Today, on Father's Day, I get to share a very fun, very fitting set of photos - a Father and Sons' Star Wars themed shoot, complete with both Jedi and Sith characters. A shoot that was destined to happen the moment Alice and I moved into our new...
A couple weeks ago, I put out a call for super Seahawk fans, ages 3-7, to join me at Matty Photography studio to take some fun images paying tribute to our local Seattle Seahawks. An extra cheer, if you will, in the team's direction as...
I got to spend a few hours with a batch of 80 kinders in the Yelm School District. Talk about amusing as all heck. It's an amazing age for kids as they are still anxious to please the adults in their lives. Translation - they'll...
A few things to celebrate today! This week marks the Matty blog's 5th birthday. Really hard to believe I've been mashing away on my keyboard, sharing my photo adventures for that long already. Over 300 posts, averaging a post every 5 days for 5 straight...
Mother's Day, it's just around the corner, and what better way to tell your mother you love her than surprising her with a photo she can enjoy for years to come. I ventured down to the Rochester elementary school and photographed three 3rd grade classrooms. Kids are funny, flat-out. It was kind of a harmonious occasion, as I was once on a path to becoming a teacher. As far as college credit goes, I'm about three quarters of classes short of my education degree. I even went through some student teaching experience. I was interested in teaching elementary school, third grade to be more specific. I found that age to be the most fun. You can still have a lot of fun with that age group, they are smart enough to have interesting conversations, maintain wild imaginations, but have not yet hit that "too cool" stage. The questions and topics that pop up with these kids are hilarious. It's the sweet spot if you ask me.
