{"id":4427,"date":"2019-03-15T19:25:27","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T19:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/54.89.13.89\/?p=4427"},"modified":"2019-05-15T19:04:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T19:04:00","slug":"avvay-pro-highlight-gary-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.avvay.com\/blog\/avvay-pro-highlight-gary-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"AVVAY Pro Highlight: Gary Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Gary Smith is a photographer, writer, and AVVAY Pro from Portland, Oregon. Having gone to school for creative writing, as a photographer, Gary says that he works to &#8220;combine the mediums of fiction and photography.&#8221; Keep reading to find out more about his unique creative work combination and inspirations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;When I begin planning a shoot, I look at it as creating a set: what outfits\/props\/backgrounds will spark a story? When those elements all come together, I find that I do my best work.&#8221;<\/h6>\n\n\n<style>.eic-frame-4440 { width: 645px; height:645px; background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ffffff; }.eic-frame-4440 .eic-image { border: 1px solid #ffffff; }<\/style><div class=\"eic-container\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"eic-frame eic-frame-4440 eic-frame-2-row-bottom-2-col\" data-layout-name=\"2-row-bottom-2-col\" data-orig-width=\"645\" data-orig-border=\"1\" data-ratio=\"1\"><div class=\"eic-rows\"><div class=\"eic-row eic-child-1\" style=\"top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 50%; height: 50%;\"><div class=\"eic-image eic-image-0\" data-size-x=\"641\" data-size-y=\"427\" data-pos-x=\"0\" data-pos-y=\"-47\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avvay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/garysmith9-768x512.jpg\" style=\"width: 641px !important;height: 427px !important;max-width: none !important;max-height: none !important;position: absolute !important;left: 0px !important;top: -47px !important;padding: 0 !important;margin: 0 !important;border: none !important;\" title=\"garysmith9\" alt=\"garysmith9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avvay.com\/pro\/profile\/38632?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=pro-highlight&amp;utm_term=38632&amp;utm_content=post\" title=\"garysmith9\" class=\"eic-image-custom-link\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"eic-row eic-child-2\" style=\"bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0; top: 50%; height: 50%;\"><div class=\"eic-cols\"><div class=\"eic-col eic-child-1\" style=\"top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 50%; width: 50%;\"><div class=\"eic-image eic-image-1\" data-size-x=\"497\" data-size-y=\"320\" data-pos-x=\"-83\" data-pos-y=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avvay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/garysmith4.jpg\" style=\"width: 497px !important;height: 320px !important;max-width: none !important;max-height: none !important;position: absolute !important;left: -83px !important;top: 0px !important;padding: 0 !important;margin: 0 !important;border: none !important;\" title=\"garysmith4\" alt=\"garysmith4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avvay.com\/pro\/profile\/38632?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=pro-highlight&amp;utm_term=38632&amp;utm_content=post\" title=\"garysmith4\" class=\"eic-image-custom-link\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"eic-col eic-child-2\" style=\"top: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; left: 50%; width: 50%;\"><div class=\"eic-image eic-image-2\" data-size-x=\"482\" data-size-y=\"320\" data-pos-x=\"-62\" data-pos-y=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avvay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/garysmith5-768x512.jpg\" style=\"width: 482px !important;height: 320px !important;max-width: none !important;max-height: none !important;position: absolute !important;left: -62px !important;top: 0px !important;padding: 0 !important;margin: 0 !important;border: none !important;\" title=\"garysmith5\" alt=\"garysmith5\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avvay.com\/pro\/profile\/38632?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=pro-highlight&amp;utm_term=38632&amp;utm_content=post\" title=\"garysmith5\" class=\"eic-image-custom-link\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\/who are your creative influences?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m primarily drawn to images that tell a story. Contemporary photographers like Laura Makabresku and Karen Jerzyk (who set dark, elaborate scenes) are those who create the type of work I aspire to.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How\/when did you start in your professional career?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I picked up photography as a hobby over a decade ago (exploring the streets of San Francisco with an entry-level Nikon DSLR during college), but only began to pursue it professionally in the past few years, after moving to Portland. I started by assisting other local photographers, and eventually began to book my own shoots, ranging from product photography to gig promos and fashion.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you weren&#8217;t working as a creative, what would you be doing?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of my professional career has involved working as a creative, and it&#8217;s difficult to imagine myself in another field. Outside of photography, I work remotely as a copywriter for a web development company based in Los Angeles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.eic-frame-4441 { width: 645px; height:645px; background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ffffff; }.eic-frame-4441 .eic-image { border: 1px solid #ffffff; }<\/style><div class=\"eic-container\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"eic-frame eic-frame-4441 eic-frame-2-col-right-2-row\" data-layout-name=\"2-col-right-2-row\" data-orig-width=\"645\" data-orig-border=\"1\" data-ratio=\"1\"><div class=\"eic-cols\"><div class=\"eic-col eic-child-1\" style=\"top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 50%; width: 50%;\"><div class=\"eic-image eic-image-0\" data-size-x=\"495\" data-size-y=\"641\" data-pos-x=\"-83\" data-pos-y=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avvay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/garysmith2-768x994.jpg\" style=\"width: 495px !important;height: 641px !important;max-width: none !important;max-height: none !important;position: absolute !important;left: -83px !important;top: 0px !important;padding: 0 !important;margin: 0 !important;border: none !important;\" title=\"garysmith2\" alt=\"garysmith2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avvay.com\/pro\/profile\/38632?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=pro-highlight&amp;utm_term=38632&amp;utm_content=post\" title=\"garysmith2\" class=\"eic-image-custom-link\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"eic-col eic-child-2\" style=\"top: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; left: 50%; width: 50%;\"><div class=\"eic-rows\"><div class=\"eic-row eic-child-1\" style=\"top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 50%; height: 50%;\"><div class=\"eic-image eic-image-1\" data-size-x=\"482\" data-size-y=\"320\" data-pos-x=\"-76\" data-pos-y=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avvay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/garysmith7-768x512.jpg\" style=\"width: 482px !important;height: 320px !important;max-width: none !important;max-height: none !important;position: absolute !important;left: -76px !important;top: 0px !important;padding: 0 !important;margin: 0 !important;border: none !important;\" title=\"garysmith7\" alt=\"garysmith7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avvay.com\/pro\/profile\/38632?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=pro-highlight&amp;utm_term=38632&amp;utm_content=post\" title=\"garysmith7\" class=\"eic-image-custom-link\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"eic-row eic-child-2\" style=\"bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0; top: 50%; height: 50%;\"><div class=\"eic-image eic-image-2\" data-size-x=\"497\" data-size-y=\"320\" data-pos-x=\"-159\" data-pos-y=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avvay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/garysmith10.jpg\" style=\"width: 497px !important;height: 320px !important;max-width: none !important;max-height: none !important;position: absolute !important;left: -159px !important;top: 0px !important;padding: 0 !important;margin: 0 !important;border: none !important;\" title=\"garysmith10\" alt=\"garysmith10\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avvay.com\/pro\/profile\/38632?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=pro-highlight&amp;utm_term=38632&amp;utm_content=post\" title=\"garysmith10\" class=\"eic-image-custom-link\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do you avoid creative burn out?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Burnout is something I think all creatives struggle with at some point. I graduated with a degree in Creative Writing and began to make a name for myself in the short fiction scene after college (earning a decent amount of publications here and there), but I hit a wall after a few years and stopped writing entirely. That&#8217;s when I shifted my focus to photography. The best advice I can give to anyone facing creative burn out is this: allow yourself to simply step away for a while and recharge. It will come back in time, or manifest itself elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What stigma about your profession would you like to change?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most common frustrations I see among freelance photographers is that (outside of weddings) so many people are unwilling to pay for photography services. If you won&#8217;t shoot for free, they&#8217;ll find someone who will. It&#8217;s not just the individuals, either &#8211; often, businesses will ask photographers to shoot &#8220;for exposure&#8221; and be shocked when someone declines. Bringing back a sense of value to the freelance photographer&#8217;s work is something I&#8217;d like to see, but that seems to be an uphill battle.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.eic-frame-4442 { width: 645px; height:645px; background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ffffff; }.eic-frame-4442 .eic-image { border: 1px solid #ffffff; }<\/style><div class=\"eic-container\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"eic-frame eic-frame-4442 eic-frame-2-row\" data-layout-name=\"2-row\" data-orig-width=\"645\" data-orig-border=\"1\" data-ratio=\"1\"><div class=\"eic-rows\"><div class=\"eic-row eic-child-1\" style=\"top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 50%; height: 50%;\"><div class=\"eic-image eic-image-0\" data-size-x=\"641\" data-size-y=\"427\" data-pos-x=\"0\" data-pos-y=\"-61\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avvay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/garysmith8-768x512.jpg\" style=\"width: 641px !important;height: 427px !important;max-width: none !important;max-height: none !important;position: absolute !important;left: 0px !important;top: -61px !important;padding: 0 !important;margin: 0 !important;border: none !important;\" title=\"garysmith8\" alt=\"garysmith8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avvay.com\/pro\/profile\/38632?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=pro-highlight&amp;utm_term=38632&amp;utm_content=post\" title=\"garysmith8\" class=\"eic-image-custom-link\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"eic-row eic-child-2\" style=\"bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0; top: 50%; height: 50%;\"><div class=\"eic-image eic-image-1\" data-size-x=\"641\" data-size-y=\"414\" data-pos-x=\"0\" data-pos-y=\"-76\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avvay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/garysmith12-768x497.jpg\" style=\"width: 641px !important;height: 414px !important;max-width: none !important;max-height: none !important;position: absolute !important;left: 0px !important;top: -76px !important;padding: 0 !important;margin: 0 !important;border: none !important;\" title=\"garysmith12\" alt=\"garysmith12\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avvay.com\/pro\/profile\/38632?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=pro-highlight&amp;utm_term=38632&amp;utm_content=post\" title=\"garysmith12\" class=\"eic-image-custom-link\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When\/where do you come up with your best ideas?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year I began to approach fiction again, solely through the lens of photography. An image I took sparked a small piece of writing, and as an experiment I tossed the two onto Instagram together. Since then (for personal projects), I&#8217;ve only shot images that had some sort of story to tell. When I begin planning a shoot, I look at it as creating a set: what outfits\/props\/backgrounds will spark a story? When those elements all come together, I find that I do my best work.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">At the moment, what is the biggest goal you are trying to achieve in your creative career?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Right now I&#8217;m trying to bridge the gap between photography and fiction. I&#8217;d like to make my images synonymous with the writing I do, and I&#8217;m exploring different avenues to pursue that goal (a book collecting the short stories I write and their source images, a gallery show with image and writing side-by-side, etc).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do you hope that your work does for other people?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Any creative work that inspires emotion and leaves a mark is generally what I enjoy most. If any of my work can do the same for someone else, that&#8217;s ultimately what I aim for.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.eic-frame-4443 { width: 645px; height:645px; background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ffffff; }.eic-frame-4443 .eic-image { border: 1px solid #ffffff; }<\/style><div class=\"eic-container\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"eic-frame eic-frame-4443 eic-frame-2-col\" data-layout-name=\"2-col\" data-orig-width=\"645\" data-orig-border=\"1\" data-ratio=\"1\"><div class=\"eic-cols\"><div class=\"eic-col eic-child-1\" style=\"top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 50%; width: 50%;\"><div class=\"eic-image eic-image-0\" data-size-x=\"495\" data-size-y=\"641\" data-pos-x=\"-110\" data-pos-y=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avvay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/garysmith11-768x994.jpg\" style=\"width: 495px !important;height: 641px !important;max-width: none !important;max-height: none !important;position: absolute !important;left: -110px !important;top: 0px !important;padding: 0 !important;margin: 0 !important;border: none !important;\" title=\"garysmith11\" alt=\"garysmith11\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avvay.com\/pro\/profile\/38632?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=pro-highlight&amp;utm_term=38632&amp;utm_content=post\" title=\"garysmith11\" class=\"eic-image-custom-link\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"eic-col eic-child-2\" style=\"top: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; left: 50%; width: 50%;\"><div class=\"eic-image eic-image-1\" data-size-x=\"495\" data-size-y=\"641\" data-pos-x=\"-52\" data-pos-y=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avvay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/garysmith3-768x994.jpg\" style=\"width: 495px !important;height: 641px !important;max-width: none !important;max-height: none !important;position: absolute !important;left: -52px !important;top: 0px !important;padding: 0 !important;margin: 0 !important;border: none !important;\" title=\"garysmith3\" alt=\"garysmith3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avvay.com\/pro\/profile\/38632?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=pro-highlight&amp;utm_term=38632&amp;utm_content=post\" title=\"garysmith3\" class=\"eic-image-custom-link\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-squared\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.avvay.com\/pro\/profile\/38632?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=pro-highlight&amp;utm_term=38632&amp;utm_content=post\" style=\"background-color:#00c4df\">Explore Gary&#8217;s AVVAY Pro Profile<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gary Smith is a photographer, writer, and AVVAY Pro from Portland, Oregon. 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