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On Assignment: Fatherhood
The assignment for this month is “Fatherhood”. Family Conferences will be doing a social media post on Father’s Day, so they are looking for a nice, authentic photo that illustrates anything that has to do with being a Dad. Since I was visiting my brother and his...
Full Moon Over Ohio
Have you been wondering about the intriguing subject I mentioned at the end of my last blog post? We were on our way back from the IAHE convention in Indiana, driving east through Ohio. We had enjoyed a visit with friends over a delicious and filling meal. We made...
Mounds State Park Sunrise
I’ve done a lot of traveling in the past 15 years. I’ve pitched my tent in the snow-laden wilderness. I’ve hiked back from epic mountain overlooks for miles in the dark. I’ve camped in my car underneath a canopy of green by the side of National Forest roads...
Ready for a Celebration?
I watched my first Lenspiration Photo Coaching Webinar in 2018. I had submitted a photo of "the silky water effect" that I was soo excited about—the water did indeed look silky! Uh, it also looked kinda slimy…which is exactly what James said in his critique of my...
Easter Sunday
Last Sunday was Easter Sunday. And what do you do on Easter Sunday afternoon? We take nice family portraits while we are all dressed up in our Sunday best!I was looking forward to our Easter photo this year, now that we are a little family. I asked my brother...
On Assignment: Party Backgrounds!
When I first found out what the theme would be for the photo assignment we would be shooting for Homeschool Summits in April, I got a wild idea in my head for what to photograph. However, I had a very difficult time figuring out how I would actually go about...
The “Exceptional” Is Always Just a Handful
In February, God provided the opportunity to photograph a wedding for a friend in Pennsylvania!Of the thousands of photos that Lydia and I will take at a wedding, only hundreds are good enough to be delivered to the couple. And scattered throughout the good ones is...
Do I Really Need A Wide Angle Lens?
“Let me think. Should I bring my wide angle lens with me?” One of my responsibilities at the family conference last weekend was to take family portraits. “No, I wouldn’t need a wide angle lens for that.” Also, even though the conference was all the way down in...
On Assignment: Prayer
Photographing something so broad as “Prayer” might seem kinda boring. However, when I got to thinking about how I would photograph it, I started getting excited! Instead of being limited to a certain subject, style, or location, I could take the assignment wherever...
The Extent of My Winter Photo Excursions So Far
I’ve been grateful for the opportunity to take some snow pictures this year! Last winter, I wasn’t able to take very many, so it’s nice that we’ve had a nice snowfall or two this season so far. Back in January, we had a little snowfall that was more than just a...
The Secret to Doing Better Next Time
In a lot of ways, learning photography is like learning how to ride a bicycle. Once you’ve figured out the controls and menus on the camera and learned how to shoot in manual, it’s not that hard to pick it back up again after a while.However, photography is also...
On Assignment: Motherhood
When Family Conferences asked for photos on the theme of Motherhood for their Mother’s Day social media posts, I was immediately excited. There is such a large variety of ways one could photograph this concept! For this particular assignment, it is a bit of a...
Giving the Right Impression
An old forum topic from a few years back recently resurfaced, and wow, was it an encouragement to read again! It all started 4 years ago, almost to the day, when @loganlamar asked, “How do we, as followers of Christ who happen to enjoy really great photography,...
What I Do To Start Off the New Year
It’s the time of year for organizing photos! Now that it’s January, all the photos in the previous year that will be taken, have been taken. No more photos will be added to 2023. So, it’s time to make sure those photos are all correctly organized, filled away...
My Initial Attempt At Shooting the Moon
For this month’s Moon Scenery assignment, did anyone have any success photographing the full moon over the Christmas season? Here in West Virginia, it was super cloudy just about every morning and evening surrounding the holidays. There may have been one morning...
Down At The Dam
Kendalyn couldn't believe her ears. "Family portrait will be down at the dam on Buffalo Calf Rd!" The dam?! Murkey brown water. Often covered in algae. Muddy, brushy banks. Surrounded by bare, leafless trees and dead, yellow grass. Along a narrow road, where would...
On Assignment: Moon Scenery
Have you ever tried taking pictures of the moon? If you have, now's your chance to show us your incredible skills! If you haven't, now's the time to get ready to make some great memories! Moon photography might seem easy because the moon is something we can go...
On the Shore of the Chaudière
The November sun sunk below the horizon soon after we crossed into Canada. On previous travels to Quebec, my destination to visit friends in Sherbrooke would have only been about half an hour north across the border. But tonight, things were different. There was...
Looking Back Over 2023
At this time of year, I always seem to find myself looking back to reminisce over the highlights of the year!Thinking about the Shoot to Serve Photo Assignments, it was really neat to have established connection with some new publishers like Solve Family Problems,...
On Assignment: Christmas!
Yay, it’s Christmastime again! After having photographed so many challenging assignments over the past 11 months, I wanted to close out the year with an assignment that was fun and easy for everyone. Plus, this assignment is only going to be live for two weeks...
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I`m not normally up in the middle of the night to take photos....but tonight was different! Hadn`t ever photographed a lunar eclipse before. Pretty epic.
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New blog post! 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 at link in bio.
This month`s "Shoot to Serve" photo assignment just went live! Portraits Of Flowers. Let`s take some beautiful photos of flowers (or pull them from our archives!) to help Olivet Baptist Church with their VersePic ministry. Details at link in bio. Free for anyone to submit! www.lenspiration.com/current-assignment
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Simply can`t wait to launch next month`s Shoot to Serve photo assignment on Friday! It`s going to be really fun. (More about the STS assignments at link in bio)
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Super fun day of traveling! Can you tell what my favorite rest stop is? 😄
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We had a nice snow early last week!
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You know what this photo represents? Dind the answer in my latest blog post about my "rock collection"! Link in bio.
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Driving back from the WV homeschool convention, we tried to find a spot to enjoy the sunset. A cemetery at the top of a hill had to do this time. 😄
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Been taking time to edit photos from the recent coldsnap! Read about how rubber floor mats saved the day on this wintery photoshoot....Link to blog in bio!
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Is it safe to use your camera in extreme cold?! Find out in the latest Lenspiration blog post! Link in bio.
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Tried photographing frozen waterfalls in Quebec....and they were too frozen to be of much photographic value at this time of year 😄
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Well, 0 degrees doesn`t feel any warmer than yesterday 😄 Been using the past few days to make the most of my time up north.
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I`ve never photographed in -15° before, I don`t think! This morning was great for photography, though. Another winter story in latest blog post....see link in bio!
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Trying to take advantage of the abundance of snow! Over a foot of snow now, I`d say.
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Have a photo of a path meandering through a pretty scene? Submit it for the latest Lenspiration photo assignment! Use link in bio.
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Story behind the photo in the latest Lenspiration blog post! See link in bio.
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Enjoyed some time in the fresh, deep snow last night!
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Merry Christmas Eve!
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