Happiness Is Contagious. Bless You. There’s something contagious about happiness, the kind of happiness you see on a strangers face when they aren’t looking or the slight buzz you get when you are around someone who has found their place. Happiness is a state of mind brought on by years of hard work and enjoyed …
The Bywater Barber Photo Gallery: When Good People Do Good Things…People Gather. Read More »
How to Improve Your Night and Long Exposure Photography Who doesn’t love great long exposure night photography? I can speak for myself, I love looking at it and I love making it happen. There’s an unexplainable joy that comes from creative night photography. I have been teaching New Orleans longest running Night Photography course …
YOUR GUIDE TO NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES AND HOW TO SUCCEED! Read More »
I have always loved the photography of Walker Evans. I am more specifically enamored and the same time perplexed by his very “straight” street photography. You know the ones, very flat, but contrasty straight forward views of homes and businesses. You know, the barbershops, auto repair, and general street life shots? To me they hold …
Saints Bernard, Claude, and Rampart St. A tale of a quickly changing New Orleans Read More »
As all photographers know it sometimes takes a lifetime to own just the right gear you can need for any type of shoot. Not only is the best gear usually the most expensive, but there is always some sort of “upgrade” or “v 2.1” right around the corner just teasing your inquisitive nature. As our …
As a photographer living in the greatest city in the world, there is no place I would rather be. I have been documenting the unique music and culture of New Orleans since I permanently moved here in the fall of 2000. Originally from Lafayette, I am no stranger to unique cultures and the power they …
The Culture of Capture and Collaboration Video Online Read More »
I am very excited to get back in the fold at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Art with this wonderful new course. After taking a semester off from teaching at NOAFA, I am once again ready to share some knowledge I have gained over the last few years that could help photographers of all …
New Course! Photography Portfolio and Project Mentorship with Zack Smith Photography Read More »
If you remember in the last installment of How To Tuesday’s “Anatomy of a Commercial Portrait Shoot” we talked about what kind of set up and logistics went into our recent shoot with New Orleans based St. Charles Vision. Let’s take a look at what all that hard work gets us, and then i’ll fill …
How To Tuesday #25 – Part 2 of Anatomy of a Commercial Portrait Shoot Read More »
My most creative spirit comes alive when photographing a portrait. When I make portraits, everything I have learned about language, communication, light, lenses, and life come together in the click of a shutter. I feel it is with portrait photography that my storytelling talents come out and my true purpose on this earth for my …
Phil-os-o-phy fəˈläsəfē/ noun the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline. a particular system of philosophical thought. plural noun: philosophies “Schopenhauer’s philosophy” the study of the theoretical basis of a particular branch of knowledge or experience. “the philosophy of science” synonyms:thinking, thought, reasoning “the philosophy of Aristotle” I …
How To Tuesday #25 – Photography Philosophy to get you Inspired Read More »
Ok, so picture this: You are looking for a ride from the Fairgrounds or to the Fairgrounds for the 1st day of Jazz Fest 2016. You open your LYFT app and type in your destination. Ten minutes later, you get picked up a LYFT SUV (you know it’s LYFT by the pink mustache on the …
Jazz Festin’ in a Cadillac with LYFT, Trombone Shorty, and New Breed Brass Band Read More »
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