Category: Music
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Creating Dynamic Portraits in an Inspirational Space: The New Orleans Airlift Music Box Series
To me, there are some simple rules that dictate how to make a great portrait. No, it doesn’t involve someone famous or strikingly good looking. Maybe in the early stages of one’s portrait photography journey it’s easy to make good photographs of good looking people, posing, preening, and playing for the camera. You pop off…
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New Orleans can be an improvisation both musically and photographically…
Simon Lott AKA Context Killer, HIP FEST 2014 – ©Zack Smith Photography I have posted these images from HIP FEST in 2014, but I thought it was a good opportunity to relive them again. I was recently contacted by New Orleans musician/drummer/improviser/composer Marcello Bennetti to work on an image I shot of him for his upcoming…
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Preservation Hall. They do it Right. Every. Damn. Night
Preservation Hall does it right. Every. Damn. Night….
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New Orleans’ Musical Magic Hour in Pictures – Only the Best from Satchmo Fest 2016
I am always looking for the “magic” moment – when subject, background, composition and story come together in a way that sings of a depth way beyond first glance. I am always observing the moment when documenting a music festival in New Orleans, but I am always keeping a keen eye out for what may…
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36 Hours in New York as a Musician and Observer – A Photo Gallery
I recently got back from a super quick 36 hour trip to New York. I don’t recommend going anywhere as vivid and lush as New York City for only 36 hours. You spend most of the time in transit or sleeping – but you can only try to make up for it in other ways.…
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“Americana Music Triangle” juried exhibition selects “Goldman Thibodeaux, Lawtell, LA” to be exhibited at the Jazz and Heritage Festival
I am honored to have my photograph of Goldman Thibodeaux chosen by Sacha Lecca, Chief Deputy Photo Editor at Rolling Stone, for the “Americana Music Triangle” exhibition. The exhibit is a partnership with The New Orleans Photo Alliance and it will be showing at the Grandstand photo exhibit at the 2016 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage…
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Michael P. Smith “Follow the Music” at Scott Edwards Gallery – The way photographs are intended to be seen
I was overjoyed to be able to walk around in the Scott Edwards Gallery today on a slow New Orleans Sunday. I wanted the Michael P. Smith photography exhibit all to myself in order to soak it up again after last night’s quick visit on opening night. I am a firm believer that the “proof…
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How to Location Scout on Another Amazing Louisiana Swamp Photoshoot. Album Artwork for Cajun Music Veteran Bruce Daigrepont
I love photographing the Louisiana landscape, and a photo shoot in the swamps of the Atchafalaya Basin with a Cajun musician is by far my favorite! In this week’s How To Tuesday I will show you first hand how I location scout for portrait shoots. In a perfect situation I will arrive at the location…
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Photographing Louisiana Musicians and Creating Community – Photographing What You Love!
“Shoot what you love, shoot what you know ’cause no one loves what you love more than you know…bro” Ain’t that the truth! I have always loved a good story, I love hearing that story from people. I play music, I listen to music all the time! Cajun, Zydeco, Rock n Roll – if the…
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Zack Smith Photography puts out 3 albums in 3 weeks!
Well, not really. But three album covers i produced and shot are coming out at the end of this year. I am very happy and proud of the work. Two of the albums were done by talented young New Olreans artists Alex Bosworth (amazing songwriter, voice, piano/guitar) and Andrew Block (in demand guitarist/session dude), and the other…