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		<title>Great Holiday Gift Ideas #1 &#8211; The Imagekind Holiday Gift Guide</title>
		<link>http://blog.imagekind.com/2009/11/05/great-holiday-gift-ideas-1-the-imagekind-holiday-gift-guide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nate</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gift Ideas]]></category>
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<p>Because I know finding the perfect gift for your loved ones is difficult,  I&#8217;ll be helping you ease the process throughout this coming holiday season by highlighting <strong>great gift ideas</strong> here on Imagekind.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">To start it off, I wanted to let you know about one of the best places to find gifts on Imagekind: our <a title="Great Gift Ideas" href="http://www.imagekind.com/shop/giftguide.aspx" target="_blank">Holiday Gift Guide</a>!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/shop/giftguide.aspx"><img class="aligncenter" title="Imagekind Holiday Gift Guide" src="http://ikstatic.s3.amazonaws.com/default/Holiday/gift_guide_mod.jpg" alt="" width="390" height="181" /></a></p>
<p>We&#8217;ve put together all the inspiration you&#8217;ll need for everyone on your list this holiday season. Check out our special art collections to find the perfect gift <a title="Gifts for Him" href="http://www.imagekind.com/shop/ArtBrowse.aspx?Collection=for-him" target="_blank">for him</a>, <a title="Gifts for Her" href="http://www.imagekind.com/shop/ArtBrowse.aspx?Collection=for-her" target="_blank">for her</a>, <a title="Gifts for Kids" href="http://www.imagekind.com/shop/ArtBrowse.aspx?Collection=for-kids" target="_blank">for kids</a> and <a title="Gifts for Teens" href="http://www.imagekind.com/shop/ArtBrowse.aspx?Collection=for-teens" target="_blank">for teens</a>!</p>
<p>Also, for the <strong>frugal </strong>one in us all, take a look at our special page highlighting <a title="Perfect gifts under $50" href="http://www.imagekind.com/shop/under50.aspx" target="_blank">gifts under $50</a>, so you can be sure to find the perfect gift, without breaking your budget!</p>
<p>Have someone impossible to shop for on your list? Don&#8217;t sweat! We&#8217;ve setup special collections for them too! Find art for the real enthusiast on your list in our special <strong>gifts for</strong> collections.</p>
<h3>Find Gifts For the:</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/shop/ArtBrowse.aspx?Collection=golf-art"><img class="alignnone" title="Gifts for the Golfer" src="http://ikstatic.s3.amazonaws.com/shop/GiftGuide/for_the_golfer.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.imagekind.com/shop/ArtBrowse.aspx?Collection=Wine-Art"><img class="alignnone" title="Gifts for the Wine Lover" src="http://ikstatic.s3.amazonaws.com/shop/GiftGuide/for_the_wine_lover.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.imagekind.com/shop/ArtBrowse.aspx?Collection=Pet-Art"><img class="alignnone" title="Gifts for the Pet Lover" src="http://ikstatic.s3.amazonaws.com/shop/GiftGuide/for_the_pet_lover.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.imagekind.com/shop/ArtBrowse.aspx?Collection=movie-art"><img class="alignnone" title="Gifts for the Movie Lover" src="http://ikstatic.s3.amazonaws.com/shop/GiftGuide/for_the_movie_lover.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.imagekind.com/shop/ArtBrowse.aspx?Collection=vintage-art"><img class="alignnone" title="Gifts for the Vintage Lover" src="http://ikstatic.s3.amazonaws.com/shop/GiftGuide/for_the_vintage_lover.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.imagekind.com/shop/ArtBrowse.aspx?Collection=romantic-art"><img class="alignnone" title="Gifts for the Romantic" src="http://ikstatic.s3.amazonaws.com/shop/GiftGuide/for_the_romantic.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.imagekind.com/shop/ArtBrowse.aspx?Collection=garden-art"><img class="alignnone" title="Gifts for the Gardener" src="http://ikstatic.s3.amazonaws.com/shop/GiftGuide/for_the_gardner.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.imagekind.com/shop/ArtBrowse.aspx?Collection=music-art"><img class="alignnone" title="Gifts for the Music Lover" src="http://ikstatic.s3.amazonaws.com/shop/GiftGuide/for_the_music_lover.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.imagekind.com/shop/ArtBrowse.aspx?Collection=car-art"><img class="alignnone" title="Gifts for the Car Enthusiast" src="http://ikstatic.s3.amazonaws.com/shop/GiftGuide/for_the_car_enthusiast.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.imagekind.com/shop/ArtBrowse.aspx?Collection=sportsman-art"><img class="alignnone" title="Gifts for the Sportsman" src="http://ikstatic.s3.amazonaws.com/shop/GiftGuide/for_the_sportsman.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a></p>
<p><a title="more gift ideas!" href="http://www.imagekind.com/shop/giftguide.aspx" target="_blank">and more! </a></p>
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		<title>Conceptual Photography Artist Jacky Groen</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nate</dc:creator>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span> </span></p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=83cccb51-b12b-4172-a992-16765f757d30" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Destiny" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/848d5849-9826-429d-a740-392448b1c707/uploadedartwork/450X450/83cccb51-b12b-4172-a992-16765f757d30.jpg" alt="Destiny" width="450" height="299" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Destiny</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=8d7e9f62-43ee-4ee3-ad66-155c4da40bb5" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Isolation" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/abaa7966-5956-432e-892d-25be7d03c6c0/uploadedartwork/450X450/8d7e9f62-43ee-4ee3-ad66-155c4da40bb5.jpg" alt="Isolation" width="450" height="420" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Isolation</p></div>
<p><strong>Where were you born, where do you live now, any other background info?</strong></p>
<p>I was born in Amsterdam, but a few years ago I moved to the South Coast of the Netherlands. I always wanted to live near the sea, and the constantly changing intense skies and the beautiful light that endlessly inspires me.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=9755c8dc-7ac7-4156-b29e-c0593f69a902" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Past Glory" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/848d5849-9826-429d-a740-392448b1c707/uploadedartwork/450X450/9755c8dc-7ac7-4156-b29e-c0593f69a902.jpg" alt="Past Glory" width="450" height="396" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Past Glory</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=71a93b5a-ed99-4640-a145-200f4f69c7b6" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Solitude" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/848d5849-9826-429d-a740-392448b1c707/uploadedartwork/450X450/71a93b5a-ed99-4640-a145-200f4f69c7b6.jpg" alt="Solitude" width="450" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Solitude</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=bdbaa403-0830-46a4-bef5-818f78412891" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Stranded" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/848d5849-9826-429d-a740-392448b1c707/uploadedartwork/450X450/bdbaa403-0830-46a4-bef5-818f78412891.jpg" alt="Stranded" width="450" height="436" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Stranded</p></div>
<p><strong>How would you describe your work?</strong></p>
<p>My work is a blend of photography and digital art, I&#8217;ll always love my camera but must admit I&#8217;m more addicted to photoshop these days. I suppose it has to do with my personality, I’m a dreamer and an emotional person..I can express my fantasies and emotions in my conceptual work this way. With photography, Mother Nature is usually my inspiration..for conceptual art my inspiration is simply Life!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=bbc76bdb-64a0-47b8-865d-d1fc257dfc18" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="The Dock" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/848d5849-9826-429d-a740-392448b1c707/uploadedartwork/450X450/bbc76bdb-64a0-47b8-865d-d1fc257dfc18.jpg" alt="The Dock" width="450" height="373" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The Dock</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=60521ca9-87f7-4853-8290-a9ea1b0965ad" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Breeze" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/4e90ba5a-0c32-4662-be83-5c217bdf432c/uploadedartwork/450X450/60521ca9-87f7-4853-8290-a9ea1b0965ad.jpg" alt="Breeze" width="450" height="337" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Breeze</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=b9b4383b-f61d-45c5-99b0-66860d1737b2" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Hiding" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/abaa7966-5956-432e-892d-25be7d03c6c0/uploadedartwork/450X450/b9b4383b-f61d-45c5-99b0-66860d1737b2.jpg" alt="Hiding" width="450" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Hiding</p></div>
<p><strong>What are your tools of the trade?</strong></p>
<p>&#8220;My Eyes&#8230;My Heart&#8230;.My Nikon&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 401px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=778c3323-03ee-4099-9c90-d2d1b3b1c2eb" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Shine Through" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/4e90ba5a-0c32-4662-be83-5c217bdf432c/uploadedartwork/450X450/778c3323-03ee-4099-9c90-d2d1b3b1c2eb.jpg" alt="Shine Through" width="391" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Shine Through</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 354px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=e7fef27c-702a-4e4c-a7e5-b369d6987985" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Time to let Go" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/abaa7966-5956-432e-892d-25be7d03c6c0/uploadedartwork/450X450/e7fef27c-702a-4e4c-a7e5-b369d6987985.jpg" alt="Time to let Go" width="344" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Time to let Go</p></div>
<p><strong>Are you a full time artist?</strong></p>
<p>Yes I am.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 437px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=a70c0445-ce96-431e-a44a-43f578901107" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Home" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/848d5849-9826-429d-a740-392448b1c707/uploadedartwork/450X450/a70c0445-ce96-431e-a44a-43f578901107.jpg" alt="Home" width="427" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Home</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=63781246-1750-4c18-87df-7e187397f935"><img title="Memories" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/848d5849-9826-429d-a740-392448b1c707/uploadedartwork/450X450/63781246-1750-4c18-87df-7e187397f935.jpg" alt="Memories" width="450" height="369" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Memories</p></div>
<p><strong>How did you get started?</strong></p>
<p>About four years ago my brother gave me a digital camera as a gift and I was hooked immediately. I used to be interested in photography as a teenager though…ages ago when digital cameras didn’t even exist yet&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 358px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=efed9cc0-4a91-41c0-85f0-0d6b7e3bb41f" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Shell" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/abaa7966-5956-432e-892d-25be7d03c6c0/uploadedartwork/450X450/efed9cc0-4a91-41c0-85f0-0d6b7e3bb41f.jpg" alt="Shell" width="348" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Shell</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 356px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=4cc2149f-608b-47d5-a23f-f056ee4aad69" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Heal" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/abaa7966-5956-432e-892d-25be7d03c6c0/uploadedartwork/450X450/4cc2149f-608b-47d5-a23f-f056ee4aad69.jpg" alt="Heal" width="346" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Heal</p></div>
<p><strong>Any notable accomplishments?</strong></p>
<p>This year I won an award with my <a title="Fauna" href="http://www.imagekind.com/GalleryProfile.aspx?gid=792b1f43-2b7c-4003-accc-2b56b19519d9" target="_blank">wildlife photography</a> and last year my work &#8220;<a title="My Way" href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=11e0bcd0-aad4-4519-9c1e-79f1357b3d53" target="_blank">My Way</a>&#8221; was published in the online Esquire magazine. Also I&#8217;m happy to say almost all my work has been featured numerous times on various art sites.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 311px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=3b67e5da-2657-4c94-8251-87f1f585002b" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Not meant to be..." src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/abaa7966-5956-432e-892d-25be7d03c6c0/uploadedartwork/450X450/3b67e5da-2657-4c94-8251-87f1f585002b.jpg" alt="Not meant to be..." width="301" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Not meant to be...</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 322px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=c13baed1-bff7-44e9-9504-8b32955ef691" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Release" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/abaa7966-5956-432e-892d-25be7d03c6c0/uploadedartwork/450X450/c13baed1-bff7-44e9-9504-8b32955ef691.jpg" alt="Release" width="312" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Release</p></div>
<p><strong>Where can we find more info and keep up with your work?</strong></p>
<p>Of course all my work can be found at Imagekind: <a href="http://photodream.imagekind.com/">http://photodream.imagekind.com</a></p>
<p>And you are welcome to visit me at my personal website: <a href="http://www.photodream.nl/">www.PhotoDream.nl</a></p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 328px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=cfd919fa-c423-48de-9c41-a2e2c9abd7b2" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Tulips" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/4e90ba5a-0c32-4662-be83-5c217bdf432c/uploadedartwork/450X450/cfd919fa-c423-48de-9c41-a2e2c9abd7b2.jpg" alt="Tulips" width="318" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Tulips</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 350px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=01c28926-5cc2-4777-8329-02381c163f69" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Still" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/abaa7966-5956-432e-892d-25be7d03c6c0/uploadedartwork/450X450/01c28926-5cc2-4777-8329-02381c163f69.jpg" alt="Still" width="340" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Still</p></div>
<p><strong>What artists inspire you?</strong></p>
<p>Gregory Colbert ~ Ashes and Snow. Such a gorgeous blend of photography and almost fantasy like serenity.</p>
<p>&#8220;Gregory Colbert&#8217;s Ashes and Snow is an ongoing project that weaves together photographic works, 35mm films, art installations and a novel in letters. With profound patience and an enduring commitment to the expressive and artistic nature of animals, he has captured extraordinary interactions between humans and animals.&#8221;<a href="http://www.ashesandsnow.org/"> www.ashesandsnow.org</a></p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=5ea201b3-4750-4160-b632-446f33a26906" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Hope Springs Eternal" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/abaa7966-5956-432e-892d-25be7d03c6c0/uploadedartwork/450X450/5ea201b3-4750-4160-b632-446f33a26906.jpg" alt="Hope Springs Eternal" width="450" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Hope Springs Eternal</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=95f022b5-d68d-4eca-b073-cf7648a39510" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Prophecy" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/848d5849-9826-429d-a740-392448b1c707/uploadedartwork/450X450/95f022b5-d68d-4eca-b073-cf7648a39510.jpg" alt="Prophecy" width="450" height="432" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Prophecy</p></div>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>How to Shoot a Lion</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[     var fbShare = {url: 'http://blog.imagekind.com/2009/10/28/how-to-shoot-a-lion/',size:'small'}The below article is a guest post from photographer John Lund. His photography career has taken him many places and he&#8217;s had the ability to photograph many different subjects. However, few prove as humorous as when he photographed Truman the Lion. Here&#8217;s his story. 
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 390px"><em><em><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=803188f4-f2a1-4118-884f-5c245db7f436"><img title="King of Beasts" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/39c1f0b5-fa37-4f97-ab92-4c149bf6bf4e/uploadedartwork/450X450/803188f4-f2a1-4118-884f-5c245db7f436.jpg" alt="King of Beasts" width="380" height="450" /></a></em></em><p class="wp-caption-text">King of Beasts</p></div>
<p>The animal trainer told me that I would have to get rid of the sandbags from my studio. She was explaining the rules to me for photographing a lion in my studio. She went on to explain that he might think they are rodents and would be possessive. “Well, he can have them if he wants them!” I joked. “No” she said, “You don’t understand. He would have to kill you to keep you from taking them”. OK, lose the sandbags!</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 343px"><img title="Lion Trailer" src="http://blog.imagekind.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/johnlund/Lion-Trailer-Studio.jpg" alt="Lion Trailer" width="333" height="500" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Lion Trailer</p></div>
<p>I had decided that not only would it would be fun to photograph a lion in my studio, but that shooting the big cat for stock would payoff as well. I certainly hoped it would pay off, because the cost to shoot the lion was $5,000. I asked Stephanie, the trainer and owner of Truman, the lion, how long I would get with him for that amount of money. “As long as he wants,” was her wry reply.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 343px"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Lion in the Studio" src="http://blog.imagekind.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/johnlund/Lion-in-the-studio.jpg" alt="Lion in the Studio" width="333" height="500" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Lion in the Studio</p></div>
<p>Back to the rules. There were five of us. Collette, an art director (I had pre-sold a greeting card idea to a greeting card company), Tiffany, my assistant, two friends and me. There were also three animal trainers each with a can of mace and a pick handle, though if you saw the lion you wouldn’t think any of those weapons would mean much in a pinch. Stephanie told us that none of us should “separate” from the pack. She admonished us that if any pieces of meat from the lion’s “treats” happened to fly in our direction, don’t try and pick them up. Avoid sudden movements, and, oh yes, if there was anything we didn’t want marked we’d better cover them up.  It turns out that the lion can “spray” for fifteen feet!</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 343px"><img class="  " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Lion Standing" src="http://blog.imagekind.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/johnlund/Lion-Standing-Camera-Stand.jpg" alt="King of Beasts" width="333" height="500" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Lion Standing</p></div>
<p>Truman arrived in a trailer, which had brought into my studio. We made sure that there was no way he could end up on the streets of San Francisco before we let him out. As Truman stepped out of the trailer there was a collective gasp from all of us. His regal bearing and taught muscularity was far more impressive than I had anticipated.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 343px"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Shooting Lion in Studio" src="http://blog.imagekind.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/johnlund/Shooting-Lion-in-studio.jpg" alt="Shooting Lion in Studio" width="333" height="500" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Shooting Lion in Studio</p></div>
<p>I had once asked an animal trainer who worked with both of Stephanie’s big cats, Truman the Lion and Safari the tiger, which one was more dangerous. She had told me that Safari was more dangerous because people thought of him as a big kitten and tended to let their guard down, but when Truman was around there was a more palpable sense of danger. I now knew what she meant!</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 343px"><img style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Photographing the Lion" src="http://blog.imagekind.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/johnlund/Photographing-Lion-in-studio.jpg" alt="" width="333" height="500" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Photographing the Lion</p></div>
<p>The two main images I wanted to create included a lion on a throne as the “King of Beasts”, and a shot of a lion trainer with his head in the lion’s mouth. We needed to have Truman in a standing position, sitting on a pedestal, various shots of his body parts, and a photo of him with his mouth open. To get a shot of Truman in an upright position I improvised super heavy-duty camera stand reinforced with a light stand.  I was still nervous, as Truman weighs over four hundred pounds. One of the trainers enticed him to stand up and rest his paws on my makeshift stand by hold chunks of beef heart, on a stick, over his head.  We used the same method to get him to stand on the pedestal. For his open mouth I just had to be ready for those lucky moments when he might yawn.</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/Showartwork.aspx?IMID=7178e896-0950-4059-a286-2961c50f2c93" target="_blank"><img class="  " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Lion Trainer" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/72047861-d060-497d-b7dd-c4eea35936f2/uploadedartwork/450X450/7178e896-0950-4059-a286-2961c50f2c93.jpg" alt="Lion Trainer" width="450" height="353" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Lion Trainer</p></div>
<p>Most of the time he spent pacing in circles. After about forty-five minutes his circles started to get larger bringing him within a few feet of me. Stephanie said he was being sneaky about getting closer to me because he was curious. She also said that he was starting to get a little assertive and it was time to end the shoot. My $5,000.00 had bought me forty-five minutes of the lion’s time. It wasn’t long, but it was well worth it.  Oh yeah, and before he left he did manage to “mark” the art director’s car.</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/Showartwork.aspx?IMID=ce830606-f078-4243-a7b1-d86340b593b1" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Lion In Waiting Room" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/72047861-d060-497d-b7dd-c4eea35936f2/uploadedartwork/450X450/ce830606-f078-4243-a7b1-d86340b593b1.jpg" alt="Lion In Waiting Room" width="450" height="346" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Lion In Waiting Room</p></div>
<p><em>John Lund has been shooting professionally for over thirty years.  He was an early pioneer in the digital world using Photoshop 1.0 in 1990 and digital capture as far back as 1995.  Over the years Lund has taught digital workshops, written numerous articles on digital photography, served as DIGITAL IMAGING&#8217;s Digital Photography Editor, been a Photoshop columnist for PICTURE magazine, served on APA&#8221;s National Digital Committee, lectured extensively and written a book on Photoshop:  Adobe Master Class Photoshop Compositing with John Lund.  His stock imagery is licensed through Blend Images, Getty, Corbis, SuperStock and Kimball Stock. He currently works out of his studio in Sausalito, California.</em></p>
<p><em><span id="ctl00_BodyPlaceHolder_lblMemberBio">More of John&#8217;s work can be seen at <a title="John Lund Photography" href="http://www.johnlund.com" target="_blank">www.johnlund.com</a>.</span></em></p>
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		<title>The Beautifully Eclectic Art of Kristen Stein</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[     var fbShare = {url: 'http://blog.imagekind.com/2009/10/21/the-beautifully-eclectic-art-of-kristen-stein/',size:'small'}Kristen Stein is an award-winning Contemporary Artist living in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Region. Kristen&#8217;s works are currently available on a variety of online venues, or through her websites StudioArtworks.com and KristensCreations.com. Kristen&#8217;s paintings are in public and private collections within Australia, Canada, Hawaii, Hong Kong, Puerto [...]]]></description>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 454px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=a5212e15-3cd5-41f1-a691-1c986f8ce1c7" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="autumn fire" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/09316aea-2b8c-4fc9-a76f-06e2e48450eb/uploadedartwork/450X450/a5212e15-3cd5-41f1-a691-1c986f8ce1c7.jpg" alt="autumn fire" width="444" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">autumn fire</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 456px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=f63773db-ef0b-4a4e-806d-70e182eaddcc"><img title="Singular Beauty : Green Glow - Tree Landscape" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/09316aea-2b8c-4fc9-a76f-06e2e48450eb/uploadedartwork/450X450/f63773db-ef0b-4a4e-806d-70e182eaddcc.jpg" alt="Singular Beauty : Green Glow - Tree Landscape" width="446" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Singular Beauty : Green Glow - Tree Landscape</p></div>
<p><strong>Where were you born, where do you live now, any other background info?</strong></p>
<p>I was born in Ohio and grew up in California.  I went to graduate school in Virginia and then spent about a decade in Colorado. A few years ago we made a big move to the East Coast and I now reside near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=7a9917ec-96bf-4bd9-a1b0-77a6d34b84a5" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="5 blue tree cluster" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/09316aea-2b8c-4fc9-a76f-06e2e48450eb/uploadedartwork/450X450/7a9917ec-96bf-4bd9-a1b0-77a6d34b84a5.jpg" alt="5 blue tree cluster" width="450" height="430" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">5 blue tree cluster</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=a1d9326c-0f24-4ea1-b5e9-2e920f282615" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Singular Beauty: gilded" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/09316aea-2b8c-4fc9-a76f-06e2e48450eb/uploadedartwork/450X450/a1d9326c-0f24-4ea1-b5e9-2e920f282615.jpg" alt="Singular Beauty: gilded" width="450" height="447" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Singular Beauty: gilded</p></div>
<p><strong>How would you describe your work?</strong></p>
<p>Some of my works start with detailed sketches while others are created from a blank canvas layer by layer until the final painting is achieved. I like to work in a wide range of styles and materials as this allows me to keep my art fresh and new. I would describe my landscapes as moody, mysterious and atmospheric in nature. They allow me to experiment with color and texture while capturing the beauty of a wide open meadow, field, ocean, or impending storm, etc. Many of these pieces are directly influenced by my time spent in Colorado, California and Spain. My enchanted garden series allows me to capture a world of my imagination where birds, snakes, plants, flowers, trees, butterflies, etc. can be expressed in a wild whimsical way. They are bold, bright and wonderfully fun to create. My art-deco cubist paintings are my story-telling paintings. This style allows me to capture a certain sentiment or tell a story in the painting. Paintings influenced by September 11th, Hurricane Katrina and the deaths of my grandmothers are among the works in the art deco cubist collection.</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 457px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=2fe459d9-a225-4821-b2c0-e4998d31c6a7" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Enchanted Garden : Birds of a Feather" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/4cebeede-1db7-4853-b01d-17c9e5c6e7da/uploadedartwork/450X450/2fe459d9-a225-4821-b2c0-e4998d31c6a7.jpg" alt="Enchanted Garden : Birds of a Feather" width="447" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Enchanted Garden : Birds of a Feather</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=559284dc-3e4a-4593-b746-4440e9e3f1d6" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="eg2friends" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/4cebeede-1db7-4853-b01d-17c9e5c6e7da/uploadedartwork/450X450/559284dc-3e4a-4593-b746-4440e9e3f1d6.jpg" alt="eg2friends" width="450" height="447" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">eg2friends</p></div>
<p><strong>What processes and techniques do you use to create your work? </strong></p>
<p>My landscapes are created with many layers of contrasting colors working up to the final imagery that I am trying to create with the mood and feel of the particular landscape.  I love creating a canvas that looks weathered and worn even though it is brand new.  I achieve this through a variety of layers&#8230;..sometimes with molding paste, string, tissue, newsprint, sand, grit, flower petals, and a variety of other products added to the canvas (or removed from the canvas) during the painting process.</p>
<p>I daydream a lot! I often close my eyes and picture the painting before it is created. I rarely try to replicate a photograph, but instead use the colors and shapes as a guideline for what I want to create.</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=2e0a4592-4dd9-410b-9812-f73cca2faa89" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="We are All Part of a Bigger Pattern - Patchwork US" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/c75391f9-30ed-4cb8-9b71-b4682c92cc12/uploadedartwork/450X450/2e0a4592-4dd9-410b-9812-f73cca2faa89.jpg" alt="We are All Part of a Bigger Pattern - Patchwork US" width="450" height="261" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">We are All Part of a Bigger Pattern - Patchwork US</p></div>
<p><strong>Are you a full time artist?</strong></p>
<p>Yes. I am a full-time artist. I feel fortunate to be able to spend my days doing something that I love. I am pleased that my customers, friends and family have been so supportive and have allowed me to pursue my dreams as an artist on a daily basis.</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 370px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=3b6e109b-d30d-4d3a-ad0c-a4bcce44d373"><img title="Dream Analysis According to Freud" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/98ea31d8-3c43-4550-99a7-9f98918c3ca1/uploadedartwork/450X450/3b6e109b-d30d-4d3a-ad0c-a4bcce44d373.jpg" alt="Dream Analysis According to Freud" width="360" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Dream Analysis According to Freud</p></div>
<p><strong>How did you get started?</strong></p>
<p>I remember being passionate about art from a very young age. I started by creating art as gifts for friends and family. Then when I was in graduate school studying for my Ph.D. in Economics, I started painting again as a hobby and as a way to focus my mind on something other than exams. I purchased website domains and listed several of my pieces on major auction sites like EBay.  Over time, my hobby grew into a full-time business.  I still use a lot of my economics background for the business side of things, but I clearly allowed the artistic side to take over and I haven&#8217;t looked back.</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=511cfefe-b8ec-47a9-b8cb-9eee5247d60d" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Rustic Glow" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/a1492fa7-c0fe-465d-b1a2-85486bd9bec9/uploadedartwork/450X450/511cfefe-b8ec-47a9-b8cb-9eee5247d60d.jpg" alt="Rustic Glow" width="450" height="447" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Rustic Glow</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=80e501b8-73ad-4465-81a6-d961fd955e28" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Meadow Plane" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/a1492fa7-c0fe-465d-b1a2-85486bd9bec9/uploadedartwork/450X450/80e501b8-73ad-4465-81a6-d961fd955e28.jpg" alt="Meadow Plane" width="450" height="335" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Meadow Plane</p></div>
<p><strong>Any notable accomplishments?</strong></p>
<p>I have been lucky to have some great exposure for my work recently.</p>
<p>A set designer for Warehouse 13 saw a collaborative work &#8220;<a title="Spirit of Autumn Fire" href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=9beba5d4-3a82-48ea-9b49-dc7ddec4edb1" target="_blank">Spirit of Autumn Fire</a>&#8221; that artist Lyse Marion and I did together.  This set designer chose the work to be displayed prominently on the Warehouse 13 set.</p>
<p>In addition to the exposure on Warehouse 13, several pieces will appear in an upcoming movie called &#8220;The Roommate&#8221; due in theaters in 2010, and a new TV show on FOX called &#8220;Past Life&#8221; airing in January.</p>
<p>A new book &#8220;Spirituality of Sex&#8221; features my &#8220;<a title="Shakti: Energy Goddess Design" href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=21146276-d574-4e77-acab-e38458a7f495" target="_blank">Shakti: Energy Goddess Design</a>&#8221;</p>
<p>The <a title="The Jazz Club" href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=60839b3b-d9f5-4ef4-85e3-72a3403b5bcf" target="_blank">Jazz Club</a> and <a title="Angels of September" href=" http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=4615a821-d8cd-428f-9e94-8c40b5c2893e" target="_blank">Angels of September</a> were used as the cover art for the Allied Social Science Associations Annual Meetings.</p>
<p><a title="Here Comes the Sun" href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=81a3bc33-9b31-4fb7-878b-1df94868db2a" target="_blank">Here Comes the Sun</a> has been selected for the cover of a Jazz CD due out in 2010.</p>
<p><a title="Mother Nature and Child" href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=b123cbe2-1430-4967-9719-faaa54f21087" target="_blank">Mother Nature and Child</a> was used in a logo for a Los Angeles based SIDS foundation:</p>
<p>Lastly, my children&#8217;s book &#8220;<a title="The Vegetarian Lion" href="http://www.lulu.com/content/198983" target="_blank">The Vegetarian Lion</a>&#8221; was picked up by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) for sale in the Children&#8217;s section of their website (also available through Amazon).</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=81a3bc33-9b31-4fb7-878b-1df94868db2a" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Here comes the Sun Modern Abstract" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/a1492fa7-c0fe-465d-b1a2-85486bd9bec9/uploadedartwork/450X450/81a3bc33-9b31-4fb7-878b-1df94868db2a.jpg" alt="Here comes the Sun Modern Abstract" width="450" height="369" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Here comes the Sun Modern Abstract</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=297cfc8c-800a-4216-82d9-bb015480e6fa"><img title="Marked Horizon Square" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/a1492fa7-c0fe-465d-b1a2-85486bd9bec9/uploadedartwork/450X450/297cfc8c-800a-4216-82d9-bb015480e6fa.jpg" alt="Marked Horizon Square" width="450" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Marked Horizon Square</p></div>
<p><strong>Where can we find more info and keep up with your work? </strong></p>
<p>You can learn more about me on my website:  <a title="StudioArtworks.com" href="http://www.StudioArtworks.com" target="_blank">StudioArtworks.com</a><br />
You can follow my blog: <a title="blog" href="http://kristensteinfineart.blogspot.com" target="_blank">kristensteinfineart.blogspot.com</a><br />
You can stay up to date on Twitter: <a title="Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/kristensteinart" target="_blank">twitter.com/kristensteinart</a><br />
Or become a Fan on Facebook : <a title="Facebook" href="http://artist.to/kristensteinfineart" target="_blank">http://artist.to/kristensteinfineart</a><br />
I have an etsy boutique that offers originals paintings, handcrafted artisan jewelry and gifts featuring my artwork : <a title="Etsy" href="http://kristensteinfineart.etsy.com" target="_blank">http://kristensteinfineart.etsy.com</a><br />
And, of course, you can find a large number of my prints on Imagekind: <a title="Imagekind" href="http://kristensteinfineart.imagekind.com" target="_blank">http://kristensteinfineart.imagekind.com</a></p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=9791d03a-bc64-41cf-be92-543799315e3c"><img title="red meadow" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/a1492fa7-c0fe-465d-b1a2-85486bd9bec9/uploadedartwork/450X450/9791d03a-bc64-41cf-be92-543799315e3c.jpg" alt="red meadow" width="450" height="333" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">red meadow</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=cfd6fc0a-5440-4b29-b669-855ba8d4d359" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Snow on the Ground" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/a1492fa7-c0fe-465d-b1a2-85486bd9bec9/uploadedartwork/450X450/cfd6fc0a-5440-4b29-b669-855ba8d4d359.jpg" alt="Snow on the Ground" width="450" height="448" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Snow on the Ground</p></div>
<p><strong>What artists inspire you?</strong></p>
<p>I truly am inspired by everything that I see, read and hear.  I try to watch and listen to everything in the world around me and incorporate this into my work in some way.  There are so many artists whose work I enjoy. It would be hard to choose only a few and I would be certain to leave someone unmentioned. So, I will say that from the many forums in which I have participated, each artist whom I have met over the past 10 years has inspired me and motivated me in one way or the other.  As for as the masters, I&#8217;d say that artists like Picasso and Gris have influenced my cubist works as well as the fabrics, advertising and illustrators from the art deco period. I have been greatly influenced by the colors and patterns used by Matisse and the geometric works of Rothko and Frank Llyod Wright.</p>
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		<title>Experience the Magical Underwater Photography of Elena Kalis</title>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=73d3d496-963d-44dc-af59-71ffd5f5760d" target="_blank"><img class="  " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Looking Glass" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/7d24d16e-fd03-4e21-96e3-00656c2f7ff5/uploadedartwork/450X450/73d3d496-963d-44dc-af59-71ffd5f5760d.jpg" alt="Looking Glass" width="450" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Looking Glass</p></div>
<p><strong>Where were you born, where do you live now, any other background info?</strong></p>
<p>My name is Elena Kalis. I was born in Moscow (Russia) and have lived for the past ten years on a small island in the Bahamas with my husband and two children. I have an education in art  (traditional paintings and drawings) , but have recently been following my interest in photography. I have been doing some underwater projects with my children and friends for the past year.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=01b7386c-7290-4384-8cbc-0bc5c4040419" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="alice20" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/7d24d16e-fd03-4e21-96e3-00656c2f7ff5/uploadedartwork/450X450/01b7386c-7290-4384-8cbc-0bc5c4040419.jpg" alt="alice20" width="450" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">alice20</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=949a97e2-cead-46a6-a859-71c56d9e8fe3"><img title="alice32" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/7d24d16e-fd03-4e21-96e3-00656c2f7ff5/uploadedartwork/450X450/949a97e2-cead-46a6-a859-71c56d9e8fe3.jpg" alt="alice32" width="450" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">alice32</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=5d29545e-a068-48e0-a4bd-f1f1ef33a233" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="alice24" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/7d24d16e-fd03-4e21-96e3-00656c2f7ff5/uploadedartwork/450X450/5d29545e-a068-48e0-a4bd-f1f1ef33a233.jpg" alt="alice24" width="450" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">alice24</p></div>
<p><strong>How would you describe your work?</strong></p>
<p>Alice in WaterLand.  That’s the name of my recent project and it’s describe my work as well.</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=a1004fd0-3930-424a-9d15-ad7253726d8d" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Ocean Breeze" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/ebef1939-716a-4d01-a9f6-860abd75cb77/uploadedartwork/450X450/a1004fd0-3930-424a-9d15-ad7253726d8d.jpg" alt="Ocean Breeze" width="450" height="282" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Ocean Breeze</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=8186e7c7-6f83-4f63-8fec-ff4b2032ad76"><img title="Rainy Day" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/ebef1939-716a-4d01-a9f6-860abd75cb77/uploadedartwork/450X450/8186e7c7-6f83-4f63-8fec-ff4b2032ad76.jpg" alt="Rainy Day" width="450" height="281" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Rainy Day</p></div>
<p><strong>What processes and techniques do you use to create your work?</strong></p>
<p>Digital photography. I use Canon 5D with housing and 28 or 50mm lens. Post process  in Photoshop.I shoot in pool and ocean.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=445f1345-be69-49b0-9967-c564fc72b08c" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="collection55" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/805864de-e1be-4989-8045-30e5e233ae35/uploadedartwork/450X450/445f1345-be69-49b0-9967-c564fc72b08c.jpg" alt="collection55" width="450" height="414" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">collection55</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=890d7b1c-c42d-4193-ba47-d2f2ddfc771c" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="alice25" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/7d24d16e-fd03-4e21-96e3-00656c2f7ff5/uploadedartwork/450X450/890d7b1c-c42d-4193-ba47-d2f2ddfc771c.jpg" alt="alice25" width="450" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">alice25</p></div>
<p><strong>Are you a full time artist?</strong></p>
<p>I am full time mother and remaining time artist.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=beb047be-9597-4416-b91b-c8b9fa6d86d7" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="collection74" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/805864de-e1be-4989-8045-30e5e233ae35/uploadedartwork/450X450/beb047be-9597-4416-b91b-c8b9fa6d86d7.jpg" alt="collection74" width="450" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">collection74</p></div>
<p><strong>How did you get started?</strong></p>
<p>I love ocean and I spend a lot of time in the water (with camera and without)  so it was natural thing for me to do.</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=530ac34f-d039-487c-9e26-1a6a7e1388d3" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="collection64" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/805864de-e1be-4989-8045-30e5e233ae35/uploadedartwork/450X450/530ac34f-d039-487c-9e26-1a6a7e1388d3.jpg" alt="collection64" width="450" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">collection64</p></div>
<p><strong>Any notable accomplishments?</strong></p>
<p>I was doing underwater photography for little over a year now.It’s not that long but I have a lot of response from the people. Some of my work have been used for book, magazine and CD covers, and have appeared in print magazines and online publications. Underwater images are liquid, weightless  and have dream-like quality. That’s probably why they are  so appealing  to many people.</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=7bf52fd6-4ce2-41c1-97a0-b349a65b6b29" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Leda" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/805864de-e1be-4989-8045-30e5e233ae35/uploadedartwork/450X450/89311c22-3334-460b-a044-53c0a2c27464.jpg" alt="Leda" width="450" height="400" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Leda</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=af0796d9-8890-4c62-b71a-c1791e56be83" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="collection68" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/805864de-e1be-4989-8045-30e5e233ae35/uploadedartwork/450X450/af0796d9-8890-4c62-b71a-c1791e56be83.jpg" alt="collection68" width="450" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">collection68</p></div>
<p><strong>Where can we find more info and keep up with your work?</strong></p>
<p>My personal site: <a title="Elena Kalis Photo" href="http://elenakalisphoto.com" target="_blank">elenakalisphoto.com</a></p>
<p>Other public places: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elena-Kalis/164510520134?ref=search&amp;sid=714894117.698437499..1" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sugarock/" target="_blank">Flickr</a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://elenakalis.carbonmade.com/" target="_blank">Carbonmade </a></p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=7bf52fd6-4ce2-41c1-97a0-b349a65b6b29" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="collection45" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/805864de-e1be-4989-8045-30e5e233ae35/uploadedartwork/450X450/7bf52fd6-4ce2-41c1-97a0-b349a65b6b29.jpg" alt="collection45" width="450" height="425" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">collection45</p></div>
<p><strong>What artists inspire you?</strong></p>
<p>I recently discovered for myself work of photographer Connie Imboden and it’s changed how I look at the reflections now. However my inspiration is not necessarily coming from the work of other artists. It could be anything really, small things around me&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Salons, Masterminds, or the Buddy System &#8211; Techniques for Artists Selling their Art Online</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
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In 1937 Napoleon Hill published the book Think and Grow Rich. In the book Hill outlines 13 principles that make people successful. [...]]]></description>
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<p>In 1937 Napoleon Hill published the book <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Think and Grow Rich</span>. In the book Hill outlines 13 principles that make people successful. He created these principles after spending 20 years studying the most wealthy people of his time. One of my favorite principles is the idea of the Master Mind. Hill makes a comparison between the human brain and a battery. The more cells a battery has, the better it works. Also, the more batteries you have working together the better they work.</p>
<p>Hill is not the only person to draw this type of conclusion. We all know that we need other people to help us. That&#8217;s why we hire specialists in different fields. Hill, however, gave the guidance that it is necessary for people who desire success to cultivate associations with people who can help them.</p>
<h3>Artist Salons</h3>
<p>In 17th century France artists and academics began a system of academies and salons, holding each other accountable, and generating positive energy aimed at raising the level of success for each artist involved. These artists became friends, confidants, and business partners with each other. While outsiders criticized the salons, those who were part of the salons enjoyed recognition and financial success.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s nothing all that complicated about getting a group of friends together to discuss art. You probably do that all the time in your immediate circles. There is a big difference, however, between having a group that discusses art and having a group of people together who are focused on helping each other succeed.</p>
<h3>Band Together for Success</h3>
<p>It is an acknowledged principle that those who succeed do so with the help of those around them. Successful business professionals purposefully seek out mastermind groups. I am a member of a mastermind group that consists of people from several different industries. We meet together to discuss obstacles that hold us back from succeeding and to share resources &amp; ideas. Artists can and should be doing the same thing.</p>
<p>I hear so many artists talk about how they don&#8217;t know anything about being in business and that&#8217;s perfectly fair. Having a mastermind group, or a salon, is a way of making up for some of your weaknesses in business. I have found that once you get a group of artists together and start talking business, they often find that together they have a lot more knowledge of how to be in business than they give themselves credit for.</p>
<h3>How to Organize</h3>
<p>Many art critics and art coaches advise having a group of like minded painters together. There is certainly value in having other painters around to critique your work, but what about artists from other disciplines? A great deal of brilliance comes from getting artists of different disciplines together.</p>
<p>Having an agenda is a good idea. Artists together have a tendency to chat about topics not related to business. An agenda that is distributed beforehand complete with what you&#8217;ll talk about, when the meeting will start, whether there will be food, and how long you&#8217;ll spend on each topic is a good idea.</p>
<p>Who you organize a salon with is important. Don&#8217;t go for variety just for variety&#8217;s sake. You should find other artists who you are inspired by, who are focused on their business, and who you trust to do things well.</p>
<h3>What to Talk About</h3>
<p>Some art salons simply talk about art. That&#8217;s all well and good, but you need to focus on your business if you want to be a successful artist. If you want to talk about the finer points of Existentialism, put that at the end of the agenda. Good topics for your art marketing salons include: incorporating as a business, building Web sites, selling at art fairs, pricing models, taxes, health insurance, and many other topics.</p>
<p>Even if you can&#8217;t find a few artists in your area that you can band together with to form a mastermind or artist salon, you should be able to find at least one person with whom you can brainstorm. The idea is that we don&#8217;t work alone.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m interested in hearing from Imagekind users &#8211; are any of you part of an artist salon or mastermind group?</p>
<p><em>Cory Huff is an actor, husband, and producer of <a title="TheAbundantArtist.com" href="http://www.theabundantartist.com/" target="_blank">TheAbundantArtist.com</a>, a site dedicated to teaching artists how to sell their work online. He firmly believes the starving artist is a myth that must be dispelled. He is available for individual consultation on Internet marketing and business planning for artists.</em></p>
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		<title>Free Print Friday! &#8211; Want to Win a Free Print?</title>
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		<title>Illustrator and Graphic Design Artist Pascal Tremblay</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Pascal&#8217;s work has always been an introspective and personal way for him to express himself. He describes his work as a way to &#8220;define my emotions and thoughts in a way that when I look at it, I will know exactly how I felt at the moment I created it, but without making it definite for others.&#8221; In other words, though he has strong emotion connection with his work, it&#8217;s up to the person viewing it to decide what it means to her or him.</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=02fc70da-ed71-4626-bbd4-fee57cd0d328" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Different Skies" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/eabe8f5d-1d25-4753-ad7c-a9e5e1f3db21/uploadedartwork/450X450/02fc70da-ed71-4626-bbd4-fee57cd0d328.jpg" alt="Different Skies" width="450" height="302" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Different Skies</p></div>
<p><strong>Where were you born, where do you live now, any other background info?</strong></p>
<p>I was born in Germany but I pretty much consider myself 100% Canadian since I have lived here all my life almost. My dad was in the army so we moved around a lot and Germany was one of those places. I currently live in Montreal with my fiancee, Elaine. We&#8217;ve lived together here for 3 yrs and prior to this we lived in Malaysia for 18 months.</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=73871bba-492b-47d1-b21f-df39c3c97b7e" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Amphitheatre" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/eabe8f5d-1d25-4753-ad7c-a9e5e1f3db21/uploadedartwork/450X450/73871bba-492b-47d1-b21f-df39c3c97b7e.jpg" alt="Amphitheatre" width="450" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Amphitheatre</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=bd26ee43-77e9-4982-b2ae-5b14992efcf9" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Arena" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/eabe8f5d-1d25-4753-ad7c-a9e5e1f3db21/uploadedartwork/450X450/bd26ee43-77e9-4982-b2ae-5b14992efcf9.jpg" alt="Arena" width="450" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Arena</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=c570c848-95f9-4e74-bed2-b4491242de77" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Birds" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/eabe8f5d-1d25-4753-ad7c-a9e5e1f3db21/uploadedartwork/450X450/c570c848-95f9-4e74-bed2-b4491242de77.jpg" alt="Birds" width="450" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Birds</p></div>
<p><strong>How would you describe your work?</strong></p>
<p>That&#8217;s  a good question because I never really think about stuff like that. I just like to start creating a piece and see where it leads me. I don&#8217;t really have a plan in what I do, I just let my intuition guide me. I think that, as a whole, my work could be described as a series of <a title="Pascal Tremblay Art" href="http://www.imagekind.com/GalleryProfile.aspx?gid=eabe8f5d-1d25-4753-ad7c-a9e5e1f3db21" target="_blank">vague and fleeting expressions of myself</a>. I like to keep the interpretation to the viewer and not pigeon-hole it into what I think it should be saying and, while it&#8217;s not a specific goal of mine, I do hope everyone can see a little something different in each piece. Over time I&#8217;ve been more and more abstract in what each art piece represents and my use of type has gone in the same direction.. Whereas before I might have put plainly the words I was thinking about, now they&#8217;re represented by a specific color or square, or whatever&#8230; So in a way I guess my work is a bit like an emotional puzzle to me. I always put a lot of myself into it and if I don&#8217;t feel anything intense I really cannot produce the kind of artwork I enjoy the most. That is probably why I can go for months without doing anything, I don&#8217;t force it.</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 312px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=4d1c0634-31b4-45bb-a846-1565fedff68d" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Anchor" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/eabe8f5d-1d25-4753-ad7c-a9e5e1f3db21/uploadedartwork/450X450/4d1c0634-31b4-45bb-a846-1565fedff68d.jpg" alt="Anchor" width="302" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Anchor</p></div>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 309px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=9c036421-8515-4c67-a397-8bc73288e071" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Focus" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/eabe8f5d-1d25-4753-ad7c-a9e5e1f3db21/uploadedartwork/450X450/9c036421-8515-4c67-a397-8bc73288e071.jpg" alt="Focus" width="299" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Focus</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 334px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=73869872-9c94-4a67-8527-b5fb4954a2aa"><img title="Heligoland Poster" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/eabe8f5d-1d25-4753-ad7c-a9e5e1f3db21/uploadedartwork/450X450/73869872-9c94-4a67-8527-b5fb4954a2aa.jpg" alt="Heligoland Poster" width="324" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Heligoland Poster</p></div>
<p><strong>What processes and techniques do you use to create your work?</strong></p>
<p>I like to use a technique I coined &#8220;create and adjust&#8221;. It&#8217;s basically a semi-fancy term for &#8220;I just do whatever comes to me and then I arrange it all as I go to make it work together&#8221;. I really wish I could describe my process better but it&#8217;s really just improvisation each time. I don&#8217;t have a plan on and the more specific my concept I start with the more difficult it will be for me. If I keep it all flowing and organic it works much better. When it comes to client work I work differently and I can build towards a specific goal with no problems.. however with my personal artwork, it has to come naturally and on the fly.</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=0d294cab-69ab-4b9b-96fb-64c0d9c3fff7" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Traffic" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/eabe8f5d-1d25-4753-ad7c-a9e5e1f3db21/uploadedartwork/450X450/0d294cab-69ab-4b9b-96fb-64c0d9c3fff7.jpg" alt="Traffic" width="450" height="162" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Traffic</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=33aebb56-053e-453d-a37f-ebc33ffeaae4" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Windowcells" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/eabe8f5d-1d25-4753-ad7c-a9e5e1f3db21/uploadedartwork/450X450/33aebb56-053e-453d-a37f-ebc33ffeaae4.jpg" alt="Windowcells" width="450" height="181" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Windowcells</p></div>
<p><strong>Are you a full time artist?</strong></p>
<p>No, I do design mostly during the day but I also have other interests that are taking more of my time these days. I do feel the need to take a break from design recently. I&#8217;ve been doing this for almost 11 yrs and I need a break. I&#8217;d say art-making is the least time-consuming part of my work. Art doesn&#8217;t pay the bills unfortunately. It doesn&#8217;t pay anything actually and it&#8217;s not why I do it anyway.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 259px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=9965aa31-3d67-48f0-ae81-81ad5078b718" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Rainbow" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/eabe8f5d-1d25-4753-ad7c-a9e5e1f3db21/uploadedartwork/450X450/9965aa31-3d67-48f0-ae81-81ad5078b718.jpg" alt="" width="249" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Rainbow</p></div>
<p><strong>How did you get started?</strong></p>
<p>I started by dropping out of college and not knowing what to do with myself. Then I discovered Flash websites and it just gripped me. I had never had any interest whatsoever in art before this (although as a kid I would spend hours re-creating country flags with coloring pencils). I just stumbled into this dormant need to express myself, it was something completely new for me and I had finally found something I was passionate about. From there I kind of shifted from Flash to artwork and into print and web.</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=e65a09bf-30f3-4923-8ce2-53d6560d0f10" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Unknown Sky" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/eabe8f5d-1d25-4753-ad7c-a9e5e1f3db21/uploadedartwork/450X450/e65a09bf-30f3-4923-8ce2-53d6560d0f10.jpg" alt="Unknown Sky" width="450" height="374" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Unknown Sky</p></div>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=85dc337a-8bb2-4058-9931-c8b8378454f1" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="A Crowd" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/eabe8f5d-1d25-4753-ad7c-a9e5e1f3db21/uploadedartwork/450X450/85dc337a-8bb2-4058-9931-c8b8378454f1.jpg" alt="A Crowd" width="450" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">A Crowd</p></div>
<p><strong>Any notable accomplishments?</strong></p>
<p>Being able to make a good living off of freelance for 10 yrs is something I am proud of.. I still haven&#8217;t received my medal for it, which is very very disappointing.</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=4a10a99c-f8f9-4f0b-a1d3-3cdb81e24d85" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Snow" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/eabe8f5d-1d25-4753-ad7c-a9e5e1f3db21/uploadedartwork/450X450/4a10a99c-f8f9-4f0b-a1d3-3cdb81e24d85.jpg" alt="Snow" width="450" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Snow</p></div>
<p><strong>Where can we find more info and keep up with your work?</strong></p>
<p><a title="Pascal Tremblay" href="http://makeshift.ca/" target="_blank">Makeshift.ca</a> is my personal portfolio, and while I don&#8217;t update it weekly or anything be assured there&#8217;s always something new in the works. Most of my work I don&#8217;t even post because the bill-paying stuff is rarely ever too exciting or mind blowing.</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=8eca4738-ce84-46c6-9441-538f5ab4220d" target="_blank"><img class="  " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="zero" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/eabe8f5d-1d25-4753-ad7c-a9e5e1f3db21/uploadedartwork/450X450/8eca4738-ce84-46c6-9441-538f5ab4220d.jpg" alt="0" width="450" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">zero</p></div>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=8cf3c696-ffa5-4165-a3ba-e17920d659a8" target="_blank"><img class=" " style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Devils" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/eabe8f5d-1d25-4753-ad7c-a9e5e1f3db21/uploadedartwork/450X450/8cf3c696-ffa5-4165-a3ba-e17920d659a8.jpg" alt="Devils" width="450" height="450" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Devils</p></div>
<p><strong>What artists inspire you?</strong></p>
<p>David Carson is the reason why I am here today doing what I do. Without him I would have never gone the path I chose. I&#8217;ve yet to met him. I do have an autographed Raygun magazine which I keep very dearly. It&#8217;s pretty much the only design publication I own.</p>
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		<title>4 Tips to Help Buyers Find your Artwork</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[     var fbShare = {url: 'http://blog.imagekind.com/2009/10/06/4-tips-to-help-buyers-find-your-artwork/',size:'small'}With the Imagekind Portfolio Manager it is now easier than ever to edit your images for sale on Imagekind. The Portfolio Manger allows you to batch-edit your images&#8217; titles, tags, descriptions, categorization, default frame and more. Login to your account to start utilizing the Portfolio Manger [...]]]></description>
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<h3>Get Recognized!</h3>
<p>It is essential to add titles, tags, descriptions and categorization to your images. Adding these will not only allow  shoppers to  find your work easier, but Imagekind team members as well. Our internal search engine, as well as big ones like Google, take all of these into account. So, it is imperative that you heed this advice if you are selling your artwork on Imagekind, and want your images to be found!</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 360px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=cf23a4f2-63a7-452f-a3cb-0d09f06b0e3f" target="_blank"><img style="border: 1px solid black;" title="fragments of me VII by Lisa Scadron" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/6ec7e461-a81e-4eb3-a589-e76a4978669d/uploadedartwork/350X350/cf23a4f2-63a7-452f-a3cb-0d09f06b0e3f.jpg" alt="fragments of me VII by Lisa Scadron" width="350" height="294" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">fragments of me VII by Lisa Scadron</p></div>
<h3>1. Title your Work</h3>
<p>Descriptive titles will not only help your buyers connect with a piece, but will help your images come up in searches.   If you do not have a title for a piece, putting a descriptive term in the title box is adequate.  Having a more personal title than “DSC1937” will let your buyers know that you spent the time to think about and present your work.</p>
<h3>2. Write a description</h3>
<p>Adding a short description will also help buyers to connect with your pieces.   A couple of lines will do.  Some artists include a little snippet about how they created the piece, or what inspired it.  Others will add a small detail shot of the image.  If your description is too long, it will be truncated, but you can view it in its entirety by clicking the “View More” link.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 360px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=1a6eab9b-9029-4c97-ac98-8ca89dc01ab7" target="_blank"><img style="border: 1px solid black;" title="St George Reef Lighthouse 232 by John Foster" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/80ef8bb2-2de4-4c08-a932-f78eee1d3de4/uploadedartwork/350X350/1a6eab9b-9029-4c97-ac98-8ca89dc01ab7.jpg" alt="St George Reef Lighthouse 232 by John Foster" width="350" height="260" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">St George Reef Lighthouse 232 by John Foster</p></div>
<h3>3. Tag It!</h3>
<p><strong>What are tags?</strong><br />
The Imagekind search engine uses several methods to find your work, one of them being your tags.  Tags are descriptive keywords that you assign to your images to identify major elements and details featured in your work.</p>
<p><strong>Be Specific…</strong><br />
Specific, accurate tags are essential.  Tag your images with all the specifics of your image.  If you have taken photograph of a sunset over the ocean, don’t stop tagging at “photograph” and “sunset.”  You might want to include water, pink, sun, ocean, seascape, pacific… Be precise and detailed, and use terms that a customer would search for.  If your images convey a certain emotion, such as “Happy” or “peaceful,” feel free to include them, but keep in mind a buyer may not search for terms such as these.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 360px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=41fb1d56-ac7d-4fa4-9040-2e8e50fe936e" target="_blank"><img style="border: 1px solid black;" title="chair_2 by Greg Simanson" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/6b20c275-e5cd-49ea-a6f6-133bacd30737/uploadedartwork/350X350/41fb1d56-ac7d-4fa4-9040-2e8e50fe936e.jpg" alt="chair_2 by Greg Simanson" width="350" height="279" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">chair_2 by Greg Simanson</p></div>
<p><strong>Be accurate!</strong><br />
Inaccurate tagging leads to bad search results.  If a customer is looking for a sunset, and you have tagged your nature photograph of a tiger with “sunset,” then you will not change the customers mind – in fact, you make your customers frustrated.  Inaccurate tags may be removed at the discretion of Imagekind.</p>
<p><strong>Not enough tags? Upgrade your account</strong><br />
Free accounts can tag their images with up to 10 tags.  Pro members get 50 tags, and Platinum members can use 100 tags to classify their work.  If you need to add more information, consider <a title="Upgrade account type" href="https://www.imagekind.com/member/updatemembership.aspx" target="_blank">upgrading your account</a>.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 360px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=fe2bfd5f-4aad-444e-852a-562ed39989b9" target="_blank"><img style="border: 1px solid black;" title="old piano by Gabrielle Ralle" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/73237d04-134e-4fb9-86a2-ac5fe1d96703/uploadedartwork/350X350/fe2bfd5f-4aad-444e-852a-562ed39989b9.jpg" alt="old piano by Gabrielle Ralle" width="350" height="240" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">old piano by Gabrielle Ralle</p></div>
<h3>4. Utilize Taxonomy</h3>
<p><strong>What is Taxonomy?</strong><br />
“Taxonomy” means the science of classification.  Our taxonomy system allows you to group similar images together based on broad categories such as subject, genre, medium.  Users can then drill down their search results based on the classifications you have assigned each image. One of the best ways to think about taxonomy is as a categorization method that allows shoppers to easily find particular images, based on their broad preferences.</p>
<p><strong>Subjects, Genres, Mediumsand Decor<br />
</strong></p>
<p>Categorizing your images is one of the best ways to be found on Imagekind. Directly after the general search (based on titles and tags), is categorization. Let&#8217;s go through some of the options individually.</p>
<p><a title="Shop art by Subject" href="http://www.imagekind.com/shop/SubjectList.aspx" target="_blank">Subject</a> &#8211; Subject is the content found within your image.  Let’s say you have a photograph of cows in a large field, with flowers. You&#8217;d want to <em>find subjects that relate to what is actually <strong>in the image</strong></em>. If there is not a direct subject available, tags are the next best option.</p>
<p><a title="Shop art by Genre" href="http://www.imagekind.com/shop/Genrelist.aspx" target="_blank">Genre</a> &#8211; Genre is the general <a title="more help" href="http://www.imagekind.com/faq.aspx?CID=8#FAQ_168" target="_blank">style of art</a> that your image might fit into. For example, if your image is more conceptual in nature, you&#8217;d want to categorize it in that genre. If you are still stuck on this, here is something that might help. Consider your artwork were going to be hung in a museum, or gallery, or heck, they were selling it at an art supermarket (if such a thing exists). Before you go to drop it off, the owner calls you up and asks what section of the gallery or museum it would fit best. If the supermarket were split into various genres, which isle would your image fit best in?</p>
<p><a title="Shop by Medium" href="http://www.imagekind.com/shop/mediumlist.aspx" target="_blank">Medium</a> &#8211; Medium is the method you used to create your image.</p>
<p><a title="Shop by Decor" href="http://www.imagekind.com/shop/decorlist.aspx" target="_blank">Decor </a>- Decor is what style of home you think your art would look best in.</p>
<p>Remember, you can feel free to leave any of these blank if you&#8217;d like. However, categorizing your images appropriately is one of the best ways to be found on Imagekind.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 360px"><a href="http://www.imagekind.com/showartwork.aspx?IMID=3394e3b0-2ca5-461f-b449-6cfe15f1176e" target="_blank"><img style="border: 1px solid black;" title="3-COWS by Brian Simons" src="http://thumbs.imagekind.com/member/4552cb1e-e38a-4954-89cb-ee5e5633ad99/uploadedartwork/350X350/3394e3b0-2ca5-461f-b449-6cfe15f1176e.jpg" alt="3-COWS by Brian Simons" width="350" height="282" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">3-COWS by Brian Simons</p></div>
<p><strong>Need to classify further? Upgrade your account</strong><br />
Free accounts can add 2 subjects, Pro members can add up to 4, and Platinum accounts are allowed up to 8.  If you need to add more information, consider <a title="Upgrade account type" href="https://www.imagekind.com/member/updatemembership.aspx" target="_blank">upgrading your account</a>.</p>
<p>Following these tips will ensure that your work gets more recognition when shoppers search for artwork on Imagekind. However, that&#8217;s not it. Imagekind team members are always looking for art to showcase as well. We constantly utilize all of these options to find artwork on Imagekind. Whether it&#8217;s through tags, titles or taxonomy, make sure to use all of the above options to make sure you get found on Imagekind.</p>
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