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foreshadow: oregon coast engagement session

Joel — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 07:54:28 +0000

Yes, I know this is ridiculously late! But after driving back from an engagement session just outside of Canon Beach tonight I couldn’t help but put some images up to end the dry spell of posts! First off, I can’t wait to shoot Sarah & Alfredo’s wedding later this year, as it was a blast photographing them laughing and being themselves in the AMAZING light/location! Following is a shot I took on my way home looking out across the bay by Wheeler. What an epic night!

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: north carolina destination wedding.

Joel — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:53:53 +0000

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!

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!

foreshadow: oregon coast wedding.

Joel — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 03:16:29 +0000

Couldn’t help posting one from today’s amazing wedding on the Oregon Coast!!! Congrats Brit & Matt!

out and about: oregon fly fishing.

Joel — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:18:02 +0000

In my spare time (i.e., 4:30am in the morning!) I like to get outdoors. Today I traveled with my friend, Bryan Rupp to the Wilson River for some fly fishing. It was an amazing morning, with perfectly overcast conditions, complete with Brook Trout. Here’s Bryan letting loose on the river.

Here’s yours truly (thanks for the photo, Bryan!).

foreshadow: oregon graduate session.

Joel — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:41:56 +0000

Had to post a couple quick ones from this stellar session. Congrats Gray! And keep up the skating!

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!

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…