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...
by Matt | Jul 13, 2021 | Birds
My last day in Costa Rica was a non-workshop day, but I went out with a few people to just shoot and I realized I have a problem. I’m addicted to take off shots… Hence the name of this post (special pat-on-the-back prize to who knows where the phrase came...
by Matt | Jul 1, 2021 | Birds
Hi everyone. I just returned from my Costa Rica Workshop. I had a wonderful group of people. Several returning workshop attendees which is always nice to see, and some fantastic new people I got to meet as well. And we had the best abundance of wildlife I’ve...
by Matt | Jun 21, 2021 | Birds
I’ve visited Ft. Desoto Beach ,here in the Tampa area, a number of times this spring. Once you shoot there a time or two, you start to change your expectations. At first, you’re just happy to get a nice photo of a Snowy Egret flying. They don’t fly...
by Matt | Jun 11, 2021 | Birds
I was teaching a webinar the other evening and I got a question that prompted me to write this post. Now, I’ve actually gotten this question many times before, but this is the first I’m writing about it. See, during the webinar I had mentioned that I...
by Matt | Jun 9, 2021 | Birds
I was out for a walk on the beach at sunset a while back and came across some Royal Terns just hanging out. I stopped for a few minutes and realized I was in a really bad spot for photographing them since the sun was almost in my face, or just off to the side of it....
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.