Tag: portraits
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Was it the Instagram takeover that resulted in a blockbuster NBA trade deal? Or not?
In a New Orleans NBA All-Star game that wheeled and dealed players, local Instagrammers dealed the Kings some gems
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“This is where we make ART” New Portraits Have Begun in a Sacred Space
New Orleans is and always will be a sacred space that pulls the creativity from those that are ready to give. Don’t think for a second I am not grateful about the amount of amazing gifts New Orleans gives. Most of all this city allows the artist to create freely, experiment at will, and be…
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Art of the Photographic Portrait – The Portrait IS the story your subject reads with their eyes
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…
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Borrowed & Blue QnA with Zack Smith Photography
Location, Location, Location!” Whether or not it was first said by a British real estate tycoon or local music group The Tin Men, those three words sum up for me what it means to really KNOW New Orleans. For a photographer living in the most visually and culturally unique city in the United States, finding…
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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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Early Bird gets the Exposure
Sunrise and sunset times are readily available for any city at any time of the year at www.sunrisesunset.com and its also the name of my hard rock trio. I used the website to determine what time I needed to wake up this morning to head out to Covington to shoot exteriors of an Opthamologists office…
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Busy month for Zack Smith Photography and here’s why!
Dirty Coast Press and Trumpets and Caddywhompus in the swamp filling my days! I tell you, it’s been a super busy summer. I think this is the first summer i have not been sweating finances, or thinking about washing dishes at a restaurant. I haven’t borrowed any money and i even had a little extra…
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We had a GREAT day at my BBQ Print Sale! Thank you for showing up!
Yeah, I am known to have a BBQ and sell my prints at home, you didn’t know that? We had a great day at my BBQ Print Sale at my house. So many folks showed up to hang out, buy prints, and offer up booze and food and take photos at our BOOYA! Photo Booth…
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New Show up…Come See it
Here it is y’all – i have a new show of very new portraits up at The CANARY Gallery, 329 Julia St. If you live around here, come see what i got cookin – wise man once said: From the streets and swamps of Louisiana, to the cozy backstages of the Voodoo Music Experience, Zack…