Mark Smith Photography

I get tons of requests for post processing videos but I tend to shy away from them for several reasons but I wanted to share a piece of software that I know is going to help a lot of people. The software is called Topaz […]

Grand Teton National Park is one of my favorite places in the United States so when Sony invited me to a special event that took place at this incredible location, I was more than eager to go! The good news is this. You get to […]

My good friends at B&H were nice enough to send me Sony’s new high megapixel monster, the A7R IV. I spent two days shooting this beast of a camera at one of my favorite locations. I put it through its paces and made a video […]

I have now owned and used the new Sony FE 200-600MM lens for about a week. I spent a few hours everyday out shooting with this lens and it fits perfectly into the Sony lens lineup. In my usual fashion, I’ve created a video from […]

I recently had the opportunity to spend some quality time with Sony’s new 200-600mm lens. I got to use the lens in the wonderful state of Oregon during Sony Kando 3.0. Needless to say, I was so impressed with the lens that I bought a […]

A long desolate dirt road might not seem like a good location for bird photography but this road leads to an amazing place filled with life. I’m so eager to try out my latest piece of gear that there was no time to run a […]

It’s not everyday that you walk up to your favorite Osprey photography location and find a White Morph Reddish Egret. Today was one of those days. In fact, I got to spend the entire morning with this amazing bird. Watch the video below. My what […]

This is a camera combo to be reckoned with. Sony means business and the hole that once existed in Sony’s lens lineup has now been filled with an incredible offering that is going to make other camera manufacturers a little nervous. A new contender has […]

Thanks to my friends at B&H, I have had the opportunity to try, shoot and fully evaluate many of the major mirrorless cameras on the market. At the time of this writing (May 2019), the Sony a9 mirrorless camera was the fastest and most unique […]

The adventure starts simple enough, on the highway, the flat lands of Florida but all of that changes when we make it to marina. Looks like a good day for a swim. We climb upon our boat and the first thing I notice is a […]