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Category Archives: stock photography
Embrace the Sky
Enjoy! http://www.zavesmith.com
Posted in advertising, African American, Art, Art & Design, beauty, Blogroll, Commercial Photography, Creativity, digital photography, lifestyle photography, lonely, love, modeling, Philadelphia, Photography., portraits, Prayer, Salvation, Seeing, stock photography, Tourism, Travel, Uncategorized, winter
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Reinterpretation
To view gallery: Reinterpretation She was my first love. I found her on the pages of “Life Magazine” and hanging from the walls of the Detroit Institute of Arts. She was small, rich in the colors of black and white. … Continue reading
Downstairs
Enjoy! Zave Smith http://www.zavesmith.com
Black Hat and Puppy Charm
From Today’s Fun and Games. Sincerely, Zave Smith http://www.zavesmith.com
Posted in advertising, American Dream, Art, Art & Design, autum, childern, children, Commercial Photography, Creativity, digital photography, documentary Photography, Dogs, fall, family, famly, Getty Images, kids at a park, kids having fun, lifestyle photography, love, Photographing Kids, Photography., portraits, stock photography
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Children
Once or twice a year I do a shoot for a amazing organization called: Flashes of Hope. What we do is go into the cancer wards of Children’s Hospitals and create portraits of the kids and their families. As a … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, Art, childern, children, Commercial Photography, Creativity, digital photography, family, famly, Flashes of Hope, healing, hope, hospital, hospitals, lifestyle photography, Philadelphia, Photographing Kids, Photography., portraits, stock photography, Volunteering, Volunteers, zave smith
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The Dressing Room
Posted in advertising, Advertising Week, American Dream, Art, Art & Design, beauty, Commercial Photography, documentary Photography, Getty Images, lifestyle photography, lonely, modeling, Philadelphia, Photography., portraits, rangefinder, Seeing, stock photography, Uncategorized, zave smith
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The Dancer 2
Enjoy! Zave Smith
Posted in advertising, American Dream, Business, childern, comcast, Commercial Photography, corbis, Creativity, digital photography, documentary Photography, famly, Getty Images, lifestyle photography, love, modeling, stock photography, Uncategorized, zave smith
Tagged dance, dancing, ready room
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Summer’s End
Enjoy! Sincerely, Zave Smith
Bored and I had a Camera
Just an image from a recent shoot.
Walking to New Orleans
I had the pleasure of spending last weekend in New Orleans. Here is some of what I saw: http://www.zavesmith.com/talent/nola08/ Enjoy! Sincerely, Zave Smith http://www.zavesmith.com
Posted in advertising, African American, Art, Art & Design, Business, Commercial Photography, Creativity, lifestyle photography, love, New Orleans, stock photography, Travel, Uncategorized, zave smith
Tagged burbon street, city life, couples, Creativity, dating, fun, lousiana, love, mystery, New Orleans, Photography., stock photography, Travel
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Biggest Mistakes
Rencently I was asked, “What were the biggest mistakes that you have made”? It took me all of two seconds to make the following list: 1. Forget to listen to my gut. 2. Forget to listen to my client. 3. … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, Art, Art & Design, childern, Commercial Photography, corbis, Creativity, family, famly, Getty Images, lifestyle photography, Philadelphia, Photographing Kids, Photography., portraits, rangefinder, SAA, Seeing, Stock Artists Alliance, stock photography, zave smith
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On The Corner of Lafayette, State of Louisiana….
Two weeks ago, on a rainy and cold December day in Philadelphia, I received a call from Glenda McKinley English of GMC Advertising, asking if I could come to Louisiana for a six-day photo shoot the next … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, African American, Art, Art & Design, beauty, Church, Commercial Photography, corbis, Creativity, digital photography, documentary Photography, Getty Images, Heritage Trail, History, Jupiter Images, lifestyle photography, Louisiana, New Orleans, Plantations, Prayer, Religon, Slavery, stock photography, Tourism, Travel, Uncategorized, zave smith
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The Best Chef
©2007-Zave Smith Photography There are times when it requires large team to put together a shot. Many of the commercial jobs that we produce can require: A producer, clothing stylist, set stylist, hair and make up stylists, models, props, locations, … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, Art, Blogroll, Commercial Photography, corbis, Creativity, digital photography, Getty Images, Jill Greenberg, Jupiter Images, Jupiter Media, lifestyle photography, Micro Stock, modeling, paul melcher, Philadelphia, Photographing Kids, Photography., Ron Chapple, Seeing, stock photography, Uncategorized
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Philadelphia:
©2007-Zave Smith Photography Today’s fun. Thank you to all who helped.
Posted in advertising, Art, Blogroll, Commercial Photography, corbis, Creativity, digital photography, Getty Images, http://blog.melchersystem.com/about/, Jill Greenberg, Jupiter Images, Jupiter Media, lifestyle photography, Miami, modeling, paul melcher, Philadelphia, Photography., Ron Chapple, Seeing, stock photography, Uncategorized
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Just Before I Discovered Girls
©2007-Zave Smith Photography Just before I discovered Girls, I was really into shortwave radio. What made shortwave fun was listening to radio stations from countries that you did not even know where countries, like Radio Windward Island. True shortwave people … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, Art, Blogroll, Commercial Photography, corbis, Creativity, digital photography, Getty Images, http://blog.melchersystem.com/about/, Jill Greenberg, Jupiter Images, Jupiter Media, lifestyle photography, Philadelphia, Photography., Ron Chapple, Seeing, stock photography, Uncategorized
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Miami
©2007-Zave Smith Photography Like most stock photographers, I am not a meeting guy. The idea of sitting around a conference table is enough to make me call up my dentist for an appointment. So it was with a bit of … Continue reading
Getty Buys the Church
©2007-Zave Smith Photography Getty Images announced this afternoon that they are making an offer for the Catholic Church. Church officials in Rome confirmed that they are in talks with Getty, “with all the lawsuits and such we need to maximize … Continue reading
God is Just A Crazy Artist!
©2005-Zave Smith Photography When I was a child I used to think that God was a super parent, a supreme judge of the Supreme Court. I have concluded that God is just a crazy artist. Why else would this world … Continue reading
TOMORROWS IMAGES
©2006-Zave Smith Photography Advertising photography is a floating world carried by the latest trends in cultural, politics and fashion. To survive on this river you need to know when to let the currents of popular culture carry you and when … Continue reading
Let’s Grow!
©2005-Zave Smith Photography It’s the nature of this business – periods of insane work schedules and periods of insane quiet. The busy periods are easy to handle: you’re facing into the wind but with a clear sense of purpose pushing … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, Art, Blogroll, Commercial Photography, corbis, Creativity, digital photography, Getty Images, http://blog.melchersystem.com/about/, Jill Greenberg, lifestyle photography, Micro Stock, modeling, paul melcher, Photography., Seeing, stock photography, Uncategorized
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