Category Archives: Travel

matt & emma: destination wedding, virgina

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...

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July 22, 2010 - 12:45 am

Lynn Nickel - Incredible photos! Absolutely beautiful, Matt and Emma. Hats off to the photographer, too.

July 21, 2010 - 12:18 am

erica ann - Beautiful wedding and stunning images!

July 16, 2010 - 2:17 pm

Janice, mother of the groom - I am filled with great joy as I revisited this most glorious day … Joel you did an amazing job of capturing the joy of this day. So many treasured memories.

July 16, 2010 - 2:10 pm

Kristin - Beautiful pictures of a beautiful wedding!

July 12, 2010 - 10:39 am

Carrie Haymond - GORGEOUS PHOTOS! A dream wedding. Memories to last a lifetime!
Congrats.

Carrie

July 11, 2010 - 11:33 pm

Jodie - Wow…your pictures are amazing! I am so impressed! The wedding was beautiful, we had a great time!

July 11, 2010 - 11:28 pm

Ed Backell - Emma -

What wonderful pictures! It looks like you two had an amazing wedding, and I’m quite sure you’ll have an amazing marriage as well.

God’s best blessings to you both!
KFJ – Ed Backell, Warden, WA

July 11, 2010 - 11:12 pm

Jama Hayes - Em and Matt,
Your pictures are wonderful and fun. They tell the story of your wedding beautifully! How will I ever decide which ones I want the most?
Love you, Jama

July 11, 2010 - 10:51 pm

Danielle - Congratulations Emma & Matt. Lovely photos!

July 11, 2010 - 5:53 pm

Carrol Morgan - Emma and Matt,
Beautiful pictures of beautiful people. My favorite so far is the one as you are walking away down the path. Starting your lives together…

July 11, 2010 - 2:34 pm

Jennie - Beautiful pictures!
We had a great time at the wedding :)

July 11, 2010 - 1:07 pm

Melanie Williams - Emma & Matt:

Wonderful pictures of a beautiful couple!!! What fun everyone had and the photographs perfectly capture all the happy moments that we all shared in.

We are thinking of you as you are now settling in to your life together. Peace and happiness be with you.

All our love, Mel & Tom

July 9, 2010 - 10:02 pm

Joel - Thanks Peter! I used a couple, most likely the 85 f/1.2 or the 24 f/1.4 though. I like using those two in particular: the 85 for it’s amazing background blur, and the 24 for its unique shallow depth-of-field perspective at a wide angle (which we are used to seeing a great amount in focus with wide angle shots).

July 9, 2010 - 9:47 pm

Peter Marks - Awesome work Joel! What lens did you use for the narrow depth of field shots?

foreshadow II: matt & emma, virginia destination wedding

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

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July 10, 2010 - 12:04 pm

Barbara and Steve Emerick - Emma and Matt: You are a beautiful couple, inside and out! It was a wonderful day and a very special wedding. We are so happy we were there. The photos are excellent.

July 10, 2010 - 12:24 am

Leah Rupp - Looks like a beautiful wedding! Love the shots inside the barn. Nice work as always Joel!

foreshadow: north carolina destination wedding.

I had a blast this last weekend getting to shoot in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina!  Here’s one from a little adventure on a creek in Montreat, right below Lake Susan.  Congrats Miriam & Clayton!

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June 29, 2010 - 3:30 pm

Leah Rupp - Looks beautiful! Can’t wait to see it.

foreshadow: princeton destination wedding.

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

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July 2, 2010 - 12:06 am

Darlene Walker - Thanks for sharing this photo. Love it, it is so different from the everyday shots. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the pictures.

night skyline II: golden gate bridge, sf.

Just one more shot from over the weekend.  It was a blast, and I’m still recovering.  I still can’t get over how cool the bridge/city looked that night!

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May 19, 2010 - 9:05 am

pjb - Wow. So you go down to SF for a quick trip and just happen to get this on the side. Amazing.

May 18, 2010 - 11:33 am

Bryan Rupp - Just read my comment on your last post…