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Brandon Smith  

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  • Portrait Photographer
  • Male/United States
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  • Deviant since Aug 5, 2005, 1:57 PM
  • Subscribed until Jun 5, 2008, 3:10 PM
  • 269 Deviations
  • 25 Scraps [browse]
  • 1,148 Deviation Comments
  • 423 Deviant Comments
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  • 40 Forum Posts
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orphan art

Journal Entry: Wed May 7, 2008, 5:00 PM
Ever seen one of your creations show up somewhere without attribution, perhaps with your copyright blanked out? The new law being considered in the US makes it a lot easier for someone to steal your work and claim they didn't know it was copyrighted and use it for their own.

This is a link to a page for writing your representatives: [link]
This is a link to a page for folks outside the US to write to officials about the same subject: [link]

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Mostly I try to create art or something like that when I make photographs. To sell art, though, I guess I need to learn a foreign language, the patter used by gallery directors and such. Apparently I can't just say I got what I wanted to get and I like how it turned out, I have to explain it in terms of some kind of art movement...

I am sometimes available to do portraits, cover events, or do portfolio work of people or animals on location in the Jefferson City and Columbia Missouri area.

Devious Information

  • Current Age: stabilized
  • Current Residence: Central Missouri
  • Interests: photography, tai chi chuan, fencing, reading
  • Favourite movie: 1000 clowns
  • Favourite band or musician: Lizzie West
  • Favourite genre of music: good
  • Favourite artist: Salvadore Dali
  • Favourite poet or writer: William Blake
  • Skin of choice: soft
  • Tools of the Trade: eyes and mind, fingers and hands

Devious Comments

*dianar87:icondianar87: Apr 19, 2008, 8:15:19 AM
:aww: thank you so much :blowkiss:

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~Reality was invented by people without imagination~
=Flynn-the-cat:iconFlynn-the-cat: Feb 22, 2008, 4:36:18 AM
Thank you for the fave on Salamander :heart:

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Take a moment, try being nice. I hear it doesn't generally kill you.
If we spam them they will succome...
While you're at it, sign up to be a minion of mine as well! :mwahaha:
~pamano:iconpamano: Feb 4, 2008, 1:49:36 PM
Thank you

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LIGHTING IS SUBJECT TO OCKHAM'S RAZOR.
"All other things being equal, the simplest solution is the best."
*redwoodtwig:iconredwoodtwig: Jan 16, 2008, 7:38:19 PM
Yes, I think it's a great photo, :dance:

Skill, technical expertise, all yield to luck, and the ability to grab the luck when you see it.

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Everyone has a photographic mind. Some seem to have misplaced the memory card, though.

2 prints sold so far, [link]
~RainbowPrydesGrl:iconRainbowPrydesGrl: Jan 15, 2008, 9:59:28 PM
:dance: do you not LOVE the spinners in the mist?

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OUT AND PROUD! :pride: :community:

:peace: :love: :flame:
*redwoodtwig:iconredwoodtwig: Dec 17, 2007, 8:21:16 PM
:heart: :dance: :boogie:

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Everyone has a photographic mind. Some seem to have misplaced the memory card, though.

2 prints sold so far, [link]
=liart66:iconliart66: Dec 17, 2007, 3:02:13 PM
:blowkiss:

:heart:

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"We are going down in flames captain, what do we do?"

After reviewing all options the fearless Captain replies, "TurN uP ThE MuSiC!" ~3Darmy

:fusionrock:
*flash750:iconflash750: Dec 10, 2007, 7:54:49 AM
Hi,
Thanks for the :+devwatch:.
Much appreciated.

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You gotta' keep pushing the edges!!

Take a look [link] [link] [link] you know you want to!!
*Smooth-Light:iconSmooth-Light: Nov 22, 2007, 8:12:06 AM
Thank you for the fav!
!SunSurya:iconSunSurya: Nov 7, 2007, 3:15:55 PM
:thanks:
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~songgryphon:iconsonggryphon: Nov 4, 2007, 10:24:24 AM Mood: Love
Hi there! Thanks so much for the favourites and for watching! :wave:

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'Art is not a copy of the real world.
One of the damn things is enough.'

-- Anonymous (found by Nelson Goodman)
*rej-:iconrej-: Sep 15, 2007, 8:59:31 PM
Thank you for the favs! You've got an interesting gallery :wave:

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To see a world in a Grain of Sand,
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.
(William Blake)
~Waratahra:iconWaratahra: Sep 5, 2007, 6:47:39 AM
Hello! :petting: You've been featured here, in the "Fire" Section.

Hope you like it!

:blowkiss::flirty:

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Click here if you're sexy ;)
Click here if you're ewww :burp:
~Waratahra:camera::heart:
*Tolkienmaster:iconTolkienmaster: Aug 27, 2007, 12:55:43 AM
thanks so much for the fav :thanks: I truly appreciate it

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"I would like to know what really happens in a book when it is closed. Naturaly, there's only letters printed on paper inside, but, even though... something has to be going on, because a great story suddenly appears when I open it."
=anthylorrel:iconanthylorrel: Aug 26, 2007, 8:17:10 PM
:wave: Thanks very much for the :+fav:

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I'm a plushy! Love my flub!

View my art||Hogwarts Live!
*firedancer9:iconfiredancer9: Aug 26, 2007, 7:43:29 PM
thanks for the detailed feedback and :+fav:. much appreciated.

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beware of the man that has one eye for he does not know the 3rd dimension and speaks lies of the 2nd

:firelite-photo:

=flower-club *The-Gallery =macrophoto *let-it-di ~Mushroom-Hunters
~DavinArfel:iconDavinArfel: Jul 29, 2007, 2:29:24 PM
Thanks for the fav ^^

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Green attitude !!!
*katlove:iconkatlove: Jul 19, 2007, 10:50:18 AM
Heya!

Thanks for the fave!

Peace,
Kat

:)

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My website [link]
Updated 19 November 2007
Yay!
=just4fun157:iconjust4fun157: Jul 11, 2007, 6:52:16 AM
thanks for the friends add! :)

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she slips her dress like a flag to the floor...hands in the sky she surrenders it all
~NurseDie:iconNurseDie: Apr 12, 2007, 5:00:26 PM
Dear Supporter of the controversial and conceptual deviantART artist:
Liart66:

THIS IS A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM HER SOUL:

I believe in all of artists who support me by watching my work.

My gallery is extensive and conceptual.

For a person to take interest in my style of art, it requires impressive intelligence and the ability to view "art" through the mind of it's creator.
Every time I see a new watcher/supporter on my messages, I always investigate them. I may not respond or comment, but I do follow. I have not been let down by any single person on my list:

[link]

truly I have an amazing group of thinkers on my page/side. It humbles me to know my simple display of art is appreciated because it is the people who support me that inspire me to keep pressing forward with projects.

MY MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF ART TO DATE

I am hoping *with my fingers crossed* that those who have taken the time to fumble through my vast gallery would grant me one favor:
pretty pretty please:

VIEW MY LATEST PIECE AND LET ME KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS ON IT AS WELL AS YOUR VIEWS OF THE CONCEPT.

it would mean the world to me and all of the people who put countless hours into the prep of it.

IN ADDITION TO A SIMPLE CLICK, FULL VIEW, SCROLL, READ AND POSTED COMMENT.

I ASK THAT YOU VIEW THE JOURNAL POSTED FOR MY co-op, ( i am the creator of a true artist's co-op with many members, it is a dream of an entire city and is set in the motion of expanding internationally )
this is a simple favor to ask because i do the same for everyone who requests this of me, knowing that I have little time to even click to view. Supporting artists is what deviantART is about. Art is nothing without opinions on it... good, bad, or indifferent.

CLICK THE LINKS BELOW TO HELP SUPPORT AND BUILD A TRUE ART COMMUNITY, NOT ON THE NET BUT IN TANGIBLE FLESH AND TEARS FROM THE STRUGGLE OF TRYING TO STAY STRONG ENOUGH TO EXPRESS YOURSELF AFTER REJECTIONS, INSULTS, AND SHARP TONGUED OPPOSERS

THE LINKS *crosses fingers that you will take time to read*

[link] < the piece
[link] < the journal
[link] < my main page

through the stars i will bless all those who care about art, artists, and dreams. I will grant my true supporters any wish they chose. Karma is a good thing.

i truly thank all the people who take the time, as it does humble me to no end.

:heart:
Sarah Lester

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There's One Thing We Can Never Find Though We All Believe We've Obtained It.
*FleetingImageUK:iconFleetingImageUK: Mar 22, 2007, 8:49:35 PM
Many thanks for the Snow Kat - FAV
Alex
*butterfly36rs:iconbutterfly36rs: Mar 18, 2007, 6:10:45 AM
:wave: Thanks for the :+fav:. I appreciate it! :)

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How do you know when you're falling? When the wind takes your breath away.
*the-other1:iconthe-other1: Feb 24, 2007, 12:22:13 PM
thanks for the :+fav: :D

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*****all the children are insane*****

*****only those who attempt the absurd, achive the impossible***** Albert Einstien.