Assignments Archives - Lenspiration

When What You’re Looking for Doesn’t Exist

by James Staddon | Feb 7, 2020 | Assignments

This new assignment turned out much better than I expected! Isn’t it great that ideas from sources outside of yourself are often what help you find exactly what you could not find by yourself? I think it’s interesting how, without my intending it, this video actually illustrated my own personal pursuit of purity.... Read More »

On Assignment: Chasing the Light

by James Staddon | Jan 10, 2020 | Assignments

Know the common thread between the four hymns Let Him Have His Way With Thee, O For A Closer Walk!, Precious Name, and Teach Me Thy Way, O Lord? Here’s the answer, and how I went about trying to capture it! It sorta felt like I failed miserably in my pursuit of a path that was very bright. But that didn’t mean... Read More »

On Assignment: Spending an Evening with Grandpa

by James Staddon | Dec 13, 2019 | Assignments

It’s Christmastime! I figured most of us would be spending time with friends and family over the next couple of weeks, so that’s why I decided to do this for this month’s assignment . . . This month’s assignment is “The Elderly”. When I asked the Christian stock agency, Lightstock,... Read More »

On Assignment: In Search of a Grand Piano

by James Staddon | Nov 15, 2019 | Assignments

When it came time to make a video for this current photo assignment, I found myself visiting friends in Virginia without a clue where I was going to find a grand piano! Thankfully they all loved photography too, so we got together to figure out where to find a piano to shoot, actually go out and shoot it, and pull... Read More »

What Is A Significant Photo?

by James Staddon | Oct 18, 2019 | Assignments

Ansel Adams is said to have stated, “Twelve significant photos in any one year is a good crop.” Great advice. Especially for us in this digital age! But, what exactly is a significant photo? I had my own ideas, but I thought it would be fun to find out from other people what they thought made a photo... Read More »

The Toughest Photo Assignment Yet!

by James Staddon | Sep 13, 2019 | Assignments

Heritage Defense, a Texas-based organization dedicated to protecting the biblical family through legal assistance and public policy initiatives, is creating two life-sized posters to be used as part of their trade show booth backdrop display . . . and they have asked the photographers on Lenspiration to shoot the... Read More »