November 18, 2014

How to Shoot TFP With Me

Matt Barnes Photography

I get asked a bit for TFP shoots. If you want to shoot with me, here's a bit of a FAQ. (1) What is TFP? TFP stands for 'Time For Prints' but these days, usually means 'Time For Photos' because people don't print much. What that means is that everybody on the shoot gets paid...but not in cash. They get paid in photos. So it is important that ...

November 16, 2014

The Queen of Hearts

Sometimes, things kinda come together at the same time, be it by serendipity, coincidence or just dumb luck. Recently, I had an idea to do a photo of the Queen of Hearts card - two images of the same model, with one flipped and the two joined at the waist like the playing card. One side would be good...and one evil. Like a hundred other ideas, ...

November 14, 2014

New Web Site!

Matt Barnes Photography

I've put off having an actual web site for so long, but finally I'm taking the plunge. But I guess you already knew that or you wouldn't be reading this. This site is primarily for my photography portfolio, but I also intend to post blog entries on a variety of topics including education photography stuff, plus behind-the-scenes stories on ...