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...

Getting the B&H Photo VIP Treatment

Thanks to Isaac Buchinger and Gary Goodman for giving me a VIP Tour of B&H Photo. Though I’ve ordered gear from B&H for the past two decades, Isaac and Gary managed to provide some surprises like their soundproof room for testing microphones and a glimpse of the massive 70,000 sq foot warehouse under the store […]

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Sony World Photography Festival – San Francisco

Published: November 3, 2010 I’ll be speaking on ‘Secrets of Great Portrait Photography’ and ‘Marketing & Commercializing Your Photography’ plus doing portfolio reviews at the Sony World Photography Festival in San Francisco on November 20-21, 2010. The Festival also offers a great opportunity to hear from and meet legendary Magnum photographer Elliott Erwitt along with

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PhotoPlus Expo 2010

Published: June 27, 2023 BIG SHOUTOUT of thanks to all the photographers who showed up to a full house for my talk on ‘Secrets of Great Portrait Photography’ at PhotoPlus Expo 2010! THURSDAY OCT 28, 2010: 10:30-11:00 AM Action Shooting Demo – Sony [Booth 517] 12:30-1:00 PM “Athletes, Action and a55” – Sony [Booth 517]

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A Celebrating the Life of Photographer Herman Leonard

Herman Leonard, the Greatest Jazz Photographer who ever lived, is getting the New Orleans send-off celebration he so richly deserves on Saturday, November 6, 2010. The celebration of his life begins with a Memorial Service at 1pm followed by a Second Line Service by members of Sudan Social Aid & Pleasure Club and the Pussyfooters

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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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