Phase One P45 Experience Report Part Two

Landscape photographer Alain Briot concludes his two part Phase One P45 Experience Report today with his artistic observations. You can read the report on my site by clicking here. You can also discuss his article in my forums by clicking here.

Canon 5D Mark II Diary & Review

I have just started a diary & review of the Canon 5D Mark II digital camera. You can read the diary at this link and discuss it in my forums at this link.

Phase One P45 Experience Report Part One

Landscape photographer and contributor Alain Briot shares his experience photographing with the 39 MP Phase One P45 digital camera back in a two part article. Part one, titled "Technical Observations" was just published today. You can read the article by clicking here and you can discuss the article in my forum by clicking here.

New update to G10 diary

I added a new entry to my ongoing G10 camera diary today where I discuss shadow recovery on a RAW image using Lightroom 2.2

You can read it here.

Canon G10 diary and review

On December 3, 2008 I took delivery of a Canon PowerShot G10 point & shoot 14.7 megapixel digital camera and started a diary and review of the camera. You can read the diary & review by clicking here. You can also comment on it in my forum by clicking here.

New Photography Forum

I have just added a new photography forum to my website. 

You have to register to read and post. I also require a real first and last name as your username. I do not want this forum to become like so many other forums where people can insult and give bad advice while hiding behind an anonymous username. 

I have assembled a small group of moderators from across the country - each experts in their field of photography. 

You can reach the forums directly by clicking on this link: Dramatic Landscape Forum

Hope to see you there!!

Two New Articles Online

I just finished publishing two new articles on my website.

The first is a copy from a magazine article in New Mexico that featured me. You can read it here.

The second article talks about an advertising photo shoot I completed in late 2007. Pictures and story is available here.

New Colorado photos now online

I have just posted a new collection of photos from Colorado. The photos were taken during the month of August. You can see them by clicking here. Hope you enjoy them.

New Colorado Photos Coming Soon

New photos from Colorado will be posted online next week.

I can't wait to announce the new collection so I decided to give a sneak peek to one of them. It is titled "Dawn" and was photographed in Rocky Mountain National Park a few weeks ago.

As with all of my new work, I send out an email newsletter informing everyone on the list the availability of the new pieces and provide a very special offer for those wanting to be the first to collect my new photography. If you are not yet on my free email newsletter list - don't worry - it is not too late to sign up. Simply click here to join.

Now on Facebook

I have just created a fan Page on Facebook. This new location is a great place to visit, become a member - or as Facebook calls it a "fan". It's a place for me to connect more closely with my collectors and anyone interested in me and my photography.

Make comments on photos, connect with other "fans", be one of the first to know about new work and upcoming exhibits.

Participate in a discussion board and ask me questions about my work, post questions about photography in general, or post questions for other "fans" to answer.

It is free to join Facebook, and free to join my Page. Simply click on the Facebook link above or below.

Hope to see you there!!

TV Interview in Colorado now online

I have now posted video of the television interview I did while attending the Thunderbird Artists Avon, Colorado Fine Art & Wine Affair. The interview was filmed live and in studio during Good Morning Vail. 

 

Click here if the video above does not load.

Back from Colorado

I have now returned from spending a good part of the summer in Colorado both attending art festivals and photographing. 

New work from Colorado will be posted online sometime next week. To be the first to know about it - as well as receive a special offer only for newsletter readers - be sure you are singed up for my newsletter.

I will also soon be posting a tv interview I did while up in Colorado, as well as updating my fall show schedule.

Posters now available for online purchase

Introducing a new series of posters - 15 in total - of some of my most popular photographs of the seashore of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, as well as recent photographs of the Southwest of Arizona and Utah. 

These posters were designed and printed by myself, and are available for online purchase for only $35 each. This price includes FREE SHIPPING!

To see all of the posters available click here.

New photos from Zion National Park in Utah

"Towers of the Virgin"

A couple weeks ago I spend 5 days photographing in Zion National Park in Utah. This was my first visit to the park, and it certainly will not be my last. I spent the 5 days photographing, hiking, and scouting locations for future shoots. This was also my first photo trip with my new Lance truck camper, shown here at my campground just outside the park after arriving in the evening. 

 Having the truck camper is quite a departure from sleeping in a tent. It provides me with a comfortable, secure, dry, warm or cold (with the A/C) home base from which to plan my photo trips. Batteries for cameras and laptops stay charged, drinks and food stay cold in the fridge, etc. Once removed from the truck and left at the campground I am free to drive throughout the area. While I love sleeping in a tent - and still will depending on where I want to photograph - having the comfort of an RV sure has it's moments.

The photo trip was a great success and I have added 8 images from the trip to my website. You can see the images here. My favorite photo of the trip is below and was taken during a tiring 7+ mile hike along a creek that included a lot of boulder-hopping, creek crossings, trail findings, and at one time walking through pools of water 3 feet deep - all with a heavy backpack filled with water, food and of course camera gear.

"Pools of Elegance"

 

Newspaper Article featuring myself

A couple months ago I was featured in a newspaper article by the Peoria Times in Arizona. Here is the opening 2 paragraphs from the article:

Photographer Matt Suess said he traded the sands of the ocean for the sands of the desert, when he and his wife, Marci, moved to North Peoria from Cape Cod, Mass. a little over a year ago. 

"Two years ago, we came here on a photo trip and fell in love with the area," Suess said. "Because photography is what I do full-time, we decided to move here and focus on landscapes of the West. We have a habit of moving to areas I like to photograph."

To read the article in it's entirety, you can find it on my website here.

I'm back!!!

Thanks to all of you who have been sending me emails or calling wondering where the heck I was. Well I am (almost) fully recovered from the busiest stretch I have had since coming to Arizona. 

Since early January I have:
- participated in a 7 day a week art show/studio in Scottsdale, AZ which ran for 10 weeks, ending late March
- participated in 2 separate weekend art shows in California
- participated in 7 art shows in Arizona
- was one of only a dozen Arizona artists selected (and only photographer) to show my work in person at the 2008 Super Bowl Tailgate held just outside the stadium the day of the Super Bowl
- was interviewed by the local paper regarding my work (a copy of that article will soon appear on my website)
- and created and introduced many new pieces at the previously mentioned art shows

Remaining orders are being finished this weekend and shipped Monday - thanks for your patience.

I am also in the middle of yet another website re-design. This one promises to load much faster and look even nicer. I have re-done the galleries section, which now feature a search function, as well as added some new photos.

More to come soon...

4 Day Post-Holiday Special Offer

I have a limited number of finished pieces available following the holidays and wanted to make them available as part of a 4 Day Post-Holiday Special Offer that expires at midnight on January 7th. The pieces are here and ready to ship (with free shipping), and quantities are extremely limited.

Click here for more details on my 4 Day Special Offer.

Also don't forget about our new Screen Savers of both the Southwest and Cape Cod, Mass., available with a coupon for 15% off for a limited time. Click here for screen saver details.

Southwest Screen Savers Now Available

I have just released 2 new screen saver sets - both of the amazing Southwest. They are available now with a limited time special offer of 15% off. See here for details.

These 2 sets, beautifully designed myself, each feature 15 photos that can be found in my online galleries, as well as 5 additional photos that currently are not available online, for a total of 20 images.

These screen savers are available for both Mac and PC and are specially optimized for either standard or widescreen displays.

Online ordering is safe and secure - wherever you are located worldwide - in most major currencies. Shortly after your purchase you will receive an email with a link to download your screen saver so you can enjoy it right away - no waiting for a CD to arrive.

For more information click here.