Lenspiration | Samuel Ching | Activity https://www.lenspiration.com/members/chingclan10/activity/ Activity feed for Samuel Ching. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:22:05 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 825507e2ae756b4891214fcf86958b2a Samuel Ching replied to the topic FEATURED: Glowing Scenery in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-glowing-scenery/page/7/#post-101277 Wed, 27 May 2026 01:59:32 -0400 @lenspirationlydia I got a Canon R6! I’ve been wanting one for a long time, but I always had to rent it when I needed a “good” camera (for portrait shoots, trips, etc.) because I couldn’t afford to buy. Now I won’t have to anymore!

]]> a01d34f8742b011b55e8f43a05ac88fd Samuel Ching replied to the topic FEATURED: Glowing Scenery in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-glowing-scenery/page/7/#post-101260 Tue, 26 May 2026 05:14:36 -0400 And here are the rest of the photos.

]]> 225ba22cc308e19d95a67f4353eca901 Samuel Ching replied to the topic FEATURED: Glowing Scenery in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-glowing-scenery/page/7/#post-101254 Tue, 26 May 2026 05:10:40 -0400 Here are my photos for the assignment (all taken before). I wasn’t able to do the last few, so I’m glad I could this time! The second one is a crop and slightly different edit of the first photo. I wasn’t sure if the last one quite fits the assignment, but northern lights are glowing, and it’s scenery… 🙂
And I just ordered a new (to me) camera…Read more

]]> a74f49c721cce5c469507a1812b1288f Samuel Ching replied to the topic FEATURED: Looking Up in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/looking-up/page/3/#post-100139 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 03:25:20 -0500 I finally had time the night before the deadline to shoot, and I also got a couple on a hike the day of. The one of the telescope was hard because I was trying to find a good composition with enough light to have my brother pose with it (did you know it’s hard to get someone to stand perfectly still for 5 seconds? 🙂), but also have the scope not…Read more

]]> 84ec38df7bc6c12d372708157eb4a083 Samuel Ching changed their profile picture https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/17917/ Sat, 20 Dec 2025 01:04:05 -0500 0 459a04240bfd710fc3e559ede8617b68 Samuel Ching replied to the topic FEATURED: The Gift of Photography in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-gift-photography/#post-99288 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 00:17:37 -0500 Good! I had the same question as Leanne (about the calendars). Thanks!

]]> c203092a113d187e64485d04d633564a Samuel Ching replied to the topic New computer in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/new-computer/#post-98937 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:19:03 -0500 I got a refurbished HP EliteBook 840 G5 from Best Buy several months ago. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend the computer (colors and battery life are not good), but I think Best Buy is a reliable place to get refurbished.

]]> 52f82dbc4f62c9d2522011414a6fce28 Samuel Ching changed their profile picture https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/17879/ Sat, 15 Nov 2025 21:02:04 -0500 0 c5d4545e6a6e1d688b9471ed271ba4a4 Samuel Ching changed their profile picture https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/17878/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 23:03:05 -0500 0 b88b3dffe3e540f9ef1179a3c2ce1d08 Samuel Ching replied to the topic FEATURED: Your 12 Best Photos in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-best-photos/page/3/#post-98086 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 02:56:49 -0400 November-December

]]> 1af1776a297e890ffa43bb556ecc429a Samuel Ching replied to the topic FEATURED: Your 12 Best Photos in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-best-photos/page/2/#post-98080 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 02:54:35 -0400 June-October

]]> 1935fc5301a0f35321ea4036e4af3f08 Samuel Ching replied to the topic FEATURED: Your 12 Best Photos in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-best-photos/page/2/#post-98074 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 02:51:42 -0400 Here are my photos for the assignment (January-May). The theme for my calendar is Alaska. I was able to go to there twice in the last year, in December-January, and then in July. I don’t have any Spring or Fall photos from Alaska, so I’m using some that I got in July.

]]> 9ef89d7d1df6c0d0710487bc67b5cc60 Samuel Ching replied to the topic Adobe Portfolio Website in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/portfolio-and-monitor-calibrator/#post-97807 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 04:04:15 -0400 Thanks! I hope I can get some of those places on the scouting guide soon.

]]> 675b4f7283932c034c74d288ecf8642a Samuel Ching started the topic Adobe Portfolio Website in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/portfolio-and-monitor-calibrator/ Tue, 26 Aug 2025 06:53:26 -0400 Hello, everyone! Here is the link to my portfolio website I made with Adobe Portfolio: https://samuelching.myportfolio.com/work

]]> 44d83b18bed55b1aefd92516ab938c72 Samuel Ching changed their profile picture https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/17758/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 22:26:06 -0400 0 1db13b102b061a6eee0e5d7823330e17 Samuel Ching changed their profile picture https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/17750/ Sun, 24 Aug 2025 08:03:06 -0400 0 964d82ac78996b466dbda9a1e40215bb Samuel Ching replied to the topic FEATURED: Prayer at Bible Time in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-prayer-time/page/2/#post-97404 Sun, 24 Aug 2025 08:00:30 -0400 And here are the rest of them. I noticed after I finished shooting that there were some dirty fingernails. (You’re not alone, Parris family!)🙂 Great pics, everyone!

]]> 4fb6d605fc971825773f05642cb4cf58 Samuel Ching replied to the topic FEATURED: Prayer at Bible Time in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-prayer-time/page/2/#post-97398 Sun, 24 Aug 2025 07:52:39 -0400 Here are my photos for the assignment. I finally found the time this afternoon to shoot with a couple of my brothers, and it was actually easier than I expected. 🙂

]]> ce2aea6f40c0e90ced17a57646358482 Samuel Ching changed their profile picture https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/17741/ Sun, 24 Aug 2025 00:04:21 -0400 0 cccdf0f78b5fea876df85942585432ad Samuel Ching started the topic Black & White Panorama in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/black-white-panorama/ Sun, 06 Jul 2025 00:33:54 -0400 Hello!

Here is a panorama I took last year at Resurrection Bay, Alaska, then stitched and edited in Lightroom Classic. I thought it might look better in black and white, so I tried it with the adobe monochrome profile and auto black and white mix. I don’t know much about editing b&w, so any tips are appreciated!
Also, which crop do you think…Read more

]]> 79990386a40634a88a5723f797fb822e Samuel Ching replied to the topic FEATURED: All Five "Feathers" in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-birds/page/4/#post-95817 Sun, 25 May 2025 02:28:39 -0400 And here is the second batch.

]]> c35803ff712f0582ea105aab471f4811 Samuel Ching replied to the topic FEATURED: All Five "Feathers" in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-birds/page/4/#post-95811 Sun, 25 May 2025 02:25:21 -0400 Here is my first batch of photos for this assignment. I love photographing birds, so this was really fun! We also just did the Bird Count for Nature Friend. I was planning to do one batch of Hawaiian birds and one batch of mainland birds, but I don’t have any Hawaiian birds for the raven category, so I’m using a raven pic I got in Alaska.

]]> a91bca53f3e0dd47f24d363259e46764 Samuel Ching replied to the topic FEATURED: Glory of the Morning in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-glory-morning/page/2/#post-95261 Sat, 19 Apr 2025 08:58:13 -0400 And these are the rest of the photos.

]]> 262d50c40b4fd381202d627ac8bafb8f Samuel Ching replied to the topic FEATURED: Glory of the Morning in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-glory-morning/page/2/#post-95255 Sat, 19 Apr 2025 08:55:41 -0400 My dad and I went to a beach park near our house so I could shoot this assignment. It was really fun and a good excuse to get up early and see the sunrise.

]]> cfaffcccf1eed5ab59fd4eda23e09903 Samuel Ching replied to the topic FEATURED: Portraits of Flowers in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-flowers/page/5/#post-94621 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 22:22:13 -0400 My brother Matthew took the first two photos, and the third one is from my brother Timothy. This is their first assignment.

]]> 6040eac047f7b48f7bc08899c281d1ca Samuel Ching replied to the topic FEATURED: The Solid Rock in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-the-solid-rock/#post-93698 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 02:05:12 -0500 And one more from Resurrection Bay, Alaska.

]]> 3c4190f39847fd1903556016d9fb02ca Samuel Ching replied to the topic FEATURED: The Solid Rock in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-the-solid-rock/#post-93689 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 01:09:38 -0500 And one from Caprock Canyon, Texas

]]> c75cd9eed5a2e07d5dd2cafc24254b70 Samuel Ching replied to the topic FEATURED: The Solid Rock in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-the-solid-rock/#post-93686 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 01:06:31 -0500 I took these pictures at the grand canyon about 2 years ago.

]]> 7f217ae26935eccc7870704b22493bdd Samuel Ching's profile was updated https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/17261/ Sun, 26 Jan 2025 05:09:07 -0500 0 20d047894a3733e16d9aae2e8d2d6b08 Samuel Ching replied to the topic FEATURED: Scenic Seasonal Paths in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-paths/page/3/#post-92652 Sun, 26 Jan 2025 02:27:00 -0500 I was in Alaska a few weeks ago and shot these before I knew what the assignment was. For the sunrise shot I would normally use a warmer white balance, but I thought it Would look more “wintery” with a cooler white balance.

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