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Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the web. As you've likely figured out by now from the big, blatant logo above, my name is Matt and my passion lies behind my camera. I'm a portrait photographer in the Dallas/Fort Worth area focusing (pun possibly intended) on capturing people in a natural, artistic and authentic style.
This is a place where (soon-to-be) clients, family, friends, photographers, and harmless stalkers can see my most recent featured work, what I've been up to, and who I am. And with a little luck, I may accidentally occasionally write or post something that's mildly entertaining or even - dare I say - useful. Hopefully you'll see just as much about me as you will my work because as a photographer the more people know about me, the more relaxed they are in choosing me to capture the moments they'll remember and cherish for a lifetime.
Thanks again for dropping in. God bless!
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Visitors + 1 Uninvited Guest
February 8, 2010 ~ Personal, Portraits
Hello, blog. It's been quite some time since we've seen each other, I know. In fact, it's been 2 weeks since I last posted with you - the longest break between posts since I started blogging 3 years ago. And frankly, well, it's been two of the best weeks I've had in a loooong time in regards to feeling rested. Don't feel like you've been singled out, though; I've been neglecting/ignoring Facebook nearly as much, and I've enjoyed it equally as much.
We had some invited guests stay with us this weekend, and one that was not-so-invited. Claire and Jason Drumm and their two precious little girls, Sophia and Alaythea, came into town Friday night, and we had planned to spend the weekend with them just hanging out and doing a little family photography. Unfortunately, I think the flu bug also decided to crash the party, and by early Saturday evening Claire, the girls, and myself were all feeling less than stellar. As a result, our visit was cut a little short and they ended up having to head back to the Houston area Saturday night, but not before we squeezed in a little homemade pasta for dinner.
We first met Jason and Claire last year when Claire contacted me out of the blue to ask if - as a surprise birthday gift for Jason - we could meet up for dinner in Dallas and give Jason and I a chance to talk a little photography. We hit it off that night and have stayed in touch since, and Claire and Kylie worked out a time for them to come up and visit before they head out to LA where Jason will attend seminary school for the next 4 years. These two are a true picture of what it means to love and serve each other, and we feel blessed that we have been directed to cross paths with them. I only wish we had gotten to spend a little more time together this weekend.
I'll post a couple of our 37-degree outdoor family session images later, but for now here's a few from our lazy Saturday morning sitting around the dining room table... before the runny noses, soar throats and coughing set in.
I just love this image of Claire and sweet little Alaythea. I think this was right before her cheeks and nose started turning deep red throughout the rest of the day. |
Ands here's Jason & Sophia practicin' their Picasso skills. Great father-daughter moment. |
Noah and his posse of 2x2's made the trip as well. |
And on a side note, Kylie made some killer cupcakes for our small Super Bowl gathering on Sunday night, and she even topped 'em with some blue & white football tough guys to show her less-than-subtle allegiance to her home-state Colts. Unfortunately they weren't enough to bring home the W. My hat's off to the well-deserving Saints for a great game, though. |
Cooktop Fail
January 26, 2010 ~ Random
The good news? The gas cooktop was installed today. The bad news? I
scorched one of our Calphalon One pots on my first attempt at using
said cooktop. It's too soon to call this my fault, but my case doesn't
look good. I wanted to test out the awesomeness of cooking with gas,
so I told Kylie I was just going to run a little test case by boiling
some water. That was around 9:05pm this evening.
[cut to 10:16pm]
Kylie: (walking into kitchen) "Why is this still boiling?"
Me: (sitting in my photography room at the computer) "What'd you say, honey?"
Voice in my head: Uh-ohhhh... tell me I didn't forget about the
water I started to boil an hour ago. TELL ME I didn't forget about the
water I started to boil an hour ago?!.... I forgot. Quick, come up
with an awesome excuse to deflect the blame.
Me: (walking the walk of shame into the kitchen) "Oops. I think I forgot."
Voice in my head: Really? "I think I forgot?" Is that the best you could come up with? You're hopeless.
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So now I'm in search and rescue mode. I'm looking for and taking recommendations for trying to save our [awesome wedding gift] pot. I've got some Bar Keepers Friend stuff I'm gonna give a try, but I'm open to other ideas if you've got 'em.
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Slooow Progress
January 25, 2010 ~ Personal
| I think remodeling has recently been promoted to the same category of things like paying taxes, pulling weeds, and sticking a pitchfork in your eye. This is my first go-around with doing significant room updates, and to say it hasn't gone smoothly is like saying Brett Farve is probably a little bummed he threw that last pass yesterday against New Orleans... a bit of an understatement.
The living room is coming along nicely and is basically done minus a new chair, some canvas artwork, and a little accessorizing. Here's a quick image of the updated fireplace brick and mantel. We were thinking about replacing the brick and going with something a little more modern but decided to just paint it and the wall it's on a medium warm taupe-gray, and we had the mantle sanded and stained darker. I love the 50" canvas image from our honeymoon stop in Venice, but may need to either make it a black and white or change the print to another image that doesn't have such a bold orangish color in it. Your thoughts? |
And while out at Pier 1 the other day, we stumbled on this little button pillow gem on the clearance rack. We thought it was fun and had the hard to find color combination (reds, warm gray, sand, slate and steel blue, etc.) we're trying to use to tie the photography gallery room to the adjacent updated living room. I think it looks pretty fun in the red leather chairs in the gallery room. |
I hope to post new kitchen images soon when we get the appliances in and the tile backsplash installed. The tile work is worthy of an entire post of it's own considering we're going on day 4 of a tile job that was quoted as only taking a day to complete. In fact, the words backsplash, tile & kitchen and the phrase of the week, "Uhhh, sir, we've got a little problem" have become my new hot buttons. Say any of of them, and I'm likely to stuff your ears with grout. |
One Year Ago Today
January 24, 2010 ~ Personal
Hard to believe it's already been a year since Kylie and I said we do. It's been an incredible year, and I just want to say thank you, Kylie, for your grace, your patience, your friendship, your beauty, your kindness, and your love. I can't wait to see what's next for us. I love you today... and always.
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Debi {Maternity}
January 24, 2010 ~ Maternity, Portraits
My friend's Debi & Francis are preparing to welcome home their first little one in just a couple days. At eight and half months pregnant, Debi looks pretty fantastic. I mean, when we showed up at their house to create a few images of her belly, I was expecting Debi to look, well, more pregnant. She's always been physically fit, but if I didn't see her little bump, I'd never guess she was pregnant. Yes, she looks that amazing.
Here's just a couple from our quick session.
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Debi & Francis have 3 Weimaraners, and after a little coaxing, we got the 2 youngest ones to jump in and break in the crib a bit for the baby.
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