PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY
Portrait photography of celebrities, athletes and executives for magazines, advertising and corporations. Portrait photography portfolio combines a range of portraits imagery of studio, location and conceptual portrait photography.
Portrait Photography
PORTRAITS: ATHLETES
Brian Smith is a Pulitzer Prize-winning sports photographer who has turned those talents to capturing dynamic, action portraits of athletes for advertising campaigns. Sports portrait photography for magazines including Sports Illustrated and ESPN the Magazine.
Athlete Portraits
ADVERTISING PHOTOGRAPHY
Conceptual, location and portrait photography of people and products to promote your products and services through dynamic advertising photography. Clients include Sony, Heineken, Kraft, Nabisco, Perry Ellis and WWE.
Advertising Photography
PHOTOGRAPHY ARCHIVES
Miami Portrait photographer Brian Smith’s stock photography archives from the last 30 years of celebrity portrait photography, his portraits of athletes and corporate portrait photography for magazines, advertising and corporate photography clients. One of these award-winning images might be just what you need for your next project.
Photography Archive
PROJECTS:
LEGENDS OF BURLESQUE
The spotlight shines again on legendary burlesque dancers including Dixie Evans, Tempest Storm, Jeannine ‘The Eyefull Tower” France and Satan’s Angel. These burlesque legends were photographed on location in the California Desert surrounding the Burlesque Hall of Fame. These burlesque portraits have appeared in magazines around the globe including Life, Maxim, Texas Monthly and American Photo.
Legends of Burlesque
TRAVELS:
KATHMANDU
Visit Kathamdu and spend a few peaceful moments relaxing with portraits the Holi Men of Nepal and alongside photographs of their ancient temples. See why nothing is more energizing to a portrait photographer than making friends out of strangers and capturing their wonderful faces as a way to remember the good time spent together.
Portraits of Kathmandu
PORTRAITS: CELEBRITY
Celebrity portrait photography of A-list Hollywood stars captures both intimate and expressive portraits of the stars of cinema, television, stage and music. Pared down to their face and expression these portraits use simplicity to reveal personality.
Celebrity Portraits
LOCATION PORTRAITS
Location portraiture combines the place to reveal more about the person. Brian Smith’s environmental portraits show athletes, celebrities and titans of business photographed on locations around the world combine these elements to create bold portraits on location.
Location Photography
CORPORATE PHOTOGRAPHY
Brian Smith has photographed portraits of corporate executives, workers at New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ corporate offices, workplaces and factories around the world for Forbes, Fortune, Barron’s and Business Week magazines.
Corporate Photography
PROJECTS: THE X FACTOR
While appearing on Season One of The X FACTOR, Brian Smith gave photo tips to and shot portraits of all ten finalists for the episode ‘One of Ten Voted Off.’ Smith’s iconic black & white celebrity portraits captured the faces of rising musical stars Melanie Amaro, Josh Krajcik, Chris Rene, Marcus Canty, Drew, Rachael Crow, Astro, Lakoda Rayne, LeRoy Bell and Stacy Francis.
The X Factor Portfolio
PROJECTS:
THE NEW BURLESQUE
In the years since beginning his Burlesque project as a way to capture a fading art form, a funny thing happened. Burlesque didn’t fade away, it came back with a vengeance. This gallery of portraits of burlesque performers – young & old – has appeared been showcased in publications including American Photo, Photo District News and Professional Photography magazines.
New Burlesque Portfolio
TRAVELS:
INSTAGRAMIFICATION
After 4 million miles of travel around the globe, here are a few Instagram iPhone photographs of my travels. This gallery features my favorite Instagram travel photography from my travels to Rajasthan, Delhi, Santorini, St Maarten, Athens and Istanbul all shared through my favorite iPhone app. Come along for the ride.
Instagramification Portfolio
PORTRAITS: FILM NOIR
Classic Iconic Black & White celebrity portrait photography hailing the days when moving pictures were BIG and so were the stars! Shot in partnership with The Creative Coalition, Sony & WWE for the Art & Soul and Be-a-STAR advocacy campaigns.
Film Noir Portraits
EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Brian Smith’s bold, iconic celebrity portrait photography of celebrities, athletes and executives have graced the covers of hundreds of magazines around the world including TIME, People, New York Magazine, Newsweek, British GQ, Business Week, Forbes and USA Weekend.
Editorial Photography
FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY
Fine Art Portraits and travel photography shot with large format 4×5 and 8×10 large format cameras and plastic cameras printed or post-processed in sepia black & white. Travel and portrait photography shot on Plastic Diana and Holga cameras.
Fine Art Photography
PROJECTS: ART & SOUL
Art & Soul features Brian Smith’s portraits of 123 artists from the entertainment industry photographed in partnership with The Creative Coalition and Sony. The portraits are accompanied by handwritten personal testimonials from each artist expressing the importance of the arts education in our culture and the positive impact the arts has on our lives.
Art & Soul Portraits
PROJECTS:
NUDE GOLF
There’s nothing better for a portrait photographer than having a subject who’s comfortable in their own skin. These photographs of Nudist Golfers for photographed for Sports Illustrated clearly filled the bill. In addition to setting a world-record for most double entendres on a photo shoot, this series has racked up acclaim and awards including landing in Communication Arts Photography Annual.
Nude Golf Portfolio
CELEBRITY
PHOTO BLOG
Read tips on great portrait photography. This photo blog has listings of Miami photography exhibits and photo workshops for Miami portrait photographers. Latest photo industry news for commercial photographers and photography books to inspire both emerging photographers and professional photographers.
Photo Blog
When you’re looking for portrait photographers, hire the guy who wrote the book on portrait photography!
Miami photographer Brian Smith is the luckiest guy on the planet. He won a Pulitzer Prize at 25, told Bill Gates exactly what to do for an entire hour, exhibited at the Library of Congress, dined with the President and 3,000 of their closest friends, appeared on The X Factor, shared cupcakes with Anne Hathaway and got drunk with George Clooney. Isn’t it time he shares that luck on one of your projects?
Come to us when you’re searching for Miami photographers for editorial or commercial photography of celebrities, iconic photography of athletes, or portraits of executives. Hire a Miami Photographer with a global reach, call us for your photography needs anywhere in the world. Whether your shooting in the United States, Caribbean, Latin America, South America, Europe or any where else on the planet, Brian Smith is available for your next photography project.
Brian Smith has appeared on The X Factor,Fine Living Network and Israel Channel One. His work has been exhibited at the Library of Congress, Aperture Gallery, Chelsea Art Museum and the W Los Angeles. Brian Smith has won the Pulitzer Prize, American Photography, Communication Arts Photography Awards, World Press Photo, Pictures of the Year, Best of Photojournalism, AltPick Awards and Photo District News Awards.
When you need a partner in the photo industry, turn to Brian Smith – he’s a Sony Artisan of Imagery, Lowepro Featured Photographer, X-Rite Coloratti and Adobe Influencer. His work has been featured in American Photo, Chicago Tribune, Communication Arts, Digital Photography, Digital Photo Pro, Emerging Photographer, Inside Edge, Miami Herald, New York Daily News, News Photographer, Photo District News, Popular Photography, Professional Photographer and Rangefinder magazine.
He’s ready to tackle your next job no matter where it is. Ask what we can do for you!