http://www.jekphoto.com/index.php/site/index/ en jason@jekphoto.com Copyright 2008 2008-04-29T07:36:00-08:00 http://www.jekphoto.com/index.php/site/beer_brewers_trade_show/ http://www.jekphoto.com/index.php/site/beer_brewers_trade_show/#When:07:36:00Z At last the Craft Brewer’s Conference earlier this month, featured a large trade show.  Craft beer brewers from all over the world got to view the latest in state-of-the-art equipment and supplies.  And of course, there was LOTS of beer to sample. 2008-04-29T07:36:00-08:00 http://www.jekphoto.com/index.php/site/im_backagain/ http://www.jekphoto.com/index.php/site/im_backagain/#When:05:50:00Z I was away last week and have been trying to play catch-up every since.  I went to San Diego to photograph my 3rd Craft Brewers Conference put on every year by the Brewers Association.  Craft beer brewers from 30 countries converge to learn more about their art, go to a trade show and drink a lot of beer.  I’ll post a few photos over the next few days. 2008-04-24T05:50:00-08:00 http://www.jekphoto.com/index.php/site/hillary_clinton_visits_hillsboro/ http://www.jekphoto.com/index.php/site/hillary_clinton_visits_hillsboro/#When:07:22:00Z So many people showed up to see Hillary Clinton last Saturday morning that an overflow room had to be set up with a video screen for people who could not fit into the gym.  If you would like to read more about my impressions of Senator Clinton’s speech you can read it here.  You can also see more images.  I hope to continue to cover the this year’s political races as the campaigns pass through this part of the country.  2008-04-10T07:22:00-08:00 http://www.jekphoto.com/index.php/site/clinton_stumps_for_clinton1/ http://www.jekphoto.com/index.php/site/clinton_stumps_for_clinton1/#When:15:07:00Z Bill made a good case for how to fix this country.  It was full of specifics.  While I don’t doubt Hillary’s command of the issues, I wonder if she can match Bill’s ability to woo a crowd.  She’s suppose to come to Oregon Saturday, so perhaps I’ll get to see for myself.  I doubt we’ll see McCain here until after the primary season.  If you’d like to read more about Bill Clinton’s Oregon Visit, you can read my impressions at the Sentinel News Service where I am a contributing blogger. Portland Sentinel 2008-04-03T15:07:00-08:00 http://www.jekphoto.com/index.php/site/the_obama_show_comes_to_portland/ http://www.jekphoto.com/index.php/site/the_obama_show_comes_to_portland/#When:06:08:00Z Sorry for the lack of updates—I had to take a week off from the blog for unforeseen reasons.  Last Friday Barack Obama paid a visit to Portland.  It was a capacity crowd at Memorial Coliseum which seats about 13,000.  It was a rousing speech with lots of the optimistic platitudes one would expect from the Obama campaign.  I’m not sure yet if I’m a believer.  Gov. Richardson made his endorsement that morning.  Seeing his enthusiasm for Obama did increase the Senator’s credibility in my eyes.  I’m predicting that Richardson will be tapped as running-mate if Obama gets the nomination.  We’ll see if I’m right.  After the rally there was a press conference.  It occurred to me towards the end that I should ask if a VP slot was in the cards for the Governor but it was too late.  As a photographer, I’m so used to being a silent observer that asking questions at press conferences doesn’t often occur to me.  I’m working on being more of a reporter, and not just an voyeur on the world’s events.  I see how different a mind-set it is.  As a photographer, my approach has always been to just allow things to happen and then try to find the angle and moment to capture that illustrates my impression of the situation.  If you want to write about an event, you need to get people to say things so that you have new information to report.  Both are exciting in their own way.  Putting the two together will present an interesting challenge, but one I think is worth taking.  2008-03-31T06:08:00-08:00 http://www.jekphoto.com/index.php/site/winters_over/ http://www.jekphoto.com/index.php/site/winters_over/#When:10:05:00Z Just like that:  It’s Spring! 2008-03-20T10:05:00-08:00 http://www.jekphoto.com/index.php/site/kink_holiday_concert/ http://www.jekphoto.com/index.php/site/kink_holiday_concert/#When:06:28:00Z Here is an image from the most recent KINK Radio Holiday Concert.  There were five acts.  Collective Soul was the headliner. 2008-03-19T06:28:00-08:00 http://www.jekphoto.com/index.php/site/film_festival/ http://www.jekphoto.com/index.php/site/film_festival/#When:07:27:00Z I miss the Portland International Film Festival.  This was the second year I photographed it and it is really an interesting assignment.  It’s exposed me to a lot of modern cinema that I would never have had the opportunity to see.  I’ve thought a lot about “Snow Angles” since its screening.  It was pretty depressing in a lot of ways, but I still can’t decide if I liked it or not.  2008-03-14T07:27:00-08:00 http://www.jekphoto.com/index.php/site/st_johns_peggers/ http://www.jekphoto.com/index.php/site/st_johns_peggers/#When:05:30:01Z Last month I had an assignment to photograph a local cribbage club.  I had no idea one existed here, but they meet every Thursday night at Patty’s Home Plate Cafe.  I’ve never understood the game, but it still seems to have a loyal following. 2008-03-13T05:30:01-08:00 http://www.jekphoto.com/index.php/site/keepn_it_weird/ http://www.jekphoto.com/index.php/site/keepn_it_weird/#When:06:38:00Z Tonight was the opening reception for the “Keep Portland Weird” show.  I had 6 photographs displayed.  The whole thing was a lot more performance based than I had expected.  You can see more of Gwenn Seemel’s work at 2008-03-07T06:38:00-08:00