CEO portrait

One of the most difficult assignments is the CEO portrait. Many CEOs are shy, not exactly handsome and usually very stiff in front of a camera. Here is one from a recent shoot. I guess I got lucky.

Sincerely,

Zave Smith

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Children with Cancer

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 Hospital and create portraits of the kids and their families. As a poet or a writer my ability to express the multitude of emotions that flow through me when doing this work is surly lacking. All I can say is that all the families and all the medical personal who fight on the front lines of Childhood cancer are true humanitarians and true heros.

Sincerely,

Zave Smith

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For a nation of immigrants we seem to get a bit crazy whenever new people come to our shores to seek a better life. Last week I had the privilege of flying to Atlanta to photograph the hard working people of AMS. These workers were busy restoring foreclosed homes in order to get them ready for re-sale. While in my mind, each foreclosed home represents a personal tragedy for the families who used to live him them, there is no question in my mind that the workers who where cleaning them up were working very hard and represented the ideal, the best of what all immigrates have always brought to America.

Sincerely,

Zave Smith

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Playworld

Give yourself a smile. Stop in a visit: "Playworld"

Sincerely,

Zave Smith

www.zavesmith.com

The Wisconsin Farm Project

Back in 1982 I did a series of photographs on the Fecter Family Farm in West Bend, Wisconsin. Today I had to revisit these images for a client. I had not looked at them in twenty years but they still bring a smile to my face.

The Wisconsin Farm Project

Sincerely,

Zave Smith

www.zavesmith.com

Board Meeting

Nouns, Adjectives or Verbs?

Lately I have been wondering if my photographs are nouns, adjectives or Verbs?

Why we are here

Going Green

Dressing Room

The Dancer 2

Enjoy!

Zave Smith

The Dancer

Treme

I am a fan of David Simon and the crew that did the "Wire" and now has "Treme" on HBO. Here is a collection of images from the part of New Orleans:

Treme

Also check out the excellent site about the show: http://treme-jazz.com/

Enjoy!

New Work

Charlestown

While walking down the path of life it is a good idea to keep your eyes on the road every once in a while.

Charlestown at Night

Slow Car

I am a Dreamer 4

I am a Dreamer 3

I am a Dreamer 2

I am a Dreamer

A Story Like No Other

GMc Advertising of New Orleans announced today the update of the new African American Heritage Trail website. Great story, great site, great photography by me.

Enjoy!

Sincerely,

Zave Smith

www.zavesmith.com

Healthcare

from yesterday's fun & games

Sincerely,

Zave Smith

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Mean Streets: Orlando

From our recent shoot in Orlando

Sincerely,

Zave Smith

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WTF!

WTF!

Sincerely,

Zave Smith

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Dancing in the Streets

From this week's fun and games:

Enjoy!

Zave Smith

www.zavesmith.com

Self Portrait

This could be my self portrait if I was only young and cute. But it is how I am feeling today.

Sincerely,

Zave Smith

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Spend 40k, get back half a million

How to spend 40k and get back a half million:

Soul of New Orleans

Crossroads

I had the wonderful experience of meeting and photography some amazing young adults yesterday. A true testimony of life's sprite overcoming life's challenges

see the rest at: Crossroads

Sincerely,

Zave Smith

www.zavesmith.com

Thinking about retirement

From a shoot last week. This cracks me up. He has such a grown up look like he is thinking about his retirement.

Sincerely,

Zave Smith

www.zavesmith.com

Smiles

I had to prepare this collection for a client pitch. Watch it and smile:

http://www.zavesmith.com/projects/galleries/smiles/

Thursday Night On South Broadway

Last Thursday evening I shot portraits of the creative people who attended Discrepo 2.

Here are my Favorites: Discrepo 2

Enjoy!

Zave Smith

www.zavesmith.com

Summer's End

Enjoy,

Sincerely,

Zave Smith

www.zavesmith.com

My Corporate Life

I was shooting at a corporate retreat last week:

Sincerely,

Zave Smith

Two New Portraits

Two images from an afternoon on Thorpe Family Farm.

Sincerely,

Zave Smith

www.zavesmith.com

Summer Time and the Living is Easy

New Work: Summer Time

Sincerely,

Zave Smith

New Orleans

By all measures, New Orleans should be a sad city. It has suffered hurricanes, floods, high unemployment, racial strife and several visits from Homeland Security and the Army Corps of Engineers. Yet, it remains New Orleans, donning her best Sunday dress of joy, happiness and just plain fun. From the Balls and parades of Mardi Gras, and the clubs along Bourbon Street to the hole in the wall family restaurants in the neighborhoods, I have witnessed the joys of living triumph over the pains of life.

New Orleans is both one of America’s poorest cities and one of our wealthiest. It overflows with good food, great music and spirited people. Yet three plus years after Katrina material damage is still to be found.

During this trip, my assignment was to photograph the Creole to Soul Tour and The Essence Music Festival. In addition I was fortunate to spend a few hours in the Brad Pitt Green Home development too. In this Lower Ninth Ward neighborhood one home is finished, two more are almost completed. These homes are amazing. They are beautiful, comfortable, and have achieved the highest rating for being Green. Yet I walked away wondering why only three? Why are there not three hundred or three thousand of these low cost, totally cool new homes? They should be sprouting up like mushrooms in the humid climate of the Lower Ninth Ward.

I love New Orleans. Between the street cars, drunk tourists, amazing musicians, chefs who know how to turn an egg into a taste of heaven, and 300 year old French Quarter homes, lives a collection of ghosts and stories. For the price of a cheap beer and a sincere ear you can hear the most amazing tales. New Orleans, is an old oak, with deep roots and fresh new leaves every year.

Essence Festival

Images from this years Essence Festival:

Sincerely,

Zave Smith

www.zavesmith.com