Are Photo Plug-ins Dead? My Thoughts On Nik Being Free
A few weeks ago, Google announced the Nik Collection of plug-ins—which Google has owned since buying Nik Software in 2012—was now free. This sent a few shock waves through the photo industry, and in the last few weeks, I've had a bunch people asking if we’d follow...
My Follow Up to the Guy Who Said Light Doesn’t Matter
The other week I posted and asked for your help. It started with an email I received where the person basically said to stop telling them to shoot at sunrise or sunset. That anyone could make a good photo at those times of day. And that I should start showing them how...
Gear: My New Vü Filters for Mirrorless Cameras
Last month I got the chance to try out a new set of filters. Since I switched to the Sony mirrorless system last year, I hadn't really updated my ND filter gear and polarizers. Until now, I basically just bought some step-down rings, and used my Lee system (and my...
Check Out My “Photographing Iceland” Free Webcast
Normally this webcast on Wednesday would be only for ON1 Plus members, but I went to the big-wigs at ON1 and asked if we could make it free for everyone. So that's just what we're doing. This Wednesday at 12pm (Eastern Time), I'm doing a post-trip recap of my trip to...
Landscape Photographers… Help! I Don’t Know What To Say To This
I'm writing to you guys as a last resort. I usually don't solicit my blog for ideas on how to do my job, but I'm really kinda stumped on this one. The easy thing would be to say that I'm right, and point to hundreds (if not thousands) of quotes, education, and...
Matt’s Iceland Adventure 2016
Hi all! I've been super busy over at ON1 Plus, and kind of neglecting the blog a bit. But now that I've got some breathing room, I have some posts I'll start sharing over the next few weeks. But first, I figured I'd share my Iceland adventure with you. I had the...
Get in Early for Best Landscape Photography Workshop of the Year
(Update March 4th: The summit is sold out. You can send an email to April - april@f32photo.com - to get on the waiting list) (Update Feb. 4th: As of now there's just over 50 spots left, so we are indeed almost sold out) Ok, here's some sneak peak news for ya'. Last...
New! The Photoshop System
The Photoshop System has launched.
Workshops and Live Training
[custom_headline type="left" level="h2" looks_like="h3" accent="true"]Upcoming Speaking Events[/custom_headline] Below is a list of any speaking events I have coming up. If you've got any questions, feel free to send us a message. Either my wife or I will get back to...
Lightroom Presets
Here's links to a few of my favorite and most popular free Lightroom presets (and a video on how to install them): The Ultimate Fighter Look (Click Here to Download) Wedding Glow (Click Here to Download) Regular Tonal Contrast Effect (Click Here to Download) Black and...
My Photography Portfolio
Squarespace.com I use Squarespace.com to host my portfolio. This website (the one you're reading now) uses Wordpress, which is great for running a website like this one. But, I love how Squarespace shows off only my photos, and I haven't found any plug-ins for...