In case you missed PhotoPlus Expo 2016, Alpha Universe has posted a video clip from my talk from the Sony Booth at PPE about how to ‘Take Your Photos to the Next Level’ filled with my top tips to improve your photography.
24Oct.2016
15May.2014
Miami Beach Award Program Honors Brian Smith Pictures Achievement in Excellence
MIAMI BEACH May 15, 2014 — Brian Smith Pictures has been selected for the 2014 Best of Miami Beach Award in the Photographer category by the Miami Beach Award Program.
Each year, the Miami Beach Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Miami Beach area a great place to live, work and play.
Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2014 Miami Beach Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the Miami Beach Award Program and data provided by third parties.
About Miami Beach Award Program
The Miami Beach Award Program is an annual awards program honoring the achievements and accomplishments of local businesses throughout the Miami Beach area. Recognition is given to those companies that have shown the ability to use their best practices and implemented programs to generate competitive advantages and long-term value.
The Miami Beach Award Program was established to recognize the best of local businesses in our community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to recognize the small business community’s contributions to the U.S. economy.
About Brian Smith Pictures
Miami Beach photographer Brian Smith’s bold, iconic celebrity portraits have appeared in hundreds of magazines including Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Magazine, Time, Forbes, Elle and British GQ. Smith awards include the Pulitzer Prize, World Press Photo, American Photography, Communication Arts Awards, Pictures of the Year, Best of Photojournalism and PDN Photo Awards. For more information, visit his website: https://briansmith.com
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For more information, contact:
Brian Smith
Brian Smith Pictures
3795 Pine Tree Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33140
(305) 534-3130
email: brian@briansmith.com
23Oct.2013
Here’s your chance to be one of the first people in the U.S. to see and hold the new Sony A7R and A7 full-frame compact cameras that have taken the internet by storm! Stop by to see all the latest gear including the new A7, A7R and RX10 cameras at the Sony Electronic booth at PhotoPlus Expo 2013 from Thursday, October 24th – Saturday, October 24th at the Javits Center in New York City.
Come by the Sony Booth to hear talks by Sony Artisans Matthew Jordan Smith, Andy Katz, Me Ra Koh, David McLain, Robert Evans, Jeff Berlin and me along with our very special guests legendary photographer Elliott Erwitt, Rick Smolan, Matt Kloskowski, Alex Garcia, Michelle Dunn Marsh, Vivienne Gucwa, Scott Markewitz, Theresa Dinan, Whitney Johnson, Maria Sprowls and Joe Brady.
For the very first time, for those around the world who can’t attend, Sony will be streaming content from the PhotoPlus Expo beginning when the show open at 10am ET Thursday, October 24, 2013 at Sony.com/PhotoPlus
THURSDAY – OCTOBER 24, 2013
10:30-10:55am
Stage One: Getting the most out of your travel photography – Andy Katz
Stage Two: Behind The Great Wall -Â Celebrities, Director’s and Artists – Matthew Jordan Smith
11:00-11:25am
Stage One: Sony A7 / A7R: The Newest Tool for the Photojournalist – Brian Smith
Stage Two: A wedding day workflow to give you more time to play – Robert Evans
11:30-11:55am
Stage One: Stills + Motion = Added Value for Clients – David McLain
Stage Two: 4K Video – From Professional to Consumer – Jeff Berlin
12:00-12:25pm
Stage One: Family Portraits: Setting yourself up for Success – Me Ra Koh
Stage Two: Video and Still Techniques in Landscape Photography – Joe Brady
12:30-12:55pm
Stage One: Behind The Great Wall -Â Celebrities, Director’s and Artists – Matthew Jordan Smith
Stage Two: BREAK
1:00-1:25pm
Stage One: A wedding day workflow to give you more time to play – Robert Evans
Stage Two: BREAK
1:30-1:55pm
Stage One: Life in Action; tales & tips from an Adventure Photographer – Scott Markewitz
Stage Two: Live with Wovensong -Â Theresa Dinan
2:00-2:25pm
Stage One: Turning Personal Photography Projects into Profit – Brian Smith
Stage Two: Photography – DSLR vs. Medium Format – Andy Katz
2:30-2:55pm
Stage One: Connecting with your subject – Me Ra Koh
Stage Two: Selling and buying content from a photographer and editor’s perspective – Jeff Berlin
3:00-3:25pm
Stage One: 100 Future Presidents – Matthew Jordan Smith
Stage Two: Stills + Motion = Added Value for Clients- David McLain
3:30-3:55pm
Stage One: Alternative solutions to wedding photography – Robert Evans
Stage Two: Sony A7: The Newest Tool for the Photojournalist – Brian Smith
4:00-4:25pm
Stage One: Photography – DSLR vs. Medium Format – Andy Katz
Stage Two: Mobile Photography: A World of Possibilities – Vivienne Gucwa
4:30-4:55pm
Stage One: Re-Imagining the DSLR – David McLain
Stage Two: Family Portraits: Setting yourself up for Success – Me Ra Koh
FRIDAY – OCTOBER 25, 2013
10:30-10:55am
Stage One: Sony a7R: The Newest Tool for the Photojournalist – Brian Smith
Stage Two: Behind The Great Wall -Â Celebrities, Director’s and Artists – Matthew Jordan Smith
11:00-11:55am
Stage One: PANEL: Disruptive Technology
Moderator: Rick Smolan, Panel: Brian Smith, Matt Kloskowski, Alex Garcia and Vivienne Gucwa
11:00-11:25am
Stage Two: Re-Imagining the DSLR – David McLain
11:30-11:55am
Stage Two: Connecting with your Subject – Me Ra Koh
12:00-12:25pm
Stage One: Photography – DSLR vs. Medium Format – Andy Katz
Stage Two: 4K Video – From Professional to Consumer – Jeff Berlin
12:30-12:55pm
Stage One: Behind The Great Wall -Â Celebrities, Director’s and Artists – Matthew Jordan Smith
Stage Two: BREAK
1:00-1:25pm
Stage One: Selling and buying content from a photographer and editor’s perspective – Jeff Berlin
Stage Two: BREAK
1:30-1:55pm
Stage One: Mobile Photography: A World of Possibilities – Vivienne Gucwa
Stage Two: Live with Wovensong – Theresa Dinan
2:00-2:25pm
Stage One: Family Portraits: Setting yourself up for Success – Me Ra Koh
Stage Two: Stills + Motion = Added Value for Clients – David McLain
2:30-2:55pm
Stage One: Video and Still Techniques in Landscape Photography – Joe Brady
Stage Two: Alternative solutions to wedding photography – Robert Evans
3:00-3:25pm
Stage One: Getting the most out of your travel photography – Andy Katz
Stage Two: 100 Future Presidents – Matthew Jordan Smith
3:30-3:55pm
Stage One: Re-Imaging the DSLR – David McLain
Stage Two: 4K Video – From Professional to Consumer – Jeff Berlin
4:00-4:25pm
Stage One: Connecting with your subject – Me Ra Koh
Stage Two: Photography – DSLR vs. Medium Format – Andy Katz
4:30-4:55pm
Stage One: A wedding day workflow to give you more time to Play – Robert Evans
Stage Two: Turning Personal Photography Projects into Profit – Brian Smith
SATURDAY – OCTOBER 26, 2013
10:30-10:55am
Stage One: Setting yourself up for Success; family portraits – Me Ra Koh
Stage Two: Alternative solutions to wedding photography – Robert Evans
11:00-11:25am
Stage One: Sony a7R: The Newest Tool for the Photojournalist – Brian Smith
Stage Two: Getting the most out of your travel photography – Andy Katz
11:30-12:25pm
Stage One: PANEL: Lets Talk Content
Moderator: Michelle Dunn Marsh, Panel: Elliott Erwitt, David McLain, Whitney Johnson, Maria Sprowls
11:30-11:55am
Stage Two: Behind The Great Wall -Â Celebrities, Director’s and Artists – Matthew Jordan Smith
12:00-12:25pm
Stage Two: Connecting with your subject – Me Ra Koh
12:30-12:55pm
Stage One: Photography – DSLR vs. Medium Format – Andy Katz
Stage Two: BREAK
1:00-1:25pm
Stage One: A wedding day workflow to give you more time to play – Robert Evans
Stage Two: BREAK
1:30-1:55pm
Stage One: 4K Video – From Professional to Consumer – Jeff Berlin
Stage Two: Re-Imagining the DSLR – David McLain
2:00-2:25pm
Stage One: 100 Future Presidents – Matthew Jordan Smith
Stage Two: Turning Personal Photography Projects into Profit – Brian Smith
2:30-2:55pm
Stage One: Stills + Motion = Added Value for Clients – David McLain
Stage Two: Selling and buying content from a photographer and editor’s perspective – Jeff Berlin
3:00-3:25pm
Stage One: Live with Wovensong – Theresa Dinan
Stage Two: Sony A7R: The Newest Tool for the Photojournalist – Brian Smith
3:30-3:55pm
Stage One: Life in Action; tales & tips from an Adventure Photographer – Scott Markewitz
Stage Two: Mobile Photography: A World of Possibilities – Vivienne Gucwa
06Oct.2013
PhotoPlus Expo is the can’t-miss photography expo and I’m honored to be speaking about Editorial Photography at the 30th Anniversary PhotoPlus Expo this October 25th. I’ll share my best tips I’ve learned over the last 30 years to help get your career on the right path or refocus it where you want to go.
EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY: FROM PULITZER TO PORTRAITURE
PhotoPlus Expo 2013
Javits Center, New York City
Date: Friday, Oct 25, 2013
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Brian Smith shares insights from his last 30 years as a editorial photographer. He’ll talk about his transition from Pulitzer Prize-winning sports photographer to shooting celebrity portraits of Hollywood’s A-List. Smith will speak about both the art and commerce of editorial photography and what every artist needs to know about business of photography to remain in business. In this presentation, Smith will share ways to grab and keep the attention of photo editors and art directors; how shooting personal projects can promote your vision and land the jobs you’ll love to shoot; and ways to keep your portfolio and vision fresher than next year’s winner of The X Factor.
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11Jun.2013
