Archive for ◊ September, 2010 ◊

30 Sep 2010 Metallic Magic

Here is another post of a metallic photo matting with a picture from the local arboretum.  All of my site photos are open to be received by participants in the new Comment Roulette Contest by making a comment and expressing that you would like to win a free copy.  During the first week, we received comments from site visitors, but none mentioned the contest, so we did not award a free copy.  We also sponsor a weekly, monthly, and yearly photo contest allowing visitors to submit their own photos based on a weekly photo contest theme for each month.  For the month of October, the weekly photo theme will be flower photos.  Winners of the weekly photo contest will be automatically eligible for prizes awarded in our monthly and yearly contests depending on participation.  All our contests are currently free to enter, so get started winning your free Matte Watch creations today.  Enjoy.

Digital Photo Matting

Earn a free copy of any of my works by entering a free contest.

Earn a free copy of any of my works by entering a free contest.

29 Sep 2010 Invitation To Photo Frame Manufacturers

Over the course of our posting digital photo frame content, we have received a number of communications from photo frame manufacturers asking us to offer digital photo frame hardware on our site.  Presumably, this interest has come as a result of these companies recognizing the value of our products in increasing their sales of hardware. 

Since our focus continues to be in offering excellent content to owners and customers of digital picture frames, we are taking this opportunity to invite manufacturing representatives to connect with us in working to offer preloaded content from Matte Watch to help promote the sale of new photo frame units in stores.  By offering Matte Watch products to promote sales of frame hardware in a highly competitive market, manufacturers can use our content to gain an edge over competition and increase awareness of the exciting potential this unique media represents.  If you are a representative of a photo frame manufacturer who would like to open a dialog with us on the potential for factory preloading some of our unique content offerings, please send an email to olanb@bhotechnologists.com or jdir@bhotechnologists.com to discuss how we can create offerings that will set your products apart from the competition.  Thanks for visiting Matte Watch, and your interest in our product offerings.

28 Sep 2010 Comment Roulette Contest

I am starting a new game to show my appreciation for my interactive site visitors.  Here’s how it works.  Visit the site often, and enter comments on your favorite photo offerings, leaving your email address with your comments, and a statement that you would like to win the comment roulette game.  Once per week, I will select a lucky winner, and send them a picture via email they have commented on from the site.  That is all there is to it.  Will you be a lucky winner of a beautiful Matte Watch photo treatment?  Comment and see.  Thanks for playing.  Be sure to mention you want to win the Comment Roulette Contest, otherwise I do not want to bother you with the winning email.

28 Sep 2010 Metallic Magic

Taking full advantage of a recent ballooning event I attended in Topeka, KS, my next post continues with a matting design created from another picture.  I liked the texture of the matte and the way it accentuated the photo of the balloons being inflated.  If you like this photo, be sure to leave a comment about my Comment Roulette Contest for a chance to win a free copy without the copyright mark. Enjoy.

Digital Photo Matting

Up Up and Away

Up Up and Away

27 Sep 2010 Metallic Magic

I decided to post this creation because I liked the photo of a quiet flowery glade at a local arboretum taken during our last visit to the location.  It is not unusual to find artists scattered around the grounds using the beautiful surroundings as inspirations for their paintings.  The matting for the photo was created from the colors taken from another photo taken in the area, and altered to become the background for the photo.  If you would like to win a free copy of this picture, just add your comment, and mention you would like to participate in my Comment Roulette Contest.  Every week, I will select from comments left by participants who mention wanting to win the contest, and send out a free copy of a favorite site photo via email.  Of course, you can always purchase  a copy of your favorite photo treatment whenever you like.

Digital Photo Matting

A soothing photo of a flowery glade.

A soothing photo of a flowery glade.

24 Sep 2010 Thots – Behind the Scenes

Have you ever wondered how Kermit the Frog spends his time before he goes on camera?  We captured this exclusive photo of Kermit waiting for his next appearance in “the green room.”  Okay, maybe it is not the beloved Kermit himself, but we did the best we could.

Kermit in the green room?  You decide.

Kermit in the green room? You decide.

22 Sep 2010 Floral Whimsy

By now, my regular visitors have had the opportunity to recognize my personal fascination with flowers.  Since the presentation of flowers means many things to many people, I am adding another whimsical matted flower to the collection with a composition I call “Flower in a Bubble”.  Enjoy.

Digital Photo Matting

Flower in a Bubble

Flower in a Bubble

21 Sep 2010 Floral Whimsy

The next picture was composed from a shot taken at one of my favorite arboretums, with the rest of the action created from an imaginary turbulent stream.  Every so often something like this comes along for me to enjoy and share.  Click on the picture for a higher resolution look.  This looks great on a computer screen and in a digital picture frame.

Digital Photo Matting – Alternatives

Compositions provide alternative matting designs.

Compositions provide alternative matting designs.

20 Sep 2010 Ornate Designs

My next offering is based on some photos taken recently in Topeka, KS at a hot air balloon event.  The design is an ornate greeting dedicated to those who may be able to provide enough hot air to float one or more of these beautiful designs.

Digital Greeting Cards

Do you know someone who can help?

Do you know someone who can help?

19 Sep 2010 Ornate Designs

The next selection is an ornate commemorative of one of my favorite travel cities, San Antonio, Texas.  Many such journeys of the imagination are possible with the magic and help of a Matte Watch creation.  If you have not yet tried a digital photo frame creation from me, then breathe some new life into your technology and try some eye catching pics.  I like what I do for our customers, and they like it too.  Enjoy.

Ornate Commemorative Matting

The Alamo, a wonderful slice of American history.

The Alamo, a wonderful slice of American history.

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