Merry Christmas from our family to yours
Today is Christmas day. We had a wonderful time with family over the past few days. A classic Christmas in many ways – shopping, eating and reminiscing. A big treat for me was borrowing a friend’s 8mm projector and viewing family films from way back. I mean way back. The oldest was from 1950 in [...]
Vlog #9: A long way home.
Here is your latest installment of my video blog. We are up to number nine. This week I share with you my travel plans – I think this is a record for for me. The longest actual flight time, as in time in the air, I have logged in one trip – and a few [...]
Depth of Field: Keith Talley
I have known Keith Talley for years. Keith he is a commercial photographers out of Texas. Not the glam kind that take shots of sexy models in skimpy underwear. Keith’s has more talent that that, he makes vinyl flooring look sexy. Frankly, that’s talent. When he is not traveling all over the US shooting industrial [...]
Vlog #8 Is photo attribution all it is cracked up to be?
Today we talk about photo attribution. You know, those little words we photographers love to see under our images, “Photo by {insert your name here}” But are attributions worth fighting for, more to the point, are you willing to to swap attribution out for payment? Many people do. I think this is nuts! Are you willing [...]
Depth of Field: Mitchell Kanashkevich
My only problem with Mitchell Kanashkevich is his name – I can’t pronounce it! Mitch is an amazing photographer that at any given moment can be found documented the world with his camera. From the surfer miners of Java to shepherds in India passion lies in capturing disappearing ancient cultures and the human condition in unique, challenging [...]
Vlog #7 Dining Room Shoot and a Case Study of Geotagging Photos
Vlog #7 Dining Room Shoot and a Case Study of Geotagging Photos from Matt Brandon on Vimeo. So here is Vlog # 7. Moving right along. This week I wax eloquently…ok scratch that, I just ramble and tell you a story about how I did a short photo session in my dining room with my [...]
I shoot for mostly NGOs and nonprofits. I photograph images of the unknown, the forgotten and the helpless. These are often the stories that most people overlook. 
The Absurdity of Working For Free!
Below Stephen Colbert brings a satirical, yet true to the point look at media professionals working for free. I’ve done it, and more than likely you’ve done it as well. But, it is never a good idea. Yet, CNN last month that laid off 50 reporters citing technological efficiencies and user generated content as the [...]
Dec 08, 2011 | Categories: Blog, News, Opinion | Tags: CNN, commentary, opinion, Stephen Colbert | 10 Comments »