tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9777672976428967602024-02-07T15:12:34.421+11:00MARK MATTHEWSMark Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753660114851124372noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977767297642896760.post-32934544324681997402012-03-16T06:24:00.001+11:002012-03-16T06:24:31.265+11:00we go LIVE in 6 hours!That's right, the new website and all its content is uploaded and ready to go, it will launch today 12:00pm AEST.<br />
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It's been a crazy week, trying to get my head right after losing my saxophone to some junkie dude who is probably trying to hock it as we speak, but life goes on - they can take away my sax but they can't take away my ability to play it.<br />
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Well see you on the new blog in a couple of hours! Thanks blogspot for getting me started :)<br />
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Ciao!Mark Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753660114851124372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977767297642896760.post-90948145431180546642012-02-11T02:51:00.001+11:002012-02-11T02:51:16.648+11:00New Website coming soon!Hello everyone!<br />
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just letting you know that this blog will soon become redundant as I have designed a new website which will contain a blog there, really exciting stuff for me!<br />
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I've now decided to split my website in 2 for photography content and music content, which is really exciting, it'll take me a couple of weeks (hopefully 1) to get my act together and publish enough material for both sites!<br />
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The layout looks really great and I can't wait for you to see all of my latest work, as I hadn't updated that site for at least 18 months, happy days. I will say however the potography site will contain pictures of many musicians and DJ's who work within the Sydney scene - I've been so privileged to have photographed them - they are all amazing at what they do.<br />
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See you on the flip side!<br />
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p.s. for all you stickybeaks you can have a look at my new logo on the holding page at <a href="http://www.markmatthews.com.au/">www.markmatthews.com.au</a>Mark Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753660114851124372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977767297642896760.post-50862033945710514002011-11-29T17:44:00.001+11:002011-11-29T18:03:43.618+11:00The Lansdowne JamEvery Monday night in Sydney a bunch of my friends head out to the Lansdowne Hotel to hang out, drink, and play together - I guess it's like our industry night - time where we can catch up on who's doing what. Daniel Goodacre aka "Danny G Felix" runs the night, accompanied by some very heavy muso's, playing a variety of soul, funk, hip hop, bit of jazz, reggae. Primarily though what I love about it is that music is music, and many of the musicians who come have very different muscial backgrounds, but all come together to listen and play. If you're a muso (or even not!) and not doing anything on a Monday night this IS the place to be!<br />
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Luckily enough for me the Lansdowne called me up to take some snaps of the band to help them promote Monday Jams - here are a few of them from last night.<br />
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Today she launches her website, take a look, I'm sure you will be impressed with her creations as much as I was, check them out here:<br />
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<br />Mark Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753660114851124372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977767297642896760.post-2122920133203037852011-10-27T23:45:00.002+11:002011-10-27T23:45:51.983+11:00Dave Jackson photoshootThe other day a good mate of mine Dave Jackson calls me up looking for some new promo photos for himself and his band, I was more than happy to help out a mate and spent a couple hours taking some new images for his profile. Dave was looking for a tunnel to shoot in and I suggested we go to this cool little tunnel tucked away in Glebe, and it turns out it was exactly what both of us were looking for.<br />
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Dave is an incredible saxophonist and can be found deep seeded in the Sydney Jazz scene, in 2009 he was one of the finalists at the Wangaratta Jazz Festival National Jazz Awards, you can find out more about Dave at his website: <a href="http://www.davejacksonmuic.com/">www.davejacksonmuic.com</a><br />
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Dave gave me permission to put up some of my work for my blog and I'm very happy to share these with you - most of these shots were achieved with one flash and a little bit of colour manipulation in Lightroom, to give it a darker, edgy kind of look…<br />
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<br />Mark Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753660114851124372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977767297642896760.post-80034910149455292722011-10-14T17:02:00.000+11:002011-10-14T17:02:05.100+11:00Dasein: The Art of Being - Chase JarvisPlease take 7 1/2 minutes out of your day and do yourself a favour. Watch. This. Video.<br />
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I know I go on and on about Chase Jarvis, but he really is a visionary for the modern artist. So many of my thoughts on photography align with his concepts and philosophy - if you are someone who is an artist whether it is music, photography, art, dance - it all makes sense when you realise that creativity is the key to our lives.<br />
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MMMark Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753660114851124372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977767297642896760.post-48408375262265678462011-10-13T18:59:00.001+11:002011-10-13T19:00:48.502+11:00Magic Hour<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Every day there is somewhere in the world where without fail there is a phenomenon photographers like to call "magic hour" or "golden hour" (I like to use the term magic hour because golden hour just sounds too much like golden shower...) This is basically where the sun gets ready to set and the afternoon light gives off a golden hue, which also happens in the morning at sunrise - it's a great time for photos but can be as cheesy as sepia if it isn't done well.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">This continues on my unashamed obsession with light - I love it!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Good spots in Sydney for magic hour:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">- Kent St side of the city - really interesting shadows cast on buildings</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">- The old bridge at Northbridge - I don't know how good that is yet, dying to do a fashion </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">- The airport?? I haven't tried yet but I reckon you'd get something cool there...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Try mixing some flashes in for interesting results!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><br />
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</div>Mark Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753660114851124372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977767297642896760.post-24637374223284297212011-10-07T21:42:00.001+11:002011-10-07T21:42:51.267+11:00You frustrate me because...I did say at the very beginning of writing this blog that I would share with you the ups and downs of my experiences in being a photographer, today's will be a downer - so if you're not into getting depressed I suggest you look away and wait till the next blog which will be much happier haha.<br />
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Today I took a breather. I wanted to have a look around at what's going on around me, who's doing what etc etc. It just makes me think though how many others are doing the same thing as me. Sitting on youtube, watching tutorials, listening to other people's opinions, reading other people's blogs.<br />
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Photography is an immensely popular past time. So I guess for me it feels like sometimes photography is something we ALL do and love - as much as I love producing images I feel like there are literally thousands of others who have been there before or are experiencing what I am doing now.<br />
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So what makes me different from the rest of you? Nothing. I get so insanely jealous and critical of other people's work that it totally does my head in. What is that? Why can't I just be happy holding my camera and making the images that I see? What is this incessant need I have that I have to do something no one has ever seen - and when does that outweigh who I really am as a photographer? When do my images that are 'iconically' me stop being me and when do they start being photos for the sake of exploring new boundaries or pushing new limits. I know that most of my ideas and thoughts have been done before, I just mean the inner struggle of what it means to be a good photographer that has his/her own style/brand. <br />
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My honest feelings are that I am no where near where I want to be. I also honestly feel like I am hindered by my gear - I am shooting on a D300s with 50mm 1.8's and 35mm 1.8's when I should be shooting on full frame bodies with 35mm and 85mm 1.4's and a nice 14-24 2.8. But then I read the pro's blogs and they say that equipment is bullshit… Here we have a society driven by consumerism telling everyone you need the best gear to make the best images (Even Nikon said it last week on facebook - "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">a photographer is only as good as the equipment he uses" ?!? Who says that?!?) </span> - then you have the pros saying all you need is an iPhone.<br />
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So what is it? I was supposed to have a day of relaxation and all it has ended up in is frustration. I'm frustrated by the thousands of different views by so many people, professional, amateur, beginner. I'm frustrated by the overflow of online forums and galleries where people post hundreds of photos per minute in a hope that we get a lucky break somewhere. I'm VERY frustrated by the camera companies who mislead people into believing that anyone can be a photographer if you buy their gear. I myself find this very blog disheartening because I only have 3 people subscribing to it and actually wonder whether anyone reads this at all. I'm not looking for a guilt trip, I'm just venting! ;)<br />
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What I find terribly frustrating is a very clear line in the sand between professional and amateur. The pros are more than ever so guarded about their profession because of the overflow of amateurs now entering the arena to take on the older boys and girls. I don't know what it's like for the rest of the world but in Sydney, well, Australia, I have no pros to aspire to, no one is as willing to talk and share like people like Chase Jarvis or Zack Arias or Jasmine Star. There is no one like that here in Australia.<br />
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With all of these people, pro, amateur, popular, unkown, where do I fit into all of this? Where do I sit? Pro? Amateur? I don't know. No professional recognises what I do - I have no status in the pro photographer's world yet. So when do I stop pushing my shameless self-promotion in people's faces just to get recognised? Where does all the noise stop and my photography is about me and no one else? That is probably my greatest frustration. The amount of crap I hear from all sides and not enough ENCOURAGEMENT. Too much biased opinion and not enough critical thinking. You cannot even begin to understand the amount of loneliness I feel from my peers. That alone makes me wonder if it's all worthwhile - it's all good when friends tell you great things, and I appreciate that so much, but other people who are photographers telling you that you are or you aren't on the right track - it helps so immsensly…<br />
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Ok vent/winge over. Sorry I put everyone through that!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">And in celebration of taking shit images, here is one from my plethora of shit stock. Enjoy... or not. </span><br />
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Mark Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753660114851124372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977767297642896760.post-36785550692872403142011-10-03T20:01:00.001+11:002011-10-15T04:59:44.484+11:00A couple mates, bbq, beer, and a wading pool…Today I got together with a bunch of very talented mates who have a band called the sax summit, who needed some press photos, check out their site:<br />
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These guys are serious about having a good time, and they have been gracious enough to let me show you a few images from the shoot, so here's a tiny sneak peek!! Many thanks to the boys for their creative and bold input, and thanks to Gin for being an amazing assistant! </div>
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<br /></div>Mark Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753660114851124372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977767297642896760.post-38451849414819502502011-09-30T19:54:00.001+10:002011-09-30T19:54:28.106+10:00Things I suck at Part III - telling a story - Chaos at the CarouselOne thing I suck at is trying to add depth to my photography. Trying to tell a story from 1 image seems to be a rather difficult for me - I love seeing interesting things but trying to make a story out of them is what I feel seems to be lacking.... anyway, so I found an interesting topic to cover last night.<br />
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Last night Gin and I were flying back to Sydney from Melbourne, amidst all of the Qantas debacle that was. Strikes from ground crew, wet weather unseen for Melbourne this time of month for almost 100 years. All of it was a mixture for disaster, Gin and I were lucky to even be on a flight as many were turned away being told to come back in the morning for a connecting flight. The result was chaos at the carousel - 4 Qantas flights landing late, along with 2 flights grounded with returning luggage and over 1,500 people searching for answers, I hope at least some of these images convey some kind of reflection on last night...<br />
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<br />Mark Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753660114851124372noreply@blogger.com0Sydney NSW, Australia-33.8689009 151.2070914-34.2908004 150.5753774 -33.4470014 151.83880539999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977767297642896760.post-26393502769482649202011-09-21T16:21:00.002+10:002011-09-21T16:42:37.767+10:00Nikon releases "NIKON 1" Intelligent camera systemSo nikon have just announced their new range of cameras to go up against the interchangeable likes of the Sony NEX range, Panasonic GF's etc etc. As exciting as this is for NO ONE (except all the people that think this type of camera will make them better photographers because you can change the lens on a point and shoot) there is a silver lining…<br />
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- It comes with an EXPEED 3 processor<br />
- It can shoot at 60fps (electronically) and 5fps motor-driven (yeah no biggie my d300s does 8fps) but the electronic fps is interesting…<br />
- A new 73-point focus system<br />
- HEAPS of different movie modes with full HD<br />
- The claim to have the world's fastest auto focus (not sure about that one… I guess so if you say so!)<br />
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These are major advances for Nikon and things could be looking very good for the next range of Nikon pro dslr's which are going to be released in the next 6 months or so… fingers crossed!<br />
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I just wish Nikon would bring out an electronic rangefinder that competes with the Fuji X100 pictured below - THAT I would buy!<br />
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<br />Mark Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753660114851124372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977767297642896760.post-39727755160393283352011-09-21T07:10:00.000+10:002011-09-21T07:10:56.922+10:00InsomniaRecently I've been having sleepless nights, and I'm not sure what the problem is, but I'm thinking that maybe I should take advantage of this... Once again tonight was a sleepless night, and with a plethora of work to do I got out of bed and ended up where I am now, doing work at Maisey's cafe in Neutral Bay.<br />
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I had an idea last night that whenever I get into bouts of, well, for lack of a better word, insomnia, I should take advantage of this moment and go out on little night time adventures with my camera, see what I can find at 4am in the morning during the week. I am indeed a creature of the night at the moment, so why not document something out of it instead of loathing about the shit fact I can't sleep?<br />
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Have you had any weird notions or delusions of grandeur? I do, all the time, sad thing is 90% of the time they remain in my head, and never eventuate, like many of you I guess... sometimes I wish I had an off switch for my brain!<br />
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Peace. Out.Mark Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753660114851124372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977767297642896760.post-59172693127218608282011-09-13T19:05:00.002+10:002011-09-13T19:07:29.742+10:00Who needs a DSLR? Part IIOnly 4 days ago I discovered the wonderful world of Instagram, of course I am not the first - it has become such a cult following and I fought against the urge for so long, but now I'm hooked. It further solidifies the argument that you don't need an expensive camera to make good photos. It's a good way to "practice" things like composition without the need for lugging heavy cameras around, since instagram I am taking more photos and getting my photography practice in without having to make such a big deal of it. WIN I think...<br />
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Here are some links to great professional photographers who use their iPhones and instagram to produce some really cool work:<br />
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<a href="http://www.chasejarvis.com/#s=0&mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&p=5&a=0&at=0">Chase Jarvis</a><br />
<a href="http://www.zackarias.com/">Zack Arias</a> (click on the "Instagram" link)<br />
<a href="http://www.sionfullana.com/Site/Through_The_Lens_of_an_iPhone.html">Sion Fullana</a><br />
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Here's some of mine from last weekend:<br />
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Mark Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753660114851124372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977767297642896760.post-60101550605556710992011-07-15T05:38:00.000+10:002011-07-15T05:38:48.539+10:00Help me select my new promo photos!!As most of you know I am also a musician, and in that capacity I need photos to help promote my business as a solo artist. I REALLY don't like being in front of the camera, but I have to do it if I want to keep my dirty little photography habit going…<br />
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SO I'll leave a link on the bottom of this post, and you can go and have a look at my facebook page to have a look at the final 19 images I've selected. I'm trying to cull it down to three or four, so 'like' the pics you like out of that set - and the most liked images out of that set will go towards my promo images!<br />
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These were all taken with my camera and set up by me, just 1 grid spot taken in the lobby of my apartment, taken by my friend Erin Crawford, you can check out her awesome photos of Antarctica <a href="http://erinskiikorsakoff.blogspot.com/">here.</a><br />
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here is the link to the photos: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.170967652970621.41760.104005656333488">https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.170967652970621.41760.104005656333488</a><br />
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The more I delve into this newly found passion I have the more light interests me, rather than photography. So I guess in essence, "playing with light" as I have titled REALLY just means "experimenting with light" and various light sources. Kudos to Robert Lee for his CLS skills (sorry I stole your idea mate!) and to <a href="http://www.kerendobia.com.au/">Keren Dobia</a> for her tuition!<br />
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So last weekend I played at the Argyle, as I do every Saturday night (come down, it's fun!) and thought I'd take a few shots of Phil Hudson, the "Godfather" (baha). SO I thought I'd try a few different things with 2 speedlights and a set of pocket wizards to see if I can make something a little more unique than your everyday run of the mill "DJ in a club" shot.<br />
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LENS: 10-24mm 3.5-5.8<br />
POST: slight increase in blacks and saturation<br />
This is a trick Keren Dobia taught me, put your flashes on a high power, with slow shutter, then your ambient light will blur and the flash will freeze the shot! Here I twisted the camera while holding the zoom on the lens still to get a tunnel of rings. The flashes are two SB 900's used in CLS mode. Robert Lee is the MASTER of using two sometimes three speedlights to light up DJ's - say hi to him at Ivy on Saturday night! </td></tr>
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POST: exposure increase by 1 stop. Increased blacks and saturation.<br />
Similar effect here, but instead of twisting the camera I just zoomed the lens in while taking the shot. </td></tr>
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POST: Increased blacks and clarity (a form of sharpening). Slight reduction in color temp.<br />
Here only one strobe has gone off, but I still like how the lights from the DJ console is almost blurring into his hands - as if he is one with the machine, hehe. If I brought it into photoshop I would cut him out with the desk and put in a motion blur in the background… just for kicks...</td></tr>
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LENS: 10-24mm 3.5-5.8<br />
POST: B&W treatment by un-saturating image, majorly increasing black. Increased clarity, reduced midtones.<br />
I increased my shutter to 1/40th to try and stop the ambient light from blurring too much, but trying to keep some ambient it, kept the flash power fairly high to give Phil a nice glow around him. The flashes were also made much brighter due to the larger f-stop. The magic man! </td></tr>
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POST: (Image 1) Colour creative CP2 (Lightroom Preset) increased Blacks. (Image 2) Colour creative CP 3.<br />
Yes I do use the presets in Lightroom, in my opinion there is nothing wrong with that, I like the look of it, but I don't necessarily know how those colours are created (because I'm lazy and haven't figured it out yet.) Mind you if I had figures it out I wouldn't have used the preset! So image one isn't anything special in terms of lighting - just a SB 900 on the hotshoe - i just think it's an interesting angle. Image 2 however, I used 2 SB 900's as they were placed before and connected a pocketwizard to the flashes to get myself a good distance away. I pulled out the trusty old 50mm 1.8 to get in as much of the ambient light as I could combined with the flash power on Phil to highlight him in the shot. </td></tr>
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POST: (Image 1)Less saturation, increased black, slightly increased exposure and colour temp. (Image 2) B&W through un-saturating and a heavy amount of Black.<br />
This is my girlfriend's saxophone I'm borrowing until I get mine fixed - I placed both flashes under the glass top - it looks cool, my actual intention was to kill the ambient light so I would just get a silhouette of the sax, but this is cool. Must remember to keep my camera strap out of the shot haha! As for image 2, I definitely saw this shot before I made it. This was with one flash to his left, he was looking at his computer at the time, and I had my 50mm 1.8 on. I'm surprised how much ambient light I killed at 1/6 sec - just a fluke I guess lol. </td></tr>
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</span></span>Mark Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753660114851124372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977767297642896760.post-56428102722767248122011-07-06T23:48:00.001+10:002011-07-06T23:49:25.451+10:00Things I suck at, part 2. Street Photography continuedSo it has come to note that some people may think I'm being a bit too harsh on myself, I probably agree with you - I am a bit harsh, but I think I have mislead you all with the premise of the argument.<br />
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On a philosophical level I don't feel like I have street photography down to where I can say, yeah, "I'm good at it" I feel like there is so much to learn, and going out on my walk tonight revealed to me how much I still have to learn, so in that regard, yes, for now, I still suck at street photography. As Zach Arias so eloquently put it "Everybody sucked at one point."<br />
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So the other side of this is the stuff that I know, doing things that are not necessarily ground breaking, but abstract and/or interesting. I find that so much easier to shoot because it doesn't involve directly pointing a camera at someone.<br />
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But I still stand by my statement, street photography is something I suck at, only because I feel like there are so many questions to be asked - it such a subjective area, as is art - what interests me may be absolute shit to you, so what then? What makes what I shoot right? Is my image still a worthy image if there is no real intent behind it? What if I take a shot that I look at and someone on here says "this is the most incredible work I've ever seen!" Yes, highly unlikely I know. How can I truly be honest about my work when I don't really know what I'm doing (in terms of street photography).<br />
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How do I know if asking these questions before you see the images is going to change your view and opinion on these images?<br />
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Sometimes all I want in the world is to take photos, but it's the questions that I have aforementioned that hinder my experience - it's quite frustrating but I guess any artist goes through that type of thing, I have the same blocks as a jazz musician.<br />
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So I like throwing off the perspective with my abstract stuff. Twisting it diagonal, turning it upside-down, turning it sideways... Is it wrong? I dunno, but it works in my mind:<br />
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<div>The above shot reminds me of labyrinth with the upside down staircases etc, I think it's cool…<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for following me on my little journey into unchartered territory for me, maybe I'll do a series of this and show you around a bit more of Sydney (The Sydney that doesn't include anything touristy!)</div>Mark Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753660114851124372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977767297642896760.post-7650181987858224532011-07-06T22:46:00.001+10:002011-07-06T22:49:01.645+10:00Things I suck at, part 1. Street PhotographySo I thought today I might head out for a walk, and maybe walk into the city, bring my camera, take some photos of stuff that I find interesting...<br />
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DAMN that's hard. I found myself so preoccupied in my mind of what to take that I wasn't really taking anything of real relevance. I found myself in positions where I would question the moment, then walk away thinking "I should have taken that shot - it was a moment right in front of my eyes and I didn't capture it right then and there" Case in point after the break:<br />
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On the left are these two gorgeous dogs - what I missed out on was the owner who was sitting down where the little scott is sitting in this shot. The owner was sitting on the chair while the little scotty was sitting on his lap - a much better and cuter shot IMO. On the right I too a nice shot of people looking at this guy's AWESOME artwork, just using ball-point pens to illustrate everything. The shot I should have taken was a nice closeup of him work on his art - it would have said so much more.<br />
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So what is it? Am I too shy to approach a stranger on the street to say can I take your photo? Is it rude to take someone's photo without asking them? Or do we lose the vibe and/or true character of that person as soon as they know they have to pose for a camera?<br />
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That's one thing I love about street photography, people's body language - you can tell when someone's in a rush to get somewhere, or when someone's on autopilot, or when someone is deep in thought - there's no pretence on the street - it is what it is - it's an in-between - the spot between A and B where you have those precious little minutes to yourself before you need to be somewhere else. Kinda like these shots...<br />
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I can hear the focal police now bearing down on me - "They're out of focus" and yes, I did feel a touch of disappointment in myself after I took the shot knowing it wasn't in focus, but, does that make the shot? Does that slightly blurry effect reflect on the subject in the shot? Is his/her head not on right? Is everything blurry in the 3 minutes from walking out of their office to the train station?<br />
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So these things run circles in my head, and I find it hard to take candid shots of people, I almost feel like a peeping tom, or one of those pesky paparazzi, but all I want to convey is a fair reflection on our community in Sydney on the street.<br />
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Ha ha this is such a messed up blog! I also took some stuff that's a bit more abstract, which will be in part 2.<br />
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Please leave a comment if you have any thoughts or advice for me! Peace!Mark Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753660114851124372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977767297642896760.post-22277931843396994952011-06-10T01:09:00.000+10:002011-06-10T01:09:58.607+10:00Playing with lightSo last weekend I went out to see some mates play, their area of expertise is mainly dance music and thought this could be an opportune time to show you some stuff I have been playing around with long exposures and on camera flash.<br />
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Most of these shots you see are set to a slow shutter of about 1-2 seconds, blurring most things, with the on camera flash set to burst thus capturing the subject completely still. It's a great effect I never get sick of...<br />
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I have also been inspired by JJ Abrams' use of lens flare on his movies, so I've been experimenting with a bit of backlight, as you can see in some of the following :)<br />
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</div>Mark Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753660114851124372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977767297642896760.post-41333000310680717952011-05-16T22:20:00.003+10:002011-05-16T23:43:48.023+10:00Who needs a DSLR?So many people have asked me "what gear are you using"? with the implication that having good gear makes good photos.<br />
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Chase Jarvis coined the phrase "the best camera is the one that's with you" and has developed an online ecosystem of users submitting photos developed from their iphones.<br />
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This theory that you don't need a pro level camera to take good photos is something I have been testing out lately and it has made me more aware of the sheer fact that photography is all about what we see and interpret, it's a way to capture our thoughts visually and share those with everyone.<br />
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Here is some of my own stuff taken on my iphone, enjoy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of mum's friends practicing some traditional Filo dancing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A plethora of food - of course!</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Mark Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753660114851124372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977767297642896760.post-39679802492801986502011-04-11T23:12:00.003+10:002011-04-11T23:29:17.591+10:00Prayers and Preparations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: auto;"><br />
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Over the last two weeks I along with my family and friends have been helping to prepare my dad's funeral, here are some images from the preparations and evening prayer sessions held at my mother's house in Frankston. Thank you to all who helped in the preparations, and to all the people who played and participated in the funeral service. It was a beautiful, unique service, full of music and love, with a special appearance from our family friend Gil Askey, who put a New Orleans style twist at the end of the service playing trumpet and singing "what a wonderful world" and "When the Saints Go Marching In". My dad would have been so happy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Dad's remembrance table, surrounded in flowers sent from friends<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1st night of prayers for my dad. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My mother participating in prayer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">blessing our food before dinner</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My sister recording as song called "wonderful life" which would be played at the funeral service</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hard at work, working out the funeral arrangements</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tired pussy cat from all the attention of people coming and going out of our house</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The day of the funeral</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Portraits displayed out in the foyer - I donated some of these portraits to some of Dad's country music friends</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Wake - tons of food for everyone!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My partner Virginia with my mum</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mum and I</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My aunt helping out </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My sister and mother enjoying the jam session, just the way dad likes it! </td></tr>
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">finally, I want to say thank you to everyone who has shown me support and love over this tough time. I am so grateful that I have an outlet such as photography to share with you my experiences through this, it definitely does help the grieving process. The legacy of my father lives on not only through my mother, my sister and I, but also with the people who have come in contact with him over the years and been blessed with his awesome musical talent. </div>Mark Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753660114851124372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977767297642896760.post-52050175131259089512011-03-29T02:08:00.001+11:002011-03-29T02:11:56.286+11:00Michael Matthews - a tributeMichael Matthews - musician, artist, loving husband and caring father passed away last Saturday night in my home town of Frankston, Victoria. So much of who I am today can be solely accredited to my father's influence. I was brought into this world surrounded by a man who appreciated good music, and fine art. He could sing like Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Perry Como, and so many other crooners, he loved country music, played the guitar.<br />
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</div><div>In his early 20's he used to use medium-format cameras and take photos for magazines, something I didn't know until my own passion for photography became apparent, and I gave him my old Nikon D60 for him to play around on. He took it to europe with my mother last year before he was once again diagnosed with cancer. As devastating this loss is to my family I would like to honour him on this blog by presenting you with a small series of images I made for him in the last 2 years just before he got sick. I love my father, and I hope you get the sense of this through these images. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Thank you for passing your passion on to me. I could never repay the gift you have given me. I love you dad. </div><div><br />
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</div>Mark Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753660114851124372noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977767297642896760.post-74159564572193234772011-02-24T01:40:00.000+11:002011-02-24T01:40:40.748+11:00Lens DilemmaI am thinking of buying a new lens. Everyone says get a 24-70 2.8... I feel more inclined to go an 85mm 1.4, a little bit cheaper than a 24-70 2.8 or I can go relatively dirt cheap and go a 85mm 1.8... <div><br />
</div><div>I currently have a 35mm 1.8 and 50mm 1.8 and love them both, but I'm finding myself being distractive and obtrusive rather than in the distance. If I was to shoot a wedding or a corporate I would think the 85mm would be far away enough to be out of the way and allow the event to flow... Plus an 85mm 1.4 would be great for gigs... I love shooting with primes, they're just good! </div><div><br />
</div><div>What an incredibly nerdy boring blog, I need to shake it up with a photo. Here. A shot I took on my last shoot:</div><div><br />
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</div><div>No Photoshop, no Lightroom, the file is straight off the camera. Taken on a 35mm 1.8. That is the very reason why I love prime lenses. </div><div><br />
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