Lee Smith Bio – A South Florida Photographer
I am a native born South Floridian having spent a large part of my life around the ocean and the natural beauty of Florida. I was fortunate to have fished off the piers, drift boats, snorkeled off the coast of Florida, explored the Everglades and surfed from Miami Beach up to Cocoa Beach. Being outside enjoying life was the best of times, for growing up in South Florida.
As my passion grew for the outdoors so did my desire to capture it on film.I started with a Kodak Instamatic camera when I was about 10 years old, always shooting 12 & 24 image rolls when I could afford the processing. Lots of fun memories from those times…
As I got older (around 16 years old), I was able to borrow my dad’s camera to take photos of places I loved to visit, like the beach and the park. Eventually, I got my own Yashica camera with a few lenses when I was about 18, shooting 35mm slides and negatives.
As my life progressed, my passion about photography was tempered by work and school. It cost money to buy and develop film so there were gaps of time I was not able to photograph anything. It was not till I got married, that I decided to start my photography again. My kids were the main drive for much of my time. Each day was special, and each trip was an adventure. We visited Disney, the beach, the parks, we went everywhere, but as my kids got older, they had their own lives to pursue – so I started photographing nature and landscapes.
I have always enjoyed shooting sporting events of my kids. Indoor Volleyball, Gymnastics and Lacrosse, all fast action sports. I would still head over to the beach when there were waves and hoped to catch my friends surfing, been doing that occasionally over the years.
About 15 years ago, I started spending more time photographing Landscapes & Wildlife, trying to capturing the natural beauty of South Florida and any place I get the opportunity travel to like Oregon, Utah, California and Arizona. After seeing these beautiful places and National Parks, my passion only became more driven. I have spent a great deal of time, reading and training myself with my camera and software to get my images the way I felt they looked when I took them.
Now I use a Canon 5D Mark IV with a wide assortment of lenses, filters. I always attempt to bring the image clearly back as I envisioned it.
A few articles that were written about me:
https://www.peerspace.com/resources/landscape-photographers-miami/
I will be adding more of my work to this website, but you can also see my work online at:
- https://www.facebook.com/LeeSmithPhotos
- https://www.instagram.com/leesmithphotos2017/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/smittysholdings
Thank you for your support and I hope you enjoy my work
All my work is available for sale and would welcome your call.
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