Matt’s Photography, Lightroom and Photoshop Training Update
Hey everyone. It's been a crazy month so far and a lot has happened in my training world, so I figured I'd give you a quick update in case you're interested in any of it. Please Excuse My Moment of Sappiness Before I start, I just wanted to get sappy for a minute and...
LATEST WORK: Elowah Falls
Last week I was out in Portland visiting the on1 office and had a chance to get out and do some shooting. One of the places I've wanted to get to for a while was Elowah Falls. It's pretty close to Portland so it's an easy trip out in the morning, so my buddy and...
What I’ve Learned in My First Week as Guest Editor at 500px
Over the holiday break, Evgeny Tchebotarev (founder and Chief Photography Officer at 500px.com) asked a small group of people to be "guest" editors at 500px for the month of January. Being a HUGE fan of 500px for many years (here's a link to my portfolio there), I was...
My Top 14 Landscape Photos of 2014
I was going through my photos the other day, doing a little organizing. So I figured I'd join in on the "Top 2014" posts and post my favorite landscape/outdoor photos of 2014. How Did 2014 and Photography Go For Me? Overall I think 2014 was a good photography year for...
5 Landscape Photography Projects You Can Work on Over the Holidays
Hey everyone. I know everyone likes to take some time off during the holidays. If you're one of them, then here's a few ideas for some landscape/outdoor photo-related projects (well, they could work for almost all types of photography) to try to get done. 1. Your 14...
Recent Interviews with Photofocus and Creators Cast
Hey everyone. If you've got some time this week (and want to bore yourself to death listening to me), I've done a couple of interviews recently. And, I'm totally just teasing. The interviews are actually very good, mainly because I was interviewed by two really cool...
My New Favorite Long Exposure Photography App
A while back I had written about my favorite long exposure photography app. Well, I have a new one. It's called Slower Shutter and it was actually written by a friend of mine, Mike Wong who works over at Lynda.com. Note: The app is for the iPhone only. Why you ask?...
Hawaii Landscape Photo Trip Recap
Well, it's winter time and what better time to post some photos from some nice warm beaches? Toward the end of last summer I had the chance to take a trip to Hawaii and just realized that I never posted my photos from the trip. So I figured I'd post 'em now, and give...
5 Things You May Not Think a Landscape Photographer Would Want for the Holidays.
Hey everyone. I've seen a lot of holiday gear guides online, but none specifically for the landscape photographer. And, a lot of the guides I see have a lot of the same stuff in them. So I put together one with 5 things that you may not think a landscape photographer...
If You Use the Nikon D810 You Have to Download This
Last month I wrote about my first shoot with the Nikon D810 and 10 things that landscape photographers should know. Well, as I was processing those first photos I noticed some weird banding and artifacts in the skies (in both Lightroom and Camera Raw). At first, I...
Of Course It’s Been Photographed Before
I've always been a follower of Seth Godin and follow his blog just about every day. Yesterday I noticed a short post he wrote called "Of course it's been done before". While it didn't mention photography, it got me thinking about how it related. But specifically for...
Moving from DSLR to Sony Mirrorless eBook by Brian Matiash
Over the past year or so, my buddy Brian Matiash has made the move from DSLR to the Sony Mirrorless system. Brian's one of my very good friends, so I've gotten to watch and talk to him as he's made the move, and it's been a really interesting thing to see. As I'm out...