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User Spotlight
Member: DigitalDreamArt
Website: www.digitaldreamart.zoomshare.com
Member Since: 05/2006
Interviewed by Sare
Sare: Your zoomshare site
literally comes alive with captivating images.
It is absolutely eye-catching!
How long have you been involved in photography and digital art?
DigitalDreamArt: I’ve loved
photography since I was in high school, 1966.
Sare: How did you become involved in this field?
DigitalDreamArt: I’m an Air Force Brat, and graduated from high school in Japan. That’s actually where I bought my first camera, A Nikon
Photomic TN, in 1966 in Tokyo. Digital
Art, didn’t capture my interest till 93.
Sare: What types of cameras do you use?
DigitalDreamArt: I shoot with a Sony Alpha, and generally a "Tokina" 35-200 Macro zoom. What's really interesting about this lens, is I bought it for an old Minolta film SLR camera in 1984. I bought the Sony Alpha a year ago in 07, because... Sony bought out Minolta, and I knew the bayonette mount for the lens would be the same. So my old lens for the Minolta would work with the new Sony Alpha. What is really cool is that the 1984 Tokina lens actually works with the auto focus of the new 2007 Sony Alpha! Talk about bein' happy!
Sare: I noticed many animal and nature scenes in the digital photography displayed on your zoomshare site. Are pictures of nature your favorite to capture? If not, what is?
DigitalDream: I absolutely love animals, all animals. I think my favorite "shoots" are nature subjects or nature subjects with animals or "living critters" in the scene.
Sare: When working with digital images, I love to use a mix of Photoshop and the free and amazing Picnik software we offer integrated into our photo albums tool. What image editing software do you prefer?
DigitalDream: I'm not familiar with Picnik. I use Photoshop, almost exclusively. I do also like and use, for certain things, Paint Shop Pro.
I'm a BIG "Filter" person. I just love Filters, and what they can do for an image. I'm not a real "purist" in that respect. What photographers do with filters on their camera, I do in Photoshop, and so much more.
Sare: What other software do you use, if any?
DigitalDream: I work mostly in Terragen, a magnificent landscape design program. Which... is a free download btw.
I personally bought the registered version. Terragen 2 is coming out, but I would recommend, if you're interested in trying the program, download the free, older version first. Here's the link - http://www.planetside.co.uk/terragen/win/downloadwin.shtml.
It's also available for Macs, as a free download.
I also do a lot of my images in Vue6 and Bryce. I want to get into Mojo World, but I've got enough on my plate at the present time.
Sare: What in life and art inspires you to create these images?
DigitalDream: Honestly? Mostly, my active mind. I see something... and it gives me an idea. Be it a picture on a wall, something I see looking out the window, while I'm driving... Just "life", all around, every day.
Sare: Can you choose a favorite image? If not, can you choose a favorite style of image, such as a preference of your macro photography over another form?
DigitalDream: My personal favorites are "The Shallows rework" and "Changing of the guard", in my Wide Screen Wallpaper gallery. If I had to pick one more... it would have to be "The Sentinel".
Sare: How did you find zoomshare and what made you choose us?
DigitalDream: I actually found zoomshare through a friend who had a site. I was seriously impressed that I could make a free website with so little advertising... and yet, have a really nice looking site, with so many options for the user... for FREE.
Sare: What entices you to stay with us?
DigitalDream: I have to admit, I'm just coming out of my shell here a bit on zoomshare, and starting to join on the forums, and really look around. The professionalism, friendliness, and general helpfulness of the administrators of zoomshare, is just incredible!
Sare: Thanks for that. Which are your favorite zoomshare sites?
DigitalDream: Well, like I said... I'm just starting to come out of my shell and look around.
Sare: What is your favorite zoomshare feature?
Chris: The ease of changing the "look" of the front page. I'm not very good with html.
Sare: What about zoomshare would you like to see changed in the future?
DigitalDream: Really? If I would just read the tutorials...
You continue to add so many features to zoomshare that I'm sorry... I am just very happy with zoomshare as it is.
Sare: Where can your fans purchase your digital art?
DigitalDream: Well, thank you for asking. You can purchase selected images at, http://www.zazzle.com/digitaldreamart .
Sare: Do you have a final thought or message to give to our community?
DigitalDream: Art is visible to you every day of your life.
Learn to see it, and enjoy it.
And, carry a camera with you to record those special visions when you...
Are lucky enough to happen across one.
Thank you very much for the opportunity here at zoomshare, to display my artwork.
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We will showcase a different member every month, so check back again soon!
FYI - How this page was created:
- The image of DigitalDreamArt was first uploaded to the image folder in the web page editor tools and then inserted onto the canvas area above.
- The code for the audio file player was added to the page by first pressing the 'html' button in the editor, and then copying + pasting the code generated from the playlist.com website.
- The text at the top of this page was added as free-form text typed right into our web page editor. All formatting was added while working in the web page editor using its menu/options.
- The hyperlinks were created by using our hyperlink tool in the editor menu, after selecting the text we wanted to make a link.
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