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...

How to Use Lightroom + Photoshop for Auto-Blend Focus Stacking

Focus Stacking is easier than you might think using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop to Auto-Blend Layers. Let’s stack with a pair of images with near and distance focus. Normally you’d include a couple focus points in between – but this illustrates what a simple blend can do. Note that in order to show how powerful […]

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American Photography 31 – Call for Entries

American Photography 31 Call For Entries OPEN! Deadline: January 23, 2015 Every year, American Photography is one of the top photography competitions in America, so get your entries in Now! A panel of esteemed photo editors will meet in NYC to select the year’s best images. American Photography 31 Jury Jacqueline Bates, Photography Director, California

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Samyang / Rokinon Announce 135mm F2 Manual Focus Lens

135mm f/2.0 ED UMC Lens from Samyang and Rokinon allows you to work in low light and capture images with exceptional “bokeh” using Sony E-mount and A-mount full frame & APS-C cameras. This all-manual telephoto prime offers a flattering perspective well-suited to portraits and other sensitive subject matter, and the fast f/2.0 maximum aperture helps

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