Coral Gables Gallery Night: Photographs of the Famous and Infamous: Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Brian Smith shares the lessons he's learned photographing celebrities in Secrets of Great Portrait Photography: Photographs of the Famous and Infamous. In this sexy, bold, beautiful book, Smith gives you the inside scoop on what goes on at a celebrity photo shoot with the stories behind breathtaking images of Venus and Serena Williams, Dwayne Wade, Shaquille O'Neal, Donald Trump, Bill Gates, Richard Branson, The Bee Gees, Antonio Banderas, Anne Hathaway, Christopher Walken, Cindy Crawford, Gene Hackman, Sylvester Stallone, Dave Barry, Don King, Carl Hiaasen, William H. Macy and many more. Secrets of Great Portrait Photography blends lavish celebrity portraits of a coffee table book with technical how-to insights with a side dish of behind-the-scenes celebrity stories. Smith reveals his tips on connecting with people, finding the perfect location, telling a great story through portraiture, getting the ideal pose, capturing emotion and gestures, arranging unique group shots, and lighting the scene just right. You might not be photographing the rich and famous, but after reading Smith’s tell-all guide, you’ll know how to give everyone who makes their way in front of your camera the star treatment. "Drawing upon everything I've learned over the last three decades, my goal to write the book I wish someone handed me when I was starting out," says Smith. 

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