Lenspiration | Site-Wide Activity https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:19:30 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 8a60fefb33094df7d9e6b88e36337a55 Lydia Bennett replied to the topic Family Pictures Tips in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/family-pictures-tips/#post-103096 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:29:31 -0400 That’s so good to hear, Joanna!

I feel like every photoshoot I do, I walk away with at least one thing I learned or something I can do to improve next time. The more experience you have, the more those things will build up so you’ll have more and more ideas on what to do in all sorts of situations!

]]> 18be7d84dd02349a60959c361c0dbd31 Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: 12 Calendar-Worthy Photographs in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-calendar/page/4/#post-103091 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:32:04 -0400 This assignment is now LIVE for September 2026! Can’t wait to see everyone’s photos!

]]> 274d9277d168deec74b9048d08de8262 Joanna Coleman replied to the topic Family Pictures Tips in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/family-pictures-tips/#post-103068 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:50:04 -0400 Thanks everyone, for your input! I will definitely be coming back to this with future photoshoots as well!
The photoshoot went great! I wasn’t able to go to the location beforehand, as the family hadn’t decided till I arrived there. But I was able to find some really cool locations there, even though I had never seen the place. I did switch into…Read more

]]> f561ca279bec9937d5e2845fdacd0f12 Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: Inspirational Verse Pics in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-verse-pics/page/6/#post-102917 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:59:45 -0400 SUCH a great webinar tonight! Here’s the link to the replay, for anyone who missed it or wants to re-watch.

Congratulations to the winners! I’ll be emailing you all this week with your awards. And all participants are getting a little something special too, so keep your eyes on your emails for that as well.

]]> 233c64a0852a345dd39dafac88c4d386 Lydia Bennett replied to the topic Family Pictures Tips in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/family-pictures-tips/#post-102866 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:20:21 -0400 Heartily agree with what has been said so far!

I’d condense my suggestions to the three following points:

1) Plan general groupings
i.e. full family, dad/kids, mom/kids, siblings, individuals

2) Use variations within each grouping
i.e. posed, seated, standing, moving (walking, running, playing “red light green light”, giving group hugs,…Read more

]]> 348521836805842284a333e8ff27774e James Staddon replied to the topic Family Pictures Tips in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/family-pictures-tips/#post-102863 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:02:56 -0400 Oooh, good for you, Joanna! It’s an big step, to take on the role of family photographer for another family!

I don’t know your personality, but it helps me a LOT when I scout out a location beforehand, preferably at a similar time and same lighting conditions as the real shoot will be (sometimes an hour or two before the real shoot works fine).…Read more

]]> a23b9722ac59f00e507575b8f7a2cf75 James Staddon replied to the topic FEATURED: Inspirational Verse Pics in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-verse-pics/page/6/#post-102861 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:31:10 -0400 It was fun to watch so many submissions come in last week!

While it doesn’t technically have anything to do with photography, learning how to add text to a photo is a very good skill to have! So I’m glad you took the time to work through the process and figure out how to do it, Jake @lenorascholl.

And what a wide variety of photos, @parrisfamily…Read more

]]> ac85a4d28f51ffc06d8df0123f853b41 Joanna Coleman replied to the topic Family Pictures Tips in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/family-pictures-tips/#post-102859 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 02:53:39 -0400 Thanks, @blessingscaptured! This is really helpful! ๐Ÿ™‚

]]> 3026d871da3ec939f59313e088aa1f8d Blessings Captured replied to the topic Family Pictures Tips in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/family-pictures-tips/#post-102856 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:06:24 -0400 Smiles take first priority.
Take lots of pictures, in a pinch you can photoshop eyes, or smiles.
Do vertical, and horizon shots, you don’t know what the family may need them for.
Do many different combinations of family members. Dad + Mom, Dad + Girls, Siblings, etc.
Try to get some casual ones of the family interacting.
Do test shots. What I’ll…Read more

]]> d7ae7ba7f83b32d5146e0c93659ff948 Joanna Coleman started the topic Family Pictures Tips in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/family-pictures-tips/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:24:41 -0400 Hey everyone!
I meant to post this earlier, but the week got away from me. I’m taking my first family pictures this next week, and I just wondered if anyone had any tips for taking family photos. I don’t have any experience as of yet taking photos of other families besides my own, so any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
Joanna

]]> 925999b77793050abcb2cc20d1c2051a David Parris replied to the topic FEATURED: Inspirational Verse Pics in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-verse-pics/page/6/#post-102850 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 03:58:08 -0400 Here are Joshua’s photos.

]]> 42617846463e8f6365a3cfcaf66dab92 David Parris replied to the topic FEATURED: Inspirational Verse Pics in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-verse-pics/page/6/#post-102844 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 03:46:29 -0400 Here are Rebekah’s photos.

]]> a9e0f7dd5a687978a937c2fdf22adf49 David Parris replied to the topic FEATURED: Inspirational Verse Pics in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-verse-pics/page/6/#post-102839 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 02:22:02 -0400 …and the rest of them.

]]> 3c70d2d896ea98f3a9e05554d942b513 David Parris replied to the topic FEATURED: Inspirational Verse Pics in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-verse-pics/page/6/#post-102834 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 01:59:16 -0400 Here are Faith’s photos for this assignment.

]]> 4017dfe8d7f3adba749c7af4ac32ec77 Jake Scholl replied to the topic FEATURED: Inspirational Verse Pics in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-verse-pics/page/6/#post-102824 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:10:40 -0400 Well… I accidentally put the Hi-res versions above, so the third one didn’t go through. Here are all three in thumbnail version. –Jake Scholl

]]> a65954f800ccf67655bb0ea77f4922e9 Jake Scholl replied to the topic FEATURED: Inspirational Verse Pics in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-verse-pics/page/6/#post-102821 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:06:30 -0400 The following are my three pictures for this assignment. Although I have become pretty comfortable with using Lightroom for editing, I am very unfamiliar very with using Photoshop to add lettering, so this was an excellent learning opportunity! Understanding how to move edited pictures out of Photoshop in the proper form and size was especially…Read more

]]> f93361407f0bd785f083ad4f72418dcc James Staddon replied to the topic FEATURED: Inspirational Verse Pics in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-verse-pics/page/5/#post-102818 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:29:05 -0400 Good to know. Thank you @blessingscaptured Hannah! That’s a neat idea to make the black party transparent behind the text.

]]> b177a1577950797a11782fb311f55950 Nicolas Minjarez became a registered member https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/18231/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:43:50 -0400 0 ce92bb0a7af92711433ae969b32ef292 Blessings Captured replied to the topic FEATURED: Inspirational Verse Pics in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-verse-pics/page/5/#post-102620 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:56:47 -0400 I wanted to include the whole verse but still make it large enough to read. I don’t know if I accomplished that goal.
-Hannah

]]> 14ff4224d09e5549b528443824238d8f Braelynn Gierke became a registered member https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/18225/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:20:49 -0400 0 2bf6232a0aa05d9ebb5c7a0bd0563ca9 James Staddon started the topic Selling a 7D Mark II (body only) in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/selling-a-7d-mark-ii-body-only/ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:59:36 -0400 Hi, I’m looking to sell my Canon EOS 7D Mark II camera body. I can post pictures and find the shutter count for anyone who might be interested. I was thinking around $450 + shipping. These are the camera specs: https://cameradecision.com/specs/Canon-EOS-7D-Mark-II

The main reason I have it right now is to use as a second camera when I’m…Read more

]]> 3068925fecbb55af80dd07641b29b0ac Laura Lane replied to the topic FEATURED: Inspirational Verse Pics in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-verse-pics/page/5/#post-102575 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:52:10 -0400 I use Canva.

]]> 8635074ae45fbe68c33241c1b6b0ea64 James Staddon replied to the topic FEATURED: Inspirational Verse Pics in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-verse-pics/page/5/#post-102571 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:15:24 -0400 What colorful photos, @laura-aome! Curious, what program do you use to add text to your photos?

]]> c65162f7e3fd3f41163acedb90f66d0a Haskins Family's profile was updated https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/18219/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 02:31:26 -0400 0 5a70c6749577b496164ab05dfe71a014 David Parris replied to the topic BONUS: Recipe Book Cover (Deadline: March 6) in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/bonus-recipe-book-cover-deadline-march-6/page/2/#post-102547 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 23:24:31 -0400 @laura-aome
What a lovely design Jemima! You did a great job arranging the pictures and choosing your text styles and colors. We are so glad that the pictures were a help and look forward to seeing the completed cookbook!

]]> b78053a843c7c78919e2ae390b2097b6 Lydia Bennett replied to the topic BONUS: Recipe Book Cover (Deadline: March 6) in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/bonus-recipe-book-cover-deadline-march-6/page/2/#post-102544 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:17:13 -0400 Sooo fun to see these, @laura-aome! Thanks for sharing here! They look great.

]]> 28dce04186c0a0633271ad803ac095b5 Laura Lane replied to the topic BONUS: Recipe Book Cover (Deadline: March 6) in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/bonus-recipe-book-cover-deadline-march-6/page/2/#post-102530 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 03:53:31 -0400 Hey everyone, thought that you might like to see where we’ve used the photos, and @parrisfamily I will be in contact with you soon about the e-book!
– Jemima

]]> 1a059d5ce54365350c01889ed9e93502 Laura Lane replied to the topic FEATURED: Inspirational Verse Pics in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-verse-pics/page/5/#post-102504 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:47:13 -0400 These are my pictures for this assignment.
– Jemima

]]> 3f50675ec3ce7704046f45a859a6ac25 Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: Inspirational Verse Pics in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-verse-pics/page/5/#post-102255 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:16:14 -0400 This assignment is now LIVE for August 2026! Looking forward to what you all submit this month! If you have any questions along the way, please don’t hesitate to ask.

]]> b254cecc90a024efd1b2b0e7d9ca7e48 Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: Picturesque Places in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-places/page/3/#post-102223 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:06:38 -0400 What a fantastic webinar last night! Soo many epic locations and great pictures showcasing them. Here’s the replay where you can catch it all, and see the three winners!

]]> e53eebb5e10ad0bd1e9388ab2fc52231 William Fallow changed their profile picture https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/18210/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:54:48 -0400 0 791049a34183e530b91659806eb8f362 Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: Picturesque Places in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-places/page/3/#post-102204 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:09:31 -0400 I’m looking forward to this webinar as well! Here’s the link for anyone who hasn’t registered!

]]> 477bb22c19c78787e53c400d875eba03 James Staddon replied to the topic FEATURED: Picturesque Places in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-places/page/3/#post-102203 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:14:11 -0400 I saw a bunch of submissions coming in last week! Can’t wait to review them all.

]]> 03cdcac599b38a09717f2d564e0d4d60 James Staddon replied to the topic ClickItUpANotch Photography Courses on Closeout in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/clickitupanotch-photography-courses-on-closeout/#post-102196 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:33:33 -0400 Thanks for the heads up, @loganlamar!

]]> a1d0ffbdd2f0f5edced7f1d64ea696f8 June Krisman became a registered member https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/18205/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:15:40 -0400 0 70b6ee15b884cb71d593ef5402464e02 Logan Lamar started the topic ClickItUpANotch Photography Courses on Closeout in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/clickitupanotch-photography-courses-on-closeout/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:52:15 -0400 Hey everyone!

Just wanted to send a quick messageโ€”Click It Up A Notch photography courses are on closeout.

You can get all of Courtney’s courses for $50 until Wednesday.

https://www.clickitupanotch.com/closing-sale

I don’t get any kick backs or anything but this site was where I learned all of my photography for taking photos of kids and f…Read more

]]> 63950b8c0561c477de39bc4a7237e630 Sajid Ali became a registered member https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/18201/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:09:07 -0400 0 210c53809af14a126875779885904a97 James Staddon replied to the topic FEATURED: Picturesque Places in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-places/page/3/#post-102056 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:42:21 -0400 Took an evening with the family on Saturday to check out some new local locations! The main sunset location was closed to vehicular traffic, but we did discover an interesting dam, a covered bridge, a bunch of neat walking trails, and an old historic barn! Didn’t go live on Instagram because I was with folks, but maybe next time.

]]> 7531740bab71f1ed989f72d34da5333b Samuel West replied to the topic Camera backpack in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/camera-backpack/#post-102021 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:24:31 -0400 Thank you for your recommendation Parris family. My old bag recently wore a hole in it and so I needed to get a new one. I ended up getting a Padwa Lifestyle backpack and am very pleased with it so far.
For anyone else looking for good camera bag for a reasonable price, I would also recommend the Padwa Lifestyle camera bags.

]]> 517b8a1828e1530c33a03a3163463124 Adeel king became a registered member https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/18192/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:19:02 -0400 0 31cdc61fb6b5e8bd920b532fdec6fb34 Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: Sweet as Honey in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-honey/page/3/#post-101933 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:45:40 -0400 Congratulations again to @loewfam on being chosen as the winner for this assignment! Webinar replay is available at this link.

]]> 2ebe609e75fe9544f2f186642aca80dd James Staddon replied to the topic FEATURED: Picturesque Places in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-places/page/2/#post-101924 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:24:35 -0400 Looking forward to doing something NEW for this assignment!

I’m going to try livestreaming some landscape photography excursions as I go out and explore new places to add to the Scouting Guide.

If you’re on Instagram, keep a eye out for notifications for when I go LIVE. When I go live, it will most likely be around the times of sunrise or…Read more

]]> 328c6950d1023c22357c2a5dda05cb3e Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: Picturesque Places in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-places/page/2/#post-101861 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:17:06 -0400 Yay!

]]> 47577963a57cd9f85db326bc56aa6b9d Loewen Family replied to the topic FEATURED: Picturesque Places in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-places/page/2/#post-101853 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:27:48 -0400 Ooh, funn!! I just submitted a location recently–it will be great to do some more!!! We have a pretty busy month up ahead of us but I hope I can give some more great locations in Alaska! ๐Ÿ˜€ It feels a lot less daunting now that I just did one recently, yay! ๐Ÿ˜€
-Leanne

]]> b8546e7a1ff5898615013b15d82a091e Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: Picturesque Places in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-places/page/2/#post-101851 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:02:41 -0400 Well, folks….it’s that time of year again! A top favorite photo assignment is now LIVE for July 2026! Literally canNOT wait to see all the locations everyone submits this year. And then I think I’m going to need to start planning an inter-continental trip to start visiting them all. ๐Ÿ˜€

Have at it! You’ve got 24 days to pummel the Scouting Guide…Read more

]]> a17e5fb8f6c8d2752cdc0fe0550ab9de James Staddon replied to the topic FEATURED: Sweet as Honey in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-honey/page/3/#post-101783 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:55:08 -0400 EXCELLENT use of foreground blur, @blessingscaptured!

From looking at the photos, I would never have guessed you were low on honey, Henry @samuelwest.

Those are some amazing closeups, @loewfam!

You’re really controlling the light well there, @william-fallow72gmail-com

I really enjoyed seeing these previews and can’t wait to dive deeper into…Read more

]]> ac0f0c3fd6511c58228b3e55f9daeba5 Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: Sweet as Honey in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-honey/page/3/#post-101782 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:37:18 -0400 Great work, folks – thanks for being part of this assignment! Hope you’re all planning to join us tomorrow evening, Tuesday June 30 at 7PM (EST) for the live webinar! Here’s a link to register. See y’all there!

]]> 49e41e4addc35749bee729c75163cc99 William Fallow replied to the topic FEATURED: Sweet as Honey in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-honey/page/3/#post-101772 Sat, 27 Jun 2026 02:40:55 -0400 These are my submissions for this month’s assignment! At first I wasn’t sure about my composition, so I just kept moving things around until I found something that I liked ๐Ÿ™‚

]]> 4423d698ed177a88a2bf3e06dda7b52c Loewen Family replied to the topic FEATURED: Sweet as Honey in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-honey/page/3/#post-101765 Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:46:07 -0400 Here are some submissions for this assignment! I thought I’d do some of bees in nature…as I didn’t have great options for still life honey or actual beekeeping, and I do really enjoy photographing bees on flowers and had several good photos in my portfolio already! The dandelion ones I took this month with the assignment in mind! I had a cool…Read more

]]> f57949d8098c8f3e07bca65141b2e30b Samuel West replied to the topic FEATURED: Sweet as Honey in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-honey/page/3/#post-101762 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 22:29:56 -0400 This assignment was a bit more of a challenge for me, and I also made the mistake of not checking how much honey I had to use, so I didn’t really have enough, but it was still fun overall!

-Henry

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