Joshua Smith
Owner & Operator
I own and operate MediaSmith LLC!
Hi everyone!
If you look at this website and you see anything written in first person, that's from my very own perspective!
MediaSmith LLC is a photography and videography content creation team that is based out of Goodyear, AZ.
For those of you not familiar with the towns, you can essentially call us photographers and videographers based out of Phoenix, AZ the same way that “Orange County” is essentially Los Angeles.
I am a graduate of Arizona State University. My Bachelors Degree was in Finance (Business).
Before making my way to Arizona State University, I took classes at Estrella Mountain Community College and attained three Associates Degrees in Business through them.
I have four brothers - three of them help me in creating our content for this business.
Our family also has two great dogs and one that unfortunately passed away on June 9th, 2020 (seen above).
I never intended to actually own a small business.
The increase of work meant that I had to start the paperwork to legally become a business!
When I first started out doing photography and videography, a majority of my work was through referrals. I believe this is because I am incredibly easy to work with both on the paperwork side of things and the creative side as well.
Although I do a lot of corporate and wedding photography, my aspiration to do photography stems from wanting to capture moments in motorsports like Formula 1.
My personal goal is to work towards making contacts within the motorsports and sporting industry.
I love the story of sport and the stories of the athletes who got to where they were.
I hope you have an opportunity to work with my team and I!
Glen Smith
The Assistant Photographer
I assist the owner, Joshua Smith.
Glen is currently based in Tucson, AZ.
He moved to Tucson for his day job. While he never actually considered doing photography as a job; it has been something nice to do when he has the time.
He is currently attempting to broaden his photography horizons in Tucson via referrals.
Glen graduated from Grand Canyon University with a Degree in Applied Business Manager and he is going to American Public University to obtain his Masters in Public Administration with a focus in Management.
He also has two Associates Degrees from Estrella Mountain Community College and a Bachelors in Secondary Education with a focus in Math that he would love to finish at some point in life.
Isaac Smith
The Equipment Guy
He hauls all my equipment around when I go out to photography shoots.
This is my youngest brother, Isaac Smith.
Without him, things would not run as smoothly as I would like them to.
Setting up equipment, to me, is a massive drag and throws me off my game!
He is also responsible for moving lighting around for me when I shoot with a wireless trigger.
We squeeze out the best possible pictures because he moves quickly when I direct him to move lighting.
Having two people working simultaneously is important because it allows us to capture every single moment.
I hope that by working alongside me, he learns the basic level of customer service that I employ every day and how to interact with clients.
Essentially, I value learning soft skills much faster than learning technical skills.
He will learn technical skills with time.
Soft skills builds relationships and it's better to learn that immediately than somewhere down the line!
Andre Herring
The Second Photographer
Andre was one of our photographers.
Andre is a photographer with the MediaSmith LLC team. He was based out of Surprise, AZ but moved out to Maryland to be with family.
Andre was my partner in crime when I needed a second photographer.
He has the lenses to get up close and personal to our clients.
Meanwhile, I have the telescopic lenses that allows me to take candid photos from afar.
This balance allows us to get two types of shots:
The first shot is the type of shot where people are aware the camera is on them. People have the tendency to overact and/or overreact to the camera when it's on them. Normally this means that they will pose for the camera.
The second shot is the type of shot where people are unaware of the camera (i.e. candid photos). These are the shots I get because people are in their natural mood!
This is why Andre is important to MediaSmith LLC.
Since he is currently in Maryland, he does not currently shoot with us, however we have held discussions and have hopes that he will return safely to Arizona and resume business with us.
