by Daven | Aug 27, 2017 | Field Day
Using a prism to bend light and blur reality There’s an all-too-popular photography trick seen across Instagram that involves using a prism to bend light in front of your lens. Some people will shoot directly through it, others will use it to refract colored...
by Daven | Aug 18, 2017 | Field Day, Gear
This cider house rules: The new face of craft cider and the Hasselblad X1D Nick’s gonna give me shit for calling him the new face of craft cider but, hey, that’s marketing. So everybody check out Xylem Ciderworks, coming soon to the Portland area! The...
by Daven | Aug 10, 2017 | Field Day
Finding creative indoor portraits when it’s too hot to go outside The Pacific Northwest may be known for its rain, but the past couple weeks have seen temperatures breach 100 degrees. In this heat, going outside to shoot portraits isn’t just unbearable,...
by Daven | May 14, 2016 | Field Day
Shooting live music with the Nikon D5 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...
by Daven | Jan 4, 2016 | Field Day
Snow day 2016 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...
by Daven | Jan 3, 2016 | Field Day
In search of snow 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...
