HTTP/2 301 server: nginx date: Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:29:40 GMT content-type: text/html content-length: 162 location: https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/feed/ x-ac: 4.bom _dca MISS alt-svc: h3=":443"; ma=86400 strict-transport-security: max-age=31536000 server-timing: a8c-cdn, dc;desc=bom, cache;desc=MISS;dur=311.0 HTTP/2 200 server: nginx date: Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:29:40 GMT content-type: application/rss+xml; charset=UTF-8 vary: Accept-Encoding x-hacker: Want root? Visit join.a8c.com/hacker and mention this header. host-header: WordPress.com vary: accept, content-type last-modified: Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:06:47 GMT x-nc: HIT dca 165 content-encoding: gzip x-ac: 3.bom _dca BYPASS alt-svc: h3=":443"; ma=86400 strict-transport-security: max-age=31536000 server-timing: a8c-cdn, dc;desc=bom, cache;desc=BYPASS;dur=309.0 https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:06:47 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.com/ https://s0.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/portrait-portfolio/ https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/portrait-portfolio/#respond Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:06:47 +0000 https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/?p=796 Here is a link to my portrait portfolio for the semester. https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/portrait-class-portfolio/

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]]> https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/portrait-portfolio/feed/ 0 naturallycomposed https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/portrait-class-collage/ https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/portrait-class-collage/#respond Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:14:11 +0000 https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/?p=769 For portrait class I had to design two collages. I went for a look that would be suitable for an 10×20 album.

 I really enjoy the previsualization aspect of this assignment. Hope you like.

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]]> https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/portrait-class-collage/feed/ 0 naturallycomposed Jessicax1000 Kimx1000 https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/portrait-high-key/ https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/portrait-high-key/#respond Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:33:02 +0000 https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/?p=749 Here is my latest assignment for Portrait class. Nothing special, just high key lighting techniques. Check out the rest in a slideshow.

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]]> https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/portrait-high-key/feed/ 0 naturallycomposed _MG_1900csmall _MG_1867csmall _MG_1769csmall _MG_1845csmall _MG_1753csmall https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/portrait-multi-light/ https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/portrait-multi-light/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:19:53 +0000 https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/?p=741 Here is my latest shoot for my Portrait Class. This is Kisha, she is Communications major here at UCM. I had a blast and will definately be using her in the future.

Check out the slideshow of the entire shoot.

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]]> https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/portrait-multi-light/feed/ 0 naturallycomposed _MG_8840s _MG_8810s _MG_8898s https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/portrait-assignment-monolight/ https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/portrait-assignment-monolight/#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:15:04 +0000 https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/?p=738 I recently got in the studio and shot with the Photogenic monolight. I am still learning, but I felt  I came away with a few keepers. Shayla, my model, made it a lot easier to get good images. Next assignment I will use numerous lights and hopfully continue to get better.

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Check out a slideshow here.

And here are a few of my favorites.

 

 

]]> https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/portrait-assignment-monolight/feed/ 0 naturallycomposed https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/portrait-reflector-assignment/ https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/portrait-reflector-assignment/#respond Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:50:11 +0000 https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/?p=728 I recently had the privelage of photographing Jessica, a good friend of mine. Walking the streets with a 5 in 1 reflector, I looked for shade and diffused light. Using the reflector to bounce back light onto the model, really made the images pop. The gold side of the reflector really helped with warming the face and the overall mood of the images. This shoot also was the beginning, of a hopfully long history, with my new EF 70-200mm f/4L IS.

Click here for a slideshow

 

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Equipment Info:

Canon 5D w/ 70-200mm f/4L IS and 5 in 1 reflector

Here are a few of my favorites

 

]]> https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/portrait-reflector-assignment/feed/ 0 naturallycomposed photo by Matthew Taylor _MG_4224small _MG_4285small _MG_4344small _MG_4373small https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/portrait-assignment-window-light/ https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/portrait-assignment-window-light/#respond Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:13:21 +0000 https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/?p=720 This weeks assignment for portrait class was “window light”. Using the window as the primary lighting source, enabled me to focus my attention solely on the subject. If I would have been using a flash, I do not think I would have been able to shoot as quickly and smoothly. Using the Canon 5D, I was able to crank up the ISO to 1600 and fire away knowing I would have usable images. The benefit of having a full frame sensor.

I chose my grandfather as my model and his garage as the location. Using a familiar location helped both of us ease into the shoot and feel comfortable almost immediately. It was a blast and I feel I learned a lot at the same time. I have chosen a few of my favorites from the shoot. You can click here for a slideshow of even more images from the shoot.  

Equipment Used:

Canon 5D w/ Canon 70-200mm f/4L (handheld)

White cardboard reflector

]]> https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/portrait-assignment-window-light/feed/ 0 naturallycomposed photo by Matthew Taylor photo by Matthew Taylor photo by Matthew Taylor photo by Matthew Taylor photo by Matthew Taylor https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/editorial-portfolio/ https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/editorial-portfolio/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 20:53:44 +0000 https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/?p=710 In no particular order is a collection of my best work from the spring semester. I hope you enjoy and check out my slide show on flickr for more images.

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]]> https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/creative-class-6-black-and-white-figures/feed/ 0 naturallycomposed https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/creative-class-5-landscapes/ https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/creative-class-5-landscapes/#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 14:59:47 +0000 https://naturallycomposed.wordpress.com/?p=701 Landscape photography with my Canon 5D has opened up new doors. Primarily I have a true 17mm wide angld field of view. This came in handy when photographing the Rockies. Secondly, the resolution and low noise is great for those times when you don’t have your tripod ready. I always try and use a tripod, but its good to know you can crank up the ISO a little and still have a great file. I am consistently looking for new gear to better my abilities of capturing the best landscapes presented to me. Inevitably it boils down to the photographer and the lighting. That is why I am always trying to be out in the woods, more than I am already.

slideshow: https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewsphotography/sets/72157617691856079/show/

 

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