Freelance - noun. A mercenary warrior not sworn to any lord. This will be brief. In my first two months since quitting my day job and working full time as a freelance writer, I have written 53,482 words spread out over 120 articles for four publishers. My desire to...
It's eighty-nine degrees in my house as I write this, so apologies for any typos. Yesterday was my last day at Pro Photo Supply, my employer for the past six years. I am incredibly thankful for the opportunities I had there to grow as a writer, which I am still a...
Sometimes, my job is pretty kool. A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of taking out Nikon's new flagship DSLR, the D5, to photograph local rock band Kool Stuff Katie in concert at one of Portland's oldest, most beloved bars: Kelly's Olympian. KSK is made up...
Yesterday, it snowed in Portland. These pictures aren't fantastic, but I feel like I should share them, anyway. Because it snowed. In Portland. And we have to celebrate. Daven Mathies / Blog Editorial style portrait photography in the Columbia River...
This morning, I woke up to a thin yet mesmerizing blanket of fresh snow. In Portland, this happens maybe once per year, but the timing of this year's dusting made me laugh. Yesterday afternoon, I went out shooting with the Parr Twins, Abbie and Kelsey, to test out...
Note: I originally wrote this on 10/29/2014 for Pacific University's MBA blog. The blog, it seems, never came to be. Now that I have completed the program, I've decided to share that original post here. - - - The past 12 months have been full of transitions for me....
I took a physics class my senior year of high school. One day, we were assigned an in-class project to make radios by wrapping copper wire around cardboard paper towel tubes. (And I think there was a magnet in there somewhere. All science things have magnets,...
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Kelsey Rodas, the human behind the @rustyrodas Instagram account. Rusty, a golden retriever, has an incredible tale to tell of how he went from abandoned pup to canine celebrity. He has over 60,000 followers on...
Firstly, I don't exactly shoot weddings and related photography anymore, so if you've stumbled upon this blog post while on your search for a wedding photographer of your own, please know that I will very likely say no should you inquire as to my availability. But...