Gavin Smith: using skills behind the lens in fashion, sports, media & charities

You've seen his name before, & you've most definitely seen the sick photo's Gavin Smith (Gavin Smith Photographies) shoots for Vividbraille. What you may not know is that he's also living the sports-addict fantasy life as the Detroit Lions team photographer - & this doesn't begin to mention his list of other clients (TLC, Detroit Red Wings, Crest, ESPN...it's as long as it is expansive). Most recently Gavin was asked to donate his skills to the "When They Come Back...We Give Back" (WTCB) campaign.

Live in Michigan? Hook up with Gavin while he hosts a showing of his work:

Friday, March 19 @ 5 - 9 pm

The Great Frame Up - 248.540.2555

215 Peabody St., Birmingham MI

Gavin's website - check out his services & photography skills

Gavin's blog - peep into his world

click here to read the Oakland Press coverage on Gavin & WTCB

i'm from detroit, b*tch!

The D's Beats

from groundbreaking motown...

...to hip hop breakthroughs

The D's Colors

through murals...

...of all kinds

The D's Style

of past...

...& future

& The D's Loyalty

for teams with record breaking seasons...

(...regardless of the record)

since Vividbraille started in the D & is where i call home, thought i'd share a few pics of the city apart from it's bad hype. There's something to be said about coming from this city, no matter what kind of records we break.

always,
nic

Finally met Mr Jon Cole

Even living in the same city doesn't guarantee me the chance to meet up with all those Id like to. Last night I finally had a chance to shoot the shit with Jon Cole. I ran across Jon's website months ago and was instantly impressed. He is a photography and video expert. See for yourself (the videos especially caught my eye).


http://www.jcolemedia.com


brock.

Random pics from my Blkberry

Nicole has given me some guidance in how to blog from my phone. What better way to kick this off than to sharing with you random shit that's stored on my phone. Forgive me in advance.
Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

Small world indeed...

I get so geeked sometimes by the littlest things that are probably trivial to others. It was one of those moments when my boy Kamal informed me that one of his friends was in town (Chicago) he mentioned her name (Lynnette) and that she was a dope photographer. Crazy thing is I met Lynnette at some random get together in Las Vegas years ago. Her work stood out and stuck in my mind. I have yet to meet back up with her, although we've tried a couple times to no avail, ha. Here is a peek at some of her work, check her out online.

www.lynnetteastaire.com

gavin smith x vividbraille 2010 photo shoot

The final photos from our updated men's & women's installment VI collection are in! We've included a couple of photos that'll be included in the lookbooks. Thanks to a crew of uniquely talented individuals - Gavin Smith Photography, Angie Yaldoo (stylist), and Carl McMurray - the shoot was a great success.

If you want more info on Gavin Smith Photography, check out his website or blog.

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"The World Viewed Through the Heart"

photo by sonia

“Some people take a picture of half a body or a person without arms. However, these angles have not been imagined or attempted by ordinary people who always try to put everything into a frame...”


photo by ofer

"... they sometimes operate a camera more delicately than most, using the extra responsiveness of their other senses."



photo by leah


Be inspired.



s e e n & felt,
vividbraille

Props to DapperDakon for showing me these photos. Enjoy.

Models: Kristina Dimiskovski and Isis Azania Swaby
Photographer: Kwame D. Brimpong

A Flashback with Chris Carr x Lenora Jayne

I posted photos from a shoot done by Brooklyn based photographer Chris Carr months ago. One of the more interesting group of photos I was able to look at were those that were mashed up by Lenora Jayne and her visually stimulating illustration style. Here are 3 images to peak at...for more from Lenora or Chris...visit links below

http://lenorajayne.com/
http://eatthecaketina.blogspot.com/