FRIEND REQUESTS: I only accept friend requests to people in the Bay Area or people who might travel to the S.F. Bay Area.
MAGAZINES: I'm the Art Director for SHiFT Magazine (a premiere start-up publication for Silicon Valley's business elite) and am the editor-in-chief of Helium Magazine (Silicon Valley's premiere fashion magazine). I'm looking to find models, wardrobe stylists, makeup artists and hair stylists for editorial style photographs (such as the magazine covers and spreads in my gallery). You can see SHiFT online @ shiftmag.us or Helium at sjHelium.com.
PORTFOLIOS/TFP: I am no longer available for trade requests. Contact me for rates. Or better yet, send me a message if you're interested in modeling for Helium and one of my staff members will get back to you.
Matthew Mountford
matt@mmphotostudios.com
Personal quotes:
"Never fight with an idiot, for he will only drag you down to his level and then beat you by experience."
After beating cancer... "The cup isn't half empty, and it isn't half full. It's twice as big as it needs to be."
"With the possible exception of the equator, everything has to begin somewhere."
The RUNE Magazine; 2005 Founder and Editor-In-Chief. Designed/published 20 pages and the cover.
Midnight Culture & Arts Magazine; 2007/2008 Founder and Editor-In-Chief. Published 40 spreads and 2 covers. In the first two issues, won 7 awards an honorable mentions in the JACC state competition.
Access Magazine; 2008 Editor-In-Chief/Writer. Published 26 spreads, 3 cover photographs, and a main feature story.
SHiFT Magazine; 2009 Art & Production Director. As a problems and solutions magazine, our mission is to inspire San Jose's political and economic elite to give back to the community. Our readership consists of Silicon Valley's top CEO's and business owners.
Helium Magazine; 2009 Founder & Editor-in-chief. | Where fashion is atmoic | Helium's mission is lift fashion from the shadow's of Silicon Valley. We feature new fashion designers every week on our website as well as at our fashion shows (coming in September and December of 2009).
www.sjHelium.com
Models (by first time photographed):
2004: Tiffany, Melissa Hill, Alison Nelson, Lu Chen & Alexis
2005: Nicolle Schaa, Sarah Sterling, Lindsay Day, & Kerri,
2006: Crystle-Day, Lary Goodman, Katie, Brittany Brown, Zaiba, Andrew, Ana, Myles, Luke Ramirez, Corey Fujioka, Norissa Kyin,
2007: Tiffanie Poon, Bobbie, Terrie LaShell
2008: Allcia Mason, Christian Rieta, Dee Nguyen, Andre Hernandez, Adam Sessa, Sarah-Joy Gallaha, Ryan Grappone, Cachet Jackson-Hernandez, David Herrera, Sarah Nguyen, Jessica Alvarez, Nicole Jepson, Brook Jepson, Wolf, Travis and Emma Northcott.
Makeup Artists:
Brittany Brown #210427
Whitney Davis #272386
Zaiba
Nicolle Schaa
