Podcast #11: Portrait, Wedding and Glamour Fashion Photography - An Interview with Bruce Smith

Fashion photographer Bruce Smith shares the insider secrets and tips he uses to gain energy in his fabulous portrait, wedding and glamour fashion photography

By Audri on August 4, 2008 10:12 PM | Permalink | Comments ()

How do you gain more energy in your portraits, wedding shots and even glamour fashion photography? And why is that important? After all, it's probably not even something you've ever considered.

Yet, it is actually vital to the quality of your images of people, even if you have no specific interest in glamour fashion photography.

And fortunately, we have just the pro to turn to. Brilliant fashion photographer Bruce Smith was more than willing to share his experience and advice during my recent interview with him as I asked him the top 7 questions about gaining energy in your portraits, wedding, people, models and glamour fashion photography.

Strike a Pose -- Or Pose a Question...

Our listeners sent in lots of questions for Bruce and we picked the top seven. We hit him with everything from questions about fashion photography basics to how to create stories.

Some of the secrets that Bruce reveals in this interview include:

What Bruce knows now that he wishes he had known when he began his career in glamour fashion photography.

• Where to find amateur models and how to bring out the best in them.

• What lens you should never use to shoot a portrait.

• A vital way to approach taking pictures that makes a huge difference in the quality of your photographs.

You can find these answers -- and much more -- in our interview with Bruce Smith on gaining energy in your portraits, wedding and glamour fashion photography. And you can find the photographs Bruce discusses in the Show Notes post.

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