KarenKSmith
Profile
I am a glass artist, work and live in Chelsea Michigan. Reunited with my love of photography in the past year and learning just what digital cameras can do. Well I thought I wasn’t missing film and large format cameras until experiencing a Howard Bond gallery show..when is digital going to get into the large format cameras? I’ve been looking through my 35mm like it was a 2 1/4…hmmm.
Groups
KarenKSmith is a member of Complex Simplicity of Art, "Tone It Down"! (3/day - No [EXPLETIVE] color allowed!), ** Super Macro Photography (Two Per Day ), *1:1 with Celebrities, *A Beautiful Blur, 12 Great Features - Challenge Themes ONLY, 60's GLORY, A Fascinating Purple , Abstract Realism, Achromatic Nature, Aeronautics & Aviation, All About Fire, All About Flowers, All About Water, All Pets Great and Small, All Soft and Cuddlies !!, All That is Nature (Photography Only), All the Colors of the Rainbow, All Things Pubs - 3 a day, All Water in Motion (A Camera In The Description Before It Will Be Accepted), Almost Famous, American Southwest , Architecture and cityscapes, Arizona, Art of Glass (photography only, 3/day), Artistic Libation ~ Spirits In Art, As Is, Backyard Photography (NO MACROS, DOGS, CATS, INSECTS, SKYSCAPES), Bee & Wasp Passions, Best from Around the Barnyard {2 A Day}, Bird's Eye View, Birds and Creatures of Flight, Black and White Photography, Bokeh, Boredom Competitions on the 24/7, Butterflies, Skippers, Moths, & Other Winged Insects (2 a Day), Cacti and other Succulents, Canon DSLR (One Image Per Day & A Canon Camera Must Be In The Description Before It's Accepted), Cars, Motorbikes and Motorsports, Cats and Dogs (1 artwork per day), Cee's Fun Artsy Friends, Classic Cars Worldwide, Color Me a Rainbow (Current Color: PINK [No Flowers]), Colors of Water, Communities (NO SUNSETS OR SUNRISES OR CLOSEUPS OF PERSONS, PLACES OR THINGS!!), contrasting perceptions (NEW RULES PLEASE GO READ THEM), Country Bumpkin, Dawn and Dusk Light, Depth Of Field (2 images per day) - Read Group Rules Please, Ebony and Ivory, Everyday Life, Everything Winter, Eye Contact (Animals Only), Fabulous Flowers, FEATURED ONLY, Feminine Intent (LIMIT TWO IMAGES PER DAY), First Things, Flowers in macro (very close macro please), Forests, Freedom In Words & Art, Freedom to Shine, Glorious Lilies, Gods and Goddesses, Hombres Fatal, Humour Captured, Icy Cold, If it doesn't belong, ImageWriting (2/24), Impressionist Photography, In the Pink 50% pink, JPG Cast-Offs, Lake Superior: Gitchigami, Landscape Photography, Let There Be Rock!, Light and Reflection 1/24, Live Music Photography - 2 per day, Made By Nature - {2 a day} - {Nature images only!}, Mangroves, Marshes and Mudflats, Mans Best Friend's (Dogs only), Mature Woman, Men Appreciation, Metallic Junktion, Michigan Outdoors, Midwestern United States Photography, Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, Music Inspired Art (M.I.A) music links/lyrics required, Natural Textures, Nature's Macro Canvas (No flowers or insects), Nature's Wonders, Nirvana (1 images per day and 1 written per day), NYIP students and alumni, One Single Flower On Show.. 2 Photo's per day, Our K9 Friend 1 image a day (Dogs only), Out of the Blue (75%+ Blue), Paws n Claws <3 per day><Domestic cats & dogs only>, PEACE, LOVE & TRANQUILITY, Perspectives, Photo-Zen, Photography 101, Photography Challenge Group, PostCard Style (Describe your image please) Limit 2 per day), Public Art, Rescued Pets, Scenery, Shades of Grey, Shameless Self-Promotion, Shapes & Patterns - Limit of 2 images per day, SHOPFRONTS , Signs, Skyscapes, Spring Blooms - 2 per day, Streetscapes, Sunflowers, The Addicted Photographer►2 Per Day◄, The Artistic Nude, The Birds, The Human Condition, The Scouts, THE SISTERHOOD, The Woman Photographer **7 Submissions a week only please**, Trees - 2 images per day with trees as the focal point, Vibrant and Vivid Color, Victorian Viewfinders, Visual Texture(no pornography,nudes or offensive works), Waves, We Rock: Musical Instrument Art, Weekly Theme Challenges, Which Way - walkways, pathways, stairways, and roadways, Who Needs Color For Beauty? - Black & White Art At Its Best, Windows and Doors, Woman Appreciation, Your Country's Best (2 images per day), Your Magic PLACE and ☮Peace☮.
Journal Entries
First Sale on RB!
Posted 5 days ago, 24 comments so far.
THANK YOU - METALLIC JUNCTION
Posted 11 days ago, 11 comments so far.
THANK YOU - 60'S GLORY
Posted 14 days ago, 8 comments so far.
THANK YOU - WHICH WAY GROUP
Posted 19 days ago, 12 comments so far.
THANK YOU - MICHIGAN OUTDOORS
Posted about 1 month ago, 7 comments so far.
Thank You - ImageWriting Group
Posted about 1 month ago, 8 comments so far.
Thank You - Freedome to Shine
Posted 2 months ago.
Thank You - The Sisterhood
Posted 2 months ago, 6 comments so far.
Thank You - Mans Best Friend's Groups
Posted 3 months ago, 10 comments so far.
Thank You - Michigan Outdoors Group
Posted 3 months ago, 14 comments so far.
Art
Writing
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