Miami celebrity portrait photographer Brian Smith

Brian Smith

Miami photographer Brian Smith is the luckiest guy on the planet. He won a Pulitzer Prize at 25, he's told Bill Gates exactly what to do for an entire hour, appeared on The X Factor, exhibited at the Library of Congress, dined with the President and 3,000 of their closest friends, shared cupcakes with Anne Hathaway, gotten drunk with George Clooney and married the most beautiful woman he ever laid eyes on...

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Cactus launches V6 IIs HSS Wireless Sony Flash Transceiver

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Cactus V6 IIs HSS Wireless Flash Transceivers for Sony MI Shoe ($95 at B&H Photo) join the quickly growing list of wireless flash triggers supporting High-Speed Synchronization on Sony cameras. I have not had a chance to try this one out – but it looks interesting. Please note that while Cactus’ press release mentions Focus

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Seeing Beyond Traditional Travel Images with Ira Block

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Here’s some Sunday Inspiration from Sony Artisan Ira Block to take your travel photography to the next level. Ira Spoke at Optic 2016 where he shared his tips to separate your travel photography from the clutter of ordinary photos that reside on the internet. This photography can be achieved by looking deeper into local cultures,

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Metabones Firmware Upgrade Adds Native AF and Smooth Iris to EF Smart Adapters

10 Comments / Lens Adapters / Brian Smith

[UPDATE 7/1/16: Metabones has released firmware update 0.52 that replaces this version. The links below will take tou to the latest version] Metabones has just announced a major firmware upgrade that adds Native AF and Smooth Iris to their Canon EF Lens to Sony E-Mount Metabones Smart Adapter IV and Metabones Speed Booster ULTRA. Vancouver,

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Medium Format Goes Mirrorless: Hasselblad X1D-50C

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Published: June 22, 2016 Medium Format goes mirrorless with today’s announcement of the Hasselblad X1D-50c Medium Format Mirrorless Digital Camera ($5,750 – Body Only) featuring a 50MP 43.8 x 32.9mm CMOS sensor. Hasselblad also announced a pair of lenses for X1D: Hasselblad XCD 90mm f/3.2 Lens (Pre-Order $2,965) and Hasselblad XCD 45mm f/3.5 Lens (Pre-Order

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