portrait photography

First Look: Secrets of Great Portrait Photography

My new book Secrets of Great Portrait Photography: Photographs of the Famous and Infamous drops this week. It’s a book that’s over 30 years in the making, drawing upon the best lessons learned over the last three decades photographing portraits of the rich and famous, it blends lavish celebrity portraits of a coffee table book […]

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Brian Smith X-Rite Webinar ‘Create the Look’

Please join me for a great webinar of my portrait photography tips to give your portraits just the right look and feel. Tune in at on August 29 for a webinar co-sponsored by X-Rite and Sony, where you’ll a sneak preview of my new book Secrets of Great Portrait Photography coming this fall from Peachpit’s

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Cover Story: Professional Photographer Magazine

Brian Smith is profiled in a 7-page cover story in the June 2012 issue of Professional Photographer magazine. ‘Soulful Portraits’ by Lorna Gentry shares Smith’s secrets for taking great portraits from his new book ‘Secrets of Great Portrait Photography’. Gentry also writes about many of Smith’s favorite portrait shoots of celebrities and atheles including Richard

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William H. Macy Gets the Love

Brian Smith’s black and white portrait photography of actor William H. Macy photographed for the Be-A-Star anti-bullying campaign in partnership with WWE and The Creative Coalition was named one of the Top 50 Portraits of 2012 in Santa Fe Workshops Portraits Contest. The winning portrait photography will be featured in a book this fall from

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PhotoShelter Showcases ‘Secrets of Great Portrait Photography’

Big thanks for my friends at PhotoShelter for these kind words about my new celebrity portrait photography book ‘Secrets of Great Portrait Photography: Photographs of the Famous and Infamous‘ coming this fall from New Riders Press. [quote_simple]”The result is Secrets of Great Portrait Photography, filled with all of Brian’s tips and tricks to make every

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