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73 Portraits
https://www.zavesmith.com/Still/At-The-Louix-2019/1 Once each year Philadelphia’s One Club hosts an award show that features the best creative advertising and design work of the year. It is a splashy fun gala with anywhere between 100-150 attendees all decked out in their finest. … Continue reading
Take Stock Of Your Brand’s Photography
The journey seems simple enough to embark upon, based on a theme or key message, you seek out an image that will best match your layout. You hit up a stock photography website and begin keying in crafty queries like … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, Art, Art & Design, Blogroll, Business, children, Commercial Photography, Creativity, digital photography, lifestyle photography, Micro Stock, modeling, non profits, Philadelphia, Photography., portraits, Seeing, stock photography, Tourism, Uncategorized, video, zave smith
Tagged Art, Business, content, content creation, Getty Images, images, lifestyle, marketing, office, Photography., portrait photography, promotion, stock photography, work
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Sofia
Sofia. First portrait of 2019. http://www.zavesmith.com
Posted in advertising, Advertising Week, Art, Art & Design, beauty, Commercial Photography, Creativity, digital photography, documentary Photography, family, lifestyle photography, Philadelphia, Photography., portraits, Uncategorized, winter, zave smith
Tagged #black&White, Art, lifestyle, portrait, portrait photography, student, women
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Philadelphia Portraits: Artist of the Month. Ricardo Rivera
I first met Ricardo Rivera at an Art Directors Club event. I had been enjoying the evening when I met an equally inebriated Ricardo Rivera. Here was an artist whose methods and work were completely different than mine and most … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, Art, Art & Design, beauty, Business, Commercial Photography, Creativity, digital photography, documentary Photography, lifestyle photography, portraits, Uncategorized, zave smith
Tagged Art, artists and creatives, music, portrait photography, portraits, projections
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Portraits of Susan and Fritz
Susan and Fitz are two retired school teachers who bought and renovated a one-room schoolhouse in Bucks County and filled it with art that they collected on during their retirement travels. They just charmed me. http://www.zavesmith.com #portraits, #philadelphia, #retired, … Continue reading
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Headshot, Portrait or Lifestyle Photography?
Headshot, Portrait or Lifestyle Photography. What is the difference? This seems like a very simple straightforward question that usually requires a bit of clarification. What is my client really asking for? A headshot, portrait or a business lifestyle shoot? … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, Art, Art & Design, Blogroll, Commercial Photography, digital photography, lawyers, lifestyle photography, modeling, Philadelphia, Photography., portraits, stock photography, Uncategorized, zave smith
Tagged Art, Business, family, headshot photography, lifestyle, lifestyle photography, marketing, Photography., portrait photography
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Music Makers
Thomas Camarda. A man with a passion for Jazz. A new portrait from our Music Makers series. http://www.zavesmith.com/PERSONAL-PROJECTS:/Philly’s-Music-Makers/1
Posted in advertising, Art, Art & Design, Blogroll, Commercial Photography, Creativity, documentary Photography, lifestyle photography, music, Philadelphia, Photography., portraits, Uncategorized
Tagged #advertising photography, #commercial photography, #editorial photography, #new work, advertising, Art, commercial art, commercial photography, Creativity, lifestyle photography, music, Philadelphia, Photography., portrait photography, portraits
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In The Green Room
From our latest project: http://www.zavesmith.com/PERSONAL-PROJECTS:/Philly’s-Music-Makers/1 #photography #music #portrait#philadelphia #connies
Posted in advertising, American Dream, Art, Art & Design, Commercial Photography, Creativity, documentary Photography, green, lifestyle photography, modeling, Photography., portraits, Uncategorized, zave smith
Tagged #advertising photography, #commercial photography, #editorial photography, #new work, advertising, Art, Photography., portrait photography, portraits, youth
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The Louix’s Portraits
You asked for it, now you have it. The Louix’s Portraits: http://www.zavesmith.com/MOTION:/At-The-Louix’s-2016/1 Enjoy!
Posted in advertising, Art, Business, Commercial Photography, Creativity, digital photography, documentary Photography, lifestyle photography, Philadelphia, portraits, Uncategorized, zave smith
Tagged #commercial photography, #editorial photography, #new work, advertising, Art, fun, Photography., portrait photography
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Last Chapter
Posted in advertising, American Dream, Art, Art & Design, Commercial Photography, digital photography, family, lifestyle photography, love, Uncategorized
Tagged #commercial photography, #new work, advertising, Art, commercial photography, fun, love, new york city, Photography., youth
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View From The Train
Posted in advertising, Art, Art & Design, beauty, Business, Commercial Photography, Commuiting, digital photography, documentary Photography, green, lifestyle photography, Photography., portraits, stock photography, Tourism, Travel, Uncategorized, windows, winter, zave smith
Tagged #advertising photography, #commercial photography, #editorial photography, #new work, advertising, Art, Business, commercial art, commercial photography, new york, Philadelphia, Photography.
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Picture Day
Picture day, how we dread those words. We feel once again all the anxiety brought on by flashbacks to our awkward middle school years. In between shooting lifestyle campaigns for clients like Proctor and Gamble and The Vanguard Group, we … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, American Dream, Art, Art & Design, attorneys, Blogroll, Business, Commercial Photography, digital photography, economy, lifestyle photography, modeling, non profits, Philadelphia, Photography., portraits, Uncategorized, zave smith
Tagged #commercial photography, #editorial photography, #new work, advertising, Art, Business, commercial art, commercial photography, Philadelphia, Photography., portrait photography
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Winter Love
Winter Love http://www.zavesmith.com #NYC, #GrandCenteralPark, #Photography, #art, #modeling, #Dan Goldin, #commercialart, #Winter
Posted in advertising, Art, Art & Design, Blogroll, Commercial Photography, Creativity, digital photography, Dogs, Photography., Tourism, Travel, Uncategorized, winter, Young Love, zave smith
Tagged #commercial photography, #new work, advertising, Art, commercial art, commercial photography, fun, love, new york city, Photography.
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Thank You!
Thank you all for your kind words regarding Zave Smith Photography’s anniversary. I feel incredibly lucky that for 26 years companies and people have turned to us to create the visuals that tell their story. A heartfelt thank-you to … Continue reading
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Zen
For those who need a bit of Zen today: http://www.zavesmith.com/PERSONAL-PROJECTS:/Experiments-&-New/1
Flashes of Hope
Working with my heroes from Flashes of Hope yesterday. http://www.zavesmith.com
Morning
Let’s Do It! http://www.zavesmith.com
Thanks
“Your work continues to be fantastic and just so in touch with that place where human emotion meets artistic sensibility.” When a client writes you this, you have to smile. http://www.zavesmith.com
Outdoor Life
Almost time to say: TGIF….you one more meeting to go.. http://www.zavesmith.com #outdoorlife, #photography,
Dog Days
We all have to earn our living somehow…. http://www.zavesmith.com
Bad Bad Photographer
I was looking back through the archives today and it occurred to me why I am a decent photographer. It is because shot a ton of terrible pictures. It was those boring, uninspired, and lifeless images that goaded me to … Continue reading
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Tru: New Orleans
Post Katerina, I worked with GMc+Company Advertising to photograph the sprite people of New Orleans as they rebuilt their wonderful city. Here is a one minute montage of what we saw: http://www.zavesmith.com/MOTION:/Tru:-New-Orleans/1
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Sick & Sexy
Sick & Sexy: New Work: http://www.zavesmith.com/PERSONAL-PROJECTS:/Sick-&-Sexy/1
One of Ours
Always fun to see one of ours… http://www.zavesmith.com http://www.avo.com
New Work
My team spent a lot of time this week editing up our website. We added a lot of new work. Take a moment and check it out: http://www.zavesmith.com
Avo
From our recent shoot for Avo Cigars. http://www.zavesmith.com
Posted in advertising, Art, Art & Design, Commercial Photography, digital photography, Photography., Tourism, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged cigars, commercial photography, fun, Photography., Travel
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Hey
We all need a smile from time to time. http://www.zavesmith.com
Eyes Wide Shut
It was looking iffy but we are back on track…. http://www.zavesmith.com
TGIF
It was a crazy week, next week, even crazier. http://www.zavesmith.com
Philip & Eleanor
The First Episode of Philip & Eleanor is now available for viewing: http://www.zavesmith.com/MOTION:/Philip-&-Eleanor-Episode-1/1 This is the first episode of my documentary on my parent’s lives. It runs for ten minutes. Enjoy!
Posted in Art, Uncategorized
Tagged documentary, family, film, greatest generation. video, love
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The Cure
I love making people smile. My photographs have a strong element of energy and fun to them. This year, my New Year’s resolution was not to loose weight but to return to direct mail. I remember walking into Art Producer’s … Continue reading
Interview
My interview today of Konstruktivist.net http://www.konstruktivist.net/2015/01/the-code-of-photography-for-efficient.html
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