Matt Dunmore Photography

The Stewart Family – Maternity Session

Matt Dunmore Photography — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:28:14 +0000

You guys might remember Kressa and John from their engagement session or their wedding photos. Well they are having a baby and called me to do some maternity photos for them. I had actually never done maternity photos but Kressa and I were on the same page and we shot them just like we would have shot an engagement session. Congratulations guys you are going to love being parents!

Click HERE for their slideshow.

Bradley and Tiffany – February 27, 2010

Matt Dunmore Photography — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:44:54 +0000

I have known Tiffany for a LONG time… ok well not that long but in terms of my normal client relationship it has been a long time. Let’s just say Tiffany was really on the ball planning this wedding :) You can tell too. Everything was just how she wanted it and she did all of her planning so she could just sit back and enjoy her day.

Which started at Stone Fort Inn, in Chattanooga, where the brides got ready for the day. They also hosted a bridal breakfast there at the bed and breakfast. I love the atmosphere there and the staff is always so great! I hit up the Read House to catch up with the guys for a bit before heading over to the Saints Peter and Paul church for the ceremony.

Reception was at the Chattanooga Golf and Country Club where the crew always puts out a great spread. The early afternoon reception time didn’t slow down the party at all! Congratulations and thanks for having me there guys!

Vendors:
Dress: Boutique Couture
Flowers: Grafe Studio
Cake: Cake Boutique
Stationary/Signage: Chocolate Butterbean, Atlanta GA
DJ: Gene Lovin
Venues: Stone Fort Inn – Saints Peter and Paul – Chattanooga Golf and Country Club

Stay Tuned for slideshow.

Before and After

Matt Dunmore Photography — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:40:40 +0000

Sometimes people ask about how I get from a photo shoot to a finished set of images. Here is the typical process:

1. Images get imported into my post processing application (Adobe Lightroom)
2. Images are sorted into keepers and “others”
3. Adjustments are made to color correct and adjust contrast
4. Minor cropping if necessary
5. Output for desired use (web, print, etc.)

So here is a before and after example of an image. I hardly ever do anything other than the steps above and the image below is probably more drastic than 75% of what I do. Everything was done in Lightroom except the border and logo placement which is a Photoshop action I created to make images for the blog.

Questions are welcome… if you have them, leave them in the comments :)

I made it on my iPhone

Matt Dunmore Photography — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:00:18 +0000

I launched a new site as an outlet some of the iPhone pics I take from time to time. I will also post other stuff from my phone there too like audio files and screencaps etc. Anyway… it will feed to twitter as well so if you are following there you wont miss anything. Here are a couple links if you want to check them out. Twitter and www.mattdunmore.com

Wordless Wednesday

Matt Dunmore Photography — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:26:41 +0000

Is this my son or what?

Matt Dunmore Photography — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:56:09 +0000

My dad sent me this picture of myself as a kid. I added a recent photo of Willem to the right. What do you think, is that my son or what?

Renewed Commitment to Photoblogging

Matt Dunmore Photography — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:39:28 +0000

Those of you who know me know that all this started with my photoblog. The idea was simple… carry a camera where ever I go and take pictures. Then blog some of them. Along came more business and things slowed down on the photoblog. Along came Willem and things all but stopped on the photoblog :)

Well it has been long enough and I have decided to recommit to more regular posts on there again. I am shooting for at least 1 a week and hopefully more! May include stuff from my iPhone and other lower res photos but I am committed nonetheless. So if you have not checked it out or want to start following… CLICK HERE to get started :) New photos start tomorrow.

Wordless Wednesday

Matt Dunmore Photography — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:00:43 +0000

Stockyards Championship Rodeo!

Matt Dunmore Photography — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:21:26 +0000

Yeeehaaawwww! What a great time. Went to the rodeo in Fort Worth TX tonight. It was only my 2nd or 3rd and Willem’s first. He was so happy there looking at all the animals. I think he like the horses best :)

Here are a few pics. I took a little video with our new Flip vid cam too but I have to still figure all that out and I may have to post a vid from there if I get it all figured out.

Mary Handly – November 29, 2009

Matt Dunmore Photography — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:56:00 +0000

I got the chance to take Mary Handly’s 9 month photos for her on Sunday. She was so cute and a perfect subject. Smiling and clapping all the way through a few clothing changes, environment changes and a feeding :) Thanks for sharing your afternoon with me guys!

Click HERE for the slideshow.