In one of my last posts, I told how Honey and I got married 3/28/09. Following our wonderful nuptials, we retreated to Galveston, Tx for a 5 day Carnival Cruise to Mexico. This was my second cruise and Honey’s first. What a great trip!
Honeymoon
Written by Matt on May 27th, 2009Yum!
Written by Matt on May 6th, 2009
The other day I had this great idea to make a Panini sandwich. I’ve been wanting to make one of these since last year’s trip to DC when I had a great Caprese Panini in a restaurant there. They are great and easy to make.
This sandwich is a slight variation of a classic Caprese. I added some grilled chicken to the sandwich.
Here are the classic ingredients: tomato, basil and mozzarella cheese. Simple, yet deliver it delivers in taste in a big way! Oh and the basil pictured here is straight out of the garden, fresh herbs are the way to go!
Engagement Pictures
Written by Matt on May 6th, 2009
So I know that these are WAAAAY overdue, but it’s been very busy for me lately. Honey and I recently got married 3/28/2009 and a few weeks before the wedding we decided that we needed some pictures of us to display at the Church. Well, what better way to do that but go shoot them myself. Of course, I can’t do anything simple either, I shot these Strobist style.
Strobist info: Vivitar flash bounced into umbrella, camera right at 1/4 power.
New Look
Written by Matt on April 30th, 2009Pardon the mess while updating my blog.
Bald Eagles
Written by Matt on February 4th, 2009
I made the 1 1/2 hour commute out to Llano, Tx to see the Eagle nest that has been there for about 6 or 7 years. It is truly amazing to see these majestic birds in the wild.
This was shot with an old 600-1000mm manual focus lens. I shot some other photos using a Canon EF 300mm F4 L lens stacked on top of a Canon EF 1.4x II Extender. Those are located on my Flickr photostream.
I Heart Faces
Written by Matt on February 4th, 2009
I saw on another blog about I Heart Faces. I noticed that they were having a photo contest for dogs, so I decided to add an old one of Maggie. It happens to be one of my all time favorites.
The Big Announcement
Written by Matt on August 18th, 2008
So in my previous post I alluded to my ulterior motive for being in Washington DC. Well, that motive was to ask my girlfriend to marry me! The first day we arrived in Washington DC, we went walking around the White House past the Washington Monument down to the Reflecting Pool where we sat at a bench to rest. While sitting there engaged in conversation and well…reflecting, I got down on one knee and asked Honey to marry me. Thankfully she said YES! (I knew she would)
Washington D.C.
Written by Matt on August 13th, 2008
I was fortunate enough to go to Washington D.C. at the first of this month. Wow. What an amazing experience!! The history that is in this town is breathtaking. My main reason for going was for a conference with Farmers Insurance. I did however have an ulterior motive that I will save for another post. Over the next couple of days I will try and post some other photos from my trip. The above photo is obviously from the United States Capitol
EXIF: 1/320 @ f/11 ISO 100
Strobist: Austin
Written by Matt on July 28th, 2008
Today the Flickr Strobist: Austin group had a portfolio shoot. This was a really fun shoot with a lot of models. We had the opportunity to shoot at Siena Restaurant. After shooting for half the day, I saw Kaitlin hanging around waiting to get her picture taken, so I offered up my camera :) This shot is probably my favorite of the day. The lighting, her pose and expression were all just what I envisioned.
Strobist info: 1 vivitar flash camera right set at 1/4 power bounced into umbrella
EXIF: 1/60 f/4.5 ISO 100
Two of my favorites
Written by Matt on July 11th, 2008
Two of my favorites from my trip to the Texas Capitol a couple of weeks ago.
EXIF: 1/320 f/7.1 ISO 100
EXIF: 1/3200 f/9 ISO: 100
