by Matt | Aug 18, 2021 | Birds
While I was in Costa Rica last month we stumbled on a bird I’ve never seen there before. A Laughing Falcon, which is also referred to as a Snake Hawk. I honestly don’t know how our guide spotted it, as it was buried back behind so many trees, inside of...
by Matt | Jul 29, 2021 | Photoshop, Tutorials
Content Aware Fill is probably one of the biggest reasons I ever leave Lightroom to go to Photoshop. Even if I only spend 60 seconds removing a distraction, that is sometimes the most important part of the photo edit. Well, Content Aware Fill actually has two places...
by Matt | Jul 26, 2021 | Birds
Last week I had the opportunity to photograph swallow tail kites. My friend Dick, over at DVWildlife Tours, has a great tour on a lake here in FL, and there are literally thousands of these birds that come in this time of year. It was a fun outing and a little...
by Matt | Jul 19, 2021 | Birds
I was looking through my library the other day and found some humorous photos. While out with a DVWildlife Boat Tour, we came upon some Barred Owls. First there was one, and then another flew up to it… and then the funny behavior began. First, the owl on the...
by Matt | Jul 15, 2021 | Birds
When I’m out shooting wildlife for a morning, I’ll often come back with 1000 (or even double that) photos. Out of that, I may end up keeping 50-100 and that’s just because I’m too lazy to pair it down any further than that. So why do I end up...
I love teaching and photography... In that order. I feel that enjoying photography, and photo editing can get WAY too complicated. So my personal mission (and favorite thing to do), is to create education that simplifies the process of taking great photos, and how to edit them to get the results you’ve always wanted.