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...

Come See Sony at PhotoPlus Expo 2013

Here’s your chance to be one of the first people in the U.S. to see and hold the new Sony A7R and A7 full-frame compact cameras that have taken the internet by storm! Stop by to see all the latest gear including the new A7, A7R and RX10 cameras at the Sony Electronic booth at […]

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Lens Review: Sony Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA

Sony Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA ($998 from B&H Photo | Amazon | Adorama) offers nearly flawless optical performance nearly equal to the $4,000 Zeiss Otus 55mm/F1.4 which makes it a huge bargain at a quarter the price. Sony a7R + FE 55mm F1.8 ZA • 1/80 • F2.2 • ISO 200 SIZE: Sony

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Sony a7R Field Test

Published: October 16, 2013 Earlier this year a group of my fellow editorial portrait photographers were discussing what wanted in their dream compact interchangeable lens camera. Here’s what they said… “Full Frame” “Digital Contax G2 / Minolta CLE” “Uses my old Leica M glass” “I’d like interchangeable lenses” “Built-in EVF with live view when shooting

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Brian Smith from Pulitzer to Portraiture

Editorial Photography From Pulitzer to Portraiture 10.25.13 PhotoPlus Expo

PhotoPlus Expo is the can’t-miss photography expo and I’m honored to be speaking about Editorial Photography at the 30th Anniversary PhotoPlus Expo this October 25th. I’ll share my best tips I’ve learned over the last 30 years to help get your career on the right path or refocus it where you want to go. Hope

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APA Issues Social Media White Paper

Confused about social media terms and conditions? Want to understand what rights you’re granting to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, FlickR and others? Good News, American Photographic Artists (APA) has undertaken a review of the potential consequences for photographer of the Terms of Services in the User Agreements of the most popular social media sites. Read a

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