Thomas' Photograhy

My 30 Minutes of Storm Chasing

2009-02-10T13:01:00.001-08:00

Well I know its been a while but I am back...and to kick things off here is some pictures of my 30 minutes of storm chasing (sorry mom). I did not get to see a Tornado, however I did get to be under a farm overhand during the most powerful hail I have ever seen. It was about softball size (no joke). I grabbed a few bits of it for pics. Let me know what you think. Full story here...thomasezoch.blogspot.com

Well I guess its been a while...

2008-08-03T16:30:00.000-07:00

Due to the crazy nature of my job and life I have neglected to keep updated on my blog. These days are no more. Throughout this next week I will be showcasing my work over the last few months so stay tuned.

In the importance of this post, I just launched my new website this last week...

Thomaszoch.com

Check it and let me know what you think!

Good to be back on the interweb...

Thomas Zoch

SNU Heartpal

2008-02-22T23:08:00.000-08:00

To all SNU Heartpal attendees, to see your photobooth pictures click here.

Thomas

Life and Love and Hard Drive Failure

2008-01-29T17:33:00.000-08:00

This has been a busy last few weeks of starting school. On top of it all my laptop hard drive crashed causing me to loose all my pictures from Christmas break (including all the pictures in the blog post before this one). I still have hope in recovery and it was a good reminder to always back things up. On to the Business side...

This last week I met with friends Graham and Brittany who recently got engaged. We spent two different days out taking pictures and had a great time. Here are a few from the shoot. Enjoy.

Thomas

Canon Beach

2008-01-04T18:27:00.000-08:00

Thursday I headed to Canon Beach with my Dad and little brother. The rain and wind was intense so I kept my camera away for most of the time. There was a small window in the skies for about 20 minutes. So here are a few I snapped in that window. Enjoy.

Thomas

Happy New Years from Zoch Photography!

2007-12-31T17:01:00.000-08:00

Hello all,

Just wanted to say happy new years! From me to you. As a new years gift I put a few of my fine art pieces below, full resolution for all your desktop background needs. I also included a somewhat recent picture of me with my new logo. Have a great new year!

^Photo by Josh Mccullock^

Thanksgiving Beach

2007-12-19T20:43:00.000-08:00

Toward the end of thanksgiving break I went to the beach for a day with my family. We enjoyed nice Oregon overcast weather as well as a nice dinner and bonfire.

Enjoy

Thomas

Covert Operations Photography...A New Specialty

2007-11-27T10:09:00.000-08:00

A good friend of mine asked me if I would be interested in taking pictures of his engagement. I got very exited seeing as this could be the launch of my business' new covert ops photography. Stephen and Cheryl, thanks for letting me be a part of your story and I wish you two the best of luck.

After the engagement my two brothers, sister in-law and I headed to a lookout point. This was especially entertaining seeing as there was hurricane force winds going on up there.

Enjoy the Pictures, More to come in the week

Thomas

Hometown Hangout

2007-11-27T10:01:00.000-08:00

On Wednesday of thanksgiving break I headed to Seattle with my Brother and Sister In-Law. We first had lunch with my Dad and then hit the town. Pikes place was our first stop. The most fun part here was meeting a guy on the street who had a very well trained parrot. By very well trained I mean he JUGGLED his parrot and did all sorts of tricks with him. After Pikes Place we went to my Dads for dinner and I got to meet my new step Nephew. Enjoy the pictures!

Thomas

Thanksgiving Break

2007-11-26T05:41:00.000-08:00

Well it has been a while since a blog post and there is a lot to catch up on. These next few posts are from thanksgiving break. I was fortunate enough to fly home to be with my whole family. As for right now I am sitting in the airport waiting to board my flight. Story Time.

My Dad drove me to the airport this morning and we finally got to the airport then as we were pulling to the curbside drop off then the whole car jolts forward. I quickly turn around and notice that a Dodge Ram was uncomfortably close. Sure enough we had been hit reasonably hard. I rushed in and got through security and hopefully all is well and no pains will arise.

Enjoy the posts from this break.

Thomas

Fine Art for Sale!

2007-10-22T10:18:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! It's been a long time since I have had a post and so much has happened. I have 3 more blog entries coming in the next couple days, so stay tuned.

One of my main passions is doing fine art. I love taking pictures of the great outdoors and anything in between. I do have a fine art section in my website, and for the next two weeks I'm selling 8x10 prints matted and framed in a 11x14 frame for only $45 each! This includes shipping and everything.

You can view my fine art section here

Here is a Picture I took a week or so ago when my little brother was in town. It reminded me of home and made me happy, so I thought I would share.

Enjoy, Thomas

Miniature Earth

2007-09-16T23:57:00.001-07:00

Nothing like putting things in perspective at 2:00 in the morning. The video below is called Miniature Earth, it is based on the concept that if the world was reduced down to only 100 people. I found this amazing and shocking, it puts things in perspective so much more than thousands of statistics on a huge scale. And since this is a "photoblog" I added a picture of myself taken right as I posted this. Let me know what you think.

P.S. Mom I know I should be in bed at 2:00am, Love You

Thanks, Thomas

Flaming Tennis

2007-09-04T08:02:00.000-07:00

For pure thrill and to cure Sunday night Boredom we went to Wal-mart and bought some tennis balls, a half gallon of gasoline and a lighter. We wanted to play a friendly game of catch. The person with the idea claimed that you can hold it for a second or two without burning your hands, therefore you can catch and throw. Don't try this at home kids, we are trained professionals and have some college education....Don't worry, no one was hurt in this intense game of catch and no police were involved making this story a fun one. Sorry Mom.

PS....Check out the new site

Thomaszoch.com

Six Flags

2007-09-04T07:53:00.000-07:00

This last Friday and Saturday I went to Six Flags in Dallas, Texas with the youth group I sponsor for. Didn't take to many pictures from the trip but I thought I would share some.

PS.....Check out the new website

Thomaszoch.com

Putting skittles in sleeping peoples mouths

God Bless Quik Trip

Josh Loves His Chocolate Water

Sarah and Shelby

2007-08-28T07:40:00.000-07:00

So I finally got the opportunity to shoot a wedding on the 25th of August. The lucky bride and groom were friends of my brothers in college. So for pure fun I tagged along with my brother on this wedding shoot to gain some experience. Not knowing what to expect I was a little nervous about the wedding however it turned out to be fun and very relaxed. I hope every wedding could be this easy and relaxed. Let me know what you think....

PS..... I just launched my new website, check it out. There are even more wedding shots on my website

Thomaszoch.com

Dorm

2007-08-25T00:54:00.001-07:00

Well im back at SNU. I have not been able to get out to much to take pictures, however I thought I would let everyone see my dorm setup. Let me know what you think.

PS: My first wedding shoot is TOMORROW! So more pictures to come!

Blue Skies and Good Times

2007-08-17T22:32:00.000-07:00

Today I spent my afternoon with recently engaged friends Jason and Deirdre and her daughter Madison. They wanted portraits done for Madison before I headed off to college. We went out to a sunflower field and once Madison got in the mentality that pictures were fun she was extremely photogenic. We then went to their favorite park after that and got some more shots. Afterwards Madison wanted to play hide and seek, and who could refuse such an offer. All in all it was a great shoot and I had alot of fun. Enjoy the pictures and let me know what you think.

My First Shoot

2007-08-16T00:42:00.000-07:00

Today was my first shoot flying solo. The victim was a family friend named Alina. She needed senior portraits done. Since it was my first shoot and I wanted a variety of shots for my portfolio we went all over the Portland metro area. We first hit up the waterfront in downtown then went out to the farm land and got some shots a sunflower field. It was a good day and I felt good about my shots. Let me know what you think.

Shark Attack!

2007-08-12T14:51:00.000-07:00

After watching Shark Week on the discovery channel I was dying t0 see some sharks. The Oregon Coast Aquarium right now has a shark exhibit where you can actually walk through a tunnel of glass and watch all sorts of sharks and stingrays as well as other fish swim over and under you. So my friend Joey and Girlfriend Melany headed to Newport beach to see the aquarium. It was a beautiful day and had a blast till the end of the trip when Joeys car overheated and there was smoke everywhere. We were able to get the car to Melany's Grandmas house and eventually got picked up by his mom. So these pictures are dedicated to Joey's slowly dying car and Adriana for the ride home.

PS: It has been a while since I have updated so I decided to give alot more pictures in this post

ENJOY

Lions and Tigers and Bears, O My

2007-07-28T00:50:00.000-07:00

I went to the zoo today with my girlfriend and best friend to hang out for the day. We made our rounds to all the different animals and had a great day. Let me know what you think! Much Love.

Nature Park, Not the Nike World Campus

2007-07-19T00:21:00.000-07:00

Today I was bored so I went to the Nike world headquarters to take some pictures. I parked and got out of my car and set out on some of the trails of the campus to take some pictures. Before I could lift my camera to take my first shot, security stopped me and escorted me off the campus telling me it was a private campus (although there are no signs that say otherwise). From there I decided to go to the Tualatin Hills Nature Park. I hiked some of the trails for the majority of the afternoon and took quite a few shots. Here are a few of the better ones I took. Let me know what you think.

The best day

2007-07-15T20:17:00.000-07:00

Tuesday I headed to the beach with my Girlfriend Melany to just spend the day hanging out. Since I was trying to be a kind person and focus more on her than my camera, I didn't walk out with all to many shots. Here are four of my favorite from the trip. Let me know what you think. Much Love.

Beach Again?

2007-07-04T00:04:00.000-07:00

Yet again I visited the beach, this time with the family on a camping trip. I spent about four hours out on Monday afternoon hitting the beach and different spots. I saw these cool wooden pallets off in the distance so I pulled over and walked through waist high grass to get a shot of them. Long story short I got hives on my legs and it wasn't worth it. This day at the beach was my very first day shooting manually as well. So let me know what you think.

A Taste of Color

2007-07-03T23:56:00.000-07:00

I learned a new tactic in photoshop recently and tried it out on a few pictures. Let me know what you think. Im thinking of doing a series like this.

Brother Double Date, Beach Style

2007-06-27T01:02:00.000-07:00

I headed out to the beach Monday morning with my little brother, as well as my best friend and his little brother. The trip was somewhat last minute but it was an excuse to get out and see the beach. We ended up going to Seaside, then to Canon beach for lunch at Mo's. We ultimately ended up at Arcadia Beach which holds so many memories. Arcadia Beach is where about 4 years ago, Myself, as well as my brothers youth group almost died (funny story). However Arcadia the beach where my Brother and Sister in law got engaged. So these pictures are for them, Love you guys.

Portland at Sunset

2007-06-24T19:52:00.000-07:00

After a long boring day at work, I decided hit downtown Portland with my friend Melany. We walked the waterfront on the west side, and eventually walked to east side of the river as well. While on the east side of the river we caught the sunset and it was an absolutely amazing view. Let me know what you think. Enjoy...

Day Two With Camera, AKA Gorge

2007-06-22T10:58:00.000-07:00

I decided to hit the Gorge yesterday with my best friend Joey and my new camera. The weather was cloudy at first but pulled out and it turned out to be an amazing day. We first hit Oneonta falls, which in order to get to it you must walk through waist deep ice cold water, which was fun on the warm day. We came across a frog in the water who was more than willing to let me take a billion pictures of him from about 5 inches away. We next went to Horsetail falls and up to trail to Ponytail and eventually Triple Falls. It was a warm day filled with about 7 miles of hiking and it was absolutely surreal. Enjoy the pictures, much more to come.

New Camera!

2007-06-21T01:24:00.000-07:00

Finally after months of research and waiting around, I bought myself a Canon Rebel XT. It arrived today at 6 pm, however I had to be at work at 7:30. It didn't stop me from leaving my house right away and on the way to work pulling off at a elementary school to take some shots of a old baseball diamond. Then after work I was taking out the trash and ran across some skaters who got nervous seeing as they were loitering on company property. I then asked if I could take some shots and they agreed. This is just day one with the new XT, Enjoy. Much more to come.

Favorite Freshman Year Moments

2007-05-23T23:32:00.002-07:00

I decided since everyone else has a cool blog that I would make one too. I have very little to say but im including some pictures of my favorite moments from freshman year. Enjoy.