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the process
- February 22, 2010 - posted by chicago wedding photographer nate mathai

categories: Personal, The Blender
tags: chicago, chicago wedding photographers, illinois, lightroom, logitech g13, mount prospect, newborn, photoshop, portraits, tutorial, video, wacom, words with friends

interested in booking? Head over to the the contact page or shoot me an email to info@natemathai.com

As I was editing my last shoot, I figured it might be fun to give you all a little behind-the-scenes glimpse into how I prep my files. Since I retouch my images, there’s a lot more time involved than just shooting the day-of. This is a very quick overview of mainly just some edits (as there’s obviously back-ups, uploading images, presentation, etc. that isn’t in the clip).
I think the bigger reason for me to do this was because I love jumping back to my video roots to give me another creative push. It’s been almost 5 years since I’ve done any real video work, so I like jumping back in when I get a chance as a separate outlet for creativity. Hope you guys enjoy this! Let me know what you think in the comments below, and if you’d like to see more like this or any other types of video. Take care!

NMP – Portrait Process from Nate Mathai on Vimeo.

chicago, illinois {modern portraits} : Baby Alexander
- February 19, 2010 - posted by chicago wedding photographer nate mathai

categories: Children and Newborn Sessions, Modern Portraits
tags: baby, baby alexander, chicago, chicago wedding photographers, family portraits, illinois, modern portraits, newborn portraits

interested in booking? Head over to the the contact page or shoot me an email to info@natemathai.com

Last week I had the privilege of working with baby Alexander, one of the easiest 6-month-olds I’ve EVER dealt with! He must have been extremely excited to have his picture taken because from the moment I got to Pontus and Ulrika’s place, he was ready to go. I don’t think he even had thoughts of a cry or a whine while I was there…maybe I’m just that good with kids? :)