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rachel & matt: princeton, nj destination wedding

Joel — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 19:44:31 +0000

I realize it’s been a while since I’ve posted, so I added a lot of photos from this wedding to make up for the pause. Rachel & Matt’s wedding was a lot of fun, and it was great to be able to take photos for a friend and fellow photographer! And now, here are a few of our photos from the wedding day…

matt & emma: destination wedding, virgina

Joel — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 01:16:34 +0000

Having never been to Virgina before, I was excited to travel and shoot in a new place. And the combination of fireflies, mountains, sunsets, and an amazing couple made it a great experience! The following images were taken at the Rockwood Manor historic bed & breakfast, which was quite the location.

Matt & Emma, thanks so much for inviting me out to photograph your wedding!

foreshadow II: matt & emma, virginia destination wedding

Joel — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:52:06 +0000

Coming tomorrow, a full post from Matt & Emma’s wedding in the mountains of Virgina!

foreshadow: princeton destination wedding.

Joel — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:11:18 +0000

Just one from Rachel & Matt’s wedding last weekend in NJ/PA. It was a lot of fun!

nathan & bethany: oregon wedding.

Joel — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:13:50 +0000

When weather decides to cut you slack on a wedding day you are always grateful, and this was one of those days. When we arrived at the Abernethy Center to shoot Nathan & Bethany’s wedding it had been raining all morning. Despite the rain Bethany was ready to go out and have fun getting some photos, and before we could even set foot outside the sun started to break through! Here’s the result of the day, which we are very grateful to have been a part of. Thanks Bethany & Nathan for having us photograph this part of your journey, and blessings on the years to come!

virginia foreshadow: destination wedding.

Joel — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:53:44 +0000

foreshadow: bethany & nathan.

Joel — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 05:43:06 +0000

Coming later this week, Bethany & Nathan’s wedding at the Veiled Garden! It was a perfect break in the weather for their beautiful wedding. Here’s one of the newly weds until the full post…

…on a more technical note (for the photo geeks out there!) I have to say that my Canon 24 1.4L has been the go-to lens! This shot is a prime example of why I love it. No post-process vignette, sharpening, color or contrast corrections. While the Canon 85 1.2L has the impressionistic bokeh I have come to love, the 24mm has a way of taking a wide angle perspective and giving it a shallow depth of field at 1.4 that is unique, beautiful, and at times unanticipated for this wide of a shot. You might even go rent one to try for yourself at Pro Photo Supply (if you’re local to Portland). But enough with the shop talk…

family portraits: five rock ranch, oregon.

Joel — Wed, 26 May 2010 19:07:23 +0000

All I can say is that the location was amazing, and the family (and good friends!) were way too much to photograph! We hit Five Rock Ranch for some Sunday afternoon Mother’s Day photos, and what ensued was a lot of laughter and snapshots. It’s always fun to see families enjoying one another, which was very self evident for these folks. Happy Mother’s Day Lois, and thanks for letting us capture your beautiful family! Get ready for A LOT of photos…

photo riot! a different kind of photo booth.

Joel — Mon, 24 May 2010 16:42:15 +0000

That’s right! We officially kicked off our photo riot booth at Twin Rocks Friends Camp this last weekend for a fundraiser we were shooting. And it was a riot! Here’s one from the day that cracked me up. Our dear friends, who are expecting, really got into the spirit of the booth. We’ll be posting more soon!

published: geez magazine.

Joel — Thu, 20 May 2010 23:02:33 +0000

I forgot to mention the other week that I got a copy of the Geez magazine, in which a couple of my photos were published for the below article. I’m very stoked, as I’m a huge fan of the magazine. You should definitely look them up, grab a copy, make a cup of tea or coffee, and have yourself a good read. My friend, Darryl Brown, is the designer, and you should definitely have a look at his work, too! You can check out his stellar designs here.