Lydia Bennett

@esther, gotcha! Ok, well a couple things to keep in mind.

1. Personally, I prefer not to crop my photos a ton since it does affect quality. So, I almost never crop a horizontal photo vertically, or a vertical photo horizontally. It’s just a little bit too big of a crop for me. Now, I believe your camera takes larger pictures than mine in the…[Read more]

Hi there @esther! Is there a specific reason you’re trying to go for a vertical crop?

Each spring, I’m amazed at how strong crocus buds really are. They rise from earth that is softening, yet still firm. They drill right through last fall’s leaves that coat the ground. Whether rain or snow comes along to pelt them, they persist in an unabashed manner. So this rainy morning, I took my camera out and witnessed the strength of the cro…[Read more]

A mid-March snowfall beckoned me outdoors. As I walked around outside with my camera in hand, I marveled at the sights of winter and spring combined. One would think that the wet cloak of snow would be enough to put all thoughts of new life to rest, but the small, delicate leaves told a different story. By the next day, winter had once again…[Read more]

I thought winter in Connecticut was gone. It had been an unusual, snow-free winter for all of January and February. Now that the crocuses and daffodils were starting to bud, I had resigned myself to the thought that it was a done deal.

But then there was the morning that I awoke to the sound of my sister’s voice at the window, “Ohhh! It’s beaut…[Read more]

I grabbed the DSLR as my family and I headed out the door early one morning to do some yard clean-up for a local ministry. It wasn’t that I thought the yard-work was going to be something to photograph, but I didn’t know if we might stop by some scenic spot on our way back home when we were done.

When we arrived, the sun was just beginning to…[Read more]

Wow that’s awesome, @ernestf-lloyd! The portfolio looks really nice!

@kina,

I hadn’t thought of trying silhouettes in front of the window! Were you thinking for silhouette pictures if it was dark outside, or light?

If it’s light. 🙂 I was picturing if you exposed for the bright outdoors and it was (relatively) dark inside, then you’d end up with your subjects being underexposed/in silhouette.

That’s u…[Read more]

Hi there @ernestf-lloyd! Finally got a chance to sit down and look over these beautiful photos today!

My favorites:

– Sunrise-over-hill: Just a lovely scene all over! I love the sun beams, the colors in the photo are lovely, the clouds aren’t outstanding, but they are intriguing! It looks like a pretty place to be.

– Sun-through-woods-r-e: W…[Read more]

Hey @kina, I kind of hesitated to say anything here on this topic as I have zero experience in wedding photography, but I guess I’ll share a few thoughts I had anyways.

I will probably try to do the formal portraits on the stage then because there is no other nice place in the foyer for the pictures. I’m not counting on the weather being nice i…

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Praise the Lord for edifying discussions like this! 1 Timothy 1:4 comes to mind as I reflect on this conversation: “Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.” I’d say that “godly edifying” just happened right here. It was so encouraging, and, I’ll be honest,…[Read more]

And then I also chose to illustrate the concept of “silver tried in a furnace of earth” with these!

Here are my submissions! I went with two ideas to illustrate the concept of purity through clean, pure water.

Hi @brose16!

This was taken in the late afternoon/early evening.
I’m still trying to figure out the best lighting options, so any tips would be appreciated!

If you’re trying to figure out best lighting options, you certainly have chosen the right time of day for it! 😉 Golden hour and sunset offer deliciously gorgeous lighting that can t…[Read more]

Thanks again for your critique of our photos, @jamesstaddon! And congrats to the other winners! 🙂

@esther, my pleasure! That’s neat that you were able to go back and see the critique of my photos – glad that was helpful!

On the second day I was taking photographing this guy I thought was my brother, and it turned out it wasn’t!

I know – it’s such a weird feeling when you can’t even recognize your own brother!

Yeah, my brother was r…

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Here are my submissions. I went out on two different days, one when we still had a little bit of snow on the ground, and the other after the snow had all melted away.

I included my sister in some of the photos because I thought it went well with the words of the songs to include a person: “Teach me Thy way, O Lord”… “O for a closer walk with…[Read more]

Thanks for the feedback, @ernestf-lloyd, @jamesstaddon and @creative-click-photography! Your input really did help me think through my options!

I actually ended up ordering only 3 designs. The way it was working out with the quantity to order for each design, I was going to end up with A LOT of notecards, and thought it would be better to have to…[Read more]

Hi there @esther! These were soo fun to look at – my brother graduated from Lackland last November and your pictures gave me happy flashbacks to our family’s trip down there! It was fun to see how similar everything looked to my pictures, except they’ve upgraded the camo between then and now so there’s a slight difference. 😉

I know how challen…[Read more]

Fantastic topic, Logan! It’s great to have these types of discussions and encourage one another in the Lord!

I once heard a preacher ask this very question in context of 1 Corinthians 10:31. What does it mean to bring glory to God (even in mundane things like eating and drinking)? The preacher was saying that it means that in whatever I do, I g…[Read more]