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“One Picture Only!”
“One Picture Only!”
It's pretty funny what happened on a recent photo excursion I went on with a friend. 🙂 I'll let John tell it to you in his own words . . . When was the last time you went to photograph an epic location and only took ONE photo? Recently I had a friend in town (i.e....
Random Comments from a Simple Sunrise Shoot
Random Comments from a Simple Sunrise Shoot
There aren't any beaches in West Virginia, so while traveling around in Virginia earlier this month, I did what I could to make the coast my destination a time or two. I didn't have a particularly enormous amount of time to spend just taking pictures, seeing I was...
How I Landed At This Incredible Place
How I Landed At This Incredible Place
Traveling for photography gets pretty fun when multiple events line up back to back. I'll pack up hiking clothes and rain gear for an outdoor workshop. Then I'll pack up a suit and tie for a wedding. Then I'll pack up all my lights and a backdrop for a professional...
A $745 Mistake
A $745 Mistake
Learn from the time when familiarity and haste while shooting a wedding cost $745.
Why I’m Headed to Georgia
Why I’m Headed to Georgia
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?...
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the 2019 Photography Team Group Photos!
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the 2019 Photography Team Group Photos!
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...
Behind the Shot: Middle of Nowhere
Behind the Shot: Middle of Nowhere
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...
The Meeting that Shaped the Direction of Lenspiration in 2019
The Meeting that Shaped the Direction of Lenspiration in 2019
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....
Behind the Shot: Mt. Olive
Behind the Shot: Mt. Olive
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...
On Assignment: Cathedrals of the Imagination!
On Assignment: Cathedrals of the Imagination!
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! https://youtu.be/wNxaKbD_i4A It turns out that editing...
A Pipe Organ in Vermont….and Random Thoughts on Property Releases
A Pipe Organ in Vermont….and Random Thoughts on Property Releases
With the soon-ending Pipe Organ assignment on my mind recently, I couldn’t help but ask my friends if they knew of any nearby….. We were visiting the Moore family over the New Year’s holiday up in Vermont. New England sure seemed like a great place to find pipe...
How To Not Let Photography Stress You Out
How To Not Let Photography Stress You Out
The other day I was on vacation driving down the road with my family. And it was beautiful! The afternoon sunlight was shining brightly for the first time that day. The sun was right on the horizon, right at golden hour. There were dark clouds in the east, and the...
The Search For A Pipe Organ
The Search For A Pipe Organ
With Christmas just around the corner, I thought it was unique that the need for a picture of a pipe organ just happened to come up (see the latest Shoot to Serve assignment, Pipe Organ). Now, I have to admit, even I sorta thought this to be a daunting assignment....
Looking for Waterfalls!
Looking for Waterfalls!
“Summer in West Virginia was very wet this year. Autumn has been no different. Why not take advantage of it and go take some pictures of waterfalls?!” This is what went through my head when the current Shoot to Serve photo assignment, Beautiful Waterfalls, came...
The Day I Lost My $600 Phone in Tijuana, Mexico
The Day I Lost My $600 Phone in Tijuana, Mexico
I use the camera on my phone a lot, especially on mission trips. It’s handy for getting selfies, taking videos, and capturing memories where a DSLR is not practical or safe. However, the fact that they are so handy also makes them easier to lose. This selfie was...
Do I Recognize Opportunity?
Do I Recognize Opportunity?
If you happen to be up on Lenspiration’s photo assignments, you’ll have noticed that the current assignment is “Friendship”. In short, the assignment is to be on the lookout for a photo op that illustrates the idea of Proverbs 27:17, “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man...
The Story I Never Told
The Story I Never Told
We all love to hear stories that reveal the power of God and His amazing hand at work. But what about those stories that don’t have a good ending? Do you have a few of those? Are you living in one right now? When a story is in the making, it’s usually not one...
3 Things Photo Critique Is Teaching This Budding Photographer
3 Things Photo Critique Is Teaching This Budding Photographer
Is there an experienced, modern-day photographer you look up to? Have you ever watched them critique photos? Have you ever watched them critique your photos? I’ve never had Frans Lanting critique any of my photos, but I did have the opportunity to watch him...
What Happened at Kent Falls….
What Happened at Kent Falls….
My Saturday's are not usually as exciting as was this past Saturday, at least, in the respect to planned excitement. It was the first Saturday of it’s kind this year, and Lord willing, not the last…. https://youtu.be/PIIYQmKk6-M Behind the Scenes Insights I...
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