Author: Matthew G. Schmidt

By Matthew Schmidt “I’ll get out there next week,” John stated. “But by next weekend it will be gone,” replied Carla. Annual Photography Exhibit For our 7th consecutive year our exhibit is live and in progress.  As of Saturday, 6 May, the 7th Annual Joseph Miller Abstract Photography Exhibit is open.  The exhibit …read more…

By Matthew Schmidt I had my doubts right up until the last minute… but was able to finish. Finally Finished I started my SoFoBoMo 2016 book on 3 July, a holiday weekend when I had three straight days to work on the book.  I shot quite a bit on the 3rd and 4th, …read more…

By Matthew Schmidt “The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, then starting on the first one.” — often attributed to Mark Twain in error Working my book like all my life.  I tend to grab something that …read more…

By Matthew Schmidt “What was that you were saying, asked Fred?  I’ve got so much on my mind I can’t seem to get anything finished.” “If you’re feeling overwhelmed, why don’t you go take some pictures?  You know it relaxes you replied his girlfriend Kathy.” Today I am starting my SoFoBoMo 2016 project, …read more…

By Matthew Schmidt “I can’t do that, exclaimed Valerie!  I don’t know enough about publishing to write a book.” That is the initial reaction of so many of the people I’ve spoken with about SoFoBoMo. The Solo Photo Book Month is a project that pits you against yourself.  Pick any contiguous thirty-one days …read more…

By Matthew Schmidt “I missed Julie’s soccer game?  I thought they were playing here next weekend!” How many times has that happened to you?  You had plenty of time to schedule the meeting, but you just plain forgot.  A couple of months ago I missed the Irving Penn: Beyond Beauty exhibit at the …read more…

By Matthew Schmidt I’ve run into a number of photographers entering the Joseph Miller 5th Annual Abstract Photography Exhibit who are taking advantage of what I keep referring to as a Rounding filter. Although I am not especially fond of the effect, with the right source image it can produce a very appealing …read more…