updated 4-1-11 at 11:59 pm central time

I am a photographer, but I'm starting this group to give those in the photographic industry (Photographers, Models, Dancers, Make-up Artists, Hair Stylists, Designers & Body Painters) located or working in Texas Hill Country a place to network, display their work and the chance for the recognition they deserve without being tethered to an agent.

There are no dues or fees to join. The group and messages are moderated, so should be secure from spammers.

After you join and to be an ACTIVE member you MUST post to messages and post your pictures. You can go to "messages" and create a topic listing "photographer - Your Name" or "Model - Your Name" or you get the idea. In the body of the message you could put your location, a little about you, your description, what genres your able to do and your credits.

Now is the time to start by creating an album, but please be sure to have some pictures to add when you do. I suggest you show "Your Name - Studio" or "Your Name - Location" or whatever and then add your photos. No nudity is allowed and photo's that contain objectionable content will be removed. If your an ACTIVE member, you can upload 18+ pictures to "HCV Mature" under "Links" in the left column. All photo's are copyrighted by their respective submitters and cannot be downloaded and used for any purpose.

These are a few things that will be attractive to those in this industry.

1. It’s FREE
2. Members share 100GB of picture storage, so upload as many as you’d like
3. Pictures can be JPEGs, GIFs, BMPs, or PNGs
4. Pictures cannot exceed 10MB and you are limited to 100MB per download. When that happens, just start another download.

Join the group, add your pictures and have the fun of being recognized. There aren't a lot of rules at this time, so use common sense. When you join, your membership will be provisional and will depend on adding a profile under "messages" and pictures within a week.

GBY,

Bud