Last post on blogspot....

So, this is my last post on joelbeukelman.blogspot.com I am moving up in the world and have gone to wordpress. You can see the new blog @ whoisjoel.com. It is going to be a design driven blog, but I will also be posting some personal and photo stuff. Thanks for those of you that have followed me and I hope you follow in the transition.

Another 1011 Roadtrip...

So Kenny and I shot a wedding this past weekend in Monterey, CA. We of course had to stop on the way up to grab some sunset shots. We also took some random shot in the deep of the night to keep us up at 2 in the morning. On the wedding day we had some time to grab a beer by the Monterey harbor before the wedding. It was a long trip, but the wedding was awesome and we got to spend some time with family. Hope you enjoy the pics, and wedding shots to come!

the new whoisjoel.com

So, I have been doing a lot of networking lately and have realized I need to step up my game. I am in the process of converting to wordpress and developing a whole new blog and website for myself. I am pretty excited about it, so I will keep you updated as it progresses.

Steve + Stephanie + Steve Jr.

Kenny and I had the privilege of shooting this awesome family in Old Town Temecula this past weekend. This shoot was all made possible by twitter.....how you might say? Well, a while ago I met a nice lad by the name of Garth. Garth is another amazing designer in our area and I started getting plugged into his twitter network of artists, geeks, and freaks. Steve was one of these great contacts I met through Garth. Long story short......I'm going to be working on some exciting things in the future....all because of twitter and social networks. In short....use twitter.....you never know who is going to be on the other end.

Oh...we had a great time taking picture of these guys......they are awesome. Also, check out Steves site. He is a Local Search Marketer and does amazing things. :)

3 Months :: 14 Days

YO-Semite

Hello All,

This is a week or so late, but I went to Yosemite National Park for Kennys Birthday. I was only there for a couple days but, it was well worth the drive. As you can see below, we did a lot of hiking, chilling around the fire, and (of course) taking pictures. The drive home was miserable (see the last picture), but I made it alive. Peace & Love!

Meet Diesel (for real this time)

Meet Zeek

So Erica and I are watching her parent Golden Retrievers for a week and started talking about getting a dog (which we have always wanted). We are talking to his parents owners (amazing people) and they are hopeful for his adoption also. He is a 4 month old Staffordshire Bull Terrier. We will hopefully be meeting Zeek this week along with this grandpa, who is a champion show dog.

If you haven't heard of Staffys before go look them up. Probably one of the best dogs you could ever encounter. They are strong, extremely loyal, family oriented, protective, and great around other humans and children. I will keep you updated.

Taran Maternity Photos

This morning I got to shoot my best friends wife, for their soon-to-be addition to their beautiful family. She is due in June and we can't wait for little sailor. Taran it a trooper! I made her be ready by 6:00am, crawl under a barber-wire fence, and dodge cow-pies for a good 45min. Enjoy!

whatisthreshold.com

So my Church is announcing their new website launch WHATISTHRESHOLD.com. Myself and Lighthouse Marketing Group donated a lot of time and energy to this site. We are excited for it to finally up, and we created this little tutorial movie to explain everything to the peps. Check it out.

Kyle & Prisilla get Engaged

So we shot this great couple last week. We took them on a nice little tour through La Jolla. It was a beautiful day and Kyle and Prisilla made our job easy. They are getting married in August and we can't wait to shoot their wedding. I had a hard time narrowing down my post....I had way too many favorites. Enjoy.

The Cross on the Hill

For the past six weeks I have been going through the book Wild At Heart with my mens bible at The Threshold. For our last meeting we took a small hike to this cross behind our church on the top of a huge hill. We started hiking right after sunrise. The view was pretty epic, as well as the conversation. Life Changing.