Brian Smith Portrait Lighting Workshops at Palm Spring Photo Festival 2014

I’m extremely excited to be teaching a pair of portrait photography lighting workshops at the Palm Springs Photo Festival on May 1-2, 2014. The PSPF is a great event which brings photographers, photo editors, art buyers and museum curators together for a marvelous week of photography in a gorgeous setting

BRIAN SMITH: BEYOND THE SOFTBOX® Studio Portrait Lighting

Thursday, May 1, 9:00am – 4:00pm
Sponsored by Sony

celebrity portrait photography of Anne HathawayCelebrity portrait photographer Brian Smith photographs noteworthy and notorious celebrities in his studio as well as on location. In this workshop, he’ll show how he photographs subjects in the studio. He’ll present many different configurations of lighting that allow for his highly unique interpretation of his subjects including how he approaches the sessions, engages with the subject and what happens in post.

The concept of the psychology of light, detailing how lighting choices affect the mood of a photograph and how to select lighting most appropriate to what you want the photograph to “˜say’ will be discussed and examples given.

This is a shooting workshop – attendees will be able to “try on” various styles of lighting to experience how they are used throughout the day.

This class is intended for emerging and professional photographers as well as advanced amateurs. It is an intermediate and advanced class.

Price: $400 (Includes model fees and lunch)
($360 if taken in conjunction with Beyond the Softbox® Portrait Lighting on Location, Friday, May 2, 9:00am – 4:00pm)

BRIAN SMITH: BEYOND THE SOFTBOX® Portrait Lighting on Location

Friday, May 2, 9:00am – 4:00pm
Sponsored by Sony

location portrait photography of Alejandro SanzEnvironmental portraits capture both personality and place. Celebrity portrait photographer Brian Smith photographs noteworthy and notorious celebrities in the locations where they live, work and play. In this workshop, he’ll show how he photographs subjects on location so that the environment adds another dimension to the shoot with examples of how he approaches lighting subjects on location whether it’s a large production shoot of a famous subject or simply the someone he met on the street while traveling.

This is a shooting workshop – attendees will be able to “try on” various styles of location lighting to experience how they are used throughout the day.

Price: $400 (Includes model fees and lunch)
($360 if taken in conjunction with the Beyond the Softbox® Studio Portrait Lighting workshop, Thursday, May 1, 9:00am – 4:00pm)

Rollei Announces AF 85mm F1.8 Fullframe E-Mount Lens

Published: June 11, 2025 Rollei is back! The Rollei AF 85mm F1.8 Fullframe E-Mount Lens is available for pre-order for 299 € offering sharpness along

Read More »
Sony-a6700-fw-2-00

Sony Releases a6700 Firmware Update 2.00

Published: June 10, 2025 Benefits and Improvements • Increases the maximum number of images that can be recorded in one folder to 9,999 • Improves

Read More »
David-Lynch-Juliens-Auction-Sony-a7SII

Bid on David Lynch’s Sony Cameras at Julien’s Auctions

Published: June 2, 2025 Here’s your chance to bid on David Lynch’s Sony a7S II and a7R II cameras and lenses at Julien’s Auction of

Read More »

1 thought on “Brian Smith Portrait Lighting Workshops at Palm Spring Photo Festival 2014”

  1. Pingback: Speaking Appearances by Photographer Brian Smith

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *