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Shooting for Excellence!

by James Staddon | May 17, 2019 | Assignments

So, how does the next photo assignment have to do with “shooting for excellence”? Watch the assignment reveal video below to find out! Raising the bar is kind of a difficult idea to shoot for, so thankfully Kirk, the one requesting the photo, has given us several tangible ideas for exactly what to shoot for! You can... Read More »

Ever Tried Photographing Photographers?

by James Staddon | Apr 19, 2019 | Assignments

It’s time to update the header image on the Lenspiration homepage! And I’d love to update it with one of your photos! So hence, the next Shoot to Serve photo assignment! Photographer. Do you think you can take a really great picture of a photographer? Of course, it needs to be nice and sharp and epic in initial... 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 »

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 »

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 »

The Search For A Pipe Organ

by James Staddon | Dec 14, 2018 | Assignments, Stories & Expeditions

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. Where in the world would I find a pipe organ?! Are... Read More »