I’m headed off to Toronto to speak at the Exposure Photo & Video Imaging Expo for Sony Canada this weekend. It’s been several years since I’ve been in Toronto so I’m really looking forward to getting back there.
Many thanks to David Oyagi of Sony Canada for bringing me back to speak on Location Portrait Photography, Travel Photography with the Sony A7R and ways to Create the Visual Look.
Please stop by the Sony Booth where I’ll be signing Secrets of Great Portrait Photography and Sony A7/A7R: From Snapshots to Great Shots.
Where: International Centre, Hall 5, 6900 Airport Rd., Mississauga, Ontario, L4V 1E8
Stop by the Sony booth to check out all these great talks:
Friday, May 23, 2014
10:15-11:00am Vivienne Gucwa – A Whole New World of Possibilities with Mirrorless Cameras
11:15-12:00pm Vivienne Gucwa – Merging Worlds of Mobile Photography and Client Photography
2:00-2:45pm Vivienne Gucwa – Merging Worlds of Mobile Photography and Client Photography
3:00-3:45pm Gary Fong – Unleashing the power of the A6000
4:15-5:00pm Vivienne Gucwa – A Whole New World of Possibilities with Mirrorless Cameras
Saturday, May 24, 2014
10:15-11:00am Brian Smith – Small Camera. Big Results. Travel Light with the A7R
12:15-1:00pm Brian Smith – Location Portraits & Travel Photography
1:15-1:45pm Gabe Rogel – How to make the most out of your point-of-view camera
2:00-2:45pm Brian Smith – Creating the Visual Look
3:00-3:45pm Gary Fong – Unleashing the power of the A6000
4:15-4:45pm Gabe Rogel – How to make the most out of your point-of-view camera
Sunday, May 25, 2014
10:45-11:30am Brian Smith – Location Portraits & Travel Photography
11:45-12:15pm Gabe Rogel – How to make the most out of your point-of-view camera
1:45-2:30am Brian Smith – Small Camera. Big Results. Travel Light with the A7R
3:00-3:45pm Gary Fong – Unleashing the power of the A6000
4:00-4:30pm Gabe Rogel – How to make the most out of your point-of-view camera
SMALL CAMERA. BIG RESULTS.
Travel Light with Ultimate Quality. Sony Artisan of Imagery Brian Smith was among the first professional photographers in the world to use the Sony A7R. His photographs of Haiti shot with the A7R have been exhibited in American Museum of Natural History. He’ll guide to getting the most out of Sony’s A7 and A7R ground-breaking compact full-frame cameras which combine the features and image quality of a top-end DSLR in a smaller camera at half the weight. The A7 and A7R quickly racked up an impressive list of accolades including Popular Photography ‘Camera of the Year’. Learn how he gets big results from these small cameras with handfuls of tips from his latest book ‘Sony A7/A7R: From Snapshots to Great Shots’
LOCATION PORTRAITS & TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY
Great environmental portraits capture both personality and place. Miami celebrity portrait photographer Brian Smith photographs noteworthy and notorious celebrities in the locations where they live, work and play. He’ll show how he photographs subjects on location so that the environment adds another dimension to the shoot showing examples of how he approaches shooting on location whether it’s a large production shoot of a famous subject or simply the someone he meet on the street while traveling. Smith will discuss location lighting and tips on selecting the best location to add visual interest to your photographs and how to quickly capture the personality of the people you photograph. He’ll also talk about ways that personal projects can be used to generate editorial and commercial assignments, and allow your personal style to evolve and grow while generating assignments you love to shoot.
CREATING THE VISUAL LOOK
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Brian Smith shares how he created many of the images from his book Secrets of Great Portrait Photography. Brian will show how to create the right look for any shoot whether done “in camera” by choice of lens, lighting or post-processing. He’ll show how different looks can be achieved quickly using A7/A7R and lens mount adapters that allow unlock endless lens possibilities. He will explain how the look of your shot sets the mood and how to tailor that mood for each project and to match the photographer’s vision.
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Brian Smith photographs portraits of Hollywood A-List and Fortune's 500 for magazines, corporations and advertising. He's a Sony Artisan of Imagery, Profoto Legend of Light, Adobe Influencer and X-Rite Master Coloratti.
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