Category: Thoughts

• Mooning* at Half Moon Bay

  A little place called Half Moon Bay was one of our destinations this past weekend. Jules and I headed out there to relax in the sand and enjoy the sun and surf.

  Joe Sterne

  April 13, 2012

  California, Photography, Project Art, The Unique Project, Thoughts

  beach, FaceTime, half moon bay, Half Moon Bay California, iphone, jules11127, nature, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area, surf, Surfing, travel, vacation, west coast

• Baby, Baby, Babyyy

  

  A couple of weeks ago, my stepsister Olivia gave birth to a wonderful baby girl named Amaya.

  Joe Sterne

  March 18, 2012

  Baltimore, Photography, Project Art, The Unique Project

  Amaya, baby, baby shots, California, christmas, Family, motherhood, olivia kim, Pregnancy, stepsister, vacation, wonderful baby, yujin kim

• Up in the Air

  So I’m editing photos at 30,000 feet in the air and blogging. This is definitely a first for me.

  Joe Sterne

  March 4, 2012

  California, Photography, Project Art, Social Media, The Unique Project

  american airlines, aperture, California, cleveland, in flight wifi, innovation games, mac, Mountain View, Mountain View California, ohio, travel

• Zach’s Inaugural Homebrew Beer opening and tasting!

  It’s not often that one of your friends starts homebrewing beer. It’s even rarer when this special occasion surrounds his birthday celebration.

  Joe Sterne

  February 20, 2012

  Baltimore, Photography, Social Media, Social/Group, Thoughts

  beer, Brew, Brewers, celebration, dark ale, Drink, homebrew, opening party, zach egolf, zegolf

• An open (love) letter to Jules

  Once Jules sees this, she will probably panic. So let me get this all in before I get in (possible) trouble.

  Joe Sterne

  February 14, 2012

  Baltimore, Better yourself, Photography, Thoughts

  2 years, displays of affection, engagement, Half marathon, jules, jules11127, love, Valentine

• “You say goodbye, I say hello” [Big Announcement]

  

  This will probably sound crazy to some of you. It did for me at first.

  Joe Sterne

  February 13, 2012

  California, Thoughts

  baltimore, Baltimore Metro Area, California, change, Chicago, goodbye, innovation, innovation games, Mountain View, Mountain View California, new job, relocation, Silicon Valley

• Pristine Beaches and Bloody Battles, Part I

  (to see the last post in this ongoing story, click here) Morning came too early for me. I had spent two nights in Europe already, and couldn’t seem to get my internal clock right.

  Joe Sterne

  January 26, 2012

  Europe 2011, Photography, Social Media, The Unique Project, Travels

  europe, France, june 6th 1944, Normandy landings, Omaha Beach, photography, Pointe du Hoc, travel, Utah Beach, vacation, World War II, WWII battlefield tour

• Something Shocking I’m Doing This Year…

  While I’m all for constant improvement and resolutions (any time of year), I’ve never really wanted to admit them publicly. It’s not a privacy thing, it’s really that no one gives a shit (truly) on what I want to improve on. I on the other hand do like hearing what others’ goals are because it…

  Joe Sterne

  January 1, 2012

  Better yourself, The Unique Project, Thoughts

  2012 resolutions, Digital single-lens reflex camera, drinking, Graduate school, Health, life changing, New Year, Time-lapse, Weight loss, Weight Watcher, Weight Watchers

• What I’m Thankful for (2011 edition)

  This is one post I have no idea how to start. Last year, I wrote a post detailing what I am thankful for. It’s pretty incredible how my life has changed in that year alone, for instance my “roommate” is now my fiancé, but overall my list of things has expanded. There are so many…

  Joe Sterne

  November 25, 2011

  Better yourself, Photography, Social Media, Thoughts

  chopper, dogs, Family, friends, holiday, love, marcy, Thanksgiving

• Unexpected Acknowledgement

  Wow. Oh wow. Oh wow. Wait, did I just accidently quote Steve Jobs?  (May he rest in peace)

  Joe Sterne

  November 16, 2011

  Baltimore, Better yourself, Photography, Social Media, The Unique Project

  Art, best photography blog 2011, contest, mobbie, photography, the mobbies, twitter, Website

• Driscoll’s Moments Food Tasting Session

  This past Friday, my fiancé Jules and I had some friends over to taste some homemade berry themed dishes that we could make again for Thanksgiving. The event was put on by WineTwits (a Twitter account that I follow) and Driscoll, who graciously supplied us with a very cool supply pack for the event. We…

  Joe Sterne

  November 7, 2011

  Baltimore, Photography, Social Media, Social/Group, The Unique Project

  Cooking, driscoll berry, foodie, MacBook Pro, Mark Driscoll, photography, social media, twitter, WineTwits

• Tone Deaf Photography (HDR Part II)

  As I wandered through France, one of my goals for advancing my photography skills was to take a ton of HDR photos. I managed to end up taking quite a bit, and as I slowly go through the hundreds of photos from the trip, a few began to stand out. I tried to go for…

  Joe Sterne

  November 3, 2011

  Better yourself, Europe 2011, Photography, The Unique Project, Travels

  Arts, canon, church, France, High dynamic range imaging, photography, Techniques and Styles, Tone mapping

• Jetlag what?

  Paris, France. The name invokes so many feelings and thoughts.  Arguably most of the most popular cities in Europe (if not one of the most well-known),  Paris to me evicts scenes of coffee shops and bread stores with some national monuments mixed in.  Paris would be our first stop on our tour of WWII battlefields…

  Joe Sterne

  November 1, 2011

  Better yourself, Europe 2011, Photography, Project Art, Social Media, The Unique Project, Thoughts, Travels, Work for Hire

  Arc de Triomphe, British Airways, europe trip 2011, France, Ile-de-France, joe Sterne photography, New York City, Paris, The Champs, travel

• Chelsea’s and Jason’s Engagement Shoot

  

  This past weekend, I had the pleasure of shooting my first engagement session. Chelsea and Jason, who I met through my fiancé Jules, recently got engaged and asked me to shoot some photos of them. I was stoked, and after 2 rescheduled shoots due to weather, we were finally ready to get down to business.…

  Joe Sterne

  October 30, 2011

  Baltimore, Photography, The Unique Project, Work for Hire

  canon, Chelsea, engagement, engagement shoot, flash, Jason, joe Sterne photography, photography, reflector

• Chelsea and Jason’s Engagement Preview!

  I had the great honor of photographing Jules and I’s friends Chelsea and Jason engagement today. The shoot went off without a hitch and they were a blast to take pictures of. It’s so cool to capture the love these two share.  I couldn’t wait to show them some of the photos- here is a…

  Joe Sterne

  October 23, 2011

  Baltimore, Photography, Project Art, The Unique Project

  chelsea and jason, engagement, engagement shoot, joe Sterne photography, maryland, photography, preview

• Wow, this place is a zoo! (26.2)

  Well, that isn’t entirely true. We only ran through an *actual* zoo for a mile or so during the 2011 Baltimore Marathon in which we were told to “watch out for the animals” (true story).  Luckily for us marathoners, the zoo animals were kept under the watchful eyes of zookeepers while we all ran past.…

  Joe Sterne

  October 19, 2011

  Baltimore, Better yourself, The Unique Project, Thoughts

  26.2, baltimore, cancer, livestrong, Marathon, maryland, maryland double, Road running, running

• This is a test…this is only a test (HDR)

  So you may have heard I took a trip over to Europe recently. It’s true- I went to France, Luxembourg, and the Czech Republic. I brought my camera along for the ride with a lens I rented from Borrowlenses.com. While it will take weeks for me to sort through the 50+ GBs of photos/videos I…

  Joe Sterne

  October 7, 2011

  Europe 2011, Photography, The Unique Project, Travels

  Borrowlenses.com, Czech, Czech Republic, France, hdr, Luxembourg, photography, prague, test

• How I remembered September 11th, 2001

  I still remember where I was on September 11th, 2001 when I found out about the attacks. I had just gone to my Latin class (which ironically enough my teacher is one of my only teacher Facebook friends) and she had the TV on. We saw the second tower get hit and that’s when I requested…

  Joe Sterne

  September 11, 2011

  Thoughts

  2001, ithaca college, memorial service, New York, New York City, Pentagon, sept 11th, september 11th 2001, the fountains, United States, vigil, washington dc