PhotoLust is pageview-blind, so I need a new way to choose deviants to feature.  Please take a minute to vote in this poll and share your opinion.  This is a big change, since deviants have been featured based on pageviews since PhotoLust started almost three years ago, and I'd really appreciate your input.

February's submission theme, as voted for by you (you cynical lot!), is Anti-Valentines so check out the submission info below and send in your not-so-loved-up deviations for the collective gallery.

This month's featured deviants are the winners of hellfirediva's recent macro photography contest.  Strangely enough, two of them actually fitted into the <10k and and >10k categories, and I'm sure no-one will object too much to the >100k featured deviant being a few pageviews off.


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Photography tutorial collections in the favourites gallery

This is a selection of photography tutorials submitted during recent weeks.  For more tutorials, check out the Favourites Gallery, where you'll find loads of great tutorials all organised into handy collections.

This is a selection of photography-related and community-related news articles posted by PhotoLust's watchers and dA staff.  While thumbs/features articles will show up in the Favourite News section of the page, this bit is for informational articles only.

It's All About The Team Volume 1: The Model by kittywoodphotography
No comment? by TerraRhapsody
9 Tips for Breaking into Photojournalism by Helewidis
Welcome to Photojournalism - Resource and Inspiration by Helewidis
10 Ways to Take Stunning Portraits by Katerina423

Here are some photography contests from around dA for you to enter.  If you (or your club or project) is running a contest that you'd like me to feature here, just send a note or vote and comment in this poll.  Please don't send notes about ongoing contests (ie if your club runs a contest each week or month) though.

What makes you smile?
Run by: Official dA contest, supervised by FaMz
Ends: 27 February 09

Signs, signs, everywhere there's signs
Run by: CodeAires
Ends: 02 March 09

BloodLust (fetish and horror photography)
Run by: Official dA contest, hosted by Katerina423, opioid and EveryNextDream
Ends: 14 March 09

Beyond Recognition
Run by: Moepling
Ends: 30 April 09

These clubs and projects run regular contests...
      

Every month, you will be invited to submit your own work to PhotoLust's gallery.  Some months will have submission themes and some will be open submission (no theme) so please keep an eye on the journal so you know what you're submitting to!

Submissions are only open for two weeks(ish) out of every month to give me plenty of time to catch up with all your notes, and are limited to ONE submission per person per month, so please check the dates before you submit anything - help me stay sane!

FEBRUARY'S SUBMISSION INFO
Submission dates: Submissions are now closed for February
Submission theme:  Anti-Valentines
Submission limit: ONE submission per person only
Additional info: All genres of photography, all skill levels.
Please include: A link to your deviation AND keywords
Subject: Please put 'February Submission' as the subject of your note.

Anyone can submit to PhotoLust, but I do ask you to please watch the account before you submit.  If all the other watchers will be seeing your submissions in their devwatch, it's only fair that you see theirs too.

If there's anything that you'd like specific critique on, feel free to include in your submission note a short message which I will add to the description of your piece in the gallery.  You don't have to do this if you don't want to, but it is a good opportunity to ask for critique.

A selection of stunning photos from the recent submissions.

These are featured because I like the photos and want to share them, and I only look at the deviant who submitted them to check that they aren't club submissions.

PLEASE don't gripe about how many comments, favs, views or DDs any of the pictures of the artists who submitted them have.  I don't care.  I don't look at that stuff.  I'm only interested in the individual images and how fab they are.

If you'd like to suggest an inspirational photo for next month (please ensure that it was submitted recently), send a note.  Please don't suggest your own work, thanks!

February's featured <10k pvs deviant is photofairy.

Status: Official Beta Tester
Experimental Photographer
Female/United Kingdom
Deviant since Sep 03, 2007

If you'd like to suggest a deviant photographer with under 10k pageviews to be featured here in the future, send a note.  I can't guarantee that all suggestions will be used and this section is updated monthly, so that's only 12 features a year.

February's featured >10k pvs deviant is NestR.

Status: deviantART Subscriber
Varied Artist
Male/Canada
Deviant since Aug 23, 2007

If you'd like to suggest a deviant photographer with over 10k (but under 100k) pageviews to be featured here in the future, send a note.  I can't guarantee that all suggestions will be used and this section is updated monthly, so that's only 12 features a year.

February's featured >100k pvs deviant is Irena-N-Photography.

Status: Senior Member
Deviously Annoying
Female/United States
Deviant since Dec 01, 2004

If you'd like to suggest a deviant photographer with over 100k pageviews to be featured here in the future, send a note.  I can't guarantee that all suggestions will be used and this section is updated monthly, so that's only 12 features a year.

February's gallery spotlight is on the Pin-Up gallery.  The Gallery Moderator is ArsenicAddiction and the gallery description reads

Retro styled pin-up photography in the 1940's/50's stylized fashions, with emphasis on the hair, makeup and period clothing.

Here's some recent goodness from the gallery.

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