How do we know when to use lighting for a portrait, and then what light do we use? I think when we are learning how to first shoot portraits, lighting is probably the last thing on our minds. I remember when I first started shooting portraits, the most important thing buzzing around my head was …
How To Tuesday #35 – Portrait Photography Lighting 101: When to choose…what to use? Read More »
Photographing a portrait of someone must tell the story, learning the story must come before you put camera to eye… Over the years I have loved photographing my friend Arlyn Jiminez, who is also a superbly talented metal artist. He makes sculptures for his own art but for commissions as well. Here and there some …
In preparation for my latest NOLA @ Night French Quarter and City Park photography workshop, I walked the French Quarter with my 35mm 1.4 prime and had a blast. I noticed that shadows play a big part in the quarter whether or not the sun is out, or the night is in full effect. There …
Shooting with the Prime Lens New Orleans French Quarter Gallery – July 2016 Read More »
As beginning photographers there’s alot on our minds. Aside from going through our mental checklist of various Must Do’s like: How to Turn Camera On / How to Hold Camera Correct / Set Correct ISO / Where is my Shutter Speed Wheel? / and the list goes on… Sometimes it’s the easiest factors of photography …
My roots and cultural threads are often needed to make connections when photographing the landscapes of Louisiana and emotional terrain clients and subjects. On a recent photo shoot in the wilds of the Paul J. Rainey Wildlife Sanctuary, deep in the Louisiana coastal marshes of Vermillion Parish, I needed more than extra batteries and secure …
Learning photography is learning to see differently, and then becoming comfortable with your new eyes. One challenge I like to give people who are just learning photography is to “hang out with a prime”. Whether they have a fixed 50mm or 85mm lens doesn’t matter to me, they can easily just stay at any focal …
Heading into Overdrive and BTS (Behind the Scenes) at the St. Charles Vision “Distinctive” New Orleans portrait photo shoot In this second installment of St. Charles Vision’s “Distinctive” New Orleans portrait campaign, we photographed chefs Kristen Essig co-owner of Coquette, Aaron Burgau of Patois and Central City BBQ, Thomas Mann, artist, and trombone player extraordinaire and all …
Behind the Scenes for St. Charles Vision Portrait Shoot #2 – NOLA “Distinctive” Read More »
As visual storytellers we are driven by the WHY. Over the years we have mastering the tools of our trade and we are allowed the freedom to use them in ways we never dreamed, and are only limited by our imagination.
Performance photography gallery showcases performers from the St. Bernard area. Being connected, staying engaged and entertained are the three things I look for in a performance. Over my 20 years of photographing performances of all types of music, theater, and dance I have seen my fair share of talented ensembles. The most recent performance of “Beauty …
Beauty and the Beast by The Performing Arts Academy. This Parish Got Talent. Read More »
Zack Smith Photography Workshops fireworks Photo Gallery Showcase Last night’s 4th of July fireworks display was epic. Big kudos to Go 4th On The River’s Dueling Barge show and all the sponsors who made it happen. Zack Smith Photography Workshops got a HUGE boost from the folks at The French Market Corporation and Crescent Park …
POP…SPARKLE….and FADE – 4th of July Fireworks Photography Recap Read More »
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