“Exit Stage Right” Festival Portraits Zack Smith EXHIBIT OPENING / FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3RD 5:30PM NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MUSEUM, 400 ESPLANADE AVE. Run to the loudness and make a quiet space There is a vibe and a culture that exists beyond the stage in Louisiana music. From the backyard festival to the massive multi-day rituals there …
Photographing conferences and conventions safely in the Covid landscape Last year the COVID-19 pandemic took us all by surprise, leading to a widespread shutdown on very short notice. For me it meant creating more of an online presence with weekly photography tutorials, Instagram live sessions, and trying to create a closer relationship with my community. …
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The amount of trust that a stranger puts in a photographer is paramount to sometimes falling back blindfolded – Our pictures do speak for them selves, but it’s the story that happens during the client-photographer relationship that really makes the photos shine. What starts as a call out in an email, or an inquiry from …
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It was about 10 months ago I decided it was time to expand my horizons and get my UAS (unmanned aircraft system) license from the FAA. I had recently bought the DJI Mavic 2 Pro and I wanted to legitimately, and legally, offer new services to my New Orleans photography company. The test was tricky …
Pandemic Pivot: e-Commerce Websites Need Great Product Photography! For some reason, (and by alot of luck) I have always had my eggs in a few baskets. As a freelance photographer in New Orleans, if you want to excel year-round and keep working you have to tap into the region’s multiple markets. Events, parties, photo workshops, …
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A mutual respect and visual kinship have existed between photographer, healer, and storyteller Saddi Khali and I long before I even knew how talented a lensman he was. I am honored to have had this sit down with a genuine human being just being genuinely human. Saddi is doing amazing things with the camera to …
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One on One with Zack Smith: New Orleans filmmaker, photojournalist, and muralist Crista Rock! I have been knowing Crista for long time and it was only up until the last few years that I have seen her talent truly shine…where have I been! Well – consider yourself SERVED with creative angles, powerful stories and damn …
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One on One with Zack Smith Photography Episode #1 is in the books…thanks to my buddy and all around one of my favorite photographers Lucius Fontenot. When I say favorite – I mean that – I always look forward to what Lucius is photographing as he is always telling the stories I am interested in …
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One on One with Zack Smith Photography #2 is here – Up close (1:1 and 4:1 – haha) with photographer David Scarbrough – BokehNola Photography – and we got into some detail about is stellar macro photography. Look and share!
If you live in New Orleans, LA or Orleans, France you have seen Kathy Anderson’s photos…trust me! Kathy is a photojournalist, wedding and portrait photographer who works and creates in New Orleans but her images and stories are seen worldwide. Her photographs were the way you saw and felt the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in …
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