's probably not that huge anymore, once I know how to solve it).

How the hell do I best remove bikini tan marks?

I tried with the stamp tool, but it looks spotty and bad. It tried with burn, which looks better, but I guess I'd have to select the areas... and that's tricky because the marks don't have a sharp edge. Any tricks you'd like to share?

Help much appreciated.
THANKS!!

This is one too. I know I do a horrible job. staged.deviantart.com/journal/…
But I'll try my best to make them more interesting.

You do like links to cool things, right?
Here you go: www.seblester.co.uk/ - for the type-obsessed of you.

I'm a huge fan of Lula Magazine. Unfortunately the website is not very informative,  but if you get it into your hands at some news stand: Buy it, it's worth every cent.

The image campaign shoot is getting closer in time. We're shooting next Sunday, I can't wait... I was also asked to do a fashion series for Styleaut Magazine, and I'm working on the concept right now. So things are going pretty well around here.

Has anyone seen "Picture Me" yet? It's a documentary about the model buiz, you can find the trailer here. It won the audience joice in Milan and will probably be shown around the globe very soon because of it's popularity.