How do you think - should one just publish pictures on only one topic, or upload everything that he likes?

I usually publish concert pics, and when I uplad something non-concert, I feel like some watchers can be disappointed. Yet, I am not going to have separate accounts. But... what do you think - am I right that people, who are here for metal pics, will be bored by some fir tree and flower or two ?

Got this amazing lens.
It's very good to take a truly artistic pictures of a hole in the wallet.
Test dandelion pic - [link]

In Russia, sometimes I encounter a really, really strange behaviour of people related to music journalism and / or photography. Just to share with you the most amusing opinion of one russian girl. She claims that she works sometimes for russian ed of Rolling stone. Yet she published in her blog a pretty crappy pics of some band, where everything and everyone is dark and completely out of focus except these lights in the very back. I suggested her some tips to get better angles. She went upset, checked my blog and told me in return - "your photo [link] is a complete shit, it's not art. Learn color correction first, then advise someone else. I work for respectful journals and my work is OK for them! And I stayed in a crowd and do not want to bother others to move in order to shoot nicer pic, I respect the listeners." OK, I respect them too, but if I got a bad shot from a crowd, I do not make people view it as very good. It's still bad, right?

I suggested to critique all my set of Misfits, she boldly told that "she's gonna do it later". I am awaiting more of her best-of-class criticism, though, I doubt that she will make it at all. She is of that type of girls, that are really good to get backstage, close to someone famous. But yet, music photography is not about (only) being nice and having connections.

So, Moscow is actually got a certain reputation of being a city full of cynical and hypocritic people. I was contacting a journal in order to take on Tuska job. I got the job, but the attitude was like "bow and be thankful that we accept your free work". They do not bother even say official phrases like "Hello" and "Goodbye". I shoot the most famous band for them, I use my equipment worth few thousands, and I shall bow.

So - is it like so elsewhere in the showbiz publishing industry, or people are more respectful?

This year the TUSKA 2008 (27-29.06) festival will be amazing. The fest is usually pretty heavy, but this year a special Nightwish/Epica/Amorphis concert is attached the day before. I expect four days of eternal fun. Festival website on this [link]

Running order this year: DIMMU BORGIR (NOR) - CARCASS (UK) - AMON AMARTH (SWE) - MOKOMA - ENTOMBED (SWE) - STAM1NA - THE SORROW (AUT) - THE SCOURGER - KYPCK - TRACEDAWN - MORBID ANGEL (USA) - KREATOR (GER) - FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM (UK) - BEHEMOTH (POL) - DIABLO - PRIMORDIAL (IRL) - DREAM EVIL (SWE) - NOXA (IND) - KALMAH - KIUAS - SOTAJUMALA - DISCARD -GHOST BRIGADE - SLAYER (USA) - KILLSWITCH ENGAGE (USA) - SONATA ARCTICA - NILE (USA) - JOB FOR A COWBOY (USA) - TYR (FRI) - DYING FETUS (USA) - KORPIKLAANI - SHADE EMPIRE

Any suggestions whom I shall certainly see?
The only problem, headliners on the main stage plays withoun any concurrency but smaller bands will be "paired" so I can shoot only one band of two, pretty often...

We have to admit, that people are really rare value pictures for its special properties. You know, unusual twist of details, well-though perspective, attention to every detail and other things that are important for the art critics. People are neither critics nor even specialists. They like just whatever looks flashy and pretty.

What takes the most pageviews is not the most special picture, but either it is a loud name (Nightwish, Alice Cooper, j-rock bands...) or it is a (rather standard in a sense of usual-ness) eye-candy shot.

Come on people - we have all learn how to draw fantasy and manga! Our pageviews will be multiplied 100 times for sure (just look at sections like "Prints", "DD" etc) Tons and piles of some gothic crying ladies could also be very popular, you do not have to make them look different, just you know, make them goth. Gothic lolita shall intermix both manga and goth style, so it is a best bet, bwahaha.

As a side note, I have my favourite fantasy manga and fantasy drawers, that are *Ugly-baka-girl and that young talent from Finland *ShadowUmbre I also like whatever is flashy, and I do love anime. Stay true, nya! ^_^