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• WHAT SELLS- 2 questions
  by Jienn Heibloem

  I would like everyones opinion about / 1- what sells- is it a view that makes a serene or emotive statement about the landscape? Is it …

  I would like everyones opinion about / 1- what sells- is it a view that makes a serene or emotive statement about the landscape? Is it a visual diorama unique and vibrant, or equally a quaint digital impression of paint strokes or a vector creation in line and tone? or maybe its something else? / lets not be vague here and say its in the eyes of the buyer- lets try and be specific…..can we ? / AND question 2- / How do you gauge the quality of your work in view to its saleability? / might it be about the content, the attention to the digital reproduction, the composition, whether it has a contemporary appeal,......is it just luck to find a buyer, or is it about exposure, in this case internet exposure, or in view of the proposed exhibition coming up, exhibition exposure???? / I would like to hear from the people who have bought work here and the people who have sold something, and everyone elses’ opinion especially those experienced in marketing. / I look forward to our discussion… / xxJiennxx

• Challenge 2 - Movement - Winner
  by Challenge Master

  Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Challenge, all the work submitted was superb and picking the top 12 pieces of work was a…

  Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Challenge, all the work submitted was superb and picking the top 12 pieces of work was a very tough job indeed for both the moderators and last weeks finalists. / / The winner of Challenge 2 – MOVEMENT is / / Redtempa / With The Traveller / / The runner up for this week is Roughdiamond / / / With Absolute Joy / / Once again, Well done everyone, who took part. Voting was extremely close this week, and it almost came to a tied 3 win with Naomi Frost coming in a very close third with / / Splash!! / /

• BACK FROM THE DEADLINE!! Yay!
  by Cynthia Adams

  Got home from my exhibition a while ago and low and behold I am back,sat at my desk and almost crying with relief to find 88 emails waiti…

  Got home from my exhibition a while ago and low and behold I am back,sat at my desk and almost crying with relief to find 88 emails waiting for me..needless to say most of it is from NIGERIA….or VIAGRA for my SEX LIFE….!!!!!!!! / Doh! / How I am going to catch up I have no idea as yet,but I breath a sigh of relief nonetheless. / After almost 7 days with no phone and no contact with my Bubblers,except for the Library facilities where I am exhibiting this week…could anything ever cheer me up again..? / (((((((((((( I SOLD 2 PAINTINGS TODAY!!)))))))))))))) / Yay…. / Breaker Breaker and Aurora Borealis has disappeared into a couple of homes,and it makes me feel so good to know I don’t have to look at them ever again…LMAO! / Thanks Patricia and everyone else who have wished me well and explained my absence along the way. / I’m Back. / Time to celebrate with a painting me thinks.xxxxxxxxxx

• 2 FEATURED ARTWORKS BY THE " Light In The Darkness Group " !!!!
  by Madeline M. Allen

  WooooooooHooooooooo !!!! THANK YOU so very much Sally & Amber of the LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS GROUP...

  WooooooooHooooooooo !!!! THANK YOU so very much Sally & Amber of the LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS GROUP .... For featuring my artwork GOLDEN LIGHT AND SOVEREIGN You started my day of on a wonderful positive note !!! hugs !! GOLDEN LIGHT / / SOVEREIGN /

• Photographers - What are you paying for? (Part 2)
  by Jo O'Brien

  Be open minded about your camera gear You can make a tripod for only a few dollars...

  Be open minded about your camera gear You can make a tripod for only a few dollars, tracing paper makes a great diffuser and a trip to a hardware store will give you very bright lights. Yes, there are downsides, and for the technically perfect photographer, these suggestions will be a very funny joke. The point here is keep and open mind and try new things before forking out $100 for a piece of shiny material that resembles a $5 dash board cover. Unless you use a biscuit tin to take photos, eventually you will want to buy a new camera. Shop around, get advice, try out a friend’s and when you walk into the shop, don’t spend hundreds of dollars on accessories that you wont’ use. It doesn’t hurt to haggle a bit either. When the salesman tries to close the deal, my typical response is “what else are you throwing in?” Studio Hire So the first question you ask yourself is “Do I know anyone who already has a studio set up?” If the answer is yes. Skip the rest of this section, suck up your pride and ask them if you can visit and have a play. The rest of you, ask yourself what you are paying for. Is it the chance to get a professionally lit shot? Maybe you could try a lighting course that will not only give you many opportunities to work with professional lights, but will teach you the theory and science of lighting. Often these courses are much cheaper than a similar amount of time in a rented studio. Do you want to try shooting in more controlled conditions? Try clearing out a room of your house and setting up a few scenes. The results may not be brilliant but it will give you a sense of how much time you can spend setting a shot up before you get to click the button. If you are certain that a proper studio is for you, consider hiring it out through a camera club for a discounted rate, or hiring it out with a couple of other photographers to minimise your expense. Models and TFP Models and photographers have one thing in common – they both need a portfolio of photos to proceed in their career. This is why Time For Photo shoots have become so popular. But before you jump up and down about using a free model take a second think about what is fair and ethical. At the end of the day, both you and the model should be happy with your arrangement. If someone feels short changed, you should consider modifying your approach. This is my rule of thumb. If a model approaches me to take shots for her portfolio, and I am working to her brief, she should pay me. If we have put our heads together to come up with a project and proceed on equal footing where we both use the images, then neither should pay. And if I conceive and art direct the shoot and have priority over the image rights, I should pay the model. Basically whoever comes out on top should be paying the person who is doing them a favor. Then there are test shoots, these are almost always done on a time for photos basis. These shoots are a bit like ‘warm up’ shoots for the model and photographer to see if they want to work together properly. They are also a chance to test new ideas or equipment. Often the images taken in test shoots are less than great, and if they do turn out, they are most commonly shared equally between all parties. If you are requesting a model release form because you intend to profit from the images, in my opinion, the model should be paid or you should have an arrangement to split any profits. My plan of attack is to put out a call for models. Then I will do a test shoot with the model who has contacted me and we either have equal rights to the shots or split them down the middle. If the test shoot goes well we may arrange to work together again. This might mean doing an even split of “her ideas” and “my ideas” for no payment, or it may be paid work if I am contracted to produce shots for a commercial job. Photographers – What are you paying for? (Part One).

• 2 Features today :)
  by Jeannette Sheehy

  Don’t You Forget About Me in Beautiful Blur group and “T…

  Don’t You Forget About Me in Beautiful Blur group and The Glass is Always Greener in Textures and Materials group. Thanks so much to the hosts! Appreciate it a lot! :)

• A Little "Kick In The Pants"
  by Sandra Sigfusson

  I found this amazing video footage of 30 year old business mogul Gary Vaynerchuck speaking at an internet conference (Web 2.0) which, for…

  I found this amazing video footage of 30 year old business mogul Gary Vaynerchuck speaking at an internet conference (Web 2.0) which, for all those whom have a passion for what they do (yes I’m speaking to all you photographers out there!) must watch for the inspiration. I think at times we need that little kick in the pants to remind us that we are talented, we are passionate about our respective crafts and that we do have the power to succeed at it as long as you don’t give up!!!! Watch this guy, he speaks from the heart and his wisdom is both common sense and invaluable. Cheers, S. / Are You Ready To Kill It?

• 2 Features
  by macabrecat

  I just got two features today!! For A Cat’s Halloween and “Ba…

  I just got two features today!! For A Cat’s Halloween and Bath Time . Thank you hosts from A beautiful blur and The True Beauty for featuring these two !!

• Sold 2 calendars! :)
  by myoriginalsin

  Thank you so much to Sylvia Tax and 5EREND1P1TY...

  Thank you so much to Sylvia Tax and 5EREND1P1TY who both purchased my calendar recently. You made my week! If you haven’t seen it yet here it is: One Good Heart

• The Soap Bubble Episode 2
  by Andrew Walker

  Following the astounding feedback that has been received from my last foray into investigative journalism I felt that I’d best get the se…

  Following the astounding feedback that has been received from my last foray into investigative journalism I felt that I’d best get the second instalment out before the lynch mob catches up in the vain hope that it will stop them for a while and give me a better chance of hiding from them. Anyway I managed to sneak out of the Paul Vanzella image factory whilst Jo No Clothes was ‘ re-educating ’ Paul on what she considers acceptable behaviour. His screams for mercy drowned out the sound of my escape! Okay I appreciate that it was cruel of me to leave him, but fair reader, I was lucky to escape with my notebook! She’s a wild animal and as soon as I can enlist the help of 3 Commando Brigade I will return to save that poor, poor man from the clutches of that venomous wild woman. Get on with it I hear you cry… / So what about the next instalment, well after much research and a twenty minute scan around the favourites board, I noticed that there’s this bloke called Mel Brackstone doing strange things down on the beach. Stop with the dirty thoughts you lot, I mean with his camera!... Oh, that makes it sound positively disgusting. Anyway, moving along I went down to the bubble beach. The bubble beach is very different to the beaches that I’m used to elsewhere, the water doesn’t look like it usually does it’s more like a milkshake than normal water, and as for the clouds and sky well that’s just plain weird ! It was here that I first spotted silhouette of the man-mountain that is Mel Brackstone , he stood there with the surf crashing around him standing at least 7 foot tall and as wide as a garage door, the water seemed to part rather than try to wash him away. I was surprised that this giant was the creator of so many amazing yet delicate pictures. There was a loud crack which I initially thought was the sound of a rifle being fired, I later discovered that this was the manual shutter release of Mel’s salt encrusted camera. The shot taken he started wading to shore, a mass of thick unkempt dirty orange hair was the first thing I saw of the giant as clouds shrouded the rising sun and allowed me my first clear view of this man mountain. Dear readers, I know there has been at least one fact niggling one or two of you up until this moment, may I point out at this stage that I had only managed 20 minutes of research before heading down to the beach, most of this had involved my locating flip flops, bucket and spade and tying knots in a hankie. It had completely escaped me that Mel could be a girl’s name, and her appearance in the surf had only affirmed my assumptions that Mel was indeed a big fella. Dear god was this woman huge! She towered over me, legs like tree trunks were encased in rubber waders, grief I never realised that rubber could stretch like that, or that it came in such large sizes! Her torso was encased in a dirty green waxed cotton jacket, well I assumed it was, on closer inspection I realised that it was a modified boy scouts tent. Readers, can I state for the record right here that Mel Brackstone is indeed a BIG WOMAN, some might say manly, what is certain is that she has a strange musky smell about her, it was hard to explain but certainly was a concoction between damp seaweed and decaying fish, I put it down to a life spent on the seashore and felt certain that it was in my best interest not to mention it. Her eyes a very pale washed out blue, were distant as though they focused 10 feet beyond the back of my head. Later research has revealed that this is a chronic eye condition of extreme long-sightedness and is an occupational hazard for the true landscape artist, some of the great landscape artists could not see anything closer than half a mile. Indeed Mel’s condition was well on the way to this level of severity. She realised that I was there and with effort focussed in on me, Imagine a seven foot giant woman with wild ginger hair going cross eyed in front of you and you try not to laugh? Trust me the smell stopped everything apart from a smirk. “MY BEACH” she shouted, her voice so loud it nearly burst my eardrums! “MY BEACH, MY BEACH GET YOUR FILTHY CARCASS OFF MY BEACH”. It was right about this moment that I realised that all this time on the beach and constantly listening to the crashing of surf had resulted in a certain level of mental health issues for the lady. Either that or she was really pissed off about me being on her beach and my running away screaming “help, help crazy giant lady on the loose”. Following my abortive attempt to interview Mel Brackstone I decided to find out more about the wild lady of the beach and why she behaves like she does. Interviews with some of the other beach bums that have made their homes in the sand dunes around the beach have revealed the crazy world of Mel Brackstone . She moved here as a child and now considers the beach as her front room. The time alone has resulted in her now being as mad as a box of frogs, she now see’s the whole area as hers , when she sleeps she uses old free papers as her sheets, which not only explains the titles to a lot of her photo’s and the destruction of the amazon for wood pulp, when she catches anyone taking pictures from her beach she forces them to hand over their camera and sells the artist into slavery as stock photographers!! C’mon why would they lie, I mean , beach bums, salt of the earth they are (and so willing to share their stories for a bottle of cheap booze). And so dear readers, I draw the curtains on another sad and pitiful image of life from within the bubble… sleep well. please note that all comments are completely fictitious and intended to be humorous. The journal relates to my interpretation of the art and to stories that I make up about the artist as a bubble characters rather than focusing on the real people behind the art / the main protagonist of this Soap bubble has given their approval for this story PLEASE NOTE THAT THE EPISODES FOLLOW ON FROM EACH OTHER IN A SOAP OPERA STYLE. WHILST EACH EPISODE SHOULD BE A STORY IN ITSELF IT IS HOPED THEY THREAD TOGETHER. THERE ARE MORE EPISODES TO READ, JUST CLICK HERE! SOAP BUBBLE

• Wow Just sold another 2 images on cards!
  by Shane Walker

  Sold 2 more cards this morning, very pleased. / Thanks to whoever purchased these images. !http://images-0.redbubble.com/rbimages/mybub…

  Sold 2 more cards this morning, very pleased. / Thanks to whoever purchased these images.

• 2 more features
  by Helene Kippert

  A big thank you to lina and terilee for featuring Between the worlds 7...

  A big thank you to lina and terilee for featuring Between the worlds 7 in ADAWG / and to penny and adrian for featuring Horses 8 / in Equine Art and Photography And to all the wonderful people who continue to support my work. You guys rock! :o)

• 2 Adobeeee or not 2 Adobe that is the question? - Survey for RedBubble
  by 1stAngel

  We would like to know, that is myself and RedBubble themselves, if we are Adobe people or not? Do you use Adobe products? Have you ev…

  We would like to know, that is myself and RedBubble themselves, if we are Adobe people or not? Do you use Adobe products? Have you even heard of Adobe products? Will you be using them in the future? Do you use them for the images you put here on RedBubble or perhaps you have it and cant use it? This includes any of the following…. Adobe Photoshop, / Adobe Illustrator, / Adobe Indesign, / Adobe Creative Suite, / Adobe Premiere, / Adobe Audition, / Adobe Soundbooth, / Adobe After Effects, / Adobe Framemaker Have you ever used them and if you stopped, why? Thanks for answering ASAP :)

• 2 cards sold
  by eXposure

  thank you Julia Wright for purchasing 2 of my cards … / !http://images-0.redbubble.net/img/art/backingcolor:white/product:greeting-card/...

  thank you Julia Wright for purchasing 2 of my cards … / / kindly appreciated ♥

• *CLOSED - Challenge Cafe - Challenge 2 - Movement*
  by Challenge Master

  Challenge: 02 / / Theme: Motion Who can take part?: Photographers ONLY Don’t worry painters, writers and others, your turn will …

  Challenge: 02 / / Theme: Motion Who can take part?: Photographers ONLY Don’t worry painters, writers and others, your turn will come, but if you have a camera, have a go at this one too – thats what Challenge Cafe is all about, having fun and trying new things – Go on!] / / When we say photography, we mean photography, not huge Photoshop edits. Minor edits will be alright, like cropping, saturating and use of tools to remove background objects etc, however motion blur, blurring and special effects will not be approved. / / Deadline: Saturday 8th December 2007, 9.00 pm GMT / If your entry isn’t in by that time, consider yourself disqualified. Tags: You MUST tag your entry with CCW2. If you do not tag your work, it will not show up in our list and so, it will not be included in the judging or the public poll so it must be tagged! Restrictions: You may only have ONE ENTRY PER CHALLENGE! Guidelines: You MUST follow the RedBubble code of conduct and our group guidelines as stated below: - No pornographic, offensive or abusive material / - Please show respect for your fellow Bubblers and mods while making comments / - Moderator decisions are absolute and final Tips: Let your imaginations run wild! (We will let you know when we have anymore!) So, what are you waiting for? Start uploading and tagging your entries!

• The most shocking Holocaust-picture I ever have seen....
  by Nuh Sarche

  And now imagine it would be your child…............ !http://images-1.redbubble.com/img/art/size:xlarge/view:main/1414333-1-untitled….

  And now imagine it would be your child…............ It hangs in a public place in Berlin, at the wall of a city-train station Savignyplatz… And since I have seen it for the first time… it is burned into my mind… together with all my knowledge about the Holocaust… I see it very often, it doesn’t let me go… But today I made a picture of it…. I want to share it with everyone, who is interested…. And at the end I let speak Ofra Haza the Kaddish ...

• Hey 2 Features !! very cool ! Thank you so much !!!
  by Lucindawind

  I just saw I have 2 features in groups .. I always miss these .. good thing people tell me & its on that list on the side lol Ca…

  I just saw I have 2 features in groups .. I always miss these .. good thing people tell me & its on that list on the side lol Canada the Great White North group and That One Great Shot group

• WOW! 2 of mine on the home page today :)
  by Christophe Testi

  What a great way to start the day… Just opened RB to find 2 of my antelope canyon shots on the home page! Thank you RB team! !htt…

  What a great way to start the day… Just opened RB to find 2 of my antelope canyon shots on the home page! Thank you RB team! /

• 2 card sales!!
  by Christopher Ewing

  nothing like waking up in the morning and geting an email from redbubble saying..congrats..you sold something :):) / thanks to “dinghysail…

  nothing like waking up in the morning and geting an email from redbubble saying..congrats..you sold something :):) / thanks to dinghysailor1 (Maggie) she just bought 2 of my cards..so Thank You SO SO Much, you just started my week off with a Huge smile :) / these were her choices / / Thanks again so much Maggie, im honored that you chose my work out of all the talented pieces on this site

• Totally Wicked Awards Round 2!
  by Rhana Griffin

  Thankyou for such a wonderful response to my first Totally Wicked Awards! Round two has been so much harder… the quality of work bei…

  Thankyou for such a wonderful response to my first Totally Wicked Awards! Round two has been so much harder… the quality of work being uploaded here on RB continues to astound me! A quick recap for those who have no clue what the TW awards are. Every now and then – and sometimes more often than others =) – I am going to present you with a few images which have captured my interest in my wanderings. ONE of those works will receive my Totally Wicked Award for that day. Some of my nominees may be popular artists, but they may also be people that arent on the radar quite so much. I hope by doing this that I can introduce you to some artists that you may not be aware of or may have overlooked and create a greater circle of interaction between us all. To find the winner you will have to go check out these artworks (and while you are there hopefully you will check out their galleries too!) and look for this little guy in the comments section… Here are tonights nominees… Pussycat by Jacky Nymagee Sunset by Mark Ingrham Kawhia Sunset by Cathleen Tarawhiti Hope by derid Transcendant by Shane Smart Dance to the End of Time by Geoff Coleman Warners Bay Sunset by Mark Snelson

• first T sale!
  by jerry alcantara

  wow! i sold a t shirt, PEACE, i really dont expect it,i just do it for fun, thanxs a lot for you who bought it,i am happy to know who an…

  wow! i sold a t shirt, PEACE, i really dont expect it,i just do it for fun, thanxs a lot for you who bought it,i am happy to know who and where you are, from this sale you encourage me to make more t shirt design.

• 2 MONTHS TRIP TO CAPE YORK, NTH QUEENSLAND - PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPEDITION!!!
  by blossom

  Hi To All My Friends in RedBubble Land!!! Thought I’d let you all know that I’m sorry, but I won’t be able to “Reply to any Comments” …

  Hi To All My Friends in RedBubble Land!!! Thought I’d let you all know that I’m sorry, but I won’t be able to “Reply to any Comments” on my work, or Comment on anyone else’s work, as I am taking a 2 months Caravan Holiday up to Cape York, North Queensland. Cape York is the most northern point of Australia. I will certainly miss the contact with the many lovely people that I have come to know on RB!!! I so appreciate the many wonderful and encouraging comments on my work and the overwhelming support from you all!! Thank You All So Very Much!! I will be busy preparing for our trip over the next few days or more, as I intend to leave by the end of the week, so I thought I would send this out sooner rather than later! Hope to return home around mid June with many holiday pics to upload onto RB for you all to see!!! Until Then….. Take care!! Regards / Blossom (Marilyn)

• Pimp up your profile Part 2 - Sets
  by Paul Gibbons

  Links to my sets Cards Cornwall...

  Links to my sets Cards Cornwall Lancashire Macro Rhodes Above is an example of how to send your prospective customer to a specific group of photographs or a set. Here is how I achieved the above Place the text ‘Links to my Sets’ or similar between two stars or multiplication signs. This makes the text bold The next code contains the actual link first a hash or # key, then a space, then speechmark ” , star *, yourword (mine was Cards, Cornwall etc) star *, and speechmark ” then a colon : and YOUR redbubble address ie http://www.redbubble.com/people/spottydog06/portfolio?tag=cards Please note I added the words portfolio, a question mark ?, tag, equals =, and the word cards (note there should be no spaces in the address. just cut and paste the code and change the tag word as required to make more links to your other sets.. This should all be done in the About me section in edit your profile. Note all pieces of art with the tag you give them will appear in the set, no tag word and they will not appear. Have fun! I have had a little feedback regarding the use of a MAC computer, some of the keystrokes are different, if you search for mac help in the search box others who have had trouble have journaled about it.

• 2 cards sold
  by mlgkats

  thank you for whom ever purchased !http://images-2.redbubble.com/img/art/backingcolor:white/product:greeting-card/view:preview/633047…

  thank you for whom ever purchased / and / thank you so much melynda(mel)