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Welcome back to another edition of devInterviews!

This particular devInterview was done by 3wyl .

For devInterviews 's next photography interview, we present sine-out . He has been a member of deviantart for five years.

Q. How did you find deviantART and what made you stay?

A. I first found dA in 2003, linked through an old poetry site I used to frequent (allpoetry.com), from a friend’s page. I didn't really have much of a use for dA at the time, what with my writing angsty poetry and not realising that dA supported a Lit community at that time, so I looked at my friend’s page and promptly left. About a year later (June 2004), I discovered dA again, which was a good thing because I was getting into photography and fractal art at the time, so, I posted my work and left for two months to return in August where I found a home in the Forums. In short, I found dA through a friend, and I stayed for the community, and for the occasional place where I could upload my rather mediocre attempts at art.

Q. What made you choose your username?

A. My old 'internet name' was icefire, which was taken on this site, so while I was twiddling my thumbs during the joining process thinking of a new name, I applied my considerable pun making capabilities and what I was learning in my AS Level Physics and Maths classes to produce my name. It also helped that my username wasn't taken, which was the main reason why I stuck with it

Q. When did you decide to apply for MN@ position?

A. fourteenthstar put out a request for applicants in August 2007, I mentioned that I would apply, but that I didn't think I was that suited to the position. fourteenthstar told me to apply anyway, and about three weeks later (22nd August) I got a new hat.

Q. Was it a surprise for you, or did you expect to get this position?

A. It was most definitely a surprise for me, as mentioned, I didn't really think I fitted the qualifications of being an MN@, I was primarily forum based and hadn't really touched dAmn at the time of application, as such, when I was asked to join, I was knocked for six.

Q. Do you have a specific forum you hang out in? Or chatrooms you frequently go in?

A. The forums I tend to frequent the most are Deviants, Complaints, Programming, Hardware, Windows XP and the Software forums. The chats I frequent are two MN@ rooms, #MNAdmin , #seniors and #devart , though due to my poor multi-tasking ability, I am only really active in #devart .

Q. How did you discover photography?

A. I couldn't draw, and had to accept that my poetry sucked and that my music and fractal art weren't much better. I turned to photography as it was something I always wanted to try. The rest, as they say, is history (at least in so far, as the Internet never forgets).

Q. Is there a particular subject you like to photograph?

A. Clouds are a big thing of mine, I also like to do macro photography (the subject doesn't matter to me in this instance, it's the technique I enjoy), I also like doing portraits, though I am a poor substitute for an actual model. Another thing I like to shoot is architecture and I sometimes like to try my hand at street photography, though I am nowhere near confident enough to do it well

Q. Are there any photographers or other artists that inspire you?

A. Not really, it's only photographs themselves that go to inspire me. I generally look at images and collect ideas about what they've done and try to replicate and improve on those ideas

Q. Do you believe in keeping your photos pure and unedited or do you do a bit of post-processing? If so, what programs and resources do you use?

A. I always edit my photographs, partly because I have no choice, since I shoot exclusively in RAW. Sometimes, I don't edit some images, not because I want to maintain the 'purity' of the work, but because it doesn't need alteration. Other times, I can spend hours on a photograph to get it just right. I am a photographer, I am not a photographic journalist, that means I don't really take much stock in 'purity' of the photograph. I see the fields of Photography and Photomanipulation to be practically the same thing. As for software, I use Photoshop CS3 and Autopano Pro, virtually all the 'resources' I use I make myself. In essence, I see artistic photography as a photographer’s means of showing the world their view of it, not necessarily what is actually there.

Q. What do you usually look for in a photograph or subject?

A. That's something that I probably can't adequately answer. For example, when I pick Daily Deviations, I generally pick them based purely on whether I like them and on whether they have a certain aesthetic quality, such as, whether I'd want a print of it on my wall (that's not the only facet, just the least nebulous facet of the quality). Outside of that, I can't really say what I look for in a photograph

Q. Do you have a specific piece of your photography that is more significant than the rest?

A. Most of my photography doesn't really have much of what I'd say is an internal emotional meaning to me, as such, it doesn't carry that much significance in that respect. I would like to point to a more recent photograph and say that it carries at least some degree of technical significance to me, however, I have to point to Horizon, which was my first photographic submission. I guess, you could say that it holds significance because it was my first photograph and my later photographs show my improvements since then.

Q. So finally, do you have any tips or comments for other photographers?

A. Push your boundaries, and always seek new techniques and ideas, even if you're a portrait photographer or exclusively an architecture photographer, always try new things, or you'll find yourself xeroxing yourself.

That concludes this week's interview with sine-out .

Community; what deviantART is all about! — Description
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Welcome back to another edition of devInterviews!

This particular devInterview was done by 3wyl .

For devInterviews 's next photography interview, we present sine-out . He has been a member of deviantart for five years.

Q. How did you find deviantART and what made you stay?

A. I first found dA in 2003, linked through an old poetry site I used to frequent (allpoetry.com), from a friend’s page. I didn't really have much of a use for dA at the time, what with my writing angsty poetry and not realising that dA supported a Lit community at that time, so I looked at my friend’s page and promptly left. About a year later (June 2004), I discovered dA again, which was a good thing because I was getting into photography and fractal art at the time, so, I posted my work and left for two months to return in August where I found a home in the Forums. In short, I found dA through a friend, and I stayed for the community, and for the occasional place where I could upload my rather mediocre attempts at art.

Q. What made you choose your username?

A. My old 'internet name' was icefire, which was taken on this site, so while I was twiddling my thumbs during the joining process thinking of a new name, I applied my considerable pun making capabilities and what I was learning in my AS Level Physics and Maths classes to produce my name. It also helped that my username wasn't taken, which was the main reason why I stuck with it

Q. When did you decide to apply for MN@ position?

A. fourteenthstar put out a request for applicants in August 2007, I mentioned that I would apply, but that I didn't think I was that suited to the position. fourteenthstar told me to apply anyway, and about three weeks later (22nd August) I got a new hat.

Q. Was it a surprise for you, or did you expect to get this position?

A. It was most definitely a surprise for me, as mentioned, I didn't really think I fitted the qualifications of being an MN@, I was primarily forum based and hadn't really touched dAmn at the time of application, as such, when I was asked to join, I was knocked for six.

Q. Do you have a specific forum you hang out in? Or chatrooms you frequently go in?

A. The forums I tend to frequent the most are Deviants, Complaints, Programming, Hardware, Windows XP and the Software forums. The chats I frequent are two MN@ rooms, #MNAdmin , #seniors and #devart , though due to my poor multi-tasking ability, I am only really active in #devart .

Q. How did you discover photography?

A. I couldn't draw, and had to accept that my poetry sucked and that my music and fractal art weren't much better. I turned to photography as it was something I always wanted to try. The rest, as they say, is history (at least in so far, as the Internet never forgets).

Q. Is there a particular subject you like to photograph?

A. Clouds are a big thing of mine, I also like to do macro photography (the subject doesn't matter to me in this instance, it's the technique I enjoy), I also like doing portraits, though I am a poor substitute for an actual model. Another thing I like to shoot is architecture and I sometimes like to try my hand at street photography, though I am nowhere near confident enough to do it well

Q. Are there any photographers or other artists that inspire you?

A. Not really, it's only photographs themselves that go to inspire me. I generally look at images and collect ideas about what they've done and try to replicate and improve on those ideas

Q. Do you believe in keeping your photos pure and unedited or do you do a bit of post-processing? If so, what programs and resources do you use?

A. I always edit my photographs, partly because I have no choice, since I shoot exclusively in RAW. Sometimes, I don't edit some images, not because I want to maintain the 'purity' of the work, but because it doesn't need alteration. Other times, I can spend hours on a photograph to get it just right. I am a photographer, I am not a photographic journalist, that means I don't really take much stock in 'purity' of the photograph. I see the fields of Photography and Photomanipulation to be practically the same thing. As for software, I use Photoshop CS3 and Autopano Pro, virtually all the 'resources' I use I make myself. In essence, I see artistic photography as a photographer’s means of showing the world their view of it, not necessarily what is actually there.

Q. What do you usually look for in a photograph or subject?

A. That's something that I probably can't adequately answer. For example, when I pick Daily Deviations, I generally pick them based purely on whether I like them and on whether they have a certain aesthetic quality, such as, whether I'd want a print of it on my wall (that's not the only facet, just the least nebulous facet of the quality). Outside of that, I can't really say what I look for in a photograph

Q. Do you have a specific piece of your photography that is more significant than the rest?

A. Most of my photography doesn't really have much of what I'd say is an internal emotional meaning to me, as such, it doesn't carry that much significance in that respect. I would like to point to a more recent photograph and say that it carries at least some degree of technical significance to me, however, I have to point to Horizon, which was my first photographic submission. I guess, you could say that it holds significance because it was my first photograph and my later photographs show my improvements since then.

Q. So finally, do you have any tips or comments for other photographers?

A. Push your boundaries, and always seek new techniques and ideas, even if you're a portrait photographer or exclusively an architecture photographer, always try new things, or you'll find yourself xeroxing yourself.

That concludes this week's interview with sine-out .