20% off!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/51076628/panorama-the-chesapeake

New Lomography Prints for Sale:::Annapolis and The Airplane

http://www.etsy.com/listing/52656625/united-states-naval-academy-lomography

http://www.etsy.com/listing/52656746/airplane-lomography-print

Anyone like FRIENDS???

http://www.etsy.com/listing/52475990/my-friends

New York Collection--New Fine Art Photography Section

Here's a new section in my Etsy.com store 

Here's some of the prints that are for sale:

"Ready to Hang" Collection

Hey Guys! I'm stoked to announce a new section of my webstore where I'm selling affordable framed/matted fine art prints. These framed prints are ready to hang and will look grand in your home/apt. Take a look and pick up a framed print while they last!

My "Ready to Hang" collection:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Mattgoldephotography?section_id=7183210

Brand New Webstore: Etsy

I'm so proud to announce my brand new webstore.  This is a place where you can order your favorite prints from me directly.  The work that will be sold here falls more into the category of "fine art photography," something that is foreign and new to me.  It's quite exciting to view photography in a new way as this store has allowed me to.

Please take a look around, maybe tell a friend or two.  Please students, pass this along to your parents (especially Auburn students).  They might enjoy a photo of your college playground around the office or home.

Have a grand day!

Update: Summer 2010

For the past long while I have been busy creating and modifying and updating websites.  Yes, web work...a new place for me.  It has been so interesting to be able to integrate so many facets of media into these pages.  It's also enjoyable to be a part of a longer project as opposed to short term photoshoot or gig.  With these longer projects still in progress, I'm not able to talk much about them until they are ready to see the light.  

I hope everyone has had a good summer so far!  

Quick Update: USNA Graduation

We're in Annapolis for my brother's graduation from the United States Naval Academy.  It's a great environment for cool pictures such as this one of the sunset from the Chesapeake.

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Senior Photography Update: Aaron

A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of shooting Aaron's senior portraits with RockdaleSeniorPortraits.com.  The rain held off for us a bit, and we were even lucky enough to get a pretty sweet sunset at the end!

enjoy,
-m

Emma II

Emma--I get to see our new pup every couple weeks or so.  I'm making sure to document her puppyhood pretty well as she doubles in size every week.

enjoy!
-m

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Inspiration: Chickamauga

This week has been full of awesome inspiration.  I dug out some awesome old music (Cool Hand Luke, classic Copeland, Death Cab, Little Miss Sunshine cd) and ran into some other sweet fragments of inspiration, including this short film.

I stumbled on this film while watching a Death Cab's music video for "Cath" in Vimeo.  The editing of this music video blew me away, so I looked up the editor.  This is when I discovered the rest of the iceberg--the work of Miky Wolf.  Checking Miky's vimeo page, I saw a video entitled "Chickamauga," the name of a small town just west of me from Auburn.

This short film has it all.  Check it out now!



For more info on this film, the movie that is to follow, and the videoagraphers, visit: here

-m

Children Photography Update

I absolutely love creating children photos that families can hold on to and truly enjoy.  Looking back on the professional little kid photos that my parents had of me (even weirder when they were shot at the same location I've shot at), it really hit me how important and special it is to create these images for families.  These photos might hang up on walls for years, make a guest appearance at weddings parties, and hopefully be looked back on many years down the road.

-m

(click on photos for best view)

Music Photography: JK and the Lost Boys

Hey guys, quick update:

It's pretty dang cool to see your work in it's final print form.  Here's a shot that got used by longtime friend Justin Keller for his debut cd that came out last week.  We worked together a while back on some promo shots, as seen here ya might remember.  So go now and check it out, you'll be glad you did-- JK and the Lost Boys.

You can buy his debut record online at Amazon and iTunes.

-m

RockdaleSeniorPortraits.com

Hey all,

I'm excited to introduce rockdaleseniorportraits.com ! This is the brainchild of myself and good friend Michael Severin. With this joint effort, we strive to give Rockdale County's high school seniors options for their senior portraits by providing professional quality, unique, and creative portraits for him or her to cherish at a more affordable price than the leading competition.  


I'm even more excited to introduce this second part of it all.  15% of all the profits from all the photoshoots will be going to a charity which I have worked with for a while now--The Mocha Club.  This is an amazing charity that serves different parts of the world that are far less fortunate that we are.  Guys, we are crazy blessed and The Mocha Club provides us a simple and easy way to contribute in a way that actually gets work done.  At the end of every month, we will be donating to an emergency need that has been picked for that month.  


Water.  For the month of March, we will be donating 15% of all profits in order to build wells for Darfur refugees in Sudan.  Their current situation finds them drinking water filled with diseases and parasites.  Mocha did the math, and it turnes out that $1 is enough to provide water for 1 African for 1 year.  For every photoshoot in the month of March, you all will be providing 15 Africans clean water.


So this is it guys!  RockdaleSeniorPortraits.com 


Enjoy!


-m

Emma!

Quick update:

This gal is gonna have a ton of pictures.  Meet Emma!  This is the newest member of the Golden family.  Thanks to my dad, Robert Golden for the pics.

-m

Finally an affordable to print panoramas!

I've been searching for a while for an affordable way to print some panoramas that i've shot.  Everywhere I have looked it was far too expensive to print, and they usually only offered high-end canvas prints.  For me, cheap and decent quality was what I was looking for.  I found EZprints.com and was thrilled to find an affordable way to print panoramas.   

Here's the pano:  

I got my print in the mail the other day and it looks great!  The color is spot on and the quality is decent (considering it was only a $15 print).  I just quickly taped it up to the wall to hold me over until I can find a nice (and cheap) frame/matte for it.  

Here's the print:

Enjoy!  

-m

Happy Belated Birthday Makenzie!

One year from a couple days ago (February 27th), Makenzie became a part of my life.  I can still remember waiting in the office for her delivery...boy the nerves were high.  The anxiety of her delivery was overwhelming!  When finally she arrived in that cardboard box, I was overwhelmed with joy.  I had been so expectant and impatient for a delivery man.  I can still remember the intro video she played me...she told me "Welcome!" in oh so many languages.  And of course the first images she produced...oh the day I became an official mac user (referring to the first time I made the cheesy 4 picture thing with the ugly colors)!  She was mine, and I was so happy to make her part of the family.

You are one year old Makenzie--Happy Birthday!

P.S. I do not have any mental or social issues (that I know of)...I am just extremely thankful and fortunate to have a machine like Makenzie!

New Website!

landing

Snow in Auburn!

Just a couple quick snapshots of some snow in Auburn.

Enjoy!

-m