Matthew Jordan Smith has worked with some of the top names in entertainment including Halle Berry, Mandy Moore, and Oprah Winfrey. His love of photography and people goes beyond the studio and into projects including a book, Lost and Found, that focuses on missing and exploited children. It features portraits of families whose lives have been changed by the loss of a child. Matthew has appeared as guest photographer and surprise judge on the hit TV show America’s Next Top Model numerous times.

Today he joins us to discuss what drives him as a photographer and shares his tips on portrait photography:

Key Points:

• Research
• Always have an idea

Bring the best out of your shoot:

• Getting the right music together
  • Music that makes you feel good

Take these tips and share with us what you learned.

View more of Matthew’s work here.