Matt Hill Photo - Latest Comments

Re: Night in Astoria Park

Peter Pospisil — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:44:33 -0000

I grew up in Astoria in the 40s and 50s and was a frequent park visitor. I really liked your photos, especially the night time shot of the Triboro Bridge.

Sincerely,

Peter Pospisil

Re: Out and About

Matt Hill — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:03:46 -0000

Thank you very much! Great to hear from you :)

Re: Astoria Moment

Matt Hill — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:01:40 -0000

Sorry I missed your comment! Not exactly sure, but I was walking to the Socrates Sculpture Park at Vernon and Broadway... It's en route to that, for sure.

Re: Out and About

Carina Felice — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:15:07 -0000

Hey! I love this serie. Simple details of diary objets. Congrats Matt. Regards from @Lenteluz :)

Re: Astoria Moment

Marty — Tue, 10 May 2011 06:19:17 -0000

Great shot. Being from Astoria Queens, I think I know where this is but not quite sure. Could you say where this is...

Re: Easter Egg Hunting

Marty — Tue, 10 May 2011 06:17:16 -0000

This is a great and poignant shot.

Re: Subway Moment

Gabe — Wed, 04 May 2011 00:06:45 -0000

It's like Wings of Desire....

Re: Subway Moment

matthillphoto — Mon, 02 May 2011 23:15:06 -0000

Thanks, Pat! I saw it developing and was lucky to guess the exposure first time. Good luck getting yours! Shoot from the hip - eye-level and everyone knows what's happening.

Re: Subway Moment

Pat Farrington — Mon, 02 May 2011 22:10:55 -0000

Nice image. Whenever I get to the City I'm always trying to get a good subway shot. No luck so far.

Re: On the trail of star trails

Muhammad Asif Sherazi — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:01:38 -0000

very beautifully captured, good patience, :)

Re: FILM: Available Night – Entry for NikonFestival.com

Chris Cavanagh — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:22:17 -0000

This is so cool, man! How do you meter the outdoor/at-a-distance shots so well on the fly? Especially the Metro-North int/ext and the moody purple skies. Awesome.

Re: Timelapse Video for art, music and creativity!

Juan Carlos — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 23:51:50 -0000

wow really cool I hope I can do something like this

Re: About Matt Hill

Dwayne — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:04:59 -0000

Great website. I love your works. I myself love shooting at night.

Re: False Creek, Vancouver Pano

Matt Hill — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:05:26 -0000

Thanks so much, Paul :)

Since you were kind enough to leave a note, I'll reveal the circumstances. It was raining, pouring, and I hopped down into the center of the memorial on the waterfront, not knowing that moss-covered rocks awaited my rapid descent. Fortunately, my body took the hit while I kept the camera and tripod airborne. The humiliation came from the nasty brown stains all along the backside of my jeans. My road trip mate teased me mercilessly, not believing it was moss ;)

Re: False Creek, Vancouver Pano

Paul — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 08:58:58 -0000

I think it was worth it...

Re: About Matt Hill

Matt Hill — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:14:22 -0000

Hello, Rodolfo! Thanks so much for leaving a comment :)

I usually have my lab do hi-res scans when developing the film, and then tweak it in Photoshop or Lightroom. If not, I use an Epson Perfection flatbed scanner. The best scans are drum scans, but they are costly, Next best, IMO, would be an Imacon/Hasselblad flextight scan. Not sure how it is near you, but in NYC there are new-style digital labs where you can rent scanner space to do your own scans by the hour to save money.

There are lots of add-ons for either or both of these programs out these for film photographers to maintain that natural look, but I do it visually, and to taste.

Just be sure that you have a profiled monitor (and scanner, if possible) when you do your adjustments. Full disclosure - my day job is with MAC Group (macgroupus.com), who represents X-Rite. this doesn't mean I'm pitching a particular product, just being clear that it's important to know for sure that what you are seeing is the truth.

I am totally in line with how you feel - for film work, I like it to be as natural as possible. The only retouching I do is dust spotting and level adjustments to match what I saw when making the photograph.

Re: About Matt Hill

rodolfo caballero — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:04:27 -0000

Hello Matt,i am an amateur photographer from a city in northern Mexico.First of all,let me tell you,i really enjoy your work,mainly B-W made with film.I want to keep using my Leica M6,because i really love this camera.Take photographs is a real pleasure for me,both digital and film,but i like tri-x more than pixels.Would you be so kind to share with me how do you work a film photograph after scanning;do you use photoshop?. I don´t like the computer look,but something more “real and natural“.Thanks in advance,i´ll really appreciate any help.RC

Re: Dobbs Ferry Nights – Frozen Hudson Edition

Matt Hill — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:26:35 -0000

Thanks, Bruce:) My heart is in night photography. Really my first love when it comes to lenses and shutters.

Re: Dobbs Ferry Nights – Frozen Hudson Edition

Bruce — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:56:35 -0000

Really fine work Matt.