New Seed of Sudan goes to Jacksonville, FL

This past weekend, I got to travel to Jacksonville, FL with the rest of the film crew for the documentary The New Seed of Sudan. One of our primary subjects, a lost boy named Isaac Garang, has moved down there for his job as a welder. Isaac lives in a small apartment with six other lost boys. They were all very generous with their time and stories. We got some fantastic footage and photos, and that is completely thanks to the openness of these men.

Feel free to get involved! We can use your help! Just swing by www.NewSeedOfSudan.com and drop us a line.. You don't have to be a professional. We have lots of areas that just need an extra set of hands.

I'm pretty sure that NSOS will post the "behind the scenes" photos, so I'm going to use this space to post a few of the more impressionistic photos I took while there.

Gary Carter Joins Journey Ecclesia

I had a fast shoot with Gary Carter, the new missions/ministries pastor at Journey Ecclesia. Gary is a great guy and was very easy to shoot. I broke one of my cardinal rules about shooting. That being, NEVER shoot someone in front of a plain brick wall. I broke the rule because THIS wall was actually more interesting than 99% of the brick walls out there. After a bit, we turned the setup around 180 degrees and shot against a pretty great red wall. All together, I'm pretty sure that the actual shooting took less than 60 minutes.

Welcome, Gary!

David & Melodie, Part 2

Yesterday, David, Melodie and I got to wrap up some unfinished business! We had intended to shoot at one more location on our first date, but that came to an abrupt end when it started raining. With no other options readily available, we put off the final part of the shoot till a better date came available. Yesterday was that day. The shoot was really pretty fast. We did it at Building 8 in the Factory in Franklin. We only used natural light and had a perfect place all set up for us. All in all, I'm quite happy with the final, combined results!

Juan & Anna's Fifth Anniversary

Juan and Anna found me through our mutual friends Bengy and Brooke (thanks for the referal!). This year was their fifth anniversary and they decided they wanted some photos to commemorate the occasion. Last Monday, we headed out to Pinkerton Park in Franklin for a bit of shooting. We started at the first bridge leading to the Fort Granger area, then went for a short hike down to the train bridge.

Happy Anniversary, guys!

The Big Change!

About a month ago, I mentioned some "minor remodeling" that I was doing to the website. Well, those changes are LIVE. Go to the main page (www.TylerAndrews.com) to see the START of the new things, but you'll only REALLY see what's new when you click on the "Weddings" link on the left!

Drop me a line and let me know what you think. Or better yet, tell a friend (preferably one in need of a professional photographer)!

Bryan & Laura tie the knot!

Saturday, it was my privilege to be a part of Bryan and Laura's wedding. We started shooting right at 4:30 with the light streaming in the windows of Brentwood Baptist's main entrance. The director there was nice enough to make sure I had plenty of time with the bride and groom before hand to be sure to get all the shots we needed. It was so great to be able to be a part of another ceremony with a relaxed, happy and loving couple. Bryan and Laura were both so calm and comfortable (at least, that's how they seemed), that they were a piece of cake to work with.

The reception was a blast. Everyone had a great time and danced a LOT. Kids ran everywhere and were the first ones on the dance floor. I don't think I saw a single "bench warmer." Everyone was on their feet. What a good time.

Congratulations, Bryan & Laura. I can't wait to look through these shots with you.

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