Cory Smith

Cory Smith's interest in photography began in 2004 when a friend Bob Garas, who at the time was his dive coach. He brought his camera to practice one day and photographed the team performing their dives. Cory was amazed by the quality of images, so he decided to work towards his first camera purchase. He joined the USMC after high school in 2005 for 5 years and worked as a deployment planning specialist. He traveled to many countries including Iraq and Afghanistan. "His life long interests in science, space, animal nature, human sociology, history, and philosophy often manifest themselves in his work."  He began his formal education at Full Sail University in 2011. In February 2013, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Digital Art & Design.

http://www.corysmithphotography.com/animals.php

He has a lot of amazing photos. These are some of my favorite ones.

  "Eaveshopper" I really like this picture. She either looks surprised or terrified that a little tree frog is on her nose. I like how the frog is bright and in focus and the women's face is slightly out of focus and duller. This picture is in the center, but it doesn't bother me because my eye still moves around the page.

"Tristrike" This picture is absolutely amazing. I love lighting strike pictures. I have tried capturing them myself, but I don't have the right equipment for it. I love the colors in this picture especially the purple in the clouds. I like how it's three big strikes with little ones coming off the sides (I forget what their called). I wonder how many bad shots he took before he got this shot.

"Kudu Taunt" I love this picture. I like how the Kudu is in focus and the background is blurry. I think this is a good composition too because my eye goes from the face, up and around the horns. I love how the Kudu's black tongue is sticking out. This looks like this would be a hard picture to get. I like the colors too.

 "Picasso" This is a very interesting picture. I like how it looks like one face. I think its neat how he positioned the two people. One is looking at you and the other is looking away from you. I think it looks good in black and white. It gives it a different feeling than if it was it color.