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Monthly Archives: November 2009

abigail & thomas. princeton wedding. destination.

Yaaaah!!!  This wedding was STELLAR!  I have really enjoyed every wedding I’ve photographed so far, but this one takes the cake in terms of sheer fun!  Thomas and Abby, you rock!!! So, to prep you all for this long post, I had to scale down the selection count as I was near 200 with my...

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March 1, 2010 - 1:34 pm Annie - Hey there..I love the pics..especially the pic where you are finding each other around the corner. I pray you are both doing well..God's continual blessings to you both.

January 4, 2010 - 5:53 pm Kelli Regan - Abby and Thomas...I'm just getting to look at the pictures online. They are AMAZING! But then just look at the subjects. You two are beautiful and the day was magical! Joel...these truly are the most beautiful wedding photographs I've ever seen. Soooo not your typical wedding photos. I'm very impressed.

December 2, 2009 - 10:58 pm Chelsea - Beautiful photos!! You really captured the spirit of the wedding.

December 2, 2009 - 3:51 pm Annette - Can you clone yourself and do some photos in the Twin Cities? I've rarely seen photos done so beautifully. You really captured the spirit of their wedding day!

December 1, 2009 - 5:48 pm Jayni - OB-SESSED with these photos!!!!!!! LOVE THEM! It was so much fun to have you there, you can tell from the photos that Thomas & Abby were just super comfortable around you, and the shots are BEAUTIFUL!!

December 1, 2009 - 3:37 pm Jamie - The most beautiful and "TRUE" shots I've ever seen!!

December 1, 2009 - 3:26 pm Leah M. - I had such an amazing time at your wedding. I'm so happy for you both! Congrats you lovely couple!!!

November 30, 2009 - 3:09 pm Joel - Thanks Heather! Fun really sums it up well. =)

November 30, 2009 - 3:07 pm Heather Espana - Oh my goodness, Joel. These are fantastic! What a fun wedding!

November 30, 2009 - 3:04 pm Joel - Thanks, Leah! I loved the guitar shot, too. Felt very meditative to me.

November 30, 2009 - 3:04 pm Joel - Hey John! Yeah, it was a great time!

November 28, 2009 - 9:27 pm Leah - Beautiful work! Love the guitar shot and all the group shots. Looks like the wedding party was a blast!

November 26, 2009 - 2:35 am John Fitzgerald - Very nice, Joel- that wedding looks like it was a blast!

February 17, 2010 - 9:05 pm design time: wedding albums...and more albums. | peace.photo.bock - [...] wedding, which if you didn’t catch their photos the first time around you can right here.  I have to say, Fundy Album Builder is probably the best investment I’ve made for album [...]

teaser part II. in process.

Here’s a “first look” (pun intended) from what’s coming later this week…

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November 23, 2009 - 8:59 pm Abigail - YELPS of excitement!

one up. portland wedding.

I was glancing through a fresh batch of images from a wedding I shot last Saturday at the Nines and Secret Society with my friend Mike, of Katchlight, and ran across this photo I wanted to post really quick.  More to come later.

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November 24, 2009 - 4:53 pm Leah Rupp - Awesome!

November 24, 2009 - 12:52 pm john - This is a great shot. Nice work Joel

November 24, 2009 - 11:22 am Heather Espana - Sweet shot Joel! Can't wait to see more :).

nelscott reef 2009 competition. lincoln city, or. surfing.

The day got an early start.  Trucks pulled up towing wave runners.  Surfers suited up.  The tide slowly began to creep in.

Surfers were watching the waves, sporting life jackets for the big waters.

We got setup on the hill, ready to see our first Nelscott competition.  The fog began to burn off.

The wave runners were pushed...

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November 23, 2009 - 11:10 pm Kelsey Cantrall - Holy crap! I almost peed my pants looking at the waves those guys were on! You captured it for sure. :)

November 23, 2009 - 2:51 am Ralph Beebe - Nice pics, Joel. Thanks. Ralph

November 18, 2009 - 10:44 am Nick Chapman - The last one is Sick, nice catch Joel. I'm sad I couldn't be there.

road trip. berkeley part II. fresno. yosemite.

Second night we chilled with our good friends the Chapmans in Fresno.  We had fun at a local park, eating some amazing Ethiopian food, accidentally taking their frisbee when we left (sorry! we’ll, mail it =), and drinking tea and coffee over a great game of Squint.  We started the next day with some famous...

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November 17, 2009 - 10:56 pm Bryan Rupp - Breathtaking shots of Yosemite Joel, beautiful. After looking at these I'm trying to force Leah to take me to Yosemite for my birthday, only a few hours left and she's not budging. Leah and I both love the very bottom right shot and may want a huge canvas of it for our living room!