James Staddon, Author at Lenspiration

The Lenspiration-Recommended Browser

by James Staddon | Mar 26, 2019 | Recommendations

I’ve used Google Chrome for a long time. I thought it was the fastest browser out there. Then I learned about Brave. Maybe speed-wise they’re exactly the same, but the added benefit of having ad-blocking built-in (along with other random perks) made the decision to switch quite easy. The look and feel is identical.... Read More »

Reviving Photos from the Far Distant Past

by James Staddon | Mar 15, 2019 | Assignments

Ever since the Journey to the Heart Challenge back in January, I’ve been camping out in Isaiah 55 during my memorization time at night. And then a couple weeks ago this photo request comes in… Cherith Studio’s said, “I’m looking for a photo to illustrate Isaiah 55:8-9 and a photo to illustrate Isaiah 55:10-12.... Read More »

The Meeting that Shaped the Direction of Lenspiration in 2019

by James Staddon | Mar 8, 2019 | Stories & Expeditions, Updates & Opportunities

Perhaps you were wondering why in my last post I was going to be trekking all over the country…it’s not like I just drive around randomly for fun. Well, back in April 2018, Miracle Mountain Ranch invited me to talk about photography at their 2018 Media Summit. While I was there I met this guy named Garritt Hampton.... Read More »

Announcement: 2019 Photography Field Day Schedule!

by James Staddon | Feb 27, 2019 | Updates & Opportunities

As I finish putting together my 2019 travel schedule, I’m excited to announce the locations and dates I’ll be available to hold Photography Field Days this year! Here’s an interactive map that shows where I’ll be and when I’ll be there. Click on the orange pins or blue routes to view details: Not familiar with... Read More »

Behind the Shot: Mt. Olive

by James Staddon | Feb 23, 2019 | Stories & Expeditions

I’ve been living just a couple miles away from Mt. Olive Baptist Church for over 15 years now. It’s a pretty little church–nothing epic–perched up on the top of a little, partially-cleared hill. It’s a nice spot to go to pray or have devotions or take pictures on spare time on warm summer days. But I... Read More »

On Assignment: Praying Hands

by James Staddon | Feb 15, 2019 | Assignments

Know the hymn, “Now Thank We All Our God”? To you, what does it look like? When I found out that this was the next hymn that Family Conferences wanted us to photograph a background image for, I wasn’t initially excited. It’s February. We’ve long put all the Thanksgiving decorations away.... Read More »

What Is This? Not Even I Could Guess What It Was!

by James Staddon | Feb 8, 2019 | Tips & Tricks

I thought a recent Q&A Forum topic was pretty interesting…. @bennett-family asked, “I was cleaning out my camera bag the other day and came across this little thing in a small plastic bag, and I have no clue what it is! Can anyone identify it?” I observed that it was probably something that would attach to a... Read More »

How I Edited This Photo

by James Staddon | Feb 1, 2019 | Tips & Tricks

After writing this post about how I went about shooting the Cathedrals of the Imagination assignment, a Lenspiration Member asked if I could show her how I went about editing it. Showing how I edit a photo after I have edited it is not usually possible. Like, I don’t normally record my screen every time I edit a... Read More »

Looking to Upgrade? 7 Pre-Owned Items That May Be In Your Budget

by James Staddon | Jan 25, 2019 | Updates & Opportunities

I have 7 pieces of high-end, pre-owned photography equipment that I’d like to sell. I bought it as bundle from a friend of mine, Ryan, who was moving on to “phone photography” and now I’m selling off each piece individually. Before listing them on Ebay or making them available to anyone else, I... Read More »

On Assignment: Cathedrals of the Imagination!

by James Staddon | Jan 18, 2019 | Assignments, Stories & Expeditions

Over New Year’s, we went and visited friends up in New England. It was great fun! And it was the perfect opportunity to shoot the latest Shoot to Serve photo assignment, Cathedrals of the Imagination! It turns out that editing played a huge role in this assignment! Here is the before/after of my favorite... Read More »