With my deviation for today I want to take the opportunity and respond to some comments to yesterday's deviation, which you can see below:



Someone commented for example : "I'm sorry I can't find this piece artist at all.. I don't mind some nudes but I want artistic nude with more meaning. And background." There were others who said similar things. My answer is this: "I see and understand your point of view. In a way I have the same complaint as you. Now try to see my point of view: I have published over 1'000 photos on dA, most of them in the "artistic nude" section. Some of them are rather simple and some of them are very elaborated and take weeks of preparations. So, if you want to see "more artistic" photos with "meaning" and "background", how come you only click and comment on my "no artistic" photos? Why don't you comment on my more artistic photos?
The photo in thumbnail above recieved over 20'000 views in less than 24 hours. The first version (see thumbnail below) of this photo right here "only" recieved 12'000 views in five days, which is h huge difference. To build the light setup for the "simple" took maybe 20 minutes, but it took over 3 hours for the "elaborated" (not to speak of the four years it took to find the location). I would love to get the same attention I get for the "simple" shots for my more "elaborted" shots, but this is not up to me, it's up to you. But you didn't click on it, you didn't comment on it. It seems to me you only say you want to see "more artistic" photos, but your clicking-behavior speaks a whole other language. I'm very well aware that there's almost an invert relationship between the popularity of my photos and how much time I spend on it: the simple ones are often way more popular, and I think there's a lesson to learn from this. But still, I don't stop to make "elaborated" photos as well as I won't stop making simple ones. It is my hope, that the viewer can appreciate both types for what they are. So, if you're still interested in "elaborated" photos, I have them already here in my portfolio for you to discover. The rule in online galleries seems to be "you get what you click".

http://stefangrosjean.deviantart.com/art/Luster-version-II-441609505