I think from now on Fridays will be In the Studio day. It’s just so much fun. I found an excellent studio behind-the-scenes recently in PDN’s Emerging Photographer Magazine– that of celebrity photographer Brian Smith.

I made a picture of me in my studio (aka living room) holding pictures of Brian’s Smith’s studio. Very Duane Michals of me, no???

Also my scanner is broken. Also excuse the morning hair.

I added handy numbers so you could see what’s going on.

1. Eizo ColorEdge CG241W display, EyeOne color calibration

2. Favorite cameras

3. two Ultra ULT 33046 2000 VA 1,200-Watt Backup Systems

4. two Mac Pro Computers

5. 40 terabytes of storage

6. 30″ Apple LED display

7. photos from a Sports Illustrated essay on nudist golf

8. Smith’s library of photography books and magazines.

9. Favorite cameras up close: Graflex RB Series Super D with 200/1.9 Pentac lens, 8×10 point-and-shoot with 110mm Super-Symmar, Sony a900 DSLR with Carl Zeiss 85mm f/1,4 Telephoto lens, Sony Alpha NEX-5 with 16mm f/2.8 Wide-angle lens, White Stripes “Meg” limited-edition Diana+ camera from Lomography.

10. Storage: 40 terabytes of data storage in Sonnet Fusion 500P five-bay Serial esata drive enclosures.

11. Lights: Profoto Small StripLight, Profoto Softlight Reflector, Hensel Maxi Flooder Fresnel Head modified for Profoto, Profoto Magnum Reflector, Hensel Ellipsoidal Spotlight modified for Profoto.

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Nice! I’m a little jealous of Mr. Smith’s setup, especially his lighting and terabytes and point-and-shoot 8×10!

Have a great weekend!