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A New Month

Paul — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:50:33 +0000

The first image below was the first sunset of the new month as seen from my parent’s front yard – a site I was used to seeing quite often prior to leaving for college. The rest were taken in front / behind my own house in Nashville– all with my new 45 mm tilt-shift lens (a lens capable of shifting perspective). I included an image of the infamous birdhouse because there’s a story behind it.

Lauren and I had just purchased our house in Nashville, and were looking for something to add to the fence in our backyard. Lauren found the birdhouse, constructed out of old building materials, at a local art festival and brought it home. While mounting it to the fence, I dropped one of the screws, allowing just enough time for the wind to knock the birdhouse off the mounting brackets. The rusted metal roof easily sliced the top of my hand open, resulting in a trip to the ER and 8 stitches. My wife loves that birdhouse and I’ll never forget that trip to the ER – which means it will go with us whenever we decide to move. I hope everyone has a great Labor Day weekend!

Nashville Wedding Photographer – Featured!

Paul — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:52:30 +0000

You may remember Katie and Joey’s Bowling Green wedding at the Historic L&N Depot from earlier this year. Well, the wonderful folks at DIY bride decided to feature my wedding photography on their blog today – something I consider an honor due to the fact they have readers from all over the world. It also showcases the hard work and energy Katie put into creating the details that helped make her wedding day truly perfect. Please check out the DIY post with the images they selected of this awesome couple here.

Factory at Franklin Engagement

Paul — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:22:57 +0000

This has most likely been the longest I’ve gone without posting since the site redesign. There are some good reasons for that of course. I’ve been extremely busy with multiple projects and some very exciting things that I will be able to share later on this week. For now I wanted to share a previously unpublished image from Guy and Kelsey’s engagement session at the Factory in Franklin (these were actually taken at a nearby ‘grassy knoll’). The first one you’ve already seen, but I felt like sharing it again as it is one of my favorite black and white images ever. The 2nd one is 7 exposures, taken shortly after the first picture, and is another favorite though it was not in the original post. More to come later this week – I hope everyone has a good Monday!

Nashville Wedding: Monica + Zack

Paul — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:18:09 +0000

The site of Zack and Monica’s Nashville wedding was Crievewood United Methodist Church. It was only appropriate that their beginning of husband and wife began on a perfect evening, just as the sun was setting on another hot summer day. What follows are a few of my favorite images from this awesome couple’s wedding. Congratulations Monica & Zack!