Community spirit anyone? - And cleaning up

Hello my friends!

I has been some time since I've noticed that, and it's becoming more and more obvious everyday: there isn't much activity/new deviations here anymore from the artists I was following up and enjoying. I also think there are less comments as well.


What's going on?

Well, despite DA being the most flexible and convenient on-line art community, I feel that most of my friends don't find anymore the "community spirit" they liked years ago. Maybe we "grew up" and feel some other websites are better suited to our needs? Nonetheless, it seems some of us didn't enjoy the "improvements" and new functions brought by the latest DA versions. Things like points, llamas, Muro, "mustache" contests, or even being asked to submit to "deviantART Stock Collection / Fotolia" (!) by DA team make the site looks more amateurish/playful/facebookish/myspacish than before (and less than a "portfolio" as well - yes, I know about the portfolio option on DA)


Sorting things up

I've spent some time on DA and mostly on my website to "clean up" some of my former images: photos that I don't like anymore or don't match my current taste. This will leave space for my upcoming projects.


What's next?

I'm planning to work on a large photo-series in a different style over summertime. It will be called CEREMONIALS.
Experimental short-movies will also keep me busy.

For the moment, I will most probably continue to upload some my work on DA, even if I'm not quite sure about it. I will be also active on communities that I like. This includes:

Vimeo for all my video work: www.vimeo.com/jsmonzani/videos
Behance for a selection of my work: www.behance.net/jsmonzani (please, don't need to ask me to join your circle if you're on it as well)
artlimited.net, for a selection of my photos: jsmonzani.portfolio.artlimited…

For these two communities, I don't plan to upload necessarily all of my work. My website www.simplemoment.com will remain the best source for that.

Finally, there's a "fan page" on Facebook for those interested by my latest news (please, don't ask to become "friend" on my personal Facebook account).

Well, this it, have fun and a great summertime!

Cheers

Jean-Sébastien