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...

Apple Adds NEX RAW Support to Aperture and iPhoto

Published: August 3, 2010 Apple has added NEX RAW support to Aperture 3 and iPhoto 09 in the latest Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update v3.3 which adds support for: Sony NEX-3 Sony NEX-5 Sony Alpha DSLR-A390 Olympus E-PL1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10 Canon PowerShot SX1 IS Samsung NX10 Apple users can also find […]

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Cool Gear: Acratech GP Ballhead

My favorite new piece of cool photo gear is this super-slick Acratech GP Ballhead. It’s great design maximizes function while minimizing weight. Unlike in other ballheads, the Acratech ballheads have no excess metal so no excess weight and no place for dirt or sand to get trapped. Scott Dordick and the guys at Acratech are

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Boxing Promoter Don King photographed for Forbes Magazine by Brian Smith

Secrets of Great Portrait Photography – Adorama Special Event 07.29.10 NYC

Published: July 25, 2010 My lecture this Thursday July 29th about the ‘Secrets of Great Portrait Photography’ at Adorama in New York City is nearly sold out, but I’m holding half a dozen seats for any of my blog or twitter followers. So if you’re can’t get in, let me know and I’ll try to

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Future of Publishing: Can Each Photograph Save 1000 Words?

Alison McCreery’s POP Photography Blog features a great piece on the role great story-telling photography may play in the Future of Publishing “Can Architecture Photography Save Publishing?” in this wonderful interview of Mark magazine’s award-winning graphic designer Thomas Miller and San Francisco architecture and interior photographer Joern Blohm. It get’s me thinking: Can Each Photograph

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PhotoShelter Salutes Point-and-Shoot Cameras

Grover Sanschagrin of PhotoShelter put together this great article about Professional Photographers who also shoot with Point-and-Shoot cameras. It’s great to see that so many of my friends also carry a small camera with them everywhere they go. Afterall, the best camera you can own is the one you’ve got with you…

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