Matt Redstone

Learning the New Code

mattredstone — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:54:36 +0000

At the end of my recent trip to California, for ‘the coolest sports photography event of the year’ The Sports Shooter Academy [full blog post to follow shortly] I was handed a business card from one of my fellow shooters. Looking at the card in my hand, I see a white square with black squares within it. After a brief pause, and having seen this mysterious square before, I asked Pieter why it was on his card. For those of you that haven’t guessed what I’m talking about yet, it was a QR Code. I had never seen this integrated into a business card before, but what a great idea it is. A quick download of an app onto your iPhone, I use Bakodo, you are ready to scan any code and the information will display on the screen.

There are infinite uses for a QR Code, I see Macy’s using them for advertising. For now, I have simply set up mine to link to this site, but plan to expand on this in the near future.

While many may ask, what does/can technology do for me, I think this is a prime example of how technology is helping people and business be seen and get their message out.

So give my QR Code a scan below, and see how it works for yourself.

You can find Pieter Sienatra and his work at the following links:

Facebook

Pieter Sientara Port Folio

Benched

mattredstone — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 22:15:29 +0000

Here is my latest upload to my flickr profile.

I was lucky enough to spend a long weekend in Orlando with the girlfriend and had a brilliant time. Particularly liked this capture as it was taken in the middle of Universal Studios. Amongst all the hustle and bustle, and floods of people, there sat this quiet, interrupted space.

Firing Up the Blog Machine Again

mattredstone — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:46:41 +0000

As any of you regular visitors will have seen, my updates have not been nearly as regular as your visits. This was due to a slight change in how I’ve been earning a living for the last year, but as new and exciting things are in the not too distant future, I now plan to revive and renew this blog as both a personal, and professional site.

A new look has also arrived courtesy of a great new wordpress theme created by Matthew Buchanan

I hope that the content will keep you hooked and eagerly anticipating the next instalment.

In the meantime, heres a brief snapshot of what has been occupying both my mind and my time just lately.

A year goes by too fast.

mattredstone — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:23:51 +0000

Well, there is the best part of another year behind us, and ‘oh nine’ will definitely be one we will remember for many years. There are very, very few people that have not been affected in the downturns in the worlds economy this year, with a large casualty being the yachting industry. But just as it has before in this cyclical business, it would appear that the tide is on the turn and there is some good activity in the market. News of a 140m new build contract last week gave a lift to all concerned I’m sure!

I now make my trip back to the UK for the holidays, and will return in the new year.

I wish you all a very merry christmas, and happy and prosperous new year.

Azimut Video – The 8 New Models In 2009

mattredstone — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:17:05 +0000

I wanted to share with you one of the latest videos from Azimut Yachts. 2009 Marks the 40th Annivesary of the company that Dr Paolo Vitelli founded in 1969. As part of their continued growth, they have launched 8 New Models in 2009. These are the 100 Leonardo, 88 MY, 78 MY, 74 Magellano, 72S, 53 MY, 40S & 38 MY. Of course, if you are interested in any further information, or purchasing one of The 8 New Models, then please drop me a email mpr@mattredstone.net

New Azimut Video

mattredstone — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:21:43 +0000

I’m very excited to be sharing with you some new Video from Azimut. The yacht featured this time is the new Azimut 72s. The yacht is a continuation of the 103s, being a smaller model at 72′, but an express yacht offering a flybridge. As usual, we see the Italians eye for flair and attention to detail, with some new features like the fact that there is no traditional helm at the flybridge, purely a maneuvering joystick.

As the tag line for the video reads, ‘The Open Reinvented…Again’

You can see the new video below, or see images in my flickr gallery here

Also, you interact with Azimut via the Facebook Page

New Lone Star Yacht Sales Website

mattredstone — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:31:20 +0000

I wanted to share with you something I have been working on for the team at Lone Star Yacht Sales. The had identified their need to update their online presence with a new site. The brief was simple in the respect that they wanted a site that was clean, easy to navigate, and did not overload the viewer with hoards of information.

The site also now has a new address, with a shortened url than previously used www.lsyachts.com

The site gives visitors the ability to search for pre owned vessels worldwide, search for featured listings of LSYS vessels, view photo galleries of their hosted events, and various boat shows worldwide, the site also features some amazing video from Azimut & Lazzara. The brands represented by LSYS, Azimut, Bertram & Lazzara, all have dedicated pages.

The site will still have a few additions to come in the next few weeks, including details of the LSYS charter marketing division.

Please take a minute to visit the site www.lsyachts.com and I would welcome any comments you have.

You can also stay in touch with Lone Star via twitter here

YOT_SHOT

mattredstone — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:05:04 +0000

So for my pic of the day I choose an image that I took yesterday, and played around with some digital effects. HDR is a technique of combing three or more images taken with different levels of exposure, from over to under. Then using photomatix software to ‘tonemap’ and create some amazing images. Its well worth a search for HDR on flickr to see how the pro’s do it.

The picture is of my office in Texas, proudly displaying the logos of the brands we represent.

Have a good weekend.

Taken with a Panasonic Lumix TZ5 compact

YOT_SHOT

mattredstone — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:06:43 +0000

This is a picture I took while on a trip from Galveston, TX to Miami, FL onboard a 570 Bertram. It was my first long trip on board a Bertram and I was very impressed by the ride. Of course, it helped that the Gulf of Mexico was flat, but this pic was taken while moving at approx 20 knots.

YOT_SHOT

mattredstone — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:55:29 +0000

New Azimut 70 Motor Yacht

Yet again, some more fantastic photography from the marketing team over at Azimut. The new Azimut 70 Motor yacht was launched at the Azimut Benetti Yachting Gala II last year, and is now arriving in the United States.