Lydia Bennett

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]

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Congratulations, @ernestf-lloyd!

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My sister, niece and I visited with a dear, precious 95-year-old this past weekend and I was so blessed. This woman radiates such joy and love! It was precious to see her interactions with my little niece as she sang and talked to her. A vivid picture to me of the verse, “One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy…[Read more]

How fun!

You know, I looked at the pictures before I read what you had written, and I thought to myself, these look like they were shot through a window. And then I read the text, and saw they had been! 🙂

It really would have been nice to try to open the window if possible, or just get outside, as the window adds a hazy look to the images. I…[Read more]

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Very nice, @peanut! I like the simplicity in the image. Personally, I don’t mind the fact the the feeder is crooked, it brings some action to the shot! I believe I agree with @esther though, it may have been better composed on a third. Looks like there might be a little motion blur going on there as well? Just keep an eye on that shutterspeed when…[Read more]

I’ve also found that actual stock shoots sell best. And scrabble/chalkboard words sell really well. I was pretty surprised as I hadn’t thought they’d be that much of a hit. (also really good when you’re lacking creative flair. 🙂 )

I haven’t done many shoots specifically for stock, so I am definitely planning to do more of those, and see what ha…[Read more]

Great question, @ernestf-lloyd! I use a website, Pixieset.com for my online portfolio. It’s easy to use, and free for up to 3G of space.

Another thought is that you could try emailing Lightstock and see if they would be willing to let you directly email a sample of your work.

Thank you for sharing this info, @blessingscaptured! Sounds like some things worth looking into!

Fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing this, @blessingscaptured. I had gotten behind in taking the time to sort through pictures and upload them to Lightstock, but this conversation has re-inspired me! 🙂

The video on preparing photos for print was really interesting, as this is something I’ve never delved into before! I must admit – it’s really sad what it does to the photos!

Me too! I did prepare my submitted photos in that way, and it was ok for some of them but others I didn’t care for the outcome! :/

It’s always really interesting hearing the different things that stick out to people.

Agreed! 🙂

What a great assignment this was! At first, I wasn’t sure what to do! As I sifted through the past year of photos, I realized that most photos I took were for a specific purpose (i.e. family portrait sessions, STS assignments, day to day life, etc.) so even though I thought many of them were fine as a photograph, I wouldn’t consider them esp…[Read more]

I’m glad you brought this up, Caitlin! I had actually thought of asking this myself. I haven’t really sold a whole lot on Lightstock, and was also curious to hear what you and @blessingscaptured (and anyone else who sells on stock sites) have found to sell well.

This is very insightful, @blessingscaptured! Thanks for sharing. I enjoy seeing you…[Read more]

Wow! I am quite surprised… and honored! I really didn’t think they would choose any of our photos either. It certainly would be interesting to hear what it was that made them choose the photos they chose!

I’m so glad the photos worked out well for them!

@creative-click-photography

That looks like a nice, peaceful sunset there, Caitlin! You certainly did a great job at hiding the fact that the beach was crowded with tourists! 🙂

My main thought compositionally is that the walkway on the pier essentially merges with the horizon, so it may have been nice to position yourself so that was a little…[Read more]

Very nice photos, @ernestf-lloyd! Looks like you’re maximizing that 18-55mm lens to its potential! 🙂

I’m not sure what order the original photos were in, so I’ll just refer to the photos by the names they have…

Grass-sunrise-2-1 – I really like the serenity of this photo! One thing I’m noticing is that the grass stems on the right of the phot…[Read more]