#Ode-to-simplicity - FAQ

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#001. Who can be a member of Ode-to-simplicity?
Unfortunately, a random deviant cannot join the Group. We only send out invitations. We're in 24/7 search for talented and unique photographers throughout DA, so if you want to be noticed, take active part in DA life, shoot nice imagery or contact us. Number of watchers, pageviews or favourites doesn't matter in any way.

#002. Do you ever plan to open membership?
No, we don't. It's exclusive. It is done that way so that any member of the Group could click any other member's name from the lst and find a soulmate. Although you can suggest yourself by submitting favs, noting us or winning one of our contests. If you do the later, you can also bring a friend with you.

#003. Do you consider yourself elite?
No, we don't. We are just a bunch of people who are interested in the same thing - simplicity. There was never a question of being 'good enough'.

#004. Who are the Jury?
Jury vote on member submissions to the Gallery.

#005. Who are the Maitres?
Maitres are distinguished members of DevianArt photographic community, whose creative genius has inspired many.



#006. What is accepted to the Ode-to-simplicity gallery?
Fine art photography. No photomanipulations. No heavy post-processing such as overlaid textures, excessive tint, text, gaudy or large logos, etc. Please see the detailed SUBMISSION GUIDELINES here ode-to-simplicity.deviantart.c…

#007. Is photomanipulation accepted?
No, we do not accept photomanipulation.

#008. What folder should I submit to?
You can submit to only one folder that is FEATURED, here ode-to-simplicity.deviantart.c…

#009. Are there any limits on submissions?
Yes, there are some limits for different member categories.
> members: 5 photos per week
> jury: 5 photos per day
> maitres: unlimited
> co-founders: unlimited


#009. How does voting on submissions work?
Jury, Co-Founders and Founder vote on incoming Gallery submissions. Member submisions need 4 positive votes to get in. Jury submissions need 2 positive votes. Maitres, Co-Founder and Founder submissions are automatically approved.

#010. Why my submission was declined?
Well, there may be no particular reason to why it was declined. First of all, it had to get enough positive votes to get into the Gallery. We decided that 4 positive votes for member submissions is a balanced number to keep voting as objective as possible. Although every Jury member exercises nothing but their personal taste and professional eye to vote on a submission, the number of people who voted on it (sometimes up to 7) helps us keep this process unbiased. Voting is a sum of opinions. Secondly, if your submission was declined, it doesn't mean that it wasn't good enough for our gallery. All member submissions are perfect, beautiful pictures, some just do not seem right to the general spirit of our collection. Don't let this discourage you. We have invited you here for a reason.

#011. What do you mean by "simplicity"?
Well, that's one tough question. You can grasp a vague notion of what we mean by simplicity if you browse through our gallery. Of course, simplicity is subjective, but we tried to figure it out and describe in the SUBMISSION GUIDELINES, ode-to-simplicity.deviantart.c… I will quote it: "What are we looking for? Beauty. Novelty. Depth. Transience. Special touch. But above all we are looking for… Simplicity. NOTE that Minimalistic is good, but we think of the word 'simple' as a synonym of 'natural', 'pure' and 'clear'."



#012. What is a WEEKLY.FEATURE?
WEEKLY.FEATURE is awarded randomly to a photograph in our featured collection once a week. It is published as a Journal entry on our blog and displayed on our frontpage for a week. To see the full list of WEEKLY.FEATURES click here >>> ode-to-simplicity.deviantart.c… (list) or here >>> ode-to-simplicity.deviantart.c… (folder).

#013. What is a SPOTLIGHT.FEATURE?
SPOTLIGHT.FEATURE is awarded randomly to a photographer, who is a member of the Group. Photographer's name, profile picture and some of their work are published as a Journal entry on our blog and displayed on our frontpage for 2 weeks. To see the full list of SPOTLIGHT.FEATURES click here >>> ode-to-simplicity.deviantart.c… (list).

#014. What is a SIMPLE.TUNE feature?
SIMPLE.TUNE is a random song or tune featured by teyasaveleva and proposed by our members. SIMPLE.TUNE is published as a Journal entry on our blog once a week, late Friday evening, for your enjoyment and inspiration.

#015. What is a SQUARE'ISH feature?
SQUARE'ISH feature is a weekly photographic feature carefully collected and compiled by our Jury member, Olivia Michalski (OliviaMichalski). It features beautiful, popular and underappreciated squares by various artists, well-known and new, from Ode-to-simplicity and all over DA community. Be sure to have a minute to check it out and show your support by :+fav:! You can check out the collection here ode-to-simplicity.deviantart.c…

#016. Do you have any periodical newsletters?
Yes, we do.
> Weekly SIMPLE IS THE NEW BEAUTIFUL feature fav.me/d3m0kq6
> Monthly NEW MEMBERS feature fav.me/d4hrf7f
> Monthly ODE TO SIMPLICITY SPECIAL feature fav.me/d3r5yo3


SIMPLE IS THE NEW BEAUTIFUL weekly featureHello, everyone!
This blog entry will be updated every time we submit a newsletter featuring random highlights from last week Gallery submissions to Ode-to-simplicity.

(click the image to view the feature)
Please do not be shy to show your support!
One :+fav: click from you will help show these beautiful works to more people throughout DA.
:heart:
Got questions? See our FAQ http://fav.me/d3rkos0
MORE FEATURES?
Monthly NEW MEMBERS featureHello, everyone!
This blog entry will be updated every time we submit a newsletter featuring new members of Ode-to-simplicity, who joined us in the current month.

(click the image to view the feature)
Please do not be shy to show your support.
One :+fav: click from you will help show these beautiful works to more people throughout DA.
:heart:
Got questions? See our FAQ http://fav.me/d3rkos0
MORE FEATURES?
Ode to simplicity MONTHLY SPECIALHello, everyone!
This blog entry will be updated every time we submit a monthly journal featuring works of last month's Gallery submissions.
Collected and arranged by augenweide





Please do not be shy to show your support.
One :+fav: click from you will help show these beautiful works to more people throughout DA.
:heart:
Got questions? See our FAQ http://fav.me/d3rkos0
MORE FEATURES?
Monthly NEW MEMBERS feature by Ode-to-simplicity


#017. Where can I see all the beautiful features/newsletters?
Please see our blog and frontpage for WEEKLY.FEATURE and SIMPLY.SPOTLIGHT feature, and ode-to-simplicity.deviantart.c… folder for our newsletter.



#018. What is POINT OF SIMPLICITY?
POINT OF SIMPLICITY is a free e-magazine about fine art photography published by volunteer team here at Ode-to-simplicity. You can see its page here >>> point-of-simplicity.blogspot.c…

#019. Can I be published at POINT OF SIMPLICITY?
Of course, you can. Stay tuned for the upcoming feature themes, submit your work to the magazine by e-mail or take part in our contests to get a cover feature.

#020. Do you make money of POINT OF SIMPLICITY?
No, we don't. It's a volunteer project. We do not sell it or make any profit from the submitted photographs. It is free.

#021. Does POINT OF SIMPLICITY have a page on Facebook or Google+?
Yes, it does. You can follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/pointofsimpli… , Google+ plus.google.com/11746049981822… , Twitter twitter.com/simplicity_pdf , Vkontakte vkontakte.ru/pointofsimplicity . OR you can subscribe traditional way via RSS feed point-of-simplicity.blogspot.c… .

#022. Do you have a large readership?
Well, we have about 1500 devoted readers who browse through every issue. It's not huge, but still a good opportunity for underappreciated artists to get noticed.
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igormazulevphoto's avatar
Do you accept square photos only?