Lenspiration | Joanna Potter | Activity https://www.lenspiration.com/members/joannapotter/activity/ Activity feed for Joanna Potter. Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:47:30 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 25c06ecb1c343c729694720cd777a9be Joanna Potter changed their profile picture https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/17996/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 23:47:17 -0500 0 29776dc6f426bbc28ef0b4bd54587919 Joanna Potter 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-99277 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:02:03 -0500 What a fun assignment! I’ve been super busy and have not gotten to do the last several assignments, so I was excited when this assignment was launched.:) Earlier this fall I got to go to Maine with my mom and one of my brothers and we got to visit a couple of lighthouses including Portland Head! Since my dad really likes lighthouses, I decided to…Read more

]]> 0dafcc0c03cd409081e45156b543343b Joanna Potter 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-97450 Mon, 25 Aug 2025 16:46:04 -0400 Great photos everyone! It’s neat to see the various ways that everyone approached this assignment.
Our August was pretty busy, so sadly, I didn’t get a chance to submit any photos; however I may shoot this assignment for fun at a later time! Looking forward to the webinar!!

]]> 6080def497dbe4f1f7f0576d4c34d9b3 Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Filling Your Niche in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-filling-your-niche/page/3/#post-96206 Sun, 22 Jun 2025 00:16:18 -0400 Scenarios #3-4:
for scenario 4 I picked a photo from the ones I took for the December assignment for Inquisicook. I wanted to submit a couple others from this folder because I have several that I really like, but I already reached the 10 photo limit!:))

]]> 1f2fff0d7e4d4e094febad83e46ca492 Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Filling Your Niche in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-filling-your-niche/page/3/#post-96203 Sun, 22 Jun 2025 00:11:27 -0400 Scenario #2: I asked my grandmother if she would be willing to pick some of her zinnias while I photographed her. I got some really pretty photos of the flowers by them self later.

]]> 1f2862ea1d6cda613bc1113e3a94caad Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Filling Your Niche in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-filling-your-niche/page/3/#post-96198 Sun, 22 Jun 2025 00:08:41 -0400 Scenario #1: This one was hard to capture because my brother was actually playing the piano, so freezing the action was difficult while keeping the composition and lighting the way I wanted it.

]]> e14be72089429d0d1704e65f327d6298 Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Filling Your Niche in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-filling-your-niche/page/2/#post-96197 Sun, 22 Jun 2025 00:03:09 -0400 Here are my photos. I shot this assignment while we have been up with our grandparents this week. I tried to shoot 3-4 different scenarios:
1. my brother playing the piano
2. my grandmother picking flowers from her garden
3. another brother playing with my aunt’s dog
4. I pulled this one from the cooking assignment pictures I took in December

]]> a27bfc64b23d6dbba4ccf08bbca997c8 Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Filling Your Niche in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-filling-your-niche/page/2/#post-96196 Sat, 21 Jun 2025 22:52:51 -0400 Great job on the photos everyone! I really like all of the variety of hobbies and tasks displayed – its so neat to see the creativity in all of the photos.

]]> 20b5c72ac2c434afbd7639992fc2a4ad Joanna Potter 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-95853 Tue, 27 May 2025 18:21:47 -0400 Yay! Looking forward to the webinar tonight!

]]> d24e9d7969ff0cff2c479bc835701dea Joanna Potter 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-95844 Mon, 26 May 2025 22:08:49 -0400 Thank you for the link Mrs. Bennett. I got the rest of my photos uploaded to the dropbox, so you guys should have them. Let me know if you need anything else.

-Joanna

]]> d978a9a3ddaaa1c7d9791e384f643a96 Joanna Potter 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-95808 Sun, 25 May 2025 00:12:24 -0400 It looks there was an issue with some of my photos downloading – how can I fix this?? Thanks for the help!

]]> 58635d8193202ea80d28ec773407ef4f Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: All Five "Feathers" in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-birds/page/3/#post-95799 Sun, 25 May 2025 00:10:08 -0400 Here are my photos for the sparrow/songbird category. It was harder to take sharp photos of these birds as they don’t stay still for very long!:)
Photo #1 is a mother killdeer that we spotted. If you notice she is standing over her eggs!!
Photo #2 I believe is a barn swallow.

]]> 419e63e5eaa9103dc53ff3ee8f59b205 Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: All Five "Feathers" in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-birds/page/3/#post-95797 Sun, 25 May 2025 00:03:30 -0400 Here are my photos for the chicken-type bird category. I had especially had fun taking pictures of the ducks. They were so friendly and it was fun to attempt to capture their personalities and behaviors!! Pictures #1-4 are of various types of ducks, while #5 is a heron (I believe).

]]> 5135ceb6bcb67bd88dca5440619b0a3d Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: All Five "Feathers" in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-birds/page/3/#post-95796 Sat, 24 May 2025 23:00:17 -0400 Wow great job on the photos everyone!
When the assignment came out I wasn’t sure if I would be able to photograph it because I only have one lense for my Nikon 5600 (the Nikon Af-P 18-55mm), and getting good bird photographs with it is challenging. However, I was able to borrow a friend’s Nikon dslr and her lense (the Nikon AF-S 70-300mm) and was…Read more

]]> b3533baa39f55bbfad6ebb028ced5c93 Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: All Five "Feathers" in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-birds/page/2/#post-95656 Tue, 13 May 2025 16:01:03 -0400 Hey Miss Lydia, I had a quick question: In order to submit photos for this assignment do we have to submit photos for each of the 5 categories?
I was wondering, because even though we have plenty of birds to photograph in our area, I don’t have the equipment or lenses to get good bird photos unless I am really close to the bird. This would make it…Read more

]]> d7f0395dda606e3fcaa713d9196cc789 Joanna Potter 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/3/#post-95323 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:29:49 -0400 Thank you for the suggestions Rebekah Parris. I will have to find a good excuse to get up early again to try them.
BTW – I really like the photos you and your siblings took while kayaking. The mist definitely adds to the early morning feel. Great job!!

]]> d309e36e79865db3b8f7cb3b45f7677f Joanna Potter 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-95250 Fri, 18 Apr 2025 21:28:27 -0400 I went to photograph this assignment at a local park and really enjoyed the experience. However, my camera was not reading in the low light very well. (It was a very cloudy morning, with no great sunrise) Only a couple of photos turned out to actually be in focus. I tried adjusting my position and my camera settings, but the photos were still…Read more

]]> e6e7ce7095f83d5770e958b45d41574b Joanna Potter 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-95176 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:16:27 -0400 Finally came up with and idea to incorporate a human element for this assignment!! I am hoping to go out and photograph this assignment tomorrow morning!(weather permitting ofc:)!)

]]> f43b13adbe4630360f5210ca975d5a67 Joanna Potter 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-94684 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:47:33 -0400 Great job on the photos everyone, there are sooo many beautiful ones that it is hard to pick a favorite! It is super neat to see the creativity in each photo. Can’t wait to see what Mr. Staddon says in the webinar tomorrow night, I’m looking forward to it!

]]> f7e028523f3e2e5a2f3951aa26dbf9ab Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Portraits of Flowers in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-flowers/page/2/#post-94222 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 20:08:31 -0400 …and the last few!!!

“therefore God give thee the dew of heaven…” Genesis 27:28a KJV (for both flowers with the water droplets)

These last two verses could go with several of my photos.
“I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.” Psalm 34:1 KJV

“Give unto the LORD the glory due to his name; worship…Read more

]]> 53b0817c6e624b2e589c48595f375e42 Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Portraits of Flowers in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-flowers/page/2/#post-94214 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 19:58:38 -0400 Here are the next few and their verse submissions.

“I am the rose of Sharon and the lily of the valley.” -Song of Solomon 2:1 KJV (for the lily photo)

“For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all…Read more

]]> 585aec9379492e4fef02f07fea8b8de3 Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Portraits of Flowers in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-flowers/#post-94203 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 19:47:21 -0400 Loved seeing all the submissions! This assignment was so much fun to shoot! I also selected a couple of photos from my portfolio in addition to the new ones that I took. -Joanna

Here are a couple verse submissions to go with the rose photos:

” I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.” -Song of Solomon 2:1 KJV

“The wilderness and…Read more

]]> 64db4ba8178d3a270e39e8527be0cfd2 Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Portraits of Flowers in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-flowers/#post-93901 Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:16:36 -0500 I am super excited for this assignment! Flowers are in some ways easier to photograph than other objects such as animals and people.
I can’t wait to go through my previous photos as well as take new ones!!!

]]> 70a8661d6b364e594722cc0c3bbc2538 Joanna Potter 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/page/2/#post-93787 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:28:08 -0500 Wow! It is so fun to see all the creativity in the submission. Sadly, we couldn’t find a good time to get out to photograph this assignment, so it is neat to see what everyone else came up with. What a neat assignment!:)

]]> f2a87bed9f0562f7315c10dfe8d9f8be Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Young Person Preparing Food in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-food/#post-91996 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:21:59 -0500 Hi Ms. Bennett, I was wondering if all of my photos came through on your end. The last 4 are not able to be viewed on the share area for this months photo assignment. Let me know if I need to adjust anything or even re-load them. -Joanna

]]> 0f2088dae66a6c0a08f1c86bc9c4b727 Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Young Person Preparing Food in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-food/#post-91988 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 18:25:09 -0500 …and the last few

]]> f5c42de7217d31cd5f837d3fcfa0cd71 Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Young Person Preparing Food in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-food/#post-91982 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 18:19:23 -0500 I had a lot of fun shooting this assignment. My younger brother and sister (who were my models) wanted to make brownies, so this was the perfect opportunity. One thing that was very challenging for me was capturing the ingredients as they came out of the measuring cups. It was difficult to capture this while getting my focus, composition, and…Read more

]]> 5280b10377ff8e14d5e285c7f95e5e10 Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Young Person Preparing Food in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-food/#post-91979 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:24:57 -0500 Hey everyone! I was getting ready to download my photos for this assignment, and was wondering if there is a limit to how many photos I can submit? Thanks for the help. -Joanna

]]> 90b77b78d6c0f21b01492d1276b36fee Joanna Potter replied to the topic Senior Photos in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/senior-photos/#post-91623 Tue, 10 Dec 2024 20:13:38 -0500 Hello Mr. Staddon! I started this forum in preparation for the photo shoot. We have not done the photo shoot yet as we have had trouble finding a date that works for both of our schedules.
However, I will definitely let you know how it went when it’s done. I hope to post some photos for critique if my friend gives her permission.
-Joanna

]]> 3a8e4cfe05c1f038674d98aabfc5b5e4 Joanna Potter replied to the topic Senior Photos in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/senior-photos/#post-91430 Sat, 30 Nov 2024 19:11:43 -0500 Hi Logan! Thank you for the tips, I really appreciate it. I have done a couple of portrait photo shoots, but your advice is helpful to keep in mind. We are already planning on doing an outdoor photo shoot, and are aiming for golden hour (because of the great lighting) if possible.

The camera setting tips are helpful, since I have trouble…Read more

]]> abfb383ab9eb153de5bd67321dd532c7 Joanna Potter started the topic Senior Photos in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/senior-photos/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:09:57 -0500 Hello everybody! One of my friends is a high school senior this year, and she would like me to take her senior photos. This is new for me as I have never done senior photos. I know that senior photos is a special part of your senior year, so I want her to be especially pleased with the outcome of the photoshoot. If anyone has any suggestions on…Read more

]]> 873ddb03cf9cc840c57166454a971968 Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Christian Womanhood in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-womanhood/#post-91242 Fri, 15 Nov 2024 20:26:43 -0500 No problem! Thank you so much for clarifying that issue.

]]> 358cc5c0e0b08e3546519a3391ccc793 Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Christian Womanhood in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-womanhood/#post-91202 Fri, 15 Nov 2024 17:17:26 -0500 Hello, I was a little confused about the deadline for the current Shoot to Serve Photo Assignment. In the details for the assignment it states that the deadline to submit photos is November 30. However, the Webinar for this assignment is on the 26th. Could you please clarify by when our photos need to be submitted. Thanks for the help!

I look…Read more

]]> add91d475409c143862e747b9692f3b2 Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Inspiring Manhood in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-manhood/#post-90904 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 00:43:08 -0400 Here are the rest.
-Joanna

]]> 989dc6f101adcbc188a78c2fcfcec90c Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Inspiring Manhood in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-manhood/#post-90898 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 00:13:33 -0400 Here are the photos that portray mapping out your course.
-Joanna

]]> 1c815d55373dcb3f28d49a53dce02497 Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Inspiring Manhood in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-manhood/#post-90897 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 00:08:18 -0400 Here are my photos for this months assignment. I wasn’t sure how this assignment would work out. I had planned on going to a state park near us that has some really great overlooks and hiking trails with some of my brothers and their friends, however that didn’t work out. Instead I went to a local hiking trail with a couple of my brothers and my…Read more

]]> cc8776cf56d44b3bd29fb35353c3c81a Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Picturesque Places in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-places/page/2/#post-88260 Sat, 27 Jul 2024 02:57:43 -0400 And here are the rest.

]]> 7ed17ff089626132f17241d8dee06e37 Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Picturesque Places in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-places/page/2/#post-88247 Sat, 27 Jul 2024 02:54:16 -0400 Hi Lenspiration!!! Here are my photos for this assignment. We tried to load onto the Scouting Guides Submission form that was given, but they were not excepted even in jpg format. So here they are! I had alot of fun shooting this assignment because one of my brothers and I got to go on an out-of-state trip with family. It was the perfect time to…Read more

]]> 80c06a6116d610a7837869f2888d5df3 Joanna Potter replied to the topic Horse Photos in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/horse-photos/#post-88111 Fri, 19 Jul 2024 20:17:38 -0400 Wow, Jemima I love your photos. Being a horse lover myself your pictures caught my eye. You did a good job keeping the subjects in focus as they moved. Great job! -Joanna

]]> e59d807f7e14f73c0e653acb61a87f68 Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Listening to an Audiobook in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-audiobook/page/2/#post-87497 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 21:04:10 -0400 Thankyou Ms. Bennett. I read the lesson “On Depth of Field” and it really helped to clarify. Hopefully I can use this to increase the quality of my photos and be more pleased with their outcome.
-Joanna (P.S. congrats Allison!!!)

]]> ec369a44859812774b27725d78788faf Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Listening to an Audiobook in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-audiobook/page/2/#post-87420 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 03:22:30 -0400 Here are the last two again. Apparently the content could not be loaded to the computer. Sorry about that. -Joanna

]]> da2e43a7543800f3e5bb72387d33f1c3 Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Listening to an Audiobook in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-audiobook/page/2/#post-87412 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 03:17:10 -0400 And the rest! -Joanna ( Sorry some duplicates were sent.)

]]> cb2922134ae16ff982135f3778271107 Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Listening to an Audiobook in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-audiobook/page/2/#post-87407 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 03:13:54 -0400 And some more!

]]> d7b00a43f4719e79cf184ec356409e33 Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Listening to an Audiobook in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-audiobook/page/2/#post-87397 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 03:11:47 -0400 Here is the first batch of photos. -Joanna

]]> 56ab9e09b64180ebf04d7c58413ebcc3 Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Listening to an Audiobook in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-audiobook/page/2/#post-87388 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 03:06:39 -0400 Here are a few of my photos I took of one of my younger brothers and my sister. They really enjoyed listening to the adventure while I snapped photos. However, I was really having trouble with my camera focusing on foreground objects while blurring the background. (I tried shooting on several different settings) Any suggestions as to how to…Read more

]]> 28c93fc7738fbd1d59fdfa5bdd4eb792 Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Photography Equipment Macro in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/photography-macro/page/2/#post-80529 Fri, 21 Jul 2023 02:31:18 -0400 We are having trouble uploading our photos, so we apologize for multiple posts.

]]> ee1de2b9d57dc9458f038823605cd8ad Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Photography Equipment Macro in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/photography-macro/page/2/#post-80527 Fri, 21 Jul 2023 02:28:18 -0400 These are more of my photos

]]> 92d1a515390928d032d99f8c403321a3 Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Photography Equipment Macro in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/photography-macro/page/2/#post-80526 Thu, 20 Jul 2023 21:48:07 -0400 more photos

]]> 1dae93217736a9072c4c4749db52c32d Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Photography Equipment Macro in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/photography-macro/page/2/#post-80524 Thu, 20 Jul 2023 21:41:54 -0400 The last few:

]]> fc3973fea81be1cc4e9516899993c08a Joanna Potter replied to the topic FEATURED: Photography Equipment Macro in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/photography-macro/page/2/#post-80521 Thu, 20 Jul 2023 21:37:35 -0400 And the rest:

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