Celebrity portrait photographer Brian Smith offers up a behind-the-scenes glimpse of his celebrity portrait photo shoots of Hollywood stars
Published: March 19, 2025 As we finally have clarity in the tragic deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa, I’d like to share what a great pleasure it was to photograph Gene. I always laugh when my friend calls him a ‘badass’ as he’s one of the kindest gentlest people I have ever […]
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Burlesque Legend Tempest Storm photographed at Exotic World, Helendale, California 1993 I first met Tempest Storm though our mutual friend Dixie Evans. We had photographed Dixie at her Helendale, California ‘Exotic World’ ranch in early 1993. After the shoot, I began looking at the rows of publicity photos by ‘Bruno of Hollywood’ and was struck by how
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DMX photographed for GQ in Miami 1999 Rappers and celebrity publicists have a bad rep, but that’s rarely been my experience. When I was assigned to shoot DMX for GQ magazine, my first call was to his publicist, Angelo Ellerbee of Double Xxposure. DMX had a reputation back then for being a no-show on photoshoots
John Prine, Nashville 1991 for Rolling Stone RIP John Prine. Dead at 73 from complications related to COVID-19. Prine was one of my favorite portrait subjects. I shot this portrait for Rolling Stone in his Nashville home using a single 500 watt tungsten spotlight. After the shoot he invited me to stay for turkey dinner
Behind-the-Scenes photo by Vanity Fair Deputy Editor Kira Pollack shows Mark Seliger shooting the October Vanity Fair Cover of Felicity Jones with a Sony a7R III & FE 24-70mm F2.8 G Master lens. Kira also shared this black & white image from the shoot: Sony a7R III is available from B&H Photo | Amazon Sony
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