Category Archives: Winter

feature: ChampagneNW

For those of you who are dealing with some “great” weather for photos right now, stop on by ChampagneNW’s blog to see some suggestions of fun ways to utilize the elements, including a photo from a wedding I shot that gives a great example of utilizing the elements.  Here’s another image from the same wedding...

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April 5, 2010 - 4:03 pm

Bryan Rupp - Congrats Joel, super rad man!

adam sweeney: recording shoot.

Last year I had a blast taking some photos of Adam Sweeney and his band recording his new album at The Woods in SE Portland.  The location was stellar (it’s an old funeral home converted into a music venue!), and the music was rockin’!  Here are a few images I really liked from the session:

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March 29, 2010 - 11:39 am

Bryan Rupp - Beautiful job capturing this Joel! Awesome shots all around. Also I love the new look of the blog, looks great!

aaron & kalie: oregon winter wedding.

I had the chance earlier in the year to help out the amazing Heather Espana (click on her name to see her images) with one of her weddings, which was a blast!  We went from the Hotel Vintage Plaza to the Urban Studio, and here are a couple of my favorites…

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editorial: geez magazine.

A couple months back I had the honor of doing some photos for Darryl Brown, an amazing graphic designer and stellar skate boarder, who does design work for Geez Magazine.  If you haven’t read the magazine you might pick it up at some point, it’s a really great read.  And the photos are too bad...

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March 17, 2010 - 10:53 am

serenity - That is awesome! It is so exciting to see your photography really take off. The creativity God has given you is so inspiring. Keep being you, Joel.

sam & alyssa: oregon engagement.

Having known Sam for a long time now, I was stoked when he and Alyssa contacted me to shoot their wedding this coming summer.  We had a lot of fun around Newberg this last week, enjoying the winter sun and temporary warm weather. Below are a few of my favorite images. On another note, I’ve...

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March 7, 2010 - 8:19 pm

Aunt Debby - This are some beautiful pictures that really show off not only your personalities a little but the love is very evident in your eyes. I am so happy for the 2 of you and can’t wait for the wedding!

March 3, 2010 - 11:02 pm

Heather Espana - Sweet, Joel! I love seeing Newberg scenes from different perspectives like this. I’ve been wanting to shoot with those oil cans for a long time. Nicely done!

February 26, 2010 - 1:37 pm

Bryan Rupp - Beautiful Session Joel, lots of awesome shots! Hard for me to pick a favorite, but I think the third one down on the right is it. Dood where is this water tower or whatever that large metal round thing is?

September 29, 2010 - 8:42 pm

sam & alyssa: oregon wedding » joel bock photography blog - [...] was a blast to shoot for several reasons.  One, we had a stellar engagement session (see it HERE), two, they are friends, and three, I used to babysit Sam!  That’s right, I’m old even [...]