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Sun Feb 1, 2009, 2:04 PM

then please vote for me

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and leave a comment in the journal so i know who you are!
here are the first thank you features
(and yes i will get through all of them, doesn't matter how many there are!)

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photography

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poetry

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Keep it togetherKeep it together,
Don’t fall apart
You thought you were stronger
You took it to heart
All through your life
You fed them all lies
And they never saw it
…They never tried
You knew and you hated
That you had to hide
With a depression so deep
It tears you inside.
The cuts on your arms
Aren’t easy to hide.
They still haven’t noticed
They still haven’t asked
And you can’t find
A way out of this mask
But keep it together
Don’t fall apart
You can get better
At least you can start
Tell them what is going on
Maybe they knew all along…

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you

Fri Jan 30, 2009, 4:41 PM

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sorry to bother you again, buut if you have previously voted for me, could you please vote again? for some reason, the votes went back to 0. i think the competition started again.

so, if you like this photo:

then please please vote for me

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and let me know when you voted, so i can feature you as a thank you!

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listening

Fri Jan 23, 2009, 3:43 PM

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music suggestions?

i would love to listen to some new stuff!

just let me know what you love listening to, your favourite song, band, album, anything!

and also, i made a quick account at lgloop and i was wondering
if you guys could help me out?

please vote for me here!

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it takes one minute to make an account,
and i will be forever grateful =]

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naming names

Tue Jan 20, 2009, 3:50 PM

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dear me,

Tue Jan 13, 2009, 1:50 AM

edit: decided to start a new blog, one which i will actually keep updated. you can follow it if you like, i'll just be writing random thoughts and posting pictures that i probably won't post here. so, if you're interesed:

www.jtrotti.blogspot.com
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and answer this if you haven't already! thank you for everyone who did though. i enjoyed reading your thoughts and honesty.

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if you could tell yourself something, (one thing or more), what would it be?

start it off with:

dear me,

features:

not only is *mrcool256 and amazing person, but also an amazing artist.

which is why i would like to feature his work today as a small thank you for buying me a new dA sub

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thanks

Sat Jan 3, 2009, 10:13 PM

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you guys are amazing and awesome.

thank you for everything!

im just writing a journal, because i realised my sub runs out in two days! noooo! so i thought i'd do one last feature in case i don't renew it for a while.

and also, i felt like thanking you all for your great support.

features:

firstly, there's these two amazing poets that i came across today.

you should really read some of their stuff, you won't regret it:

~anyimacielgray

horseshoes and hand grenades.tonight i am going to a funeral.

and i have a confession to make.

tonight, almost will not cut it, anymore. this
has become an annual trip because
i know a shadow called disease
who does not sleep. i am seconds
away from pulling my hair out, and
yesterday on the bus i believe i was
quietly losing my mind. (my basement
is cold and home to spiders and ghosts
who turn lights on. they are not
environmentally friendly.)

tonight i am almost, almost ready. i will put
my hair up and dress in nice clothes
(wrinkled because i never iron) and
stand up straight and tall and strong
and everything that is the antithesis of
the mush that

if she did not have a trach.she is the loveliest eighty-ninth fracture in
your hollowed, lonely skull. she has stumbled
into your life and so carelessly and therefore
cannot possibly be forgotten or tossed aside.

you know that she names trees after people and
oversalted food and that her favourite flavours are
caramel and mint, that she eats skittles only after
they have been sorted by colour, and the ratios
cannot be uneven. you carefully took note,
documented these idiosyncrasies, and then asked
god to engrave them somewhere, anyplace
permanent enough to stand the test of her will.

your heart was conveniently close.

she takes showers in water hot enou

~Amertie

secrets left in library books.1
i have redone
my personality and my
heart and my life and
all the things
in between. the only thing
that is not worth redoing
is us.

2
my heart had a
‘do not enter’
mat on it, but you
never knew how to
listen, did you?

3
you promised me
happiness, but
if this is happiness,
you can have it
back.

4
my shadow has
always been
prettier than me.

5
you twirled me around,
in the park, once.
you said we will
reach the stars, sweetheart.

i wish i had known
you meant the
fallen
kind.

6
my heart used
to do this funny
beating
thing for you.

now, it only
beats
for itself.

8
i always thought
seven wa

heart song.this is the song
to your heart.

listen.

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part zero.
oh, dearest,
why are you locked inside
a bathroom stall? no one
to hold you, tell you sweet
lies and say you are
beautiful, say you are
perfect? it's not the end of
the world, not yet. if it was,
wouldn't there be
fireworks?

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part one.

sleeping.

your heart is not yet
dead; please do not
say it is. if it was dead,
it wouldn't hurt this
much.

your heart is only sleeping.

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part two.

when the only melody in your head
is a break up song, and the only thing
your heart seems capable of doing
is twisting itself into knots, and the only
thing you want to do is hide a

go and support them!!

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hosting

Mon Dec 29, 2008, 4:49 PM

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does anyone know of any good/cheap web hosting sites that i could use?

and also, i need to somehow get back my domain name, which is in use for some strange reason. any ideas? or do i just have to wait for it?

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questionable

Wed Dec 17, 2008, 2:30 PM

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here are some answers!

well the main thing you guys asked me was how i edit my photos, so i'm going to just answer that here in my journal, and some others:

inspiration:

i get inspiration from everything! i think it helps to have a crazy imagination sometimes. but its usually from music that i listen to, conversations i've had with people, experiences, memories, or by just being bored and looking for something interesting to do. when you're bored, you can find the smallest things interesting sometimes

editing:

the biggest leap i took in photography and editing was when i started to using adobe lightroom. if you want to edit photos easily, you should definitely try to get your hands on this program.

so basically, i use lightroom to edit the colours of my photos (i have filters i make myself that build up over time that i use) and i also use it to crop my images sometimes, and also to add vignetting (the darkened edges around the photos).

then i'll take my images to photoshop, where i will add and add textures and then take them away and add some more until i find a nice combination, keep editing colours, maybe put two photos together, or even leave it exactly as how it was from lightroom and do nothing else to it. i basically just playing around with the image a lot until i get something that i think looks good in my eyes, and compliments the concept that i am trying to portray. there is such a thing though, as going too far when editing a picture, as in adding so many textures that the focal point is just lost, etc, so you have to be careful when editing not to do that.

there aren't any really big secrets or anything as to how i edit my photos. its really just spending a lot of time playing around and experimenting with how things look. i usually have more than just one finished product of the same image as well, as i keep saving different versions as i am editing, then i choose the one i like the best at the end to submit.

some of my fav artists:

(from the top of my head, and just from deviantart)

~TrixyPixie
`girltripped
~ElifKarakoc
~complejo

are just some of my favourite favourite artists here that i absolutely love, but i get inspiration from everyone here! and enjoy looking at everyone's photos and art, too.

hope this helped! is there anything else you'd like to know?

and i was tagged:

by *light-from-Emirates which i feel like doing. the rules are simple. you feature 17 artists by featuring 3 deviations from their respective galleries. if you are featured, you must do the same. but whatever, you don't have to do it if you don't want.

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and that. was a lot of features.

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water

Fri Dec 5, 2008, 7:22 PM

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oh how boring i am. just got rid of all my journal css. i think i like this plain one anyway. well, i've been inactive here on dA because i went on a holiday for a week with my friends to the beach since we finished school =] i took a whole bunch of photos (with new underwater ones!), so i might maybe upload a few of them here if they're good enough.

do you have a favourite quote?

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reminders

Journal Entry: Wed Nov 26, 2008, 7:09 PM

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notes to self

_{dear me,

you do not have a terrible
heart. you do not have sad
eyes and love is not a war
you need to win. you do not

need low self esteem or
the bullets in your hand gun,
only memory. my words are
filled with a breeze when

you are not there.

dear me,

it's been well over thirty days or
something like that, but i think
i've lost count. i missed the green
light, but eventually made it home.

not in time to hear your
voice. you are not terrible, you
are not terrible, you say.

dear me,

don't forget to feed that cats
and don't forget to close the windows
if it starts to rain or you'll
be swimming in a flood. don't

forget to remember that somebody
somewhere cares about you and don't
forget that every once in a while

you should close your eyes and let
somebody lead you,

somewhere.

dear me,

you are not terrible, you do not
have sad eyes, you do not need
any more bullets, you do not need
a cage around your heart. you are
not empty, you are not cold, you
are not a cardboard box with
nothing inside.

dear me,

don't forget that he cares
about you.

sincerely yours,

poem.}

has anyone ever bought a print off me? because i'd really love to know who has so i can thank them! it sort of sucks that the dA system doesn't show you this.

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collabs and textures

Journal Entry: Tue Nov 4, 2008, 5:45 PM

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just something

well, i decided to update my stock account, which i only do once a blue moon. i added some pretty pretty textures with random titles for you to use:

im so lonely over on that account lol

so i'll just advertise here!

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and another thing, does anyone want to work on a collab with me? ive worked on a few already like

with ~P0RG

with ~disposable-heroX

and a few more. so yeah just send me a note with an unedited picture or something and i'll see what i can make of it!

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and i'll leave you with some pretty features!

little waltz

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yay

Journal Entry: Sun Oct 19, 2008, 8:54 PM

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just something

thank you for one hundred
thousand views and two
thousand watchers. its crazy
and i never imagined to
have this much support.

little waltz

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question

Journal Entry: Fri Oct 10, 2008, 2:40 PM

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ideas

ive got no inspiration. but, i think i should tell you, im feeling happy again

what can i do to get some ideas to take photos? is there anything in particular you'd like to see from me?

little waltz

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waiting waiting

Journal Entry: Tue Oct 7, 2008, 3:59 AM

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all i see

2 hours and 3 minutes since
i fell to the side of the road
and i realised that im running
from monsters too fast for my
feet to keep up with

casualties are high and still
counting. i need a temporary
home for my heart.

and you say you're waiting, waiting
for something. well im waiting
waiting for something too.

we admired the same thing yesterday,
from different places and in
different states of mind. maybe
one day we can go for a walk and
sit under a tree and watch
the clouds go past because we know
what it means.

and do you want to build this
house with me? we'll keep a look
out at night for the monsters
so they dont destroy what we've
created. because im sure it
will be beautiful.

i still need a
temporary home.

now you write something. just write what you're feeling. don't think about it, just say something. it doesn't have to be long if you don't want, it doesn't have to be the best thing ever. just write something.

little waltz

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the end

Journal Entry: Thu Sep 25, 2008, 9:32 PM

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strange bird

just talking to myself, saying everything's alright.

how are you?

contest prize

give these artists some love:

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WINNERS!

Journal Entry: Fri Sep 19, 2008, 4:54 PM

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*quick update*

my sister made a deviantart account! you can find it here ~yellowchucks (named after her now famous yellow chucks lol). so go and check her out! she mainly posts the photos that we take and that she models in, but she would love to get some comments and favs

now you have two of us to watch

After much deliberating, ~VioletHeartBeats and I have come to a conclusion as to who the winners to my contest are!

First place:

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Congrats!!

You’ve won:

* 3 month sub by ~VioletHeartBeats and me
* journal feature in my journal
* journal feature by ~nerdynotdirty
* journal feature by ~codrinseth
* journal feature by ~looki85

Second place:

You’ve won:

* journal feature in my journal
* journal feature by ~nerdynotdirty
* journal feature by ~codrinseth
* journal feature by ~looki85

Third place:

You've won:

* journal feature in my journal
* journal feature by ~nerdynotdirty
* journal feature by ~codrinseth
* journal feature by ~looki85

Thank you so much to everyone who entered! Everyone’s entries were amazing and creative, and I had so much fun with this that I’ll probably hold another contest similar to this one soon =]

contest prize

give these artists some love:

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contest updates!

Journal Entry: Sun Sep 7, 2008, 1:52 AM

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yet again

well, my contest is all done (well, technically done at 12 today, but i dont think anyone will submit anything else - but you still can, up till 12!! lol). im so happy with all the entries, and i really appreciate all the time and effort you guys put into making really creative artworks

so now, its up to me and ~VioletHeartBeats to decide who the winners are! i'll announce it in my journal during the next week, as soon as we decide.

for now, you can see all the entries we've had so far below. ive just finished putting the last few up.

okay, so i decided im going to hold the contest! it starts today on the 24th of August, and you have two weeks to get your submissions in, so the deadline is on the 7th of September (if i can count properly).

rules:

* you have to edit this photo: :thumb95819077:

* you can edit it in any way you want

* you can make it a drawing or a photomanipulation, or any category you can think of

* be as creative as possible!

* max. 2 entries

* submit your artwork to your gallery and you can name it whatever you want (i like creative titles as well)

* in the description, please put a link to my page and say that it is for my contest (so you'd put "this is for ~vampire-zombie's contest [link]")

* send me a note titled 'contest' with the link to your entry, so i can put it in my journal and favourite it

* you have 2 weeks to get your entries in!

judges:

i will be judging along with ~VioletHeartBeats and we're going to choose whichever entry seems the most creative to us!

prizes:

* 1st place:

  3 month sub
  journal feature in my journal
  journal feature by ~nerdynotdirty
  journal feature by ~codrinseth
  journal feature by ~looki85

* 2nd place:

  journal feature in my journal
  journal feature by ~nerdynotdirty
  journal feature by ~codrinseth
  journal feature by ~looki85

* 3rd place:

  journal feature in my journal
  journal feature by ~nerdynotdirty
  journal feature by ~codrinseth
  journal feature by ~looki85

(if anyone would like to, you can donate prizes! i don't have much money for subs or anything, but you can donate journal features if you want as well, or anything else you can think of!

)

thank you so much for the people who donated

well, thats it. i hope you guys have fun with it and enter! im really looking forward to seeing your submissions

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blog

Journal Entry: Mon Aug 18, 2008, 10:05 PM

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yet again

so i made a blog page. you can find it here: [link]

im going to try and update it with shots that i take, that means im going to try and take more behind the scene photos as well. leave comments if you want!

oh and i think im going to go ahead with the contest, since quite a few people said they would like to enter! i just hope they stick by their word

it should be heaps of fun, so keep an eye out, because i'll be announcing it soon in my journal =]

and no new features at the moment, because im too lazy

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contest anyone?

Journal Entry: Sun Aug 17, 2008, 5:29 PM

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curious

well, i was just curious to know, if i were to hold a contest, would anyone enter? i had an idea, inspired by *incredi's current contest, that i'll provide you with one of my unedited photos and that you have to edit it any way you want, and then the most creative one in my eyes wins!

i'd arrange prizes like a sub, and journal features, etc. and if anyone wants to donate, feel free to let me know

so just let me know what you think then!

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Devious Journal Entry

Journal Entry: Fri Aug 15, 2008, 1:16 AM

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power of equality

just updating my journal with some new features. i'll be taking new photos soon, its just that ive had exams on this week and next week so i havent had much time. i had my music performance today, it was fun =]

im so excited that i got to 1000 favs all by myself in one of my newer photos 'im a star' woooo! and i also hope you guys dont mind this poetic mood ive been in. haha, been writing a lot for some reason. just found it to be fun.

anyways, enjoy the features, and read the literature!

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PortraitMy dad comes home late every day, stained with the oily tantrum tears of recalcitrant car engines. His hands are permanently black; his profession has buried itself in the folds of his skin.

I hear him on the stairs outside; he always knocks on my bedroom window on his way to the back door. I beat him there and open it for him, because for all his mechanical knowledge he takes forever to unlock it. I used to take a running start when I hugged him, and he still makes valiant attempts to pick me up and spin me around like he used to, but the time for that is over.

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Journal History

Jun 11, 2013 how i started taking pictures
Apr 19, 2013 london
Mar 17, 2013 i would like to watch more people
Feb 23, 2013 competition: lightroom light leaks preset
Jan 23, 2013 some thoughts from yesterday
Jan 12, 2013 twitter
Jan 10, 2013 2012
Oct 28, 2012 which one is your favourite?
Oct 8, 2012 how do you edit your photos?
Sep 28, 2012 life and dreams
Sep 27, 2012 different ways to shoot in direct sunlight
Sep 20, 2012 as the lavender catches fire
Sep 11, 2012 the suburbs
Oct 17, 2011 where to find me
Feb 28, 2011 four hundred
Feb 5, 2011 free photoshop colour curves
Jan 5, 2011 my twenty ten
May 25, 2010 sunshine
Apr 15, 2010 Devious Journal Entry
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