Mrs-Durden - deviantART Portrait PhotographerPeople and Portrait PhotographyMeet Mrs-Durden - AKA Nina... Mrs-Durden has been on deviantART for over four years and more recently became a member of the communityrelations volunteer team for Artistic Nude Photography!Tell us a bit about yourself, how you got started with photography and in general how you ventured into portrait photography? I have a bit of an odd story when it comes to why I got started with photography. I have a photographic memory, and I've always been fascinated in a strange way with the whole concept of “sight”, “seeing”, and being able to capture things the way they appear to you. When I was a kid my great aunt died of Alzheimer’s, and I was always a bit afraid that one day I'd find out I have it too, and I'd forget everything. So I started becoming a bit of a hoarder, collecting receipts, old toys, price tags, books, emails, print screening conversations, etc etc. This obsession trans
Supporting Artists Through Covid-19UPDATEThe 2 deviants chosen to receive a commission of up to $30 are:Sparkle-Photography, who wants a commission from ConciniWolfoBeanz who wants a commission from Nalak-BelI'll be contacting them now.Dear all,I don't plan on going into depth about the current world situation, I think everyone is well aware of the pandemic and its effects. Indeed, many have lost their jobs, been put on part-time work, have had to close their businesses or faced other similar financial effects due to Covid-19 spreading worldwide.It goes without saying that artists have also been affected. While right now is certainly a time where spending money is tough - many of us are in fortunate situations and can try to even do just small little things that might help others immensely in the grand scheme of things. Supporting artists is important in any context, at any time of the year, in any way that we can. Art is an incredibly tough world to make it in. This is partially why I ha