Brian Smith is a Pulitzer prize winning photographaper who has photographed one luminary after another: Bill Gates, Anne Hathaway, Samuel L. Jackson, Sir Richard Branson and the list just goes on.

In our extended version of my interview with Brian Smith, he discussed his process for getting intimate environmental portraits that truly capture the essence of his subjects. He gives us down to earth tips for portraiture that can be applied to photographing anyone, not just movie stars but every day stars who deserve to have a great photograph taken of them, for their personal 15 minutes of fame.

With a career full of accomplishments he speaks from experience which behooves any photographer to pay attention to and take notes.

Be sure to look at his work closely on his site BrianSmith.com