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Photographing “the Battlefield Oak” at the Chalmette Battlefield in St. Bernard Parish in the March Fog
March 2nd, 2016 the fog was well and thick at The Battlefield Oak at the Chalmette Battlefield. By 6:30 when the sun is usually just about to peek it’s head on the horizon, on this day it was well above the horizon and shooting through the thick fog. I have learned so much about “being…
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New Orleans Panel Discussion: The Culture of Capture and Collaboration. A community Converstation with New Orleans photographers and Culture Bearers
This event is FREE and OPEN to the Public. 938 Lafayette St at the Corner of O’Keefe in the New Orleans Central Business District. VISIT the Facebook page and Attend the Event! – CLICK HERE As a photographer living in the greatest city in the world, there is no place I would rather be. I…
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Photo Set: The Historic Chalmette Battlefield in the Sunrise Fog. January 21, 2016
Living so close to the Mississippi River has its perks, and not to mention the plus side of an empty fog filled battlefield. The Historic Chalmette Battlefield rests on a bend of the Mississippi River just outside of New Orleans, and I visit this site at least twice a week at sunrise to photograph it’s…
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Arts Council New Orleans Luna Féte photo walk – it’s a pop up, meetup, get up New Orleans photo workshop!
I am honored to work with the Arts Council New Orleans again on a very special project. As we inch closer to New Orleans’ Tri-Centennial celebration in 2018, The Arts Council has been ramping their own celebration with LUNA Féte. LUNA (Light Up NOLA Arts) Féte is a visionary initiative created by the Arts Council New…
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What is The Sunny 16 Rule and how can it help you learn manual exposure!
“HOW TO” TUESDAYS NO. 1 THE SUNNY 16 RULE Welcome to the first edition of Zack Smith Photography’s “How to Tuesdays” where I will teach you some of the most common, and slightly random, techniques and share helpful insight and tips on photography’s most interesting and fun topics. Have a question or topic involving portrait…
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Photographer gets NOLA.com write up…
I am very thankful to have had a wonderful talk with Annette from NOLA.com about my recent My Louisiana Muse exhibit and other things happening since my move out to St. Bernard Parish. I feel like things are just starting to get going out here as I begin to connect w/ the creative community that’s peppered…
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Collaborations: Pelias and Payton, Paintin’ and Playin’
I have often repeated the phrase “Stick Around, Do Good Work, and Be Nice To People” many times recently to those who have asked me how I get to do what I do and how I got here. Well it is really easy when you break down that phrase. Sometimes all you need is one…
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Do Your Research, Learn Your Tools & Grow Your Business Keyword Research, Meta-Data, Google Analytics, & SEO – OOOh My Gawd!
Learning & Relearning Your Tools Very little is ever described as “typical” or “normal” when working full-time as a professional freelance photographer. The life of a photographer may seem far from hard work when you are given the freedom to truly enjoy your art form of creative expression when working behind the camera. However, the…
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It’s Easy if You Try, Photographing Kids in the 3rd Wave
For years and years i would turn down photographing children. I didn’t want to photograph them by themselves, or with their parents. The ideas of chasing a kid around a park, or someones living room, made me cringe and i would then “politely decline and recommend”… Politely Decline and Recommend. Politely Decline and Recommend….what i…
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Photographer, Teach Thyself!
Truer words could not have been said, but by whom? We’ve all heard it said “Physician Heal thyself”, “Doctor, heal thyself”and we take it to mean just what is says, right? The doctor and physician’s life is spent healing and curing everyone else, but little time is taken to look at his own life and…