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 All Things Orange Artwork Gallery, Complex Simplicity of Art, The Fruit and Veg Shop(2 uploads a Day), "Tone It Down"!, ** Super Macro Photography (Two Per Day ), *1:1 with Celebrities, *A Beautiful Blur, 12 Great Features - Challenge Themes ONLY, 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 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), Best from Around the Barnyard {2 A Day}, Bird's Eye View, Birds and Creatures of Flight, Black and White Photography, Bodyscapes, Bokeh, Boredom Competitions on the 24/7, Both Sides Now, Butterflies, Skippers, Moths, & Other Winged Insects, Cacti and other Succulents, Canon DSLR (One Image Per Day), Cats and Dogs (1 per day), Childhood, Color and light, Color Me a Rainbow (Current Color: RED), Colors of Water, Communities, contrasting perceptions (NEW RULES PLEASE GO READ THEM), Country Bumpkin, Damselflies - (Zygoptera), Dawn and Dusk Light, Depth Of Field (2 images per day), Dragonflies, Ebony and Ivory, Everyday Life, Everything Winter, Eye Contact, Fabulous Flowers, FEATURED ONLY, Feminine Intent (LIMIT TWO IMAGES PER DAY), First Things, Flowers in macro (very close macro please), Food for Thought, Forests NEED CO-HOST, Freedom In Words and 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, JPG Cast-Offs, Lake Superior: Gitchigami, Landscape Photography, Mangroves, Marshes and Mudflats, Mans Best Friend's (Dogs only), Mature Woman, Men Appreciation, Michigan Outdoors, Midwestern United States Photography, Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, Natural Textures, Nature's Wonders, Nirvana, NYIP students and alumni, One Single Flower On Show.. Upload 2 per day, Our K9 Friend 1 image a day, Paws n Claws <3 per day>, PEACE, LOVE & TRANQUILITY, Perspectives, Photo-Zen, Photography 101, PostCard Style (Describe your image please) Limit 2 per day), Public Art, Purple Passion Gallery. 2 per day, Random Photography Challenge, Rescued Pets, Scenery, Self Portrait, Shades of Grey, Shameless Self-Promotion, Shapes & Patterns - Limit of 2 images per day, Shoot The Moon, Signs, Skyscapes, Spring Blooms - 2 per day, Streetscapes, Sunflowers, The Addicted Photographer►2 Per Day◄, The Artistic Nude, The Birds, The Greatest View in the World, The Scouts, THE SISTERHOOD, The Woman Photographer **7 Submissions a week only please**, Trees , United States, Vibrant and Vivid Color, Victorian Viewfinders, Waves, We Rock: Musical Instrument Art, Weekly Theme Challenges, Who Needs Color For Beauty? - Black & White Art At Its Best, Windows and Doors, Woman Appreciation and Your Magic Place.
Journal Entries
Top Ten Finish - Random Photograpy Group
Posted 12 days ago, 14 comments so far.
Thank You - Michigan Outdoors
Posted 23 days ago, 4 comments so far.
Thank You - Best from Around the Barnyard Group
Posted 24 days ago, 10 comments so far.
Thank You - Abstract Realism
Posted 25 days ago, 8 comments so far.
Thank You - Best from Around the Barnyard Group
Posted 25 days ago, 10 comments so far.
Thank You - Mood & Ambience Group
Posted 27 days ago, 8 comments so far.
Thank You - Public Art
Posted about 1 month ago, 17 comments so far.
Thank You - Boredom Competitions on the 24/7
Posted about 1 month ago, 4 comments so far.
Thank You - ImageWriting Group
Posted about 1 month ago, 13 comments so far.
Thank You - First Things Group
Posted about 1 month ago, 2 comments so far.
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