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...

Up in the Air

Last month I caught a screening of Up in the Air, the new George Clooney film (opening Christmas day at a theater near you.) George plays a business traveler intent on grabbing every mile he can in hopes of his goal of 10 million mile status on American Airlines. Of course it goes without saying […]

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The Perfect Camera for Our Robust Economy

Just what our booming economy needs, a $14,400 Hermes leather-clad Leica M7. And to think people said film cameras and excess spending were going out of style… Orange you glad Gizmotto spotted this bargain…

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Cool Gear: Strobies Flash Modifiers

One of the cool things I came across at this year’s PhotoPlus Expo was this Interfit Strobies Portrait Kit light modifiers for shoe mount flash. The great thing about studio flashes like Profoto is that you have lots of great choices of light modifiers, but most of the modifiers for on-camera flash either look like

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Freelance Portfolio Magazine Features Burlesque Legends

Freelance Portfolio Magazine features burlesque portrait photography of Candy Carmelo, The Amazing Knicker Kittens and Dirty Martini from my Legends of Burlesque portrait series. BIG THANKS to an amazing designer Greg Welch of Freelance Portfolio Magazine!

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PDN Miami Photography Guide

As Miami prepares for Art Basel, Photo Miami, Art Miami, PULSE and a plethora of Art fairs, a Big Shout Out of THANKS to PDN’s Holly Hughes and Connor Risch for interviewing me about the Miami Photography scene for their Photo District News Miami Photography Guide. Thanks PDN!

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