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Be sure to look through the different folders! That's where most of my work is placed :)

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I have several categories for my favorites, so be sure to look through what you want. Everything else are just things that didn't fit anywhere - think of them as the Hufflepuffs of my favorites, but cool :)

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Amy
Artist | Hobbyist | Photography
United States
When people speak about the "Lord," my mind automatically inserts "Voldemort." I see nothing wrong with this.

"Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life." ~Mark Twain (aka god.)
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Every now and then, I go through ALL of my favorites and re-evaluate them. It's a lot like going through Facebook friends list and seeing if you can even remember why you friended a person (or if you even know them). What I do is clean things out - I delete favorites (or friends) that I might have liked for a moment but no longer care for, or can now see too many flaws that my changing eyes can notice. I actually like doing this - seeing which pieces of art still make the cut, still make me smile, still take my breath away. It's theraputic and reminds me of the art I've encountered during my time on dA.

But I feel like I might be the only one who does this...

When I go to a dA member's page, after the initial view of their gallery, I usually look at how many favorites they have - sometimes it's a few hundred (like myself), but mostof the time it is in the thousands... even tens of thousands. That number astounds me.

How can someone appreciate the art if it is muddled up with an overwhelming amount of other pieces - seen for a second and probably forgotten in the next? And then my mind always questions: did the person really like the piece, or was it just to get another pageview of their own?

Personally, I feel less appreciative when I receive a favorite on a photograph of mine if the person obviously just clicked Favorite on every deviation on the New Submissions home page.

I don't try and make statements with my art, and I don't always strive for something new... but I do make a conscious effort to show every day things from different angles - I am very proud of my work and I am constantly trying to improve. I'd rather have less favorites and pageviews if I knew that each of those giving people actually mean it and aren't just hoping to get a view of their own.

Anyone else ever feel the same way? I'd love to hear people's opinions on favorites: how often do you favorite a deviation, and why?
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:iconcreatorallanvre:
Some of the stock I used can be seen here. [link]
I cannot thank you enough for contributing stock to the community, artists like you made this trailer possible. thank you, thank you, thank you.
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:iconbhati:
~Bhati Apr 1, 2012  Professional Photographer
Hey thanks a lot for the fav... :)
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Mood: Enjoying The Show *Stuzal Mar 27, 2012  Professional Photographer
Thanks of the add. And I promise to remain in you're fav list. I try real hard to upload as much as I possibly can! I hope you add me to you're watch list. I won't disappoint!
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:iconachelseabee:
~achelseabee Feb 25, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Hi there! Thanks so much for the watch! :glomp: :heart:
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:iconreachforthestarfish:
~ReachForTheStarfish Feb 25, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
very welcome :)
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:iconmetal-bender:
*Metal-Bender Jan 21, 2012   Photographer
Thank you Amy!:D
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:iconreachforthestarfish:
~ReachForTheStarfish Feb 4, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Welcome :)
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:iconmetal-bender:
*Metal-Bender Feb 4, 2012   Photographer
:D
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~PASOV Jan 21, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Thanks a lot for adding me to your :+devwatch: list !
Glad you like my art !

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Check my current contest, theme is "Colors" !
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:iconreachforthestarfish:
~ReachForTheStarfish Feb 4, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
You're welcome!
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