Sorry I am not that active here lately. I am busy starting my official photography business. I am already shooting mainly concerts, artists and events for a while, so I thought it would be time to turn it into a business. So yeah, very busy days right now. But besides busy, also exciting and fun. And ofcourse with a new business, a new brand as well. Instagram and Facebook page are online already, and I just started working on a new website. Matt West Visuals will be fully running soon.

So...I'm still sending out my portfolios for PFW everywhere(the fashion week is end of June beginning of July) 😅 also planning to post on Facebook groups this week,if I have strength 😅 I already prepared templates in 3 languages: English, French and Ukrainian 🤗(maybe I should try in Chinese later too😅 but I'm not so good in it yet🫣)so I can reach more clients ✨ these are for weddings, couples' photos and solo photoshoots. Also, I send a message for collaboration to the influencer who is living in USA but she's visiting Paris 🤗 she said yes 🥳it's for free,but I have been watching her videos for several years now 😊 so I'm very excited! And she said that she will share my work on her IG page and TikTok ✨ so I still consider it as a win😅🙃🥳 + she was laid off recently...so glad to do something nice for her🧚‍♀️(I add a screenshot of her TikTok, maybe some of you saw her videos before 😊) For her photoshoot we'll go for Parisian chic: classy and timeless ✨ looking for inspo on Pinterest as usual. Also, it most definitely will rain,but I like it! Rain adds so much to the story😊 especially Paris in rain ☔ And,if she'd like,there is an option to do film photos and even print them out the same day🤗 so she can have those memories with her✨ On Saturday, May 9, I participated in the film photos competition 🤗 Normally you can have the camera for 3 days,but I gave it back in 2 hours 😅 The weather was so sunny and they gave me Kodak 200,so it was perfect. I walked my favourite streets in Paris and tried to capture something interesting. The camera was Kodak Snapic A1 with option of double exposure so I had a lot of fun with it. First time experiencing double exposure,so can't wait to see the results 🙃 Can't share photos with you,cos even I'm not sure how it turned out😅 The results will be on June 14 and a week after that I will have my scans and prints🤗 Will share with you then! I don't think that I win anything,but it was fun to participate ☺️ Will have busy weekend this week, because my friend from Sweden is coming tomorrow ☺️ So we have a lot planned, including hike in a forest and small trip to Provins where they make amazing rose honey 🌹 🍯 So will keep you posted!

Happy mother’s day to all the moms in the group, ya’ll are awesome! 👏 If you’re reading this and have your mom near you go hug her now! (That’s your actionable step I took inspiration from @Jay Rutgrink’s post)

So long old fellas, the community has dropped in members since all the people who didn’t love the photography and videography left. Now it’s up to us to revive it and build it up from ground zero. The next updates that are coming to this community (I kid you not) are going to be absolutely INSANE!!! I’m pouring my heart into the community now, and ya’ll will see what magic things I’ve been up to. If you are confused on what I’m talking about read the short snapshot here! https://www.skool.com/photography-skool-8350/new-community-launch-even-more-news?p=c2da44ed

Hear me out… This past weekend I went to a Demon Hunter/Convictions/Cultist concert in Albany, NY. FANTASTIC show, btw. DH has been one of my favorite bands for 20 years and this was my third time seeing them. Anyhow - I was able to get a press pass so that I could bring in my mirrorless into the venue and capture some images. This was my first major concert event to shoot live. I probably got about 4,000 individual photos, but these are some of my favorites. I’d love to hear what your thoughts are - and…any of you who shoot concerts on the regular; how do you turn this into paid work?