Awards

Chosen for American Photography 28 Awards

by Brian Smith on May 9, 2012

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Oliver Platt by Brian Smith chosen for American Photography 28 Awards. Platt was photographed for Art & Soul which features Brian Smith’s portrait photography of celebrities from the entertainment industry including film, television, music and stage paired with their personal testimonials expressing the importance of the arts in our culture and the positive impact it has on our lives. The notes – in each artist’s own handwriting – range from whimsical to weighty, but all offer insight into the individual’s background and how their lives were shaped by art. The project was shot in partnership with The Creative Coalition and Sony.

Thanks to this year’s distinguished jury Bill Black of Reader’s Digest; Scott Hall of Newsweek/Daily Beast; Nathalie Kirsheh of Details; Whitney Lawson of Travel + Leisure; Joanna Milter of The New York Times Magazine; Paul Moakley of TIME; and Zana Woods of Wired; with Kathy Ryan and Fred Woodward serving again as co-Chair Emeriti. Thanks guys…the check is in the mail…

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PDN LOVES BRIANSMITH.COM

by Brian Smith on May 11, 2011

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Photo District News has recognized BRIANSMITH.COM for Outstanding Web Design in the 2011 PDN Photo Annual Awards feature in June issue of PDN.

Timing is everything…the night before the deadline for this year’s competition, I decided my website could use some updating and in just a bit over an hour I was able to change the colors, sizes and layout to completely redo the look of my website to create the winning design. SWEEEEET!

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Congratulations to all the 2011 PDN Photo Annual Awards winners.

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PDN Faces 2010 Winner

by Brian Smith on June 30, 2010

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And a drumroll please…Six of my Burlesque portraits won in the Celebrity/Editorial Portrait Category of PDN’s Faces 2010 Competition. The July 2010 Photo District News includes photos of Candy Carmelo and Kitten DeVille. The rest of the winning entry includes Dirty Martini, Roxi DLite,  April March and the Chicago Starlets. My thanks to the lovely and talented Burlesque dancers. Take a bow ladies!

EQUIPMENT:
Sony a900 Cameras
Sony Zeiss 24-70/2.8
Profoto 2400 Acute 2
X-Rite ColorChecker Passport
X-Rite i1 Xtreme

Click here for a Behind-the-Scenes look at one of my burlesque shoots.

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Best of ASMP 2009

by Brian Smith on October 31, 2009

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BIG THANKS to the Best of ASMP 2009 for this sweet profile of my ‘Art & Soul’ project. Great interview by PDN’s Jill Waterman with the background how the project came together and how The Creative Coalition has been able to use the project to successfully lobby for increased funding of the arts and arts education.

Best of ASMP 2009

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EP Education Grant Deadline May 30th

by Brian Smith on May 29, 2009

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The entry deadline for Editorial Photographers’ Second Annual EP Education Grants student photo competition is TOMORROW, May 30, 2009.

A total of seven prize packages are available to full time photography students who enter and submit their portfolio by the deadline.  Each package includes a $1000 cash prize, a ThinkTank Urban Disguise 30 camera bag, Blinkbid Software, a one year subscription to Livebooks:Edu, a one year Standard Account at PhotoShelter, and other prizes.

EP is also pleased to announce that our guest judges for the 2009 Grants include Laurie Kratochvil, former Director of Photography at Rolling Stone and InStyle, aphotoeditor.com Rob Haggart, former Director of Photography at Men’s Journal and Outside, Robert Mansfield, Art Director of Forbes and Ronnie Weil, Director of Photography of Business Week.

Get the full details here: http://www.editorialphoto.com/epedu and please feel free to forward this message to any full time student who may be eligible, or to teachers and staff of eligible photography programs. Good luck to all the entrants!

Editorial Photographers [EP] is a non-profit, mutual benefit organization of working and emerging photographers, educators, and students who participate in the field of editorial photography.  EP’s mission is to raise awareness of proper business practices among photographers, and to advocate for contracts and terms that allow both creators and users of editorial photography to profit and prosper.  To apply for membership in EP, please visit http://www.editorialphoto.com/register .

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EP Education Grant Deadline Extended

by Brian Smith on May 19, 2009

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To meet late demand, Editorial Photographers [EP] has extended the entry deadline for our Second Annual EP Education Grants student photo competition until May 30, 2009.

A total of seven prize packages are available to full time photography students who enter and submit their portfolio by the deadline.  Each package includes a $1000 cash prize, a ThinkTank Urban Disguise 30 camera bag, Blinkbid Software, a one year subscription to Livebooks:Edu, a one year Standard Account at PhotoShelter, and other prizes.

EP is also pleased to announce that our guest judges for the 2009 Grants include Laurie Kratochvil, former Director of Photography at Rolling Stone and InStyle, aphotoeditor.com Rob Haggart, former Director of Photography at Men’s Journal and Outside and Robert Mansfield, Art Director of Forbes.

Get the full details here: http://www.editorialphoto.com/epedu and please feel free to forward this message to any full time student who may be eligible, or to teachers and staff of eligible photography programs. Good luck to all the entrants!

Editorial Photographers [EP] is a non-profit, mutual benefit organization of working and emerging photographers, educators, and students who participate in the field of editorial photography.  EP’s mission is to raise awareness of proper business practices among photographers, and to advocate for contracts and terms that allow both creators and users of editorial photography to profit and prosper.  To apply for membership in EP, please visit http://www.editorialphoto.com/register .

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BRIANSMITH.COM wins AltPick Award

by Brian Smith on November 20, 2008

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BRIANSMITH.COM was recognized for outstanding Website Design by the judges of the 2008 AltPick Awards competition.

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The AltPick Awards jury included:

Laurie Kratochvil, Freelance Photo Editor, New York, NY
Evan Kriss, Photo Editor, The Washington Post, Washington D.C.
Carolyn Rausch, Photo Editor, WIRED, San Francisco, CA
Rob Beckon, Art Buyer, 72andSunny, El Segundo, CA
Cindy Rowe, Manager/Art Production, Saatchi & Saatchi, Torrance CA
Jimmy Collins, Associate Creative Director, Hills Holiday Advertising, Inc, New York, NY
Jason Cochrane, Creative Director, Keltie+Cochrane, Newcastle, England
Matthew Richmond, Web Designer, The Chopping Block, New York, NY

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Communication Arts Photo Annual Awards

by Brian Smith on February 3, 2007

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Even though I photograph famous athletes like Shaquille O’Neal and Dwyane Wade, more often I get the call to shoot more unusual aspects of sport like the Gatorade scientists, female boxers or 80-year-old surfers. With the possible exception of the Olympics, my favorite sports shoot of all time was a shoot that I did for Miriam Marseu of Sports Illustrated on Nudist Golf. We had a couple hours over two days to shoot on a tiny nine-hole pitch and putt golf course at one of Florida’s oldest Naturist Resorts just down the road from Disneyworld.

Of course the real challenge was keeping all the naughty bits hidden so that it could actually appear in a magazine that annually finds ways to hide the naughty bits of 6’4” 19-year-old supermodels in their highly touted “Sports Illustrated I Forgot to Wear My Swimsuit Issue.”

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