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What We Can Learn from Panteao’s Screw Up

by Matt • February 8, 2016
When this whole incident about Travis Haley vs. Panteao Productions, and the "Did he or did he not ND?" drama began late last week, I started working on a post about it all, but I wanted to see if more facts emerged. I watched the meme's come out, the edited videos, the responses both from [...]

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The Importance and Uselessness of Watermarks

by Matt • May 5, 2014

Over the past week, I’ve found that I’ve had somewhere upwards of 10 conversations of varying degrees around intellectual property, watermarks, trademarks, etc.  This ranged from industry friends, to other photographers, to DJs, to clients, to family members. Everyone that I spoke to had a differing opinion and a different approach which clearly impressed on me […]


Tips For Anyone That Takes Pictures

by Matt • December 10, 2013

Content is king on the intarwebs. Advancements in technology allow anyone to take video or photos anytime anywhere. That doesn’t mean you should. Just like firearms training, you don’t want to learn from amateurs or poor trainers, so why settle for bad photography and video? Here’s my best advice for those of you that do it […]