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Wednesday 17 November 2010

Photography - Seriously - come and look!


A self portrait by my daughter Jessica

I visited Clarissa Draper's blog this morning Listen to the Voices where she was talking about getting a photograph for an author's bio, and this made me think it was about time I blew my elder daughter's trumpet. She is in her third year at the University of Wales, Newport studying Photography for fashion and advertising and she will be heading into the big bad world in just a few months time to earn a living. I wanted to share some of her pictures with you and invite you to visit her website: jessicademattos.com. The first picture you see on her website is my younger daughter by the way.

This next picture is one of my all time favourites of hers


Probably closely followed by these ones



She has been commissioned by young bands, hopeful actors and actresses, hair salons and even company executives!

Enjoy! Please feel free to contact her if you like her work or if you hear of anyone needing a photoshoot, of course! (She doesn't do wedding photography I'm afraid)
Posted by Dominic de Mattos at 15:38

17 comments:

  1. Kay L. Davies17 November 2010 at 16:20

    Wow, Dominic, now there's a photographer!! She's an artist at her craft. Talent like this really illustrates my previous point. She studied, she worked at it, in order to become a professional.
    Plenty of people have a good eye for scenery, etc., but they are still just people with a good eye and a camera. They're not photographers.
    Your daughter, however, very much is.
    -- K

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  2. N. R. Williams17 November 2010 at 17:03

    Absolutely beautiful Dominic. You're daughter is glorious too. I will breeze by her site.
    Nancy
    N. R. Williams, fantasy author

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  3. Jodi Henry17 November 2010 at 18:10

    Wow! Those are some beautiful shots. She's really good. Thanks for sharing these.

    J

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  4. Dominic de Mattos17 November 2010 at 18:42

    awww thank you for your comments. I shall vicariously bask in the warmth of your appreciation! hehehe

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  5. septembermom17 November 2010 at 19:09

    Dominic, thank you so much for sharing these amazing photographs! She is immensely talented and gorgeous too. I will bookmark her site and visit her soon. Truly lovely.

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  6. Unknown17 November 2010 at 20:08

    Wow, stunning! I wish I lived where your daughter lived so I could get her to do my work. I doubt I could afford her. I love the second photo as well.

    Thank you for the mention.

    CD

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  7. Jai Joshi17 November 2010 at 23:11

    Wow, these pics are great, Dominic. Your daughter has such a grasp of lighting and colour. She makes the subjects leap off the page.

    And that self portrait is lovely. She's beautiful.

    I'm now a follower.

    Jai

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  8. Dominic de Mattos17 November 2010 at 23:48

    yay .. welcome Jai! You must, of course, understand that the picture of Jess is touched up in photoshop - which is an integral part of her course and she is actually much better at it now. Not that I don't think she is beautiful anyway!!
    I am I have to say inordinately proud of her!

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  9. Melissa18 November 2010 at 04:01

    Wow! This is some gorgeous photography! Your daughter is insanely talented. I'm heading over to check out her site.

    Thanks for stopping by my blog! I love meeting new Harry Potter fans!

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  10. Lisa Ricard Claro18 November 2010 at 10:57

    Wow. Just. . .wow. What an amazing talent. Her use of light and color is tremendous, and the self-portrait is beautiful. You said "time for her to earn a living". She'll have no trouble with that, and doing something she obviously loves. How wonderful! Ill definitely check out her website. Amazing.

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  11. N. R. Williams18 November 2010 at 11:21

    Hey Dominic, I have a blog award for you. Come and grab it. Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010.
    Nancy
    N. R. Williams, fantasy author

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  12. Lou Belcher18 November 2010 at 12:48

    Just Popped over from N.R. Williams' blog. And... so glad I did. Beautiful photography.

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  13. Ellie Garratt18 November 2010 at 13:47

    The first two shots are stunning, Dominic. It is easy to see why she is already being commissioned!

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  14. Dominic de Mattos18 November 2010 at 14:54

    I should have mentioned that the photo of the man posing as a boxer was submitted to a magazine along with photos from several professional photographers, and hers was selected to go on the cover XD

    ... and a huge welcome to all of you visiting for the first time!

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  15. Christine Danek18 November 2010 at 20:12

    Hello. Thanks for visiting my blog and posting my blogfest.
    Your daughter is very talented. These photos are beautiful. I wish her best of luck in the future.
    Also, best of luck to you.
    Thanks.

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  16. Francine Howarth18 November 2010 at 20:55

    Hi,

    Just love the classy pic of Jessica: her style is very theatre artistic and I can see her doing well with mag *cover* images: book covers, too, because there's a distinct emotional edge to the listed pics. A very talented young lady. ;)

    best
    F

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  17. hope20 November 2010 at 00:50

    What a beautifully talented daughter you have...not many parents get to have both. :)

    Can't wait to check out her site.

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