Stories & Expeditions Archives

A $745 Mistake

by James Staddon | Sep 7, 2019 | Stories & Expeditions

Bang! Have you ever seen a lens fall off a camera at waist height and land onto a wooden floor? And better yet, a Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM lens? Up until Reece & Stacy’s wedding, I hadn’t either. I’m still impressed with the build quality of that lens. Even from that fall, there was not a crack, not a dent,... Read More »

Why I’m Headed to Georgia

by James Staddon | Aug 30, 2019 | Stories & Expeditions

Most of my summer travels had been planned out before March. A Photography Team in Texas in July. Another one in Michigan in late August. A wedding shoot soon after, but maybe some Photography Field Days in between in random places throughout the Midwest? Historically, attendance at Texas Photography Teams have been... Read More »

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the 2019 Photography Team Group Photos!

by James Staddon | Jul 5, 2019 | Stories & Expeditions

If you think learning photography is not easy, try learning portrait photography, were you have half the amount of time (or is it a quarter the amount of time?) to spend thinking about what settings you’re going to use on your camera while the rest of the time you spend engaging the subject(s) and making it... Read More »

Behind the Shot: Middle of Nowhere

by James Staddon | May 24, 2019 | Stories & Expeditions

I’m amazed at how little time I’ve had to edit my photos and write about my travels this spring! It’s been all I can do to keep up with emails, the Shoot to Serve assignments, the Convention Photography Teams and booths, and figure out where to sleep and what to eat each day. It’s been about 9 weeks on the road now,... 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 »

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 »