Matt Preston Creative

Music Video – Clegg by Tim Bick

mattprestoncreative — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:19:54 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-qw_hJS1oM

A music video I created for the track “Clegg” by local Brighton musician Tim Bick. I had great fun working on this project.

It’s not often you get to stick half a tonne of fruit in a pint of beer, or make a mess of someone’s bathroom.

Now where did I leave my shoe? hmm.

Successful WordPress Website

mattprestoncreative — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:54:24 +0000

My book “How to create a successful website with WordPress” launched in 2010. This site has become a great resource of extra information, tips and advice on the best open source CMS.

I regularly blog on this site with new WordPress information and updates on the meetup groups I organise in London.

You can grab my eBook today for just $9 USD or buy the paperback version for just $15 USD.

Check out www.successfulwordpresswebsite.com

Natural World Safaris

mattprestoncreative — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 15:55:11 +0000

I’m very excited about this new project. Working with World Primate Safaris and World Big Cat Safaris to launch an entirely new safari site based around social media.

Built on WordPress with a fully bespoke and original theme, this site utilises all of the great features of wordpress as well as some interesting used of social networking feeds, blogs, latest news and photo pools.

Check out www.naturalworldsafaris.com and view some amazing photos, blogs and videos.

101 Holidays

mattprestoncreative — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 15:46:36 +0000

101 Holidays is a fantastic way of discovering new travel ideas and destinations. A really eye catching home page and a great way of filtering the kinds of holidays you want. I had the pleasure of working with Mark Hodson and his team on this great project, combining a number of brands in to the 101 Holidays site.

Designed around WordPress CMS this original theme really shows the power and flexibility of WordPress.

Check out www.101holidays.co.uk and keep up to date with all their latest news on twitter @101holidays

Watch this space as we’ll be working together on some exciting new projects this year.

Blogging Standards Association

mattprestoncreative — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 12:54:36 +0000

Blogging is now a sustainable business model for an increasing number of serious bloggers. PR and marketing are beginning to realise the potential of working with bloggers on campaigns, but the expectations and responses from both sides is wide and varied.

With the help of PR and bloggers, the Blogging Standards Association offers a platform for both sides to have their say and voice their opinions.

Together we’ll forge new guidelines that both sides can agree upon, helping to create a better working relationship.

Check out the site and get involved at

www.bloggingstandards.com

Travel with a mate

mattprestoncreative — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 12:43:19 +0000

I am the co-founder of a online travel magazine called Travel with a mate. It contains fantastic destination reviews, travel features and advice as well as inspiring interviews with truly global nomads. Much of it’s content is provided by an ever growing community of travel bloggers and freelance travel writers. It gets some impressive traffic, now has a popular newsletter and is active on twitter and facebook too. A truly social media website if ever there was one.

Check it out at

www.travelwithamate.com

A Big White Wedding

mattprestoncreative — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:10:12 +0000

Weddings don’t get much bigger than this. With Ferraris, Harley Davidsons, 2 stretched Hummers, parties on ranches, 500 guests at a reception and indoor fireworks! This wedding had it all. 2 photographers and 2 videographers documented the entire day. It’s always nice to be a part of a couple’s special moments. Congrtatulations to the happy couple!

Check out more wedding photography on the Matt Preston Photography Flickr Photostream

Portraits across Asia

mattprestoncreative — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:23:34 +0000

On my travels across Asia I indulged heavily in my passion for portrait photography. I’m really pleased with the results and even more pleased with the experiences. To read all about our travels take a look at www.travelwithmyfriend.com

Check out more travel photography from asia on the Matt Preston Photography Flickr Photostream.

Photoshoot with Irina Sotnikova

mattprestoncreative — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:53:21 +0000

Another hot and sunny summers day in Sydney and a chance to work with a great model. Shot around Sydney’s beautiful and very expensive Vaucluse area as well as some back streets of Bondi and Tamarama beach.

Irina is a natural who made this photoshoot very easy for me. I also had an assistant for the first time in ages which really made being creative and productive all the more achievable.

Check out the rest of the photoshoot on the Matt Preston Photography Flickr Photostream

Video – Fire Shows

mattprestoncreative — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:01:27 +0000

This short movie was created for two reasons. Partly to test the low light capabilities of my Canon 5D Mark ii DSLR Camera and most importantly to showcase some of the skills of these guys who regularly perform at the Stones Bar on Koh Phi Phi in Thailand.

A huge thanks to Sarah and Heidi Yohe at the Stones Bar for their friendship and fire poi skills!