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...

Cool Gear: Zeiss 12mm & 32mm lenses for Sony NEX Cameras

Carl Zeiss has announced two very sweet lenses for Sony NEX: the Zeiss Touit 12mm f2.8 wide angle lens and 32mm f1.8 normal lens. Zeiss lenses are my favorite lenses both for Sony Alpha and medium format. They’re sharp, smooth and very well made. If you haven’t shot with a Zeiss glass you have no […]

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Snap Orlando: Secrets of Great Portrait Photography Lighting Workshop 05.05.13

Please come join me at SNAP Orlando for a Workshop on the Secrets of Great Portrait Lighting on May 5th. SNAP Orlando is a great photography event for Florida – it’s your chance to meet my fellow speakers including photographer Jill Greenberg and Brian Clamp, Director of ClampArt Gallery in New York. Location: Orange Studio:

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Actress Anne Hathaway photographed by Brian Smith for The Creative Coalition's 'Art &Soul' project

B&H Event Space Presents Brian Smith: Secrets of Great Portrait Photography

Published: April 29, 2013 B&H Event Space Presents Brian Smith: Secrets of Great Portrait Photography Tuesday, April 30, 2013 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM B&H Photo, 420 9th Ave, New York, NY 10001 sponsored by Sony Celebrity portrait photographer Brian Smith shares the lessons he’s learned over the past 30 years capturing the faces

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APA Editorial Photographers’ Education Grants 2013 Award Winners

APA/Editorial Photographers Announces Education Grants 2013! Begun in 2008 as an effort to recognize and support emerging photographers, APA/Editorial Photographers is pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 APA Editorial Photographers’ Education Grants. Anna Beeke / School of Visual Arts / New York Kristina Varaksina / Academy of Art University / San Francisco Michelle

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PDN 30 Los Angeles: Strategies for Young Working Photographers

Come join me at Santa Monica College on Thursday, April 25, 2013 from 6:45-9:45pm for a photography panel of PDN’s 30 2013. Panelists will share advice for emerging photographers including our perspectives from getting started to how we got our where we are today. We’ll talk about our promotional efforts and how we got our

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