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Vagina, Droids, and Rats

Journal Entry: Sun Jul 15, 2007, 2:04 PM

DeviantArt has changed since I first joined five years ago. It used to be a collection of art, some good, a lot bad....but it was art. Now it's just art mixed in with anime drawings and porn. I use to direct my anger to the anime but recently I've noticed that I can't browse the Photography category's most popular submission without sifting through shots of girls spread wide open.

I like girls. I like naked girls. I like shooting naked girls. But it seems like there's more shots by GWC's (guys-with-cameras who shoot to get laid) than truly artistic shots of human beauty. If I want to see a shot of a girl bending over with her legs spread lit with frontal on-camera flash and no artistic thought... I'd pull down my "Bookmarks" menu and navigate to my favorite porn sites ;)

Wait, nevermind...I prefer my porn to be creatively lit....

But when I'm surfing DA I want to see beautiful shots of beautiful things done in beautiful and creative ways. Maybe the "Artistic Nude" section should be divided into sub-categories such as "Artistic, Self-Shot Wannabe Porn, GWC Wannabe Art, and Close-Up Vag"

What gets me is that there is amazing art out there but to find it, you first must search through all of the porn. When I say porn, I mean specifically that which was taken by someone who's dick was out further than the lens (unless it's a long telephoto, then it's just voyeurism...and that's just wrong). Can the admins just make a whole new section for this crap.

I've always been an advocate to make this a pay-only site. The rates are low enough for anyone serious about art to handle and it would weed out the persons ruining this community.




San Francisco street at night




Moving on.....

I took a trip up to San Francisco this weekend. Some friends of mine are working at LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic, and Pixar and so a bunch of us decided to drive up and check out the places as well as the city.

Our first stop was Lucasfilm where both LucasArts (the game company) and ILM (the effects facility) are housed. Set inside the beautiful Presidio area near the Golden Gate Bridge, the campus was incredible. Inside is like a museum of visual effects. The halls are lined with classic full-sized matte paintings and everywhere you look are actual artifacts and artwork from past ILM films. I can't really talk about most of what I saw (we signed non-disclosure agreements). The general feel I got as a place to work is that it's a bit too corporate for my tastes. Another "cog in the wheel" feeling. But the place is impressive still, and if I could get a good enough offer to afford to live in that area, I'd take a freelance position (I'll be waiting for the call, George...you've got my number).




Letterman Digital Arts Center home of Lucasfilm/Lucasarts/ILM

This is the campus.



R2D2 mailbox outside the Presidio

A lot of us have already seen these R2D2 mailboxes set up by the USPS. This one is just outside the campus.





Our next stop was to visit my good friend and former college roommate Sean who works at Pixar.

Pixar Animation Studios front entrance

(This image was taken while leaving, and flopped so it read forwards. I didn't have my camera out when we entered





Again, I can't talk about what I saw but....wait a minute.....I never signed the NDA. I was distracted by picking out a For The Birds drink coaster from the "gift shop" when they were passing around the sign-in sheet. I just remembered that. But I'm not going to talk about anything that could get my friend in trouble.

There is artwork from Ratatouille everywhere. Giant concept paintings on the walls, character sketches, sculpture/maquettes, etc. The people there were great too, super friendly and...well....animated. Plus it was Beer Bash Friday so we got free beer, wine, and food. Even saw Mater (the tow truck) from Cars. They recreated the character in full scale on a truck. It was awesome





streets of San Francisco




Transamerica Building





We looked at apartments in this area just north of the city:

Marin County





And on the way home, stopping for gas...I snapped this and ended up really liking it.







thanks for reading.













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Devious Information

  • Current Age: twenty-six.
  • Current Residence: los angeles. ca
  • Interests: making photos. making films. making art. making love.
  • Favourite artist: you.
  • Favourite photographer: patrick hoelck. nigel parry. chris weeks. gwarf
  • Favourite style of art: motion picture visual effects.
  • Operating System: mac.
  • MP3 player of choice: ipod.
  • Wallpaper of choice: floral pattern.
  • Skin of choice: yours.
  • Personal Quote: i shoot people and blow shit up for a living.
  • Tools of the Trade: camera. computer. wacom. eyes. intuition. heart.

Devious Comments

~insertwittynickname:iconinsertwittynickname: Jul 27, 2008, 9:03:20 PM Mood: Joy
i like your eye for things.


and i like your anti porn rant
=truemarmalade:icontruemarmalade: Jul 7, 2008, 8:27:58 PM
Thanks for watching!

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*bellocqa:iconbellocqa: Jun 14, 2008, 10:12:38 AM Mood: Sociable
Thanks for the :+fav:

André.
*HannahHavoc:iconHannahHavoc: Apr 14, 2008, 9:28:40 PM
thanks!

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*digimatte:icondigimatte: Feb 12, 2008, 10:06:28 PM
Thanks for the nice comment. Let me know if you need any help figuring out the buttons. :)

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~comatosefocus:iconcomatosefocus: Jan 30, 2008, 8:33:53 AM Mood: Optimism
Your work really inspired me...I just got this darned new camera and I still have a lot to learn from it. Hopefully I'll be able to manipulate all of the functions as well as you appear to do. :)
~projectilelust:iconprojectilelust: Jan 4, 2008, 9:57:17 AM
hi equally new sg friend.
(:

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=jjuuhhaa:iconjjuuhhaa: Dec 24, 2007, 1:32:52 PM
Hey :wave:
Thank you very much for the :+devwatch:

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*DimensionSeven:iconDimensionSeven: Dec 23, 2007, 2:41:08 AM
Hello, dear random deviant! :wave:

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=zardo:iconzardo: Oct 10, 2007, 9:12:18 AM
Hi there :wave:, thank you for the :+devwatch: :)
*yv:iconyv: Jul 27, 2007, 5:27:45 AM
hi, thanks a lot for request :) the print will be available as soon as it's checked by dA.

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*DavideDeDomenico:iconDavideDeDomenico: Jul 9, 2007, 2:04:02 AM
hey man thank you so much for the Watch!
i like your work!;)
~rockroll:iconrockroll: Jun 29, 2007, 8:22:31 PM
MY GOSH!!! I love your work! :aww:

:+devwatch:!!! I hope you don't mind. :aww: :hug:

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I :heart: :cookie:!!!

:star::heart:Sailor Heart Phantom:heart::star:

I would like to give a thanks to ~nightviper16 for the avvie! I :heart: you! :aww:

I would love to be visited! :aww:
~chrysseis:iconchrysseis: Jun 18, 2007, 1:09:15 PM
Wow! You have great ideas for your pics! I :heart: your work!!! :aww: Really original gallery...
*rhin-sowilo:iconrhin-sowilo: Jun 17, 2007, 7:05:34 PM
I really like your gallery, especially the candid b&w photos of people that you get... First, they're very good. Second, I'm way too shy to raise a camera at someone I don't know, so I envy that type of photography. Your comments about the pictures are great, too. :+devwatch:

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*digimatte:icondigimatte: Jun 17, 2007, 11:40:20 AM
Thanks! I appreciate it!

I use a Canon 30D usually with an 85 f/1.8 lens. Rarely I'll have to break out the kit lens that came with it (18-55 f/3.5-5.6) but I try to avoid using that one.

Just picked up a Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 yesterday so I'll be playing around with that soon.

I do my b&w conversion in Photoshop. I use to use the channel mixer but now CS3 has some nice conversion tools to control each hue's affect on luminance.

Most of the post work is done in Camera RAW plugin w/ selective tweaks (dodging/burning/etc) in the main package.

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~skizzy1987:iconskizzy1987: Jun 16, 2007, 12:41:05 PM
your work is awsm!!! what kind of camera do you use? do you shoot your pictures in b&w or do you change that in photoshop? again, i love your work!!
~Korrektor:iconKorrektor: Jun 15, 2007, 6:16:19 PM
love your style dude!
I'm in LA myself!

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~The-Q-is-silent:iconThe-Q-is-silent: Jun 14, 2007, 11:07:11 AM
Great photos.

Going to watch you for sure!

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~facelessfood:iconfacelessfood: Jun 14, 2007, 6:25:40 AM
hey man !
awesome photos !
i watched you okay ?
~Frasko:iconFrasko: Jun 14, 2007, 12:10:04 AM
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~Sparky808:iconSparky808: Jun 13, 2007, 11:09:43 PM
Saw your DD on the DA homepage...

I like your photographs a lot. You're wonderful at capturing interaction. ^^

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~t3hroOf:icont3hroOf: Jun 13, 2007, 10:17:12 PM Mood: Wow!
You're gallery is great. I love your photos, keep it up!