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So You Want to Commission an Artist
1. Introduction

It's fun to see your character in another person's style. For those of us with a heavy affinity with characters, it can be easy to get lost in the desire to want to see your character drawn by many people. Or perhaps you know of two or more characters you want to see in a certain scene. Artwork makes a wonderful gift for friends, too, and a new piece sitting in your notes can be just the thing to bring up your spirits.
Most people operate on a budget for entertainment purposes (and commissions for personal use would fall under the entertainment budget), and it can be hard to get your fix of commissions when you have little to work with. This guide should help you locate commissions that fit your budget, as well as providing you (hopefully!) helpful tips that will give you the resources to confidently commission your favorite artists.

2. Commission Etiquette

Before you start looking for artists to commission, i

Street Photography Tutorial - IPART II
The series of 5 articles about Street Photography made by ^myraincheck and slightly edited by moi* continues with:
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY TUTORIAL - PART ONE
THE HUMAN SUBJECT
(article from photo4u.it - il portale italiano della fotografia translated and adapted to dA by ^myraincheck)
Let's close our eyes and imagine going out in the streets and looking for unusual things. What do we expect to find? People, first of all.
That's good, the HUMAN PRESENCE is a fundamental element of street photography.
If we want to use only this ingredient, we'll be able to realize a true street photo only if the person we capture will have something unusual or interesting or is doing something unusual or interesting. Otherwise we'll have a good portrait, an enviromental portrait, a wide portrait whatever, but not a street photo.

LESSON 1A: COMPOSITION STUDYLESSON 1A: COMPOSITION STUDY

A short lesson on the ins and outs of composition in the visual arts.

Composition, as defined by Wikipedia, "is the placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work of art, as distinct from the subject of a work." In short, composition refers to the arrangement of elements within a piece of art that follow a certain set of artistic rules/guidelines. These rules and guidelines are based on what the human eye finds attractive, and hundreds of years of art have proven that although a wonderful piece of art can exist without following these rules, pieces that do follow them are more likely to be

The Lucky 13 (street tips)13 Street Photography Tips
Tony Ray-Jones was an English street photographer. In the early 60′s he traveled to the U.S for studying for a Master of Fine Arts in graphic design at Yale. He moved to NY after graduating and got a job as an art director for CBS records but he was determined to become a photographer. In New York he became good friends with Joel Meyerowitz and became part of the NY street photographers scene led by Garry Winogrand.
Jones kept notebooks, a journal if you'd like in which he wrote down his thoughts, lists and plans about photography. In one of those lists, titled "Approach" he listed some tips for better street photographs. These tip are still valid today and can be used as a basic guidelines to better street photography.
1. Be more aggressive- just to be clear, this does not mean at any way that you should jump into situation that could become violent! In a way, this simple

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How to deliver a good photo critiqueby =dienutza

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_{I wanted to do this since a long time ago, but didn't have time on my hand.
This is my first tutorial, I'm pretty sure that there are some mistakes which I can't figure out at this hour
I planned a few other tutorials (which will be not as boring as this one!).
I hope it was useful and I'd be happy to hear your suggestions about other tutorials which you would like to see
I'll also create the second part of this tutorial, called How to accept a critique}

Kind of..funny, heh? That I request critiques on a tutorial of critiques

But it's my first one and I'd like to know what you guys think

** Thank you ~fluf-studios
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Critique by =fluf-studios Feb 15, 2013, 11:55:31 PM

Great job for your first critique! It's fantastic and very helpful.

However, there are some things that could be improved.

It's very easy to understand. It covers all important points, such as the message/concept and the actual photograph itself. However, while you listed the things one should note when making a critique, I honestly think it would be much more helpful, if you stated how to analyze these areas and critique them.
Sure, you've given an explanation on what those were, but you didn't add when they help a picture, or when they ruin one. For example: "Perspective - Is the photo taken at an interesting angle? How much depth does it add? Usually, aerial perspectives are good in... But they ruin pictures that..." This would help the reader get a better hold on the topic. (In Number 1, "Interpretation" is an example of what I am talking about as it gives the reader the real idea of interpreting the piece) I also suggest giving the readers questions to ask themselves when they do a photo critique, as this also will help them understand more.

In regards to the design and lay out of your tutorial, I think it's excellent that it blends with the site. I think it would be easier to read, if the text was a little darker than it is now. I see no problem in regards to spelling, though in number 4, the first sentence "What the artist did good" has a grammatical error. It's supposed to be "What areas did the artist do good in?".

I really love the great tips in the end- they're very useful and effective, and a great addition to the tutorial.

Again, great job on this! You were a bit indefinite and vague, but overall this is a lovely tutorial to read. One I'd recommend.

I hope this helps!

Have a nice day~

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~bvbodegom Feb 17, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

Very useful indeed! It's hard to critique in the right way and I'm sure this can help a lot of people understand how they can improve on their critiqueing. Apart from the few things pointed out in the critique on this tutorial, it's shaped quite nicely

Keep it up!

=dienutza Feb 24, 2013

Thank you so much! I'm glad you found it a little useful!

~TTM77 Feb 17, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

IMO the first step should be check to see if the original author want critiques. Many don't like a negative critique.

=dienutza Feb 24, 2013

Well, I'm specifically talking about critiques here on dA. So for someone who has the critique option enabled for a certain deviation.

~TTM77 Feb 24, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

they only want to hear positive critiques.

=dienutza Feb 24, 2013

Well, I wouldn't. Then why the critique feature?

You cannot advance if you won't have an open mind

~TTM77 Feb 24, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

I agree..

`nosugarjustanger Feb 17, 2013

Very helpful and easy to understand and follow. I like that you point out about being constructive without being condemning of the piece being critique. Everyone works so hard on their work, and I am sure it would be very disheartening if people get personal instead of being constructive.

I also like it when people ask me questions if they have any about the "work" I do. It shows interest, at least.

=dienutza Feb 24, 2013

That's where I was going with this. Easy to understand, not much to read(as I know a lot of people who say tl;dr)

Questions and any feedback one gets are really good in preparing one's style of work. I do tend to look at things in a personal way, but I know that everyone has their way of thinking and I try to look at them in an objective way.
I think feedback is all about being constructive, and the author of the respective work should be the one that agrees/disagrees with the respective feedback. It's all about picking the feedback which help you improve.

*12who Feb 17, 2013 Hobbyist

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