Hi, we're Allison and Matthew, the team behind Tandem Photo. We're partners in life and business and it's working out better than you might think.
Allison is the photographer - she's been carrying a camera pretty much everywhere since high school. With a BS in Film, Television and New Media Production and years of acting, she uses her experience of being both behind and in front of the camera to guide actors and non-actors through photo sessions in a way that allows for a natural and versatile flow through moods and poses without too much stress.
Matthew is also an actor and studied Marine Engineering, naturally. He takes care of all the back-of-house stuff that's vital for a functioning business and that Allison really doesn't want to think about. He's also responsible for spiriting away all those blinky faces that are inevitable in every shoot.
We worked out of our apartment for seven years, then out of our own studio for the next six, and now we're living a nomad life, working in different places around Los Angeles (
these two are our go-tos) and we'll soon be adding Boston and Dallas to the mix because we have family in those places and we'd like to see them more, ya know?
No matter where we work and who we're working with, we always aim to make every session a collaborative and fun experience.
Thanks for visiting,
A&M