Terrible Christmas Sweater Party 5

5 Years and many terrible sweater's ago, I set up a photobooth at the first Terrible Christmas Sweater Party.    It was big then, but now 750 to 1,000 people show up at two different bars sporting the outfits that take up space in the closet for 364 days/year... until next year's party.  The plan was to use a clean background, backlight, and lots of wind (courtesy of a $49 rechargeable leaf-blower) to get shots that look like a fashion shoot with one difference... the clothing.

To view the rest of the images, visit the following Flickr.com site:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/samandmatt/sets/72157623048704058/

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Enjoy!!

Kendall Brown Portraits

Got together with Kendall last weekend for some portraits on a rainy day.  I had her music manager assist me by holding a leaf blower to get her hair moving and I thought the results looked pretty rock star!

This Modern Station

Got together with the band This Modern Station to get some photos for their Christmas Single.

Jill Berry's Bridal Portraits

I got together with Jill for bridal portraits over a month ago and I've been dying to show them off but couldn't blog about it or post any of the images until Ross saw her in the dress for the first time at the wedding today.  So here are a few from our shoot a few months back.

 

Monte 6 mo.

Monte is the son of one of my best friends from my Father Ryan High School days.  I really enjoyed spending the afternoon with Karen and meeting her husband Jason.  As you can see they have a very photogenic baby.  It was a pleasure to shoot with them!

Sam - 6 mo.

Sam is the son of a couple whose wedding I photographed just a couple years ago.  It was great getting a chance to catch up and see how well they are doing!  I love the above shot with the vintage toy.  I think I had the same one when I was a kid!

Jason & Jessica Engagement

I met Jason & Jessica at the Nashville Zoo for a set of engagement photos on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. It was a fun shoot! I tried a shot of a couple on a carousel once before but I'm happier with the way this one came out. I think they were laughing at how hard it was to kiss a moving target like that. I'm looking forward to photographing their wedding next summer at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Nashville.

Matt & Laurel - Halloween Wedding

This was such a great bunch of people. I really loved shooting this wedding. Their nods to autumn were perfect. The wedding had character and thats all there is to it. The groom just sent me a link to this video/slideshow so I thought I'd post it here in the body in case you are interested in seeing more.

http://vimeo.com/7699549

Enjoy,
-Matt

The Morgan Family

Here are a few shots from a recent family portrait session with some old friends.