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Missouri School of Journalism Centennial Celebration

The nation’s oldest School of Journalism celebrates it’s 100th year and Editorial Photographers president Brian Smith will speak at the Futures Forum of the Centennial Celebration at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Carrying Photojournalism’s Practices to the Marketplace Time: 3:45-5:00 p.m. Date: Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008 Place: 110 Lee Hills Hall A photojournalist’s […]

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Four Magazine Covers at Once

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ASMP Q&A with Brian Smith

Q&A with Brian Smith President of Editorial Photographers Excerpted from “The Art and Commerce of Magazine Photography” Presented to ASMP Washington DC on September 11, 2007 Q: Years ago Greg Heisler was quoted in PDN as saying “I think you will find that most of the magazine assignments are given to friends of the photo

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AFTER/CAPTURE Profile April/May 2007

Victoria Vestal profiles my transition from Pulitzer Prize-winning sports photographer to celebrity portrait photographer in a 5-page feature article in the April/May 2007 issue of AFTER/CAPTURE magazine. We talk celebrities, sports, workflow, gear and my career.

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Advice to Photographers Starting Out

FIRST: Most importantly…Shoot what you love to shoot. Work that’s from the heart will always be your strongest work. NEVER FORGET TO HAVE FUN! SECOND: The next most important thing you can learn is how to relate to people. Even if you are a still life, architectural or landscape photographer who never shoots people you

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