Mark Smith Photography

Early morning hours, the best time for photography and that means traveling down some old country roads shrouded in a thick blanket of fog. My mind races back to a scene from the horror movie, An American Werewolf in London and I remember the warning […]

Sony recently introduced a new firmware update for the already impressive A9 mirrorless camera. This firmware update introduced a new feature called “Real Time Tracking.” This new feature is supposed to lock focus on a target and never lose it. How does Sony’s Real Time […]

And so it was told that on this day the planets would align, the stars would twinkle and osprey would fall from the sky. What I really meant to say was, conditions for amazing osprey photography were good. I had the sun and wind at […]

I recently posted a poll on my Youtube channel asking all of you a very serious question. I witnessed an osprey pull something amazing from the ocean and I thought I would ask everyone what they thought it was. A lot of people participated in […]

The Great Blue Heron – One of the largest wading birds on the planet that is often noted for its elegant plumage and who can deny it’s amazing feathers. This bird looks like it spent a few hours in the makeup chair on the set […]

Come along with me for day two of my Costa Rica photo adventure. Watch the video below or keep reading! It’s 5 o’clock in the morning and the sun still isn’t up but there are creatures stirring in the trees above. A troop of howler monkeys […]

I have been photographing the amazing Osprey for a very long time and I will admit, I have had some pretty good luck with these birds but there is one shot that has managed to elude me until now.  Quite a few variables had to […]

I’ve been having a great time shooting the Sony A9. The more I use the camera, the more I like it. I put together a video highlighting my favorite shots from my first few weeks with the camera. It has helped me capture some incredible […]

Recently I have been testing out some of the mirrorless cameras on the market and none of them have really matched my dependable Nikon D850 until now. I have been trying out the Sony A9 paired with the Sony 100-400 GM 5.6 lens and I […]

In November of 2018 I was fortunate enough to fly down to the amazing country of Costa Rica to scout out an area for a future potential workshop. The scouting mission was a huge success and I had an amazing time. I now have a […]