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aperture ♂️ [407726] [2003-05-13 21:43:45 +0000 UTC] "Brandon Russell" (United States)

# Statistics

Favourites: 16; Deviations: 21; Watchers: 9

Watching: 25; Pageviews: 5012; Comments Made: 26; Friends: 25

# Interests

Favorite visual artist: too many
Favorite movies: City of God
Favorite bands / musical artists: Radiohead
Favorite writers: bah too many too
Favorite games: Old School Quake
Favorite gaming platform: PC/PS2
Tools of the Trade: Canon Elan 7, Canon ZR45MC, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, Avid, The List goes on
Other Interests: Film, Music, Photography, Graphic Arts, Cars

# About me

Current Residence: 319
deviantWEAR sizing preference: Medium
Favourite genre of music: Everything
Favourite photographer: MAN this isin't fair
Favourite style of art: Minimalism (right now)
Operating System: Windows XP
MP3 player of choice: WinAMP
Shell of choice: Litestep
Wallpaper of choice: DeviantART
Skin of choice: Basic
Favourite cartoon character: Simpsons
Personal Quote: N/A

# Comments

Comments: 19

Steven-Becker [2010-08-08 03:28:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks !!

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Karine-Despeaux [2008-06-18 16:20:21 +0000 UTC]



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crucifiedmermaid [2007-08-27 16:39:26 +0000 UTC]

you better take some awesome pictures while i'm gone, and update this thing a little.

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TheViolentTango [2007-01-28 04:27:51 +0000 UTC]

heyy

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LunaticKio [2006-12-20 11:44:20 +0000 UTC]

Thx 4 the

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TheViolentTango [2006-10-25 02:15:34 +0000 UTC]

<333333333333333

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crucifiedmermaid [2006-07-24 18:42:24 +0000 UTC]

TAKE MORE PICTURES!

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Between [2005-07-20 05:55:13 +0000 UTC]

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londonxpress [2004-12-21 21:10:52 +0000 UTC]

I hate leaving generic messages on user pages, but it’s a hard habit to break – and since I’m writing to so many people there really is no other way to go about it. Sorry if this all seems redundant, I’ll do my best to make this letter as warm and personal as possible.

The year is drawing to a close; so much has happened over the past twelve months in my life, and in some respects I’m still trying to make sense of it all! DeviantArt has played a major part in my life over the past year – it has shaped me as a person more than University ever has – and I have all of you to thank for that.

During high school my father handed me a leather bag – I didn’t know what the contents were. When I opened it up I found to my delight an old Pentax 35mm with an assortment of lenses. I was thrilled. I had never tried my hand at photography before but immediately went out to the nearest store, picked up some film and joined the school newspaper. A week later I got my first rolls of film back – all underexposed and ruined. I had failed miserably and put the camera away in my closet.

In early 2003 I took a trip to Quebec City for the Winter Carnival – and I took the camera with me. In April of that year a good friend from High School introduced me to DeviantArt. I submitted some of my photos from the trip (that were not underexposed – hurrah!) and a handful of pencil drawings of Totoro. It didn’t take long for me to become hooked and soon I was taking pictures again and learning from other photographers. That summer I bought my first digital camera, and I haven’t looked back since.

As of this moment I have been taking on small commercial jobs, doing commission work and creating a portfolio that I will take to local galleries in early 2005. I have started to sell prints both online and offline, and I have started to think of photography as a serious profession down the road. Perhaps it will be as a photojournalist, perhaps as a researcher – maybe simply as an artist trying to capture the beauty around me. In the course of just over a year photography has become my one true passion – I can’t put the camera down, and I can’t stop flipping through books, magazine articles, collections etc. It truly is addictive, and it changes the way I view the world around me.

I owe this tremendous change in my life to all of you. Since the very beginning you guys have been incredibly supportive, and incredibly inspirational. The amount of constructive feedback that I have received is overwhelming to say the very least. The other rich aspect of this community is the ability to see what others see – I have enjoyed viewing your work since joining – there have been some very moving / thought provoking / gorgeous imagery produced. This artistic community is a blessing for those starting out as an artist, or for those who simply want to share or observe work.

I don’t want this community experience to end anytime soon – I hope to remain an active member of the site and play as much of a part in your lives as you have played in mine. Sometimes I do get busy with school etc, but don’t ever feel that I’m ignoring you! Leave a message; kick me from time to time (even a slap to the face will do). I say this from time to time, but I’ll say it again here – if you ever want feedback on your work just let me know – I really don’t mind stopping by to comment / offer input! It is always nice to see what other people are using their imagination and creativity to produce.

Regardless of what your background is, I hope that you find the time over the next couple of weeks to relax and sneak away from the hectic pace of life - enjoy the company of family & friends! All the best to you in 2005

Cheers,
Evan

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bosniak [2004-12-10 09:21:59 +0000 UTC]

many thanks for the

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jmecor64 [2004-10-12 14:39:40 +0000 UTC]

Welcome to DeviantART.
I really like your last deviation. That's why I'll be ing you.

Some of your photos are also a good printing option.

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londonxpress [2004-10-08 00:39:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much Brandon for the support!

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karubblue [2004-03-23 05:36:47 +0000 UTC]

beautiful photograph!

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garrit [2003-12-23 08:23:08 +0000 UTC]

I would like to wish you a special Christmas Holiday and a very Happy New Year

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garrit [2003-11-15 13:46:29 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the fav!!

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abbyb [2003-11-04 11:58:40 +0000 UTC]

thanks! and welcome to d.a!

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dc-10 [2003-11-03 07:38:59 +0000 UTC]

Welcome to DA, quite a start so far.

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micahgoulart [2003-09-23 05:10:38 +0000 UTC]

welcome aboard! thanks for the devWatch too.

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garrit [2003-09-15 22:13:41 +0000 UTC]

thanks for devwatch

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