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...

The F-Stop Watch for Photographers

The Unemployed Philosophers Guild (as if there’s any other kind) is offering this swell F-Stop Watch, which is just the thing for photographers who want the whole world to know how bright they are… Though the lack of a F1.4 o’clock will clearly be a disappointment to the Bokeh-loving philosophotographers, the rest of you who […]

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Actor/Rapper Mos Def photographed by Brian Smith

‘Secrets of Great Portrait Photography’ at PhotoPlus Expo 2010

Published: October 12, 2010 PDN’s PhotoPlus Expo is the U.S. version of Photokina – it’s a trade show and learning experience. I’m very excited for the chance to do a whole new presentation the ‘Secrets of Great Portrait Photography’ at this year’s PhotoPlus Expo on October 28th in NYC. I’ll pass along all my tips

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Inside Edge Magazine Profiles Art & Soul

The Fall 2010 Issue of Inside Edge Magazine profiles Brian Smith’s portraits of celebrities for the Art & Soul project photographed in partnership with The Creative Coalition and Sony. Tracing Smith’s career from winning the Pulitzer Prize at 25 to shooting portraits of famous celebrities, the cover story traces the origins of the ART &

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‘Teenage Paparazzo’ HBO Debut

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Just the thing for our ROBUST Economy a $30,000 Leica M9

Finally some big news out of Photokina, where Leica announced the Walter de’Silva-designed Leica M9 Titanium edition camera. De’Silva, head of design for Volkswagen and responsible for designing the Audi A5 and Volkswagen Scirocco, took Leica’s original M9 camera and created the M9 Titanium. De’Silva’s Audi design team proved they were up to the challenge

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