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Photo Assistant Basic Training – New York Nov 12-13

by Brian Smith on November 1, 2011

in Talks

APA PHOTO ASSISTANT BASIC TRAINING

Sony Artisan of Imagery Brian Smith is teaming up with APA New York Chapter Rep and Photographer Tony Gale to present Photo Assistant Basic Training, developed and offered for years by APA Chapters.

Get a major head start on a career in the photo industry.

With panel discussions, equipment demonstrations from industry experts, and hands-on training, attendees will come away with the essential knowledge and confidence to build your own Pro Assistant reputation. Acquire a comprehensive understanding of professional assisting behavioral guidelines, including contemporary set-etiquette, and discover how this valuable training will get you more call-backs – more repeat clients, more work.
Master Assisting Professionalism. Get booked solid.

Saturday, November 12 & Sunday, November 13

Day One
Kicks off with the popular “Assistant Panel” which includes experts on working as a photo assistant. Get real world answers to all questions from the attendees. Following the panel discussion will be exciting live software and equipment demonstrations with industry reps from Sony, Profoto, and Adobe. Learn from the pros. Industry reps will be on hand to answer all your questions.

Day Two
Full on, hands-on workshops with much of the gear an assistant will most likely encounter on the majority of professional photo shoots. Many aspects of assisting will be explained in great detail, i.e. strobes, hot lights, flags, scrims, set etiquette, the assistant kit, tips on getting work, billing, and how to deal with the dreaded cancellation. Following classroom discussion and demonstrations, participants will work along side the Pro Photographers to discover crucial pro assisting skills.

Separate registration for each day, required.
9:00 am – 5:00 pm each day
Day 1 – APA Members Free, Non-members $40
Day 2 – APA Members $40, Non-members $80

Early registration is recommended because space is limited. APA SF has an event admission no refund policy. APA Members must pre-register for Day 1 even though it is free for members. Your membership must be current on the event dates to be entitled to the member rates.

REGISTER HERE:
There is an additional ($3.19 or $5.39) Eventbrite fee
Join the APA and Save on Event Admission fees! APA Assistant membership is just $125 AND APA Student membership is just $55. APA helps you get more work and we have dozens of valuable benefits, including the APA Pro Assistant sections of the APA National Business Manual.

 

Tagged as: APA, APA-NY, Brian Smith, New York, Photo Assistant Basic Training

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Action-Packed Month Starts Today

by Brian Smith on October 14, 2011

in Talks

My next month is N-U-T-S!

Nuts in a good way like everything together at once – in a very good way. I’ll be making two West Coast swings, three trips in New York and flying down to Brazil. Hope to see you all somewhere along the way, but if I seem a bit punchy, my apologies in advance…

October 14, 2011: ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY ‘Future of Editorial Photography’ San Francisco
October 15-16, 2011: PHOTO ASSISTANT BASIC TRAINING – APA San Francisco
October 20, 2011: BOOK & BOOKS: Coral Gables, Florida ART & SOUL BOOK SIGNING
October 23, 2011: SONY DIGITAL DAYS – KEYNOTE SPEAKER – Unique Photo – New Jersey
October 25, 2011: SONY STORE – NEW YORK: ART & SOUL VIP BOOK LAUNCH
October 27, 2011: PHOTOPLUS EXPO ‘Secrets of Great Portrait Photography’
October 27-19, 2011: PHOTOPLUS EXPO – Sony Trade Show Booth: Featured Speaker – New York
November 2, 2011: SONY STORE – CENTURY CITY: ART & SOUL VIP BOOK LAUNCH
November 2, 2011: W HOTEL WESTWOOD: ART & SOUL EXHIBIT & BOOK SIGNING
November 9, 2011: ESTUDIO BRASIL 2011 – Sao Paulo, Brazil
November 12-13, 2011: PHOTO ASSISTANT BASIC TRAINING – APA New York

Tagged as: Academy of Art University, Books, Brazil, Brian Smith, New York, PhotoPlus Expo, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, Secrets of Great Portrait Photography, Sony, Speaking Appearances, W Hotel Westwood, W Westwood

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Speaking at Digital Days – Unique Photo – October 23, 2011

by Brian Smith on October 6, 2011

in Talks

I’ll be speaking at Digital Days at Unique Photo in Fairfield, New Jersey on October 23. Our day will start with a visual presentation followed by hands on lighting demo and then participants will have a chance to shoot models.

I’ll also have copies of my latest book ART & SOUL for sale for any of you who’d like your very own signed copy.

Location: Unique Photo SuperStore
123 US Hwy 46 (West), Fairfield, NJ 07004

Our Schedule for Sunday, October 23

9:00 – 9:30am:  Visual Presentation by Brian
10:45 – 11:00am:  Lighting demo with my assistant Melissa
11:30 – 12:30pm:  Model Shoot: Brian will be helping instruct attendees
12:30 – 1:30pm:  Lunch
1:30 – 2:00pm:  Photo Critique

Tagged as: Brian Smith, Digital Days, New Jersey, New York, Unique Photo

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New York Photo Festival ‘Capture Brooklyn’ Contest Deadline this Sunday

by Brian Smith on August 26, 2010

in Contests

This Sunday is the deadline to enter this year’s NYPH ‘Capture Brooklyn’ Photography Contest sponsored by AdoramaPix, PowerhouseArena and Laminall, so get those freakin’ entries in now or Fuggedaboutit!

Tagged as: Brooklyn, New York, NY Photo Festival, NYPH, Photography Contests

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Secrets of Great Portrait Photography
Adorama Special Event: July 29th NYC

by Brian Smith on July 25, 2010

in Talks

My lecture this Thursday July 29th about the ‘Secrets of Great Portrait Photography’ at Adorama in New York City is nearly sold out, but I’m holding half a dozen seats for any of my blog or twitter followers. So if you’re can’t get in, let me know and I’ll try to get you in.

This is a new lecture with focus on all aspects of what it takes to create a great portrait, from concept to execution to post. Ways to give your portraits extra polish with production value that looks more expensive than it is. Emphasis will be placed on the ‘concepts of lighting’ that you can apply to your own work.

Hope to see you there…

Secrets of Great Portrait Photography

An Evening with Brian Smith
Thursday, July 29, 2010   5:30PM – 7:30PM
Price: $25.00
Registration deadline for this Special Event July 28, 2010

Each attendee will receive a $25.00 coupon at the Seminar in exchange for a copy of their registration receipt. The coupon will be valid for 30 days towards the purchase of any merchandise when presented at either Adorama’s retail store at 42 West 18th Street, New York, or for an online purchase at www.adorama.com

Event Description:

Great portraits capture the soul and spirit of your subject. This Special Event with celebrity portrait photographer Brian Smith will focus on ways of breaking down barriers and secrets of working quickly to capture the great portraits, whether you have minutes, hours, or days to get the shot. Brian will share the lessons he’s learned over the past 30 years as a top magazine portrait photographer capturing the faces of the famous, infamous and even the un-famous. He’ll break down the approach he uses on editorial, commercial and personal projects from concept to execution to post, on productions large and small. Simple choices in lighting can affect the mood of an image, so during this evening’s presentation, he will detail his problem-solving approach to lighting and how he customizes his lighting to a particular situation, using light to create bold iconic portraits on location. Brian will show you ways to remain fresh and passionate about your photography, and the evolutionary steps you can take to allow your personal style to evolve as you move your photography to the next level.

Special Event Sponsored by Adorama and Sony

Tagged as: Adorama, Brian Smith, Celebrity Portrait Photographer, Great portraits, magazine portrait photographer, New York, Secrets of Great Portrait Photography, Sony

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Clic Bookstore New York

by Brian Smith on March 23, 2010

in Photo Books

My New York neighbor from two floors down, Wei Liou, just turned me on to the Clic Bookstore in SoHo. It’s part gallery/part bookstore with beautiful prints including Lyle Owerko’s “The Samburu Boomboxes”, James and Karla Murray’s New York Storefronts and Andy Warhol by Ron Galella as well as signed books from Elliott Erwitt, Patrick Demarcelier, Martin Shoeller and a host of others…Clic Bookstore is located at 255 Centre Street (at Broome Street) right across from the magnificent Police Building where we once looked at an apartment (woulda, coulda, shoulda…) Or check out their other locations around the corner at 424 Broome Street and 189 Lafayette.

Tagged as: Bookstore, Clic, New York

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Speaking for SONY at PhotoPlus

by Brian Smith on October 22, 2009

in Talks

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If you’re attending the PhotoPlus Expo in New York, come see me and the rest of the Sony Artisans of Imagery at the Sony Booth

Thursday, October 22:
10:00 am  The Celebrity Portrait: 15 Minutes with Fame
1:45pm      Art & Soul: Celebrities Support the Arts
4:00pm     The Celebrity Portrait: 15 Minutes with Fame

Saturday, October 24:
1:15pm       The Celebrity Portrait: 15 Minutes with Fame
2:45pm      Art & Soul: Celebrities Support the Arts

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Tagged as: Books, New York, PhotoPlus Expo, Sony, Sony Artisans of Imagery, The Celebrity Portrait

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Sony Artisans of Imagery and Sony World Photography Awards at Aperture Gallery   

by Brian Smith on October 9, 2009

in Exhibits

If you’re going to be in New York for the PhotoPlus Expo, be sure to catch the Sony Artisans of Imagery Exhibit showcasing personal projects by the Sony Artisans of Imagery alongside a show of the Sony World Photography Awards Global Tour 2009/10 at the Aperture Gallery in New York from October 22 through October 30, 2009.

Burlesque Dancer

The show will include five of the latest photographs from my long-term project on Burlesque. I began photographing the Legends of Burlesque in 1992 when I photographed the “Marilyn Monroe of Burlesque” Dixie Evans. Over the years I returned to Exotic World, located just off Route 66 in the California desert, to photograph their annual reunions where Dixie was kind enough to introduce me to many of her friends, allowing me to capture this part of Americana. The images in the show are the most recent additions to the project were taken at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend in Las Vegas.

Come check out the work of my fellow Sony Artisans of Imagery: Matthew Jordan Smith, Andy Katz, Cristina Mittermeier, David McLain and Me Ra Koh. Big thanks to Kayla Lindquist, director of the Sony Artisan’s of Imagery, for putting this great show together for the one year anniversary of the program.

Show Sponsored by SONY and American PHOTO

Aperture Gallery
547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor
Between 10th and 11th Avenues
New York, New York

Hours: Monday–Saturday: 10:00 am–6:00 pm, Sunday: closed

Tagged as: Aperture, Brian Smith, Burlesque, Exhibits, Gallery, New York, Photography, Sony Artisans of Imagery

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Avedon Fashion 1944-2000 at ICP

by Brian Smith on May 22, 2009

in Fashion Photography

I missed the opening of ‘Avedon Fashion 1944-2000′ at the International Center of Photography last Friday because I was at the Redux ‘American Youth’ launch party at the NY Photo Festival in DUMBO. Yesterday, I finally had a chance to check it out and am I glad I did!

The show features six decades of Avedon’s fashion images, it encompasses his magazine work from Harper’s Bazaar to Vogue through the New Yorker as well as the work he did for top fashion designers . Even if you’re familiar with Avedon’s work (and who isn’t?) this show is a must-see and truly inspiring.

The fashionable exhibition is the second installment in the International Center of Photography’s Year of Fashion. It includes 175 prints organized chronologically throughout ICP’s many galleries and includes a rare behind-the-scenes look at the magazine layout process showing many of Avedon’s original prints submitted to Harper’s Bazaar marked up with notes and crop marks.

One of the highlights of the show was seeing three versions of Avedon’s Dovima with Elephants. Be sure not to miss the scratched vintage print horizontal version downstairs..

avedon-dovima-with-elephantsRichard Avedon ‘Dovima with Elephants, Evening Dress by Dior, Cirque d’Hiver, Paris, France‘ – 1955

Tagged as: Avedon, Fashion Photography, ICP, Museum, New York

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