OPTICSAM PHOTOGRAPHY 

Nashville, TN & Worldwide

I create wedding imagery that feels elegant, emotional, and deeply personal. Inspired by beautiful destinations, meaningful details, and the natural connection between two people, I approach every celebration with an eye for fine art composition and a heart for honest storytelling. My goal is to preserve your wedding day in a way that feels timeless, joyful, and entirely your own.

ICONIC IMAGERY FOR JOYFUL CELEBRATIONS

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Hi there, I'm Sam, a Fine Art film and digital photographer and videographer based in Nashville, Tennessee and available worldwide. I believe the only thing better than making memories, is reliving them. I love what I do for so many reasons but the opportunity to freeze a moment in time and cherish that memory forever is reason number one.

One reason I love weddings specifically is how it incorporates all my passions into one day! Landscapes, street photography, documentary, portrait, macro...I could keep going. I love capturing celebrations of all kind and hope my passion for my work shines through in your final gallery.

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My passion for photography is really about a passion for the story. While I do ensure you have a varied album with plenty of traditional and editorial poses, my emphasis is on capturing the real moments. Moments that you might otherwise forget. Moments that you may have missed. Moments that you'll want to remember forever. What that means is I don't turn your wedding into my production. Capturing posed elements is important but the most important part of my photography is capturing the memories.

When you look back on your album, I don't want you to remember how awkward the pose felt, rather the soft breeze, the warm embrace, and the laughter.

Couples

Weddings

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Each wedding and elopement is unique, so I offer both standard and customized collections to fit every celebration. To recieve pricing information and learn more about our approach please inquire below. I can't wait to hear from you! 

INVESTMENT

Kind Words

From the couples we have celebrated with

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They’re much more beautiful than we could’ve even imagined!!! … You guys made it perfect … We cannot recommend you enough!

Mernaa & Mark
Wedding photography and film

We absolutely LOVED the videography, and the transitions were stunning. You did a wonderful job capturing the most important parts of the day and allowing us to relive it.

Mernaa & Mark
Wedding film

You made pictures easy and stress free and we can’t say thank you enough for capturing the day.

Rebekah & Anthony
Wedding

Alex and I loved having you there for one of the most important days of our lives, and we’re glad you were the one behind the camera for our wedding.

Lee & Alex
Elopement

Merna and I had such a great time, we can’t wait to see how the pictures turned out! Please thank your wife for us as well, you were both amazing yesterday!

Mark
The morning after the wedding

the pictures are amazing, sam! we’ve been trying to figure out which to use for our save the dates and are having such a hard time

Bryce & Isabel
Proposal

Sam was so great to work with! Very nice and professional. The photos of my wedding look amazing - definitely reccomend using him!

Rachel
Past bride

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