Hello everyone. I kind of went back on my promise to get more active on dA again. Turns out this semester has been a bear. I haven't had time for much else besides school, so photo taking and browsing time has been basically nonexistent. I have some bird pictures coming down the pipe though, and there's a few in there that I really like, so I'll be looking forward to what you all have to say.

In other news, I have been seeing my pictures start to crop up around the web, and I've also been getting requests to use my pictures as references for drawings and paintings, so I just want to put in writing what I expect in these situations. The truth is I don't expect much.

If you want to use a photo of mine as a reference, all I ask is that you give credit for the reference if you post your work online, and for heaven's sake, send me a link to your work so I can come see. There's next to no chance that I will say no to [reasonable] requests -- I just like to stay in the loop, so just ask.

If you want to repost a photo of mine elsewhere on the internet, once again, please just give credit. Art theft makes me sad, but I think everyone here has the decency not to take credit for others' work. Just link back to deviantart or include my name somehow so that people can come see more of my masterpieces (almost wrote that last part with a straight face ). And please keep editing/alteration to a minimum. I put a lot of time into processing my photos, so I might cry if you aren't careful.

In any case, I am not a professional, so money is no issue to me with what I've posted online. Unless, of course, you're interested in prints. If you are interested in prints, please just send me a note and we'll see what we can do.

That's all she wrote. I'm pretty lax about this thing. I know the internet is a big place with a lot of different folks, so as long as no one is outright stealing, it's pretty clear sailing with me.