=kedralynn

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I have created a seperate FAQ page for those of you wondering where my FAQ went and this is it.

If your question is not answered here, please note me with it and I will try and get back to you as soon as possible.

If you have some complaint, (like the usual one saying this faq makes me sound self absorbed, well please note me with those complaints rather than mess up the faq page. And please remember that FAQ stands for "Frequently Asked Questions." I've just created a faq to try and decrease the high number of times I'll have to answer these questions.

Hey it could be worse, I could just ignore all questions you know

I signed up with OneModelPlace.com [link]

I do NOT have a myspace account!



Please read before asking me something


- Kedralynn. It's pronounced "kaydralynn" I was too lazy to put an accent on my username when I first signed up. I never thought the name would get used very much at the time. The meaning is personal...

- Can I use one of your images? Please see my Creative Commons Terms of Use here: [link]

- Interesting username, what’s it mean? It's pronounced "kaydra-lynn." I guess it should be spelled kédralynn, with an accent to avoid confusion. But I didn't use it when I signed up, didn't think I needed to, so now I'm stuck with it

- What’s your nationality? I like to think of myself as mostly Japanese, though the fraction is less than half. My grandpa was full blooded Japanese and my grandma was almost full blooded Japanese. So I grew up with a lot of the culture and I consider myself Japanese no matter how small the fraction. The rest is Irish, Scottish, English, French, and Native American (Chiricahua Indian).

- What kind of camera do you use? I want to buy one. First of all, I honestly don’t know that much about camera specs and which one is best to buy. I look it up online like the rest of you. My old camera is an Argus DC 3810 5.0 mega pixel camera and I don't highly recommend it unless you want a challenge. And now I use my mom's Sony DSC-H1.

- What set up do you use for your pictures? Kind of lighting? I work out of my tiny bedroom. There's barely room for me to do a full body shot standing. There isn't enough room to get a full body shot of me lying down. I use a 40 watt desk lamp for lighting on most of my portraits. Sometimes I use a 60 watt light in my room too. ~bocote was kind enough to provide me with a tripod to further aid my photography. Yes I use a ten second timer on my camera. And yes I do take the photos myself unless stated otherwise, which means I push the button and run and pose.

- Lovely (or Ugly) model, who is she? That would be me. I am both model and photographer unless stated otherwise in the description.

- "Why do you take so many pictures of yourself?" It's called self portrait photography. No one can relay the messages and emotion that I want to show better than myself. No model will grasp what I'm going for better than myself. I'm not saying no model is good enough. I know there are far prettier women out there than me. But I want to show my own feelings and use my art as my outlet for those feelings. I never started this self portrait thing out of the idea that I thought I was beautiful. I just wanted to express my emotions. It's become my therapy and I use it as release for myself. Also, I don't have friends to photograph. So I'm stuck with me.

- Why don’t you take some pictures of something other than yourself? I have taken pictures of things other than myself. Please browse the entire gallery if you find time, I know there are many pictures.

- Are your prints watermarked? No. My name will be on the prints, but usually in the border or the far bottom corner.

- Why have you disabled comments on your pictures? And why do you take so many self portraits? Why don't you like critique? Why are you part of DA if you don't want the critique and you're not an "attention whore" as you claim not to be? Read my response to all of this here.

- Why do you post personal journals if you complain about flamers? You can read my journal entry on this subject here: [link]

- Are you single? No. And stop asking to have sex with me…unless you’re Angelina Jolie or Johnny Depp! (People lighten up, this part was meant as a joke, even though in all honesty, Angie and Johnny are indeed my dream team.)

- Why don't you smile more in your photos? That is not the image nor the emotion I choose to convey in my artwork. Just because you don't see it, doesn't mean I don't smile. I smile almost every day. I have a personal photo album full of snapshots of me and family smiling my bloody head off. They just not what I choose to place in my gallery.