Matt Hanson

Photography has become a great creative release for me. I've always enjoyed playing around with my digital point-n-shoot but it wasn't until I got my DSLR in May of 2011 that I truly got excited about it. Something about being able to control the focal depth and light settings intrigued me. I tend to drift towards landscape photography but also enjoy abstract and macro photography. I am self taught and use the vast resources on the internet to both inspire and educate myself whenever I find some free time. I graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering and ended up in the Commercial Construction industry working mostly with biotechnology/pharmaceutical clients in the San Francisca Bay Area. While this pays the bills, it doesn't let me explore my creative side very often...so I have found photography (and making music - www.artofsound.us) as my release.

HARDWARE: Nikon D3100 14.2MP Digital SLR Camera; Nikon Coolpix S600 10MP Digital Camera (point-n-shoot); 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-S DX VR Nikkor Zoom Lens; 55-200mm f4-5.6G ED AF-S DX Nikkor Zoom Lens; Tiffen 52mm Circular Polarizer; Granduated ND / ND Filter Kit (w/ Cokin P Series Holder) SOFTWARE: Photoshop CS5 & Cyberlink PhotoDirector 2011