Shaun Surgener - Acting Headshots and Portraits

Shaun called me up about building a portfolio for him to use for acting auditions and also to pitch to a few agencies. He'll be a pretty good actor I would imagine. He was very outgoing and comfortable in front of the camera. Also, we ended up doing some shots at the Opryland hotel and when I tried to pose him by this baby grand piano, he started playing "Riders on the Storm" by The Doors and "Thats Just the Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby.  He is really talented and I couldn't stop thinking how much I wished I'd met someone that was that good at piano while I was trying to put a band together in college!

Stacey & Nathan - December 13, 2008

Stacey McVay and Nathan Gladson were married on December 13, 2008 at Cofer's Chappel on Franklin Road. I photographed this wedding with a team of photographers. Two of the four perspectives have already been uploaded to the client proofing site. Check out more of their photos at www.mattandrews.printroom.com/McVayGladson.


Enjoy!

The Hodges Brothers - Photoshop Experiments

This weekend, I photographed 3 brothers who were interested in giving their parents some photos for Christmas. We decided to meet up downtown despite the ominous sky. It was cold and windy but the bottom never fell out and the clouds helped with the photos. I am attaching a few shots in which I have been testing out a Photoshop Process that I've been interested in learning for a while now. It gets you this nearly animated Norman Rockwellish or Lord of the Ringsish look. I imagine it will be popular with musicians since it looks sort of unnatural.... I think it looks cool but you be the judge.
-Matt

Becca & Ryan - Engagement Session

Ryan proposed to Becca at the downtown Nashville Public Library so we thought that would be a great place to start for their engagement portrait session. From the library, we went to the War Memorial Plaza, then the State Capitol, then we continued with some casual shots around Broadway. You should be able to tell from the photos but we had fun today!

Ryan & Becca will be married on June 6th, 2009 in Nashville.

Opening Night for the Listening Room Cafe - Downtown Nashville

The Listening Room Cafe in Franklin, Tennessee's 5 Points has become a staple for Nashville singer/songwriters, and now it is branching out! My friend Chris Blair has opened a new Listening Room in downtown Nashville. It is located in Cummins Station behind the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. Complete with a full bar, gigantic balcony, and a steady booking of hit singer/songwriters, Chris' place is sure to be around for a long time and become a Nashville staple as legendary as the Bluebird Cafe. Friday night, Chris performed songs along with 7 other hit Nashville songwriters including Brady Seals and Brian White and Stephanie Smith joined the group on stage for a few songs as well.

One of these nights, you may even find me up on that stage!

Tarrah & Austin - Portraits

Tarrah Wilkerson and Austin Pinkstaff will be married on October 4th. They decided that rather than wait to see each other at the ceremony they would knock out their formal bride and groom portraits a month before the wedding. We were able to capture 375 amazing photos. This will enable us to focus on the families and the wedding party on the day of the wedding so that they won't have to miss a minute of their reception.
I enjoyed trekking around Nashville with them and home they love their photos!
-Matt

Whitney & Kristin - Backyard Wedding

Whit and Kristin were married in Nashville on August 23rd with guests participating from all over the country. The happy couple was a pleasure to work with because they were so nice and laid back! I also enjoyed the ceremony because it was so original. Members of the Bride's and Groom's families took turns telling family stories to welcome the other side of the isle into one big family! The Wilson household was a beautiful setting for photographs. Later that evening there was a celebratory dinner at The Mad Platter in the Germantown neighborhood of Nashville.

This Modern Station @ the Rutledge in Nashville

Will Witherow, the Bass player for the band This Modern Station, is an old friend of mine so I was pretty excited to photograph them at the Rutledge last night. They have some really great songs. So check out their myspace page. After I grabbed a few shots at sound check, we killed some time next door at a Mexican Restaurant and I got some fun shots of the whole band.

Hannah and Dan ~ July 26

Hannah and Dan were married this past weekend at the Cathedral in Nashville and held their reception at the Global Cafe on Broadway, downtown. Their ceremony was beautiful and their reception was really fun. Hannah originally came to Nashville to be a singer and while the band took a break, she took the stage. She can really sing! I want to use her to sing on some of my recordings! I especially enjoyed photographing the dance floor that night. Check out a small sampling on the slideshow page of my website at www.mattandrews.biz.

Aislinn - Photographs for Modeling Portfolio

The effect in the first image of Aislinn on top of the sand dune here, is not from Photoshop. Try breathing hot air on the end of your lens sometime to fog it up... you might get something cool! Okay, so I'm not very good about protecting my lenses... but the way I drop them at weddings and have them stolen out of my car.... I might as well treat them rough b/c they don't last anyway.

Chuck Reaves - Album Photos

Chuck and I met on Sunday at Centennial park to do some headshots for his new album. We decided to ditch the park, hop in the car and drive around looking for good photo spots. I'm glad we did, b/c it didn't take long to find these two good locations.