Monthly Archives: April 2009

Gradations of spring…

Gradations of spring… When I stepped outside today I was met with a mild humidity, covered by soft gray clouds.  The earth was vibrant with the color and contrast left by the recent thunderstorms, where all things seems to reveal their true shades.  University building stones popped with saturated texture, whereas before they had been...

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George Fox Journal…

George Fox Journal… Things have still been really busy with photography lately, but I wanted to share a quick item that I discovered the other day.  Earlier last summer I had done a shoot for my good friend, Darryl, who is now working for George Fox University.  It was photos around campus, coffee shops and other...

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April 20, 2009 - 5:00 pm

Bryan Rupp - Congrats Joel! That’s super exciting man!

Welcome Wagon & Sufjan Stevens!

Welcome Wagon & Sufjan Stevens! That’s right!  They came through and played at Miller Chapel here at Princeton Seminary.  We decided to take Espen and see how long he would last, and we made around an hour or so.  And, wouldn’t you know it but Sufjan Stevens was playing with them (orange shirt, on the...

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April 22, 2009 - 8:10 pm

tim - a shame to see those empty seats.

April 21, 2009 - 5:55 am

reece - wow!…I’m so in the wrong hemisphere! looked fantastic…oh boy!

April 20, 2009 - 10:17 pm

mitch - I’m a big fan of the act, but because I was in Pittsburgh, I missed the show. I would have loved to have a chance to meet them.

April 19, 2009 - 5:33 pm

Joel - I’m glad you two appreciate what we got to see! It was our first time, and it was definitely awesome!

April 19, 2009 - 5:24 pm

Bryan Rupp - Dood, that’s so awesome that the Welcome Wagon came to Princeton! And that Sufjan was there as well, I am echoing Alisa’s comment! Great shots Joel, I really love that first one, it’s really beautiful.

April 19, 2009 - 5:05 am

alisa - i. am. so. jealous.

April 23, 2009 - 9:41 am

What If We Threw A Listening Party And Everybody Got Pissed? (Sufjan Fans Find a Scapegoat) – Black Plastic Bag – Washington City Paper - [...] producing the debut album of The Welcome Wheel, a Brooklyn-area reverend and his wife, and has been backing them up on banjo. var addthis_pub=”washingtoncitypaper”; var addthis_options=”facebook, twitter, google, [...]

April 21, 2009 - 10:45 pm

All Good Naysayers – A Sufjan Stevens Site » Welcome Wagon Photos From Princeton NJ Show - [...] Bock posted some really amazing photos of the recent Welcome Wagon show in Princeton, NJ. They played in a nice chapel with a full band, [...]

Further spring developments…

Further spring developments…

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Across the board…

Across the board… I’ve been involved in many different photographic endeavors recently, ranging (as stated above) across the board.  Here’s a quick preview of a couple things I’ve been seeing through my camera. I had the great opportunity to work with one of Cherice’s professors, Dr. Charlesworth, for whom I photographed a couple of his...

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April 16, 2009 - 1:05 am

Bryan Rupp - Joel, thanks for putting up some of the shots you did with the professor, I was excited to see how those came out with the boxes that you bought. Looks great man! A friend and I were just discussing how we needed to get a hold of the dead sea scrolls and just read them ourselves to clear some things up. I think you are really my only chance so if you can just pass those baby’s on my way once you have them that would be awesome! Don’t worry about insuring them in the mail…I’ve never had the postal service lose anything and plus that saves at least a few dollars. Hope all is well friend, so looking forward to you and your family living here again! Great work on the birthday party pictures as well. Did you touch up those blue eyes on that one kid? They are incredible!

April 16, 2009 - 12:35 am

Joel - Thanks, Sally! I think a lot of these were actually shot with a 24mm lens, so the portrait length is not always needed, although it can help at times. =)

April 15, 2009 - 2:10 pm

Sally - I love the expressive baby blues on that sweet baby. Beautiful photos Joel! Your photo makes me want to use my portrait lens for more day to day stuff.