Hi DA,

I've been thinking about this all day and finally decided to build a new portfolio.
Like I wrote my aim is to share and no matter what will happen ... I still have many things to show and will have some new one very soon !
Thanks to the person who shared their thought and encouraged me to do so ! Thanks a LOT for your support !

Cheers
Walter

Hi,

I've just stored the pics from my portfolio. I just don't know yet if I'm gonna continue sharing my work here at DA ...
Some event don't encourage me to do so ...

Walter

Edit : 7 Dec

Hi,

First of all I'd like to thank you people who took the time to send a message. Thanks for your support !!
I'm just in the process of deleting my deviations. I think that you deserve an explanation.

Since I started with photography six years ago I always shared my "work" in what I'd call a "reciprocal mind".
My aim by joining DA was similar. This site is organized to optimize that approach or ... should be !
The flip side of that system is that it leads to a dispersion which becomes sometimes discouraging.

I have a strange feeling while writing this ... A few weeks ago a person contacted me to inform me about a "Pro" photographer who took some of my pitures to include them in the porfolio of his website pretending it was his own work. I had to contact the webmaster and prove the fraud to get the site closed down. The pics were taken from my DA's portfolio. This was the fourth time I had to interfere for such case.
A pic of mine was taken here and featured on a porno blog as well. Art on the web doesn't belong to us anymore but that kind of behaviour is something that annoy me !

Your messages interpellate me ... That's obvious ! I know about your interest for my work and that's great but I really wonder about the interest of showing it here at DA. Three days ago a guy collected 120+ pics (fav) and did'nt even left a single comment. I sent him a note to discuss this and may be get his point of view but he did'nt even open the message ... The next day another "faved" 200+ pics and no comment. This behaviour and the system in place at DA cause trouble for me. I know that it may sound stupid because one would think that it is really valuable to see people collecting your pictures but I didn't start sharing at DA for that.

Some people contacted me and emphasise the statistics. I think the problem is really about dispersion. Photography is a passion and my aim is to share my work. Another problem has to do with the overall standard here at DA ... DeviantART is about ART right ?? Talking about nudes I try to create tasteful work but what I see on this site sometimes belongs to porn ... Well this may sound pretentious but it's not ! I just feel no longer comfortable in sharing my work here.

So now you know about my concern ... I'm not gonna stop sharing and my website is available for that :

My website : [link]

Hello DA,

I was just checking the 'activity messages' and wanted to thank you people for your interest !
Cheers to the people taking the time to comment when they ... Too bad ~dvanhouts didn't even left one because he's one hell of a collector Thanks Dennis anyway ...

Cheers
Walter

Hi,

Today I've decided to go through the messages I received and try to clear them a bit
I'd like to thank all the people who visited my gallery and left a message.
I can't answer to all of them but wanted to let you know that I'm grateful !!
This encourages me to continue sharing my work here at DA !

Cheers
Walter