Paul Rowland is an international wedding photographer from Nashville, TN
I met an awesome couple last Saturday afternoon to do their engagement pictures. We spent several hours literally chasing the light around the city of Nashville on what was one of the nicest days yet this winter. Even after the sun went down we were fortuitous enough to have a such a great spot overlooking the city. Their wedding will be taking place soon in Austin, TX and I imagine it will be amazing. Congratulations Amanda and Jason!
I want to thank my previous clients for nominating me to receive the Bride’s Choice Award for 2011!
From Wedding Wire’s website: “Paul Rowland Photography stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.”
I had the privilege of serving as the wedding photographer for so many wonderful couples last year and am very thankful they liked my work enough to nominate me for this award. I’m really looking forward to this year’s weddings — the first of which is coming at the beginning of March.
Oh dear god this is amazing.
Breathtaking!
incredible man! curious what you’re using for the painting…
Genius!
Paul, this is saying a lot because I really like your work, but this is probably my favorite shot of yours ever and one of the best light-painting shots I’ve ever seen too. It all works so well. Great job.
AMAZING! I love this picture
Previously unpublished picture from Jewel and Steven’s engagement session. Gorgeous couple + great location + beautiful light = awesomeness.
I spent a few hours on the 2nd to last day of 2010 with this wonderful couple. All of their engagement pictures were done in Percy Warner Park, a great spot just south of downtown Nashville. I think what I love most about it is you can wind up somewhere and not see anyone for hours. As I mentioned in the preview post, it had been kind of cold and overcast for at least a week, so we were thrilled to actually see the sun. Their wedding will take place later this year in Nashville – something I’m really looking forward to. Congratulations Jewel and Steven!
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What. A. Ridiculously. Pretty. Couple. I started to choose favorites, but once I had gotten to 2, 4, 10, 12, 13…I just stopped. They are really lovely. The light is so soft and golden, and there is so much joy between the two of them. Also, I just love that B+W where she is laughing and his back is to the camera, but he’s holding her up and her arms are around him. This series tells such a lovely and intimate story of the couple.
beautiful location and great backlight with the setting sun. They look very comfortable and happy! Great job on the pictures.
what an amazing couple. your b/w’s are awesome!
Paul, these are amazing, I’m sure that Jewel and Steven are in love with them as much as they’re in love with each other. You’ve captured such sweet and tender moments, and that last shot just blows me away. Love your work!
Beautiful couple, great locations, and wonderfully captured. They really look so in love and just lovely all around.
Beautiful work Paul. I love your navigation of light in this set and your tilt/shift work was great; really emphasized their smiles in one of the black and whites in the middle.
Oh, I LOVE these!!! Stunning couple, amazing locations, and the winter sunlight is so soft and pretty. Really beautiful work!!
You captured so many very natural interactions between them. That’s what I love, when a session doesn’t feel at all forced.
The couple look so happy. Great images.
Great pictures of a great looking couple in a wonderful location.
These pictures are absolutely gorgeous!! I love you Jewel and Junior!! Congratulations :]
I love the sweetness of this session! The couple is gorgeous and I love the fresh editing you have on your images.
Jewel, the pictures are amazing. The best engagement pics I’ve seen yet!! They’re so elegant, serene, and cute at the same time! I’m so excited for you and Steven, hope to see you two soon. P.S the last picture is my favorite <3
you rocked the heck out of this engagement session. you are a BEAST at these sessions!!
So romantic! Love the feel of these.
Gorgeous session. That light is dreamy.
What a adorable couple. That last frame is stunningly beautiful. Love your work Paul.
Best Wishes!! Mia told me the good news–Very happy for you two Jewel! :)
The last one is my fave. What a great location and a charming couple. Excellent work!
YOU’RE THE AWSOME ONE MAN!!!
Beautiful photos, the light of sunset is a delight. Congratulations!
Joya! These are so great! I LOVE them ALL! The last one is an AMAZING shot! Kudos to the photographer.
Her smile is gorgeous!! I adore these, the ones in the field are especially wonderful, especially that last one. Stellar lighting!
I don’t post a lot of personal work on here (especially if it’s not related to wedding photography in some way), but it’s not everyday you get to be a photographer on the sidelines of an SEC basketball game. This was the first sporting event where I got press credentials to shoot on the sidelines. I’ll get to do it again this Wednesday when Vanderbilt plays Ole Miss. This sequence is from last Wednesday; Jeff Taylor’s monster dunk against Georgia – it was ESPN’s #1 play of the day. I was situated to the left of the goal, and had a great angle to get these shots as he threw the ball down.
I thoroughly enjoyed meeting Callie and Johnny for their engagement session in downtown Nashville. Johnny is currently deployed overseas, but they will be getting married later this year in Lawrence, Kansas. These are just a few of my favorites from the 2nd to last engagement of 2010 – the pictures with the city lights in the background are among my favorite images of the entire year. I hope you enjoy them – Congratulations Callie and Johnny!
Outstanding! Love the lighting and the chemistry you’ve captured with these two. 6th one from the bottom is my favorite, but the entire set is stunning.
Okay, 6th one up from the bottom is a shocker! The one where they are almost kissing. That is the moment. So awesome.
I love how you’ve captured their personalities in these images! Such a cute couple too!
Love the black and white photos! Great set!!
A really beautiful series. I love the light!!
Awesome stuff! The running one is very cool. They all are!
yup.. like everyone else said, 6th one from bottom is freakin awesome. makes my heart skip a beat!
Oh my goodness, what a sweet set of photos of a sweet couple! That light is just beautiful!
This is really beautiful. very romantic!
love the light and the colours.
Total cuteness, where they are in that field is really romantic, I love those!
Love, love, love the light in your photos! So fresh and pretty. And what a sweet couple!
Wow, love the light!
Love the shots in front of “the ditch”. Great work. Makes me miss Nash’vegas!
GORGEOUS work here… so many wonderful shots!
Very cool session Paul. I love the silhouette of them and the tower in the background.
Oh, love your black and whites! Great session
I like your style, I will closely follow your blog. Congratulations!
awsomeness man! love the feel of this shoot with the pastel colors and b&w’s…
My favorite moment from 2010 was at some point during the reception when Megan and Brad managed to sneak away for a little alone time (their wedding was at the always gorgeous Cedarwood Mansion).
It was incredibly difficult to find what image I wanted to post, as I took upwards of 20,000 pictures this year. I am thankful and blessed to have been the wedding photographer for so many amazing couples. I’m really looking forward to 2011 – I already have two winter engagement sessions to share and a wedding coming up as early as March.
Strong #1 shot Paul. Love it.
yippeee!!! Magical even!!
It’s that tilt and Shift lens again, love it! Work really well, the light was also stunning by what I can see! Very inspirational Paul.
wonderful shot. great choice for BW too.
As I mentioned in this post, I’m sharing five of my favorite moments from 2010. This one is from Kathryn and Gavin’s gorgeous October wedding at the Nashville zoo. This was during their “first-look”, just after Gavin viewed his beautiful bride in her dress for the first time. Two pictures are included because I loved them both so much and they give a better sense of what that moment was like.
Leo Druker - Awesome session! I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before, but that last shot is simply amazing.
Shell Bailey - That last shot is simply fantastic. I love the whole set though, especially the black and whites. Your compositions are great.
Cindy - Love this engagement session! I especially love your b&w images!!
Rae Marie - Your black and whites are really superb…totally eye catching and impressive! The last one’s fab aswell! Great post!
john p - The second panel down is my fave. Delightful is all I gotta say!
Laura Thomas - I love the image with all the tall bells! Last image is stunning! Awesome lighting!
otto - that closing image is awsome paul!
Danielle Daigle - What a fun, young, and gorgeous couple! These are fab! I feel like a story unfolded with your photographs, and I love that.
Lori Wiltse - These are FAB-U-LOUS, Paul! Super cool locations, and you totally rocked this session!!! Those last 2 shots…I hope and pray I can shots like those someday!
Lisa Novakowski - Wow, that last shot is amazing… I keep scrolling back up to look at it some more. The whole session is just great!!
soobum im - Love the effects. Unique photos. Good job!
Mark Kalkwarf - Thos last two shots are fricken brilliant. It’s the little details that make these shot stand out for me, the high lights around the hair, the detail in the foreground (bushed). These are all subtle sighs of a pro at work.
Mark Quade - This is an awesome set!! Love the light painting :)
Xulio Pazo - Beautiful story! A pleasure to follow your blog. Congratulations!
alexbee - THAT LAST ONE!!!! AHH! :)
also love the funky looking kissing shot with the batman building. that one is awesome!
great set
Leah Muse - I bet the couple loves these.. they really show their relationship instead of flashy backgrounds.
Josh - Love these Paul. The last shot is off the charts.
Laura Burlton - What a sweet couple :) You can really tell they are into each other.
Johanna Hietanen - That last shot is magical! Great job overall. I love these :)
Heather - I love that third shot- wonderful work!