Hi there!

If you are on facebook, could you just do me a big favour and vote for me?
All you need to do is to "like" this photo and to leave a little comment: [link] and maybe you could also like their page.
I gave an interview for their online issiue some weeks ago, by the way. You can read it here: [link]
Here is my own page, in case you didn't see it so far: [link]

I have been pretty busy the last weeks (I feel like every entry includes this sentence at the moment ) and I made lots of candies for my friends and family members, as every year. I am really looking forward to meet a lot of them tomorrow and hope that you will have a wonderful christmas time yourself. I promise that I will reply to everyone before the new year and am sorry that it takes me so long!

Much love to you guys



Esmeralda

Hi there!

There is this site on facebook which is called Gothic Pandemic and they really do their best to piss of a lot of artists at the moment... -> [link]
A while ago I had a conversation with a guy called Fahad who seems to be the founder and I asked him to put credits under every photo he uploads.
Usually I have no problem with people who forget that once or twice and I know that there are lots of sites who have no idea about copyright and post photos without permission but he just doesn't care. He was like "read the rules first, you have to share our site and apply for getting credits (?!) and we will credit you after that" but I said I would only like and credit his page when he at least tried to give credits. He said it wouldn't work this way and I said in this case he should stop uploading my photos please.

The consequence is that he started to cut of all our watermarks and the only thing he posts under the photo is the link to his shop. One could think that you can buy all our clothes at his shop but in fact they only sell low quality stuff. I don't only speak for myself, he steals a lot of photos from amazing artists (from facebook and deviantart) to make advertisement for his shop with our work.
I guess one can't do much against this but I would really appreciate it if you guys could go over to his site, leave some comments and report his page.
Thanks a lot in advance for your help! ♥

Here is the link: [link]



I also posted this on facebook and I know that one or two other models did the same... I hope he is not going to report my fanpage in act of revenge...

Hi guys!

So many people keep asking me if I would allow them to use my photos - I posted another entry about this before so please check this out: [link]

Here is my stock account for those of you who want to use photos of me for your manipulations, it is called ~La-Esmeralda-Stock - check it out and find lots of unretouched photos! Please make sure to read the rules in my profile before using my images.

Oh and I just uploaded some new stuff:

Hi guys!

I saw that there have been a lot of people leaving comments and mails to wish me a happy birthday - thanks a lot to all of you! I didn't have the time to check out all of them but I will do it this week I had a fantastic birthday weekend, lots of friends and family members came along to visit me and everything was just awesome.

You might remember that I told you about the problem I have with my laptop - I stil can't visit dA without having problems. It has been better for a while after I updated everything but well, it stil doesn't work. Sometimes everything is fine, sometimes there isn't a single work or message loading... So at the moment I only go online here when I am at work and have a break, that's why I have even less time to reply to you...


Anyway, as I am not active here that much you might like to check out some other amazing models I am lucky that I had the chance to meet so many great girls and can count some of them to my best friends.
Check them out!

Hugs to all of you!

Hi there

I just spent a long time today and the last days to go through all the comments that I got in the last month. So it took me a while to get back to all of you and as I am always so busy with other stuff I am afraid that I won't be faster with this in future.
Anyway:
A huge THANK YOU to all you wonderful people who just made my day with all these kind words I am so happy after reading all these lovely comments and really, really appreciate your support


Well, what else to say... I am getting better in "taking some time off" and doing less shoots wich is pretty cool. This summer was kind of hard for me, even if I loved what I did. The summer was over before I really realized it and I didn't even visit the beach - even if  I live by the sea...
So I didn't have any photo shoot in september and put all my accessoires and stuff in a big box, out of my sight
In october I started again with two wonderful photo shoots and I will also have another one next weekend, next to a fashion show (Extravaganxa in Hamburg ). I am really looking forward to it and also have some other plans so watch out for lots of new photos

In case you want to see more photos, behind the szenes stuff and want to know more about what I do:
Facebook: [link]
My Blog: [link]


Big hugs and kisses to all of you!

Hi guys!
I post much more on facebook than I post here, not only my artworks but also some more private stuff.
Here is my link: [link]
In case you were already following me there but wondering why I did not post any stuff on facebook lately: I posted a lot but facebook changed its settings for fanpages and my "fans" don't see all my posts any more.
It seems like there are two ways to see all my posts:

1. "Interact" with my fanpage, means comment on my posts and all that stuff.

2. Add my fanpage to your list of interest - you can find that here:



Please do that if you want to follow my work, even if you comment on or like my stuff from time to time anyway!
Don't forget to do that with all the other pages you like!


Big hugs to you all

Hi guys!

Thank you for all the feedback on my latest journal entry! ( [link] )

Unfortunatly I am very busy at the moment so I can't get back to your comments right now but some of you asked if there was a way to translate it.
There is a very easy way! On the top it says :

Home | Neu | Liste| Regional | Aktuell | Suche | Hilfe| Sprache auswählen

-> "Sprache auswählen" means choose the language and I think it would be best to choose english as the text is not translated in every language

Also some of you asked if one has to be german to vote - I am not sure about that. You could check out Myra on Facebook and find out more about it if you want: [link]

Anyway, thank you all VERY much for your help! It would be awesome if you could share the link, too so that as many people as possible can vote on it!


Love,

Esmeralda

Hi guys!

This is really important - not like these stupid "vote for me thingies" or other stuff so please read this.
What I am going to tell you about is what you can see on this photo: [link]

I hope you remember my wonderful friend Myra Snoeflinga from this photo:
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Myra Snoeflinga suffers from something called Lipedema which means in short: her legs grow bigger and bigger which is really painful and of course not that good when you want to work as a model.  She is a thin and sporty girl but has problems with getting up stairs or putting on her shoes. At the age of 50 she might not be able to work any more because she simply couldn't move.
People might say she should hold a diet and do some sports but it does NOT help in this case. Her legs just get bigger and bigger and soon enough her arms will get bigger, too. I just saw her legs and really, it is horrible - even if it is just at the first stadium.
So here is the problem: there is a way to cure it but as germany has so many bureaucratic idiots health insurance funds don't want to pay this operation - until now.

The simple thing I want you to do:
Myra says she needs 50000 people to sign this petition to make health insurance funds pay for all the women who suffer from Lipedema - please help her and sign this!
[link]
Every vote counts so please do it and share it! There are only two months left to sign this.

Thank you SO much in advance!

Hi guys!

Just wanted to let you know that I will be offline until next weekend because I will be at the Wacken Open Air

One weekend later I will visit at the Mera Luna festival and will be on stage for ~v-couture-boutique  - I am pretty sure that the fashion show will be amazing Don't miss it!

I hope to see some of you there!

Hugs to all of you!

Esmeralda

Hi guys

Lots of people ask me if they can use the photos from my gallery for their manipulations and I always say: NO. I wouldn't upload them here if they weren't finished the way they are
If my works inspire you to do a painting or something like that I would love to see them as I really love works like that

And for those who want to edit some photos of mine - I have got a stock account: ~La-Esmeralda-Stock

Even if I am not online there very often I just started uploading a new series! Check it out

Hi guys!

I am not online here very often but the few times I am most of the photos don't show up or loading takes incredibly long. Is it only me or do you have the same problem? I don't have that problem anywhere else and must say that it is pretty demotivating to come here when you can't see any new submission -.-*

By the way - there are some things that I uploaded to facebook but not to dA so far - check out my fanpage to follow my work! [link]

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!


Esmeralda

Hi guys!

I haven't been very motovated with all this model suff lately and didn't spend much time here but I think I am on a good way now and found my motivation again. I might write more about that next week but will leave now for the WGT and thought that you might be interested in some more photos of me - you can find them here: [link]

See you next week and thanks for all the comments to which I will reply next week!


Esmeralda

Hi guys!

I am looking forward to be at the Wave Gotic Treffen (may 25th-27th) in Leipzig and the German Fetish Ball in Berlin (as part of the Isabeau Ouvert latex Fashion show, may 27th )
I hope to see some of you there!

I am so busy lately that I am rarely here and wished I had a bit more time... yesterday was the first day in a pretty long time when I had planned absolutely nothing - except finishing one of my outfits for the WGT. Check out my blog if you want to know what my outfits look like and to see more photos of me:

[link]


Hugs


Esmeralda

Hi guys!

I am looking for a last name that would go with Esmeralda but I never have any good ideas when it comes to names... Does anyone have a good idea?

Thanks a lot in advance!


Esmeralda

Hi guys

Right now I am staying with my wonderful friend ~Jumeria-Nox and I really think you should check out her gallery. She is so incredibly creative and talented and sews so many wonderful costumes!
Tonight and tomorrow we are sewing some things but for being honest, I would be happy if I was at least half as skilled as her

So well, I guess she would be happy about some new watchers and comments so go and show her some love!




By the way - if you plan to be at the Elf Fantasy Fair or at the WGT you might meet her dressed as a beautiful dark fairy - and at the WGT you might meet me as well

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!


Esmeralda

I am just so happy about some of the latest comments that I got, they really made my day and I am sitting here with a big smile right now.


And well, also I am happy about some comments I got from very cute girls.
I never wanted to be an "idol" or something like that and it stil sounds pretty strange to me when people tell me what they think I am.
BUT I am glad that there are girls who saw my photos and understood that you don't need to be super skinny to do what you want and that you can be a model even if you have curves.
I feel honored that girls say things like "I always wanted to be thin because I thought you can only be beautiful when you are skinny. But then I saw your photos and changed my mind."

For my part I think that there are a lot of beautiful thin girls but there are just as many beautiful women who have curves and I don't think that it is important what others think you are or what you should look like.
Of course there are people who think I am fat (please don't comment on that part now xD) but I LOVE my figure, enjoy eating everything I want (especially chocolate ) and am happy about that - and this is what every teenage girl should do, too! Don't let fashion magazines tell you what you have to look like - just be yourself!



Esmeralda

... even if lots of you seem to think that I have a spanish look and that my name sounds spanish, too.
I am from germany so I really would appreciate it if you could write comments and notes in english or german as I would love to understand what you are saying and the google translator really sucks when it comes to translating things from spanish to german

Of course there are comments in different languages but as there are more and more spanish comments lately I thought a journal entry might help

Thank you!

Hi guys

I have not been online very much the last days and today a nice surporise waited for me: I got another DD I am so happy about it and thank you all so much for your support and all the lovely words!

I love coming here because you all are such great people and I really love the fact that here are so many of you that also give constructive critique which every artist needs to improove his work.



Have a great weekend!


Esmeralda

Hi guys

Lots of people have been asking me if I would allow them to edit or draw my photos and this is what I think about it:

Drawing: sounds great! I would love to see your artworks inspired by my gallery!

Editing: NO! Please don't edit my photos in any way. Check out my stock account and use what you find there: ~La-Esmeralda-Stock

A journal entry I wrote about this theme before: [link]



Also I have been asked if it would be okay for me if you uploaded my photos to other sites.

I actually would be happy if you decided not to post it anywhere and hate sites like desktopnexus.com or similar things.
I am fine with it if you want to post my photos on your blog as long as you link back to the original image.
Also I think that it is stealing if I see my works in any onineshops or similar things - especially if you cut of my watermark. If you see my images somewhere and are not sure if I know about it I always apprecite it if you could send me a link


Thank you for understanding! Also thank you for asking before!


Have a great day,

Esmeralda