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...

Sony Announces A77II with Improved AF and Video

Just to show that despite a year of rapid-fire E-Mount mirrorless announcements, Sony hasn’t it hasn’t abandoned its larger A-mount DSLRs as they announce the new A77 Mark II. Sony says this reaffirms its commitment to the DSLR sector, Translucent Mirror Technology, and A-mount lens system. The A77 II adds the most autofocus points of […]

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Brian Smith Portrait Lighting Workshops at Palm Spring Photo Festival 2014

I’m extremely excited to be teaching a pair of portrait photography lighting workshops at the Palm Springs Photo Festival on May 1-2, 2014. The PSPF is a great event which brings photographers, photo editors, art buyers and museum curators together for a marvelous week of photography in a gorgeous setting BRIAN SMITH: BEYOND THE SOFTBOX®

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This Week in Photo Reviews ‘Sony A7/A7R: From Snapshots to Great Shots’

BIG Thanks to Levent Cimkentli for his awesome review of ‘Sony A7/A7R: From Snapshots to Great Shots’ in This Week in Photo. Many thanks for the kind words, Levent! Order Sony A7 Series: From Snapshots to Great Shots from Amazon

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First Look: Sony FE 28-135 F4 Power Zoom lens

B&H Photo and Video posted an interview from NAB about the new Sony A7S with Sony Electronics Digital Imaging Guru Mark Weir. The video includes a first look at the Sony FE 28-135 F4 G Power Zoom lens (Amazon | Adorama | B&H) and XLR mic kit currently “under development” for future release. Designed to

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Adobe Releases Lightroom 5.4 and Camera RAW 8.4 with support for Sony a5000/a6000

Adobe has released Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 for Mac and Windows along with the new Camera Raw 8.4 and DNG Converter 8.4 that now support the Sony A5000 and A6000 cameras. Download for Mac or Windows. This update also contains Lens Profiles for many Sony A-mount and E-mount lenses including profiles for the FE 24-70mm F4

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