Dentist’s office
Originally uploaded by Matt McCullough
Becaue this is what will set your mind at ease
Garbage on a tree is not art
Originally uploaded by Matt McCullough
I dont care how shiney they are, they belong in the trash
Pelican
Originally uploaded by Matt McCullough
According to us, the paer was started in 1928 and was first cled the pelican
Messing around with HDR
So it dawned on me today that I should try out HDR photography, because apparently it’s very easy, and the results are fantastic.
I didn’t have my tripod in the office, so I just went out to Bobby’s desk and took 3 shots. Here is the after:
I think I could definitely have some fun with it once I learn all the settings.
Best seats in the house
Originally uploaded by Matt McCullough
We got the last 5 tickets in the house. Literally
Police Segway
Originally uploaded by Matt McCullough
Glad to see we are upgrading from police on horseback. But I have to question keeping it at the main station at the bottom of the hill.
Calcia hall
Pretty sure it wasn’t him but i think its a violation of posting policy regardless
My Portfolio & Why flickr is a Must for Photographers
Tonight I finally went through all 15000+ of my pictures and picked out the best to make my portfolio. Even if photography isn’t something I get into, it’s probably a good idea to have it anyways. But the reason I blog about it is because it took very little effort.
While it’s still a work in progress, it took almost no effort to go through 15000 pictures and put them into a portfolio set. And I dont have to re upload them or anything. The existing photos are just placed in a new container. Everything is always online, the beauty of flickr.
Check out my portfolio here.
My newfound love for photography
Last week I was in Washington D.C. with The Montclarion as part of the annual Collegiate Media Convention. I took alot of classes here and there, but I really took alot away from it that I can use with my Photography.
There was a really interesting freelance class that has changed how I think about taking pictures for people. And the Sports photography class was great as well. It’s gotten me to get really creative with my photography now, instead of leaving it all to automatic sensors. Not to mention all the cool stuff I took away from the Adobe sessions. Lightroom might just be my new best friend.
A Day in the Life of Matthew
This is old news by now, but I forgot to post about it here.
DILO (Day in the life of) is a photo project where you document one day of your life in pictures. I did it once in 2006 on just some random day, but this year I went with the crowd and did it on the summer solstice.
I wont post them all here, but you can check them out on Flickr.
Flickr Collections
Flickr has just unveiled its collections feature, which I think is genius
. Its basically a set of sets. I made a few quick ones that made sense to me. Check em out.
Why I dislike HDR
First some history. HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. It is a method of composing multiple pictures of the same subject ontop of one another in order to draw out enhanced colors. It requires the use of an additional photo editing program. And in my opinion, it is just an alternative to photoshopping a picture.
As a photographer, the reall art and skill in photography is capturing the moment as it happens, not altering it later. Which is why I never really liked HDR when it first became popular on flickr. Sure, they look pretty, but I would consider it more of a graphic art, and not a photographic art.
Now it has started to penetrate sites like digg, and its starting to get to me. “Ohh HDR skyline image.” yeah, its got nice colors, but you can’t bring those out without editing the photos.
I’m not hating on HDR. I like the way alot of them look, and I like the way alot of other people photoshop their pictures. But I seem to favor a more natural photography. Just point, tweak, and click.
The next hokagei
Originally uploaded by Matt And Bern.
Hot topic has them back in stock so get them while you can
MSU and Rave in the headlines again x2
Yup, we are making news again for our rave wireless phones.
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/big-brother-gives-out-free-cellphones-186467.php
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/msu-cellphone-gps-tracking-part-duex-186884.php
It’s old news but I guess someone is finding it interesting. Also, GIZMONDO!!! Instead of using Syracuse University pictures in your stories, MSU pictures can be found right Here 
Hold the Relish
Originally uploaded by The Twosome.
Horray for Hot Dogs! Happy 4th of July (Yesterday)
love/hate T-shirt from the Net
love/hate T-shirt from the Net
Originally uploaded by Prozac74.
I would get this shirt in a heartbeat if I could understand what the page said
