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I have images for sale at Stock photography by Matthew Cattell at Alamy






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The best way to view my photos is through my sets, I keep adding to my photostream so they're jumbled up.

Cubal: www.flickr.com/photos/mattcattell/sets/72157620762449058/
Belgium: www.flickr.com/photos/mattcattell/sets/72157620762449058/
Cornwall: www.flickr.com/photos/mattcattell/sets/72157620762449058/
Lake District 2010: www.flickr.com/photos/mattcattell/sets/72157620762449058/
Northumberland: www.flickr.com/photos/mattcattell/sets/72157620762449058/
Bath: www.flickr.com/photos/mattcattell/sets/72157615591534753/
Bristol: www.flickr.com/photos/mattcattell/sets/72157612393593903/
The Lake District: www.flickr.com/photos/mattcattell/sets/72157605171655164/
Barcelona: www.flickr.com/photos/mattcattell/sets/72157613094318585/
Paris: www.flickr.com/photos/mattcattell/sets/72157607356658371/
Ireland: www.flickr.com/photos/mattcattell/sets/72157605700076915/
Norway: www.flickr.com/photos/mattcattell/sets/72157605988955948/
India: www.flickr.com/photos/mattcattell/sets/72157605175735543/
Dubai: www.flickr.com/photos/mattcattell/sets/72157606013285493/

I've always had an interest in photography - when I was little I use to walk around with my camera a animal spotter guides. I think that I was also pretty creative, always painting and drawing. I went through many different compact cameras whilst growing up at school. I started to take photography far more seriously when I started College - in the second year I took a photography key skills course where I learnt how to use a camera, how to develop black and white film, and how to produce enlargements in the dark room. Using black and white film allowed me to concentrate on the content of the picture without the distraction of colour. (after getting my first digital slr, I converted a lot of images to bw and nearly always thought about what I was taking that way.) I bought a Nikon F45 and played around with my grandads old practica slr. I remember being drawn to photographing waterfalls light reflected of water through trees, and I used many in various Art A Level projects.

Following college I went to the University of Bath to study Architecture, and for my 18th Birthday my parents bought me a Nikon D50 and I haven't really looked back.

Now I try to do a much photography as I can in my spare time from working as an Architect at a practice in Birmingham. I primarily concentrate of landscape (both rural and urban) photography and I believe that I have developed a fairly graphic style. I'm also increasingly enjoying the challenge of wildlife photography. However, I will have a go at anything and have done a couple of weddings. I've also sold a few photos over the years and I've had a go at making a two books.

I've dabbled with HDR and DRI photography but I know favour getting the balance on the photograph right 'in-camera' using filters and then followed with minimal tweaking in Lightroom or photoshop.

For those who are interested in such things, I use the following kit:

Nikon D50
Nikon D200
Nikon D700
Nikon F45

Nikon 18-200mm VR
Nikon 70-300mm
Nikon 50mm f1.4
Nikon 35-70mm f3.5-4
Nikon 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5
Nikon 16-35mm f4
Nikon 24-70mm F2.8
Sigma 10-20mm
Sigma 150-500mm
Sigma 500mm f7.2
MB-D10 Battery Grip
Nikon SB900 Flash

Canon Powershot SX210
Aquapac

I also own a Sigma 18-200mm lens (leaks dust), and a Nikon 18-135mm lens for my old Nikon F45.

Nikon Action 10x40 CF Binoculars

Hi-Tech by Formatt 100mm Slot in Filter System:-
0.6 and 0.9 Soft Grad
0.6 and 1.2 Hard Grad
0.6 Reverse Grad
0.6 Coral Soft Grad
0.6 Tuscan Pink Soft Grad

Hoya Pro 1 Digital UV and Polarizing Filters
A range of Sandisk CF cards
Hama Shutter Release

Manfrotto Modo Monopod
A Manfrotto 055CXPRO4 Carbon Fibre Tripod and Giottos MH7302 Ball Head and quick release plate
Ebay X shaped Bean Bag
Outdoor Stealth Bag Hide

Mac Book Pro
Adobe Lightroom 3
Adobe Photoshop CS5

A nice new programme - this tells you the dirrection of sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset anywhere in the world for any date! Check it out photoephemeris.com/

Favorite Photographers

Martin Lawrence www.martinlawrencephotography.com/

Edwin Kats www.edwinkatsphotography.com/

Nick Brandt www.nickbrandt.com/

Adam Burton www.adamburtonphotography.com/

Joe Cornish www.joecornish.com/

Colin Prior www.colinprior.co.uk/

Dudley Williams www.dudleywilliams.com/

David Kendal www.dkendal.co.uk/

Ben Hall www.benhallphoto.com/

Fortunato Gatto www.fortunatophotography.com/

Andrew Parkinson www.andrewparkinson.com/index.html

Mark Denton www.markdentonphotographic.co.uk/menu2.htm

Jeremy Walker www.jeremywalker.co.uk/

Andrew Parkinson www.andrewparkinson.com/

David Tipling www.davidtipling.com/gallery.php

Bruce Perry www.brucepercy.co.uk/pages/Portfolios/portfolioindex.html

My Worldhttp://bighugelabs.com/flickr/map.php



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