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Brian Matiash

Brian Matiash

Community Manager for Google+ Photos, Photographer, Writer, Cookie Monster

A guy with some cameras, a few lenses, and an itchy trigger finger. I also have a significantly better half who is also an amazing photographer and a wonderdog name Kodak. Brooklyn-born. Currently in San Francisco, CA.
I am the Community Manager for Google+ Photos. I take photos. You take photos. Let's share them with the world and inspire each other!

All posts and opinions are that of my own and not of Google or my wonderdog, Kodak.


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About 10 weeks ago A Momentary Departure

With all of the Australia imagery that I've been sharing over the past two weeks, I figured a departure of sorts would be in order. This image brings us back to the Pacific Coast, specifically in Bandon, OR. I took this shot a few weeks prior to my Australia trip with +Matt Kloskowski, +Patricia Davidson, and +Cameron Siguenza.

One of the checklist shots that I was hoping to get was a tide pool at sunset. I had seen similar images from this location but until it was shot by you, it wasn't shot by you. So, I found a spot that worked, slapped on ye ol' Big Stopper and went to town. It was pretty windy and you can tell that if you look at the slight ripples on the surface of this tide pool. Still, that sunset was pretty spectacular and all was well. :)

In terms of processing
This image was processed using one of +Nicole S. Young's Lovely Landscape presets for Lighroom (http://store.nicolesy.com). I started with one as my base and then mo
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About 11 weeks ago Tassie at first blush

There is something quite magical about waking up in a storybook forest, shrouded in a very thin veil of fog. When I woke up on Curringa Farm in Hamilton, Tasmania, +Australia and looked outside, I immediately grabbed my camera, threw on some clothes, and started strolling. Everywhere you turned, there were gum trees and rolling hills being painted on a canvas with the fog and mist. It was one of the most peaceful and beautiful sights I can remember seeing.

Our time on Curringa Farm, overall, was just so pleasant and too short. The owner/operators, Tim and Jane Parsons, were true salt-of-the-earth people. Despite having a thousand other tasks at hand, Tim and Jane made us feel like we were the only guests on premises. We have no doubt that we'll be returning for an extended stay here.

Google Maps Location Info
-42.569167, 146.770278

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This is a very simple composition that is pretty much SOOC and stylized usin
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About 14 weeks ago In The Midst of Face Rock

I spent the better part of today unwinding from a whirlwind two-day shoot on the Oregon coast in the picturesque town of Bandon with my very good bud, +Matt Kloskowski. During the short trip, we also met up with the wonderful +Patricia Davidson and +Cameron Siguenza. After taking stock of the locations we shot at, the tally came in that we visited the Bandon Ocean Wayside four times, two sunrises and two sunsets. I'll save the story I took away from that fact for another post but in the meantime, I want to share what has to be my favorite image from the entire trip... and it also happens to be the very last shot I took before packing the camera up and leaving Bandon for Portland. Always go out on a high note, right?

Aside from the beautiful streaks created by the rushing tide, you can also see the remnants of a gorgeous sunset and the haunting profile of Face Rock (look at the right side profile of the large structure in the background - you'll see it).<
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About 3 weeks ago Bold 'n Beautiful

I'm sort of shocked that I waited this long to post a shot of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge after living with the GGB Whisperer himself, +Joe Azure for almost three weeks now. Although, after seeing the flurry of jaw-dropping scenic images that fly through his display, I am second-guessing whether this was a good call :)

On this evening, I visited the bridge with +Ricardo Lagos, +Joe Ercoli, and the ever-affable +Chris Chabot. I was in town finishing up a day interviewing on Google campus and the boys decided that a bridge visit was in due order. What can I say? Good friends are priceless.

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About 2 weeks ago Tension

This was not the final image that I had in mind to post here. In the true final version, the pylon found towards the center right of the frame and the little bit of land mass in the upper left corner of the frame would have been cloned out. It's not that they're out of focus or a dust spot or anything like that.

Rather, they introduce a term called 'tension'. We've talking about tension on our +Google+ Photos Chat Series HOAs. A lot of times, tension in an image is invoked when an object is dangerously close to the edge of the frame. In other words, there is a visual unease with the lack of 'breathing room' between the object and the edge of the frame. It isn't something that would necessarily be too detracting from the image but it could cause subliminal consternation with the viewer and my core philosophy is that if there is anything that can shift the viewer's attention away from simply enjoying the image, then it should be dealt with.
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About 9 weeks ago Babbling on

I didn't really want to do much of anything today. I'm still fighting all sorts of odd jet lag from Australia but I think I'm at the tail end of it. Still, the prospect of doing absolutely nothing today sounded perfect. +Nicole S. Young and +Brian Bonham had other things to say about that. The three of us drove out to the Washington side of the Gorge to a quaint area that Nicole found during her research. The place is called Steep Creek Falls and was a perfect place for us to kill about two hours. The falls (I'll share those on another post) and these adjacent streams were very convenient as they were located right off the the road. Just some scurries down a few dirt hills and long exposure paradise awaits.

All in all, it's rare when I actually regret being cajoled on a shoot and I'm really thankful that these two gave me the necessary push.

Google Maps Location Info
45.748611, -121.981111

In terms of processing
The sty
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About 12 weeks ago The Eyes Should Always Be Filming

I remember walking down the stairs from our room onto this beach in Bandon, OR with +Matt Kloskowski. We were racing over to get some prime spots to shoot this gorgeous sunset. As you can see in this image, we still had a few good minutes to test different shots out but for me, as soon as I hit the sand, I beelined it to this particular stretch of beach. Why?

Because as I was racing down the stairs, I was paying attention to the area in front of me. I was looking around, quickly trying to notice anything jump out at me more than other things. It was at this point that I noticed a patch of sand that held a good amount of ocean water well after the tide rushed back out. The reason that this was critical for me was because I also noticed that this puddle was still enough to produce a beautiful reflection of the sky above. And what a sky it was!

So the point here is that you really always need to be on. If your eyes aren't looking through your
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About 13 weeks ago It's what we do

There's something very special about the nature and landscape photographer. When writing off our own bodies and well-being to keep our tripods stable just to get. the. shot. is commonplace, you know that something's up. We climb, crawl, slide, jump, and dig to get the shot. We have no problems getting soaked with saltwater, baked in the desert sun, or get scraped up against a mountain... just as long as our camera stays dry, still and keeps exposing.

It's just what we do.

I was really happy to capture a moment that encapsulates my point. Here is +Matt Kloskowski taking refuge on an ocean rock as the tide came sweeping in. Now, I've seen Matt stand at the edge of much taller cliffs overlooking the ocean. I've also seen him subsequently get drenched from waves crashing and exploding against those cliffs. But he always comes back for more. It's just what he does and I'm glad that I have an opportunity to share it with all of you.
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About 3 weeks ago I say hallelujah!

+Nicole S. Young and I scoped out this broke-down church for days via +Google Maps before actually heading out. And even with all of that planning, we still got turned around a few times. I'm also still somewhat amazed at the deftness of ticks. Despite jeans, socks, sneakers and full-sleeved shirts, I had a number of the nasties chomping on me. Lil bastards.

In any case, by the time we found this gem just outside of Lincoln, NE, we only had about 45 minutes before we lost the majority of our light. We certainly made the most of the time we had but I wouldn't mind making our way back there with more light and a few canisters of napalm.

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About 7 weeks ago +Brian Matiash. Meet Google.

Ever since its launch, +Google+ has always been my favorite place to share imagery and to be inspired by the creativity of this community. It truly is a wondrous place for photographers to learn, grow, and network. That’s why I’m so excited to announce that I have joined the Google+ team as Community Manager for Google+ Photos. 

You see, while photography is the thread that weaves through everything I’m made up of, it is the social aspect of sharing, teaching, and inspiring that fuels everything I do. My aim is to help show the world why Google+ and its community of photographers and photography lovers are some of the best on the Internet, throughout the world.

I now have the opportunity to inspire creativity and community within this global population of talented people who are looking to share a piece of themselves... one photo at a time. I am truly looking forward to taking this role head-on and doing my part to make Google+ the premier place to
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