I love my clients for so many reasons, but probably my favorite is that most walk into my studio seeking something "different." That's the word they use, and they use it so often that I've learned to simply integrate the word into my marketing. Seriously,...
Spent a few hours in the sand with Alexia for some volleyball themed senior photos. These are the kinds of shoots that put me in my happy place. I love capturing people doing what they love. It's beyond a standard portrait of someone simply sitting...
We've all heard of X-Men's 'Professor Xavier School For Gifted Youngsters,' but not many are familiar with 'Ardie's Day Care.' Ardie's is the elite academic program where the strongest, most gifted youngsters take their first steps into the world of heroism training. Located in the...
A string of photo assignments had me in the South end of Washington a couple weeks ago. It being quite a drive from my place in Tacoma, I decided to negate a lot of driving back and fourth by staying down in the area with...
Let's rewind a few years back, geez...
Let me start this post off with something I know I've disclosed a number of times, and that is I LOVE MY JOB. Ok, now onto the post. The idea for doing a father-son super hero shoot was born a couple months ago in my...
Back in March, I was hired to create some marketing images for a fashion-focused and wine tasting fundraiser event. The objective: photograph a couple of women in fun clothing, with the occasional shot of them enjoying wine. Location was an upscale condo facility in downtown...
Often in my line of work, I don't get the opportunity to setup a lighting concept and do a dry run prior to the real deal. It's usually rolling into a shoot and setting it up mostly improv and by feel. This is mostly because...
These big blue eyes are killer! And what a sweet little man little Michael was at his 6-month photo shoot. Â He had JUST started crawling and was still a little unsure of himself, but determined to get from A to B at the same time....
http://vimeo.com/63973017 It was mid-March, I get a call from the marketing department over at Community Health Care, a Pierce County-based, non-profit health care organization. They want to hire me to produce a 3-5 minute video for their fast-approaching annual luncheon fundraising event taking place April 3rd....
I've recently started shooting some fitness-centric concepts the past few months and I've really enjoyed it. Fitness has been a part of my own life for as long as I could remember. I'm super glad that I grew up in the 80's like I did....
Ava and mommy came in for her 9 month shoot a couple weeks ago. We last saw this precious little girl for her newborn session last May, and since then  she has turned into quite the little ham. Matt and I were constantly laughing at all the...
I spent a couple music-filled hours with foot happy 6-year-old Martin. I first met Martin through his father, they were both at a get-together a few months back which I also attended. Before long that evening, Martin was literally breakdancing in the dining room. I...
No, this isn't a guest blogger, this is the formal introduction of Alice to the Matty Photography blog. She's been shooting with me for well over a year now, serving as an assistant on my commercial shoots, and a second shooter for events. During that...
That blur in the picture is me. We try and get a couple BTS shots at most shoots, and out of the few shots we do get of me working I can confidently say that at least 80% of them look like the example above,...
That's a question I get asked by most people when they review my work, "you use Photoshop, right?" The answer is always the same, "no." I then explain how all of my work is done at time of capture and with lighting. Then comes the,...
I had the pleasure of capturing an awesome couple last week, Dante and Robbi. Both of them are in the military, in fact, Dante had just gotten back from a tour over seas. Like, literally just got back and gave me a call to schedule...
The studio is officially opening up this Friday and we kicked things off with a great shoot. The lovely lady you see pictured here is Myrriah. She's been a popular subject to sit in front of my lens over the years, and I couldn't think...
If some of you are reading the title of this blog post and thinking, "duh," I'd have to agree with you. It's a redundant title to be sure, let's call it a title for those who don't make a living with a camera in their...
Here we are, the second stop on the Western Washington University project tour I've been working on with fellow creative, Andy Lahmann.
