Monte James' New Album Cover...

About a year ago, I took spent some time shooting Monte James as he performed his live country music show in Nashville. Well, he has been working with some talented song writers locally, and a great producer. The title track from the album was featured on the radio recently, so keep your eyes and ears open for more!

We got to work together a little bit since then, and he asked me to photograph some portraits for his new album at a bar in Nashville! Here are a couple of the portraits I shot for the CD or album jacket!

Working as a photographer is fun when you are shooting an artist who has some idea what they want, but they trust you to capture the best portrait. Thanks again, Monte!

Looking forward to the new Album! ( You can find more info at reverbnation.com/montejames .)

Monte James - one of Nashville's great showmen!

Country Music singer, songwriter, band leader... Monte James!  I enjoyed watching him perform and play with the crowd this evening and look forward to his new album coming soon!

Live at Tequila Cowboy, Broadway in Nashville.

To learn more about Monte James and hear his music, you can find him online at Reverb Nation...

Great times at the Nashville Beer Fest!

I had the privilege to photograph the fun people and events at the

Nashville Beer Fest this year! What good times we had. I really appreciate how people
are willing to chat about their visit to Nashville and pose for great shots!
And thanks to Avista Media for inviting me to shoot with the team!

(more information and image rights at avistamedia) 

9-month-old family portraits at Arrington Vineyards

Enjoyed the company of this happy little guy last weekend, with his family at Arrington Vineyards, just south of Nolensville, TN! Scheduling family portraits sessions for the fall in Nolensville, TN - send me an e-mail or contact me on FB.

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See you soon! -Daniel

Brazilian lady with Black and Brown eyes! Amazing!

This great portrait of Patricia was shot in a simple moment between poses, and between downpours of rain and hair and makeup fixes! I'm so glad I caught this shot. It highlights an amazing and captivating physical trait I had never seen before ----

She has one black and one brown eye! 

Let me know when you're ready for your portrait in Nolensville, Franklin, Nashville, Brentwood, Murfreesboro,... You get the picture!

Ring shot!

I usually photograph people, but have been working on developing skills for macro photography and product shots lately. So I was excited for a creative opportunity to use both in a short deadline photo shoot this morning. 

All I had was my camera at the office, and my trusty 50mm. I pulled together some white surround materials, to bounce the light around, and found a piece of reflective silvery paper in the closet. With little time to edit, the result was this a beautiful product shot of a gorgeous ring a friend of mine was selling. 

It's fun to take an immediate challenge and come up with a creative and beautiful solution! That's how I like to approach all of my shoots - with an open mind for what presents itself creatively looking for what resources are available!

I'll use these skills on the next event I shoot for sure. 

Let's shoot!

Out for a walk one day I realized how beautiful the simple brick apartment building looked across the calm water. I have gotten paid to shoot real estate, special events and products, but this is really one of my favorites just as it is, or was.

Events and marketing materials can always use a scenery shot to help tell the complete story, and I enjoy going back over a period of days to find the right lighting and angle for pics. Contact me for your real-estate or business photos!