It All Started With Some Pretty Pictures…
Mordecai’s fussiness suddenly ceased when he saw the smooth, dark green object in my hand. Wherever it moved, his eyes moved with it…
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Every Beautiful Photo Relies on This One Essential Element
Some time ago, Julianna and I spent time with friends in the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina. Almost every day was spent searching for a beautiful photo of a beautiful object in a truly beautiful area…
Read More »On Assignment: Portraits of Flowers
I couldn’t wait to photograph this month’s photo assignment! I have wanted to try taking a studio portrait of flowers for a long time now and here was my opportunity…
Read More »Come Take Pictures With Me!
“Darling!” James spun around in his office chair and flashed an excited smile . . .
Read More »Illustrating Bible Verses with My Rock Collection
In my previous post I described my icy venture into sub-zero temperatures to photograph this month’s photo assignment, The Solid Rock. Being away from home, I used what I could think of in the vicinity, and the stately, stone structures that dot the landscape of Quebec provided an enjoyable subject to shoot.... Read More »
On Assignment: The Solid Rock
It’s not every day that you get to experience the extremes we find in God’s creation. But when the day came for me to film the next Shoot to Serve photo assignment, The Solid Rock, I came face to face with an extreme I had never encountered before…
Read More »Is It Safe to Use My Camera in Extreme Cold?
I tramped through the blowing snow, camera dangling around my neck, hands dug deep into my pockets to protect them from the extreme cold. The clouds were thick and puffy above me. Every once in a while a flurry of snow would come swirling through the valley. But it would pass as quickly as it came, leaving my... Read More »
A Lenspiration Adventure: How Rubber Floor Mats Saved The Day
If you’ve been following along with what we’ve been doing here at Lenspiration, you’ll know that this month’s photo assignment is “Scenic Seasonal Paths” and that I went to go take pictures for it on the spur of the moment because snowflakes were accounted as gold dust in... Read More »
On Assignment: Scenic Seasonal Paths
After last month’s relatively difficult assignment, I was excited to get out and photograph something a little more up my alley. But just because this assignment is easier doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its own special twist. The fun part about this assignment is the “seasonal” aspect!... Read More »
Is A Bug’s-Eye View The Ideal Perspective In Photography?
I do a lot of traveling and I have seen a lot of places. Let me tell you about one recent trip from my perspective! I don’t think many people wake up with branches arching above them and a window-view of orange leaves at their feet, but I am used to waking up in unusual places. From my spot by the window, I... Read More »
How Do I Expose Properly for Christmas Lights?
I rushed out into the cold, winter night. Blue hour was quickly slipping away. But before it did, I wanted to capture the amazing display of Christmas lights that my brother had put on the house! The contrast between the lights on the house and the darkness around the house was incredible! What exposure should I use?... Read More »
Photographing As A Group Revealed These 4 Interesting Things
It’s hard to believe it’s been over a year since the St. Simons Island photography workshop! As I was editing my photos from that excursion the other day, I started to notice something interesting. During the day, the group of us 5 photographers were shooting the same exact things, sometimes literally... Read More »
On Assignment: Young Person Preparing Food (and Tips for Great Lighting!)
It’s not very often that we receive a photo request from a publisher who goes into great detail about the kind of photo they are looking for. Usually, a publisher doesn’t need something ultra specific, so a typical request can tend to be broad and brief. However, when I started reading through the photo... Read More »
First Impressions of the Canon R6
In a previous blog post, I shared some autumn photos from a pleasant, October excursion to Swallow Falls State Park with my new Canon R6 mirrorless camera. It was my first excursion with that camera. But now that several weeks have passed and I have had opportunity to take the R6 out on several more excursions, I... Read More »
A Day of Surprises in Indiana
It’s now becoming almost commonplace to meet up with folks I’ve never met (in addition to long time friends, sometimes) in the dead of night in abandoned parking lots or along deserted streets. I have to admit, it does feel kinda strange to introduce myself by headlamp, or shake hands with a silhouette I... Read More »
How Not to Clean a Focus Screen
For a while now, I’ve considered upgrading my camera to a mirrorless. I wanted to have at least one mirrorless camera to help with teaching and creating photography material, and I knew technology had advanced enough now to know that using a mirrorless camera could be quite advantageous. However, the mirrorless... Read More »
A Rare Photography Opportunity
Wow, the month of October flew by so quickly! So much happened, and there were so many opportunities for photography, but this has been the first week I’ve been able to sit down and actually edit some of my photos from October! So, let me start at the beginning . . . The first folder of photos that I have from... Read More »
On Assignment: Christian Womanhood
"Should we leave on Saturday, Sunday, or Monday?" The EXPLORE Waterfalls & Gorges of Western Indiana workshop was happening on Tuesday. To get to Indiana would be about an 8hr drive. I prefer not to travel on Sundays, and we were hoping to spend some time with the host family in Indiana over the weekend, so... Read More »
Dad
I’ll never forget the Christmas when I opened a beautifully wrapped gift from Dad and Mom with a Minolta film point-and-shoot camera waiting inside. I had been wanting a better camera after using disposable film cameras for a long time. And now, here it was! I remember pacing about, amid the happy sounds of wrapping... Read More »
One and a Half Years Later
One and a half years ago, in April, 2023, a group of photographers gathered for two photography workshops in western Indiana. After the workshop, I edited the team photos, picked out some of my favorite photos, edited them, and sent them off to the students. And then life continued. I never went back and edited the... Read More »