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[2003-09-09 18:27:03 +0000 UTC]
"Erik Pettersson"
(Sweden)
# Statistics
Favourites: 33; Deviations: 0; Watchers: 41
Watching: 42; Pageviews: 7017; Comments Made: 2041; Friends: 42
# About me
Personal Quote: -# Comments
Comments: 416
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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What are you on? =[
This was my past, my previous life. >_>
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LOL
I KNOWZ
HAI ERIC!
>.>
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eyh , vad fan är nu detta för bullshit ideé du har kommit på , *WIEEEEEE , jag vet , jag tar bort hela mitt galleri!*
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Haha, va? 
Oh nej. -skämt ut sig- Jag kollade på " Wishlist" :S
haha. oj. förlåt
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Känd svensk?
ja du är säkert känd. om man tittar i ditt galleri så borde du vara känd.. Så mycket mä sterverk som finns där så
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Don't forget to delete your old ~incrt-photo watchlist (of course after transfering it to echoed)...'cause it sucks to be watched by deactivated accounts. See ya.
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wow, thank you very much for the comment and fav. I was starting to think it was a bad photo.
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hey erik, thank you so much for your comments and of course for the 
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men jag har ju ingen kamera än :/
så jävla trist att fota med filmkamera och sen scanna.
tror och hoppas att jag kommer att få en Minolta D7i, men man vet aldrig 
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I came here to say thanks for all the continuous support....but I am petrified after seeing your comments, and the deleted gallery.... what's the matter????
Hope everything's ok with you, and drop by anytime if you feel like talking a bit!
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Don't be scared, I'm just changing account. Check out my journals if you'd like.
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I did..... tell me when you start the new one, ok?
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hehe.. tack
tack för kommentaren!
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Jag försöker ju. Men det finns inte så må nga tillfällen. Har ju varit dåligt väder senaste veckorna.. Men ikväll ska jag faktiskt gå ut om det går.. snart..
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tack mannen
gött att du gilla den...
ha det bra....cya !
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[link] har djävligt bra rykte och har bra priser.
incrted? införd...kanske....
jag tycker det är svårt med nicknames....det jag använder här är inte mitt "riktiga"
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fixa kopior via nätet så får du dem på riktigt fotopapper och med hög kvalité.
Den här är en bra julklapp i storlek kring 20x30cm eller nåt:
[link]
du har tagit bort en hel del märker jag.
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har alla utom flickvännen och lillebror klar....vet inte riktigt vad jag ska ge dem....
själv då?
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bespara mig "kedjebreven" i fortsättningen ä r du snäll...
tack på förhand
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thank you for the comment man! I wanted an abstract feel to it. thanks for picking up on that!
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*SPLAT!* You've been hit by a snowball!! This is the beginning of the 2003 - 2004 deviantart snowball fight!!! Choose three of your friends.... and hit them with some snowballs!! (to do that, just copy paste this message to their account) The only rule is, you can't hit me back!! Bwah ha ha ha ha!!! Good luck, and try not to get hit!!
This fight started by ~nakira on December 5th!
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Hey! Wanted to extend my thanks for your recent feedback - it's always a pleasure to hear from you!
I'm off for holidays on Monday but I'll do my best to keep up with your new submissions - I hope to see more of your talented photography very soon!
Until then take care!
evan
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varför skall du ändra namn?
tack för kommentaren förresten
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blev trött på detta..
+ att om jag får en ny kamera, ny start.
en egen kamera så kan jag fota allt mö jligt. enklast så
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okej...är det inte lika enkelt att rensa bort sådant som du anser är "amatör-mässigt" eller vad du kallade det.
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äsch, tröttnat på namnet som sagt.
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