Periodic Gallery Reminder and Studio News

As I do from time to time, I have gone through the "Art By Our Members" gallery folder and removed some stored deviations.  I'm not sure if the submitting member receives a notification that the deviation has been removed, but if you do, or if you notice this, please be aware that the removal has nothing to do with your art other than that it is in storage, leaving an ugly gray box in its place.  I don't like having those in the folders, so I remove them as I see them.  If you 'unstore' the deviation in the future, feel free to re-submit it to the group.

We have a number of new members, and of course, welcome to all.  Please be reminded that you can submit up to two deviations per week here to the "Art By Our Members" gallery folder.  Please pay attention to folder names, and be aware that the other folders are for art photographed/created specifically at D. M. Gremlin Studios events such as our monthly devMEET/Open House and workshops. If you were not present in person at those events, you should not be submitting to those folders.  You can also submit blogs about art, music, and industry related events.  They will be approved and show up in the group after submission.

Recently, I accepted a number of deviations submitted (completely properly) by members to the "Art By Our Members" folder.  I saw only a couple of them show up in the folder that day, and have not yet seen a couple of them show up in the group gallery, despite having the admin message log show that those deviations were indeed accepted to the group.  Anyone who has tried to get tech support from dA knows what a waste of time it would be for me to submit a help request - so all I can say is, if you are one of about 2-3 people who recently submitted a deviation and did not see it show up in the group gallery, please feel free to 'remove' the deviation from the group and re-submit it. I will accept it again and we'll see if we can get those deviations to show up properly this time.

Meanwhile, August was a very busy month at the studio, and we've had a flurry of recording projects nearing release.  I'm currently awaiting pressed/packaged copies of a number of CD's when they get back from replication, including the following:

The Deans: Spirit of 85
Mobius Chair: Nectar
Thomas Bellier: Ehecatl
Hilary Bell: Rosie & Andy - Bilingual Songs for Children


Here are some links to studio forum threads with photos from a couple of recent studio events:

Photos from the (sold out!) Aug 31 Studio Lighting Practice Session, shot by michaelhalley:  dm-gremlin.com/forums/viewtopi…
Photos from the Aug 26 Studio devMEET/Open House, HAT NIGHT themed event: dm-gremlin.com/forums/viewtopi… , dm-gremlin.com/forums/viewtopi…


Finally, here are the event dates coming up for September:

September Open House: Friday Sept 23 26, 6pm-midnight
Free; RSVP's for any studio first-timers due by 6pm Wed Sept 21.
No theme this month - we'll improvise!

Intro to Studio Photo Shooting: Monday Sept 19, 7-10pm
$60/person, TWO spots remaining available.
Basics of studio strobes, flash sync, and applicable camera settings, for photographers new to studio shooting.

Studio Photo Lighting Practice Session: Wed Sept 28, 7-10pm, with model HourglassDeviant
$60/person, 4 spots available.
'Lab Time' for those who want more hands-on experience with setting up lighting and studio shooting. Guided practice with instructor present and model on set.