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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: Picturesque Places in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:17:06 -0400</pubDate>

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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:02:41 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, folks&#8230;.it&#8217;s that time of year again! A top favorite photo assignment is now LIVE for July 2026! Literally canNOT wait to see all the locations everyone submits this year. And then I think I&#8217;m going to need to start planning an inter-continental trip to start visiting them all. 😀</p>
<p>Have at it! You&#8217;ve got 24 days to pummel the Scouting Guide&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-18184"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-places/page/2/#post-101851" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: Sweet as Honey in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:37:18 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great work, folks &#8211; thanks for being part of this assignment! Hope you&#8217;re all planning to join us tomorrow evening, Tuesday June 30 at 7PM (EST) for the live webinar! <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/product/photo-coaching-##/" rel="nofollow ugc">Here&#8217;s a link</a> to register. See y&#8217;all there!</p>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:34:11 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anddd this assignment is now LIVE for June 2026! Can&#8217;t wait to see all the sweet photos y&#8217;all take this month! 😉</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: Glowing Scenery in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 16:39:48 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So exciting, <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/chingclan10/" rel="nofollow ugc">@chingclan10</a>!</p>
<p>And if you were distracted when winners were being announced, you may have missed that both you and Joshua <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/parrisfamily/" rel="nofollow ugc">@parrisfamily</a> had submitted the photos which were chosen as winners for this assignment! <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/video/webinar125/" rel="nofollow ugc">Watch the replay here</a> to listen to James&#8217; comments on why your photos were chosen as winners. There was a lot of other great&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-18148"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-glowing-scenery/page/7/#post-101289" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: Glowing Scenery in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 15:13:43 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>AWESOME photos, guys! Hope you&#8217;re planning to join us LIVE tonight as James critiques the photos from this assignment!</p>
<p><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/product/photo-coaching-125/" rel="nofollow ugc">Here&#8217;s a link</a> to join, if you haven&#8217;t already registered!</p>
<p>And that&#8217;s pretty exciting about the new camera, <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/chingclan10/" rel="nofollow ugc">@chingclan10</a>! What&#8217;d you get?! 🙂</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: Glowing Scenery in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:32:23 -0400</pubDate>

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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: Sharing the Gospel in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:15:44 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Congratulations to Summer on being chosen as winner for this assignment! </p>
<p>If anyone missed the webinar, or just wants to re-watch parts of it, <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/video/webinar124/" rel="nofollow ugc">here&#8217;s the link</a> to the replay!</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:18:10 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/product/photo-coaching-124/" rel="nofollow ugc">Here&#8217;s the link</a> to join the photo coaching webinar tomorrow, April 28 at 7PM! Hope you all can make it!</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic Are these pictures to abstract? in the forum Photo Critique</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:20:11 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Try re-uploading a smaller version of this photo as well, <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/avender-smith/" rel="nofollow ugc">@avender-smith</a>! 🙂</p>
<p>It looks like this version is too large.</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic Floral Favorites in the forum Photo Critique</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:19:17 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/avender-smith/" rel="nofollow ugc">@avender-smith</a></p>
<p>After rain is a great time to go out and take pictures of flowers! The color is so vibrant. It can be challenging if it&#8217;s a bit dark out, but other than that it&#8217;s such a nice time for photography!</p>
<p>Compositionally, I probably would leave a little more breathing room on the left. You have a nice framing element with the leaf in the&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-18095"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/floral-favorites/#post-100757" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic Camera backpack in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:40:27 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I got my Peak Design backpack off <a href="https://www.peakdesign.com/collections/marketplace" rel="nofollow ugc">their marketplace page</a>, where they list used items. I&#8217;m not sure how it price compares to ebay, but if you&#8217;re looking to go with Peak Design, that would be another place to look for discounts.</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic Floral Favorites in the forum Photo Critique</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:37:39 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Lenspiration, <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/avender-smith/" rel="nofollow ugc">@avender-smith</a>! Could you try uploading a smaller version of your photo?</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: Sharing the Gospel in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:04:58 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This assignment is NOW LIVE for April 2026! </p>
<p>I know from past experience that it is a stretching experience to photograph this concept, but it is 1000% worth it. You will learn so much by doing it. So, work through the challenges and obstacles that come your way, and let us know how you can help you through those if we can!</p>
<p>As a side note, some&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-18083"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-gospel/page/2/#post-100652" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: Storm Clouds Breaking in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:10:05 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ok folks, <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/video/webinar123/" rel="nofollow ugc">here&#8217;s a replay link</a> to the webinar where we critiqued the submissions and announced the winner in case you missed it! Congratulations to Tabitha <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/parrisfamily/" rel="nofollow ugc">@parrisfamily</a> on being chosen as the winner!</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic A Lens Question in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:56:34 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s great, <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/kansasgirl/" rel="nofollow ugc">@kansasgirl</a>! Congrats &#8211; I have a feeling you&#8217;ll enjoy using that lens! 🙂</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic BONUS: Recipe Book Cover (Deadline: March 6) in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/bonus-recipe-book-cover-deadline-march-6/#post-100368</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:30:42 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Congratulations are in order for <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/parrisfamily/" rel="nofollow ugc">@parrisfamily</a> on having two photos chosen! One photo will be for the front cover, and the other for a section header.</p>
<p>Again, many thanks to you as well as <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/blessingscaptured/" rel="nofollow ugc">@blessingscaptured</a> for being a blessing to Jemima and submitting these photos!</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic A Lens Question in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:52:39 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree with what <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/blessingscaptured/" rel="nofollow ugc">@blessingscaptured</a> has shared.</p>
<p>If you haven&#8217;t already done so, it might be helpful to step through the lessons in the Foundations of Photography Course, <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/lesson/basic4/" rel="nofollow ugc">Factors to Look for in a Lens</a>, and <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/lesson/basic8/" rel="nofollow ugc">Scenario: Buying a Lens</a>. Those might help you narrow down some of your options and give you a better understanding of how to make this decision.</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic A Lens Question in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:14:10 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a really good question, Joanna! </p>
<p>What lens came with your camera, that you currently have?</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic BONUS: Recipe Book Cover (Deadline: March 6) in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 23:49:25 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you SO much for photographing this assignment, <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/blessingscaptured/" rel="nofollow ugc">@blessingscaptured</a> and <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/parrisfamily/" rel="nofollow ugc">@parrisfamily</a>! I sent the photos off to Jemima, so we&#8217;ll see what she thinks!</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic BONUS: Recipe Book Cover (Deadline: March 6) in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:35:33 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The deadline for photographing this assignment is coming up soon! It&#8217;s not too late to take pictures &amp; be a blessing to Jemima, so if you haven&#8217;t already, go out and photograph &amp; submit your photos before Friday!</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: Storm Clouds Breaking in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:56:10 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This assignment is now LIVE for March 2026! Can&#8217;t wait to see what you all submit this month. View the assignment details <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/photo-assignment-storm-clouds-breaking/" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a>, and let us know if you have any questions!</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic For sale: Photography Equipment in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:29:06 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shotgun mic.</p>
<p>I bought this a couple years ago, but it didn&#8217;t work well for what I needed. I&#8217;d suspect if you are in a more controlled noise environment it could be fine, but for the projects I was doing it picked up too much ambient noise. It also seemed a little&#8230;.cheap?</p>
<p>I&#8217;m probably not doing a great job of selling it, lol, but that&#8217;s my&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-18034"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/for-sale-photography-equipment/#post-100206" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic For sale: Photography Equipment in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:25:20 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>2-in-1 tripod/monopod.</p>
<p>Someone gave this to me but I don&#8217;t need it. The box is a little battered but the actual item inside is still in its original packaging.</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic For sale: Photography Equipment in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:21:22 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Monopod. </p>
<p>A little dinged up but still in great condition. Works well, I just don&#8217;t use it anymore since I have a good tripod I default to. 🙂</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett started the topic For sale: Photography Equipment in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:18:42 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey all, I have a couple photography related items I&#8217;m not using, so thought I&#8217;d post here in case any of you could use them! I&#8217;m just asking for shipping costs to be covered, but other than that, they&#8217;re free. I&#8217;ll post each item separately in a reply below.</p>
<p>First come, first served. 🙂</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic BONUS: Recipe Book Cover (Deadline: March 6) in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:52:22 -0500</pubDate>

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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: Looking Up in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:02:22 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What a great webinar last night! I always enjoy seeing all the photos and getting to chat with everyone in the live chat! </p>
<p>In case you missed the webinar or want to watch it again, <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/video/webinar122/" rel="nofollow ugc">here&#8217;s a replay link</a>!</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic BONUS: Recipe Book Cover (Deadline: March 6) in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:52:11 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/laura-aome/" rel="nofollow ugc">@laura-aome</a></p>
<p>Thinking through some more questions I&#8217;d have if I was going to shoot this assignment, Jemima&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8211; What <i>types</i> of recipes are you including in the book? Baking vs cooking? What types of ingredients, cooking utensils, and cookware should be included in the photos? Or is there a broad variety within the book and so any type of baking or&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-18026"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/bonus-recipe-book-cover-deadline-march-6/#post-100172" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:29:24 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I LOVE the concept with the telescope photo, <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/chingclan10/" rel="nofollow ugc">@chingclan10</a>! Way to be creative!!</p>
<p>Looking forward to seeing everyone&#8217;s photos in more detail on tonight&#8217;s webinar during James&#8217; critique!</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic BONUS: Recipe Book Cover (Deadline: March 6) in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/bonus-recipe-book-cover-deadline-march-6/#post-100008</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:58:15 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The attached photos are ones that Jemima has not chosen for the cover, but they give some inspiration of the general idea she&#8217;s looking for.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/laura-aome/" rel="nofollow ugc">@laura-aome</a></p>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:54:59 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>Who We&#8217;re Shooting For</b>: Jemima Lane (a Lenspiration Member)</p>
<p><b>What She Needs</b>: A photo for the front cover of a recipe book she&#8217;s creating. If there are other suitable photos, she may also choose them as section heading photos. Photos may also be used for advertising.</p>
<p><b>Request</b>: Currently, Jemima is thinking of a mother baking/cooking with her&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-18000"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/bonus-recipe-book-cover-deadline-march-6/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: Looking Up in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/looking-up/page/2/#post-99866</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 22:43:27 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This assignment is now LIVE for February 2026! Can&#8217;t wait to see what everyone comes up with for photographing it this month. And as always, if you have any questions (or even if you just need encouragement!) along the way, share that here as well!</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: Family Devotions in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-family-devotions/page/2/#post-99758</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:23:00 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ok folks, <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/video/webinar121/" rel="nofollow ugc">here&#8217;s a replay link</a> to the webinar where James critiqued the submissions and announced the winner, in case you missed it! He also talked about image quality settings on your camera and addressed the question, &#8220;What is the right image quality setting to use on my camera?&#8221;. It was a great webinar!</p>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:58:21 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks to those of you who participated in this assignment this month! <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/product/photo-coaching-121/" rel="nofollow ugc">Here&#8217;s the link</a> to register for the webinar to hear critique on the photo submissions, plus more! See y&#8217;all there!</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic Howdy! in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/camera-or-lens/#post-99698</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:52:46 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome, Peter! Happy to have you on board! Looking forward to having you participate in the assignments. My best tip on photography is to study, and then practice. The more you put into practice what you learn, the more it&#8217;ll really sink in and become part of your nature. 🙂 So, take every assignment to heart &#8211; whether assignments from course&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-17979"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/camera-or-lens/#post-99698" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-family-devotions/page/2/#post-99619</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:22:44 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Love these! And that&#8217;s a REALLY good observation, <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/blessingscaptured/" rel="nofollow ugc">@blessingscaptured</a>. I&#8217;ve noticed that in different designs, especially in some different magazine or online articles &#8211; often there will be different photos from the same photoshoot to give a cohesive feel while maintaining variety. So it&#8217;s super helpful as photographers if we provide that!</p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:36:40 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;re coming up on this month&#8217;s assignment deadline! Looking forward to seeing what you all submit!</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: The Gift of Photography in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-gift-photography/page/2/#post-99484</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 21:46:03 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ok folks, <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/video/webinar120/" rel="nofollow ugc">here&#8217;s a replay link</a> to the webinar where James reviewed the submissions and announced the winner, in case you missed it!</p>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 18:36:35 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey this assignment is live now! Looking forward to seeing what you all submit!</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: The Gift of Photography in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-gift-photography/page/2/#post-99342</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 17:24:28 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It was so fun to see each of your gift ideas, and to think of each one of you using photography as a gift for Christmas!</p>
<p>Join the webinar tomorrow at 7pm Eastern Time for James&#8217; review on this assignment! <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/product/photo-coaching-120/" rel="nofollow ugc">Here&#8217;s the link</a> to register.</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: The Gift of Photography in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-gift-photography/page/2/#post-99310</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:27:54 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m LOVING seeing all the different submissions and the creative ideas you all have had for making your friends &amp; family feel loved! Bookmarks, prints, calendars, designed cards&#8230;.all such great gifts!</p>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:02:10 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome! This is the place for you to share photos for the <strong>December 2025 photo assignment</strong>, participate in discussion with your fellow photographers, and ask questions to Lenspiration team members!</p>
<p><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/current-assignment" rel="nofollow ugc">Click here</a> to read the current Assignment Details, learn how to shoot the assignment, submit your high-resolution photos, and register for the next webinar!</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic Soap Photos in the forum Photo Critique</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/soap-photos/#post-99074</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:46:51 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/laura-aome/" rel="nofollow ugc">@laura-aome</a>, James shared some thoughts on your photos in the webinar last week, so feel free to watch the replay <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/video/webinar-119/" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a> anytime!</p>
<p>I can totally see an improvement in the quality between these photos and the ones earlier in the thread from the past! So fun to see that comparison in your progress as a photographer! Nicely done.</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: Fashioning the Future in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-future/#post-99072</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:44:53 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you once again to everyone who participated! <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/video/webinar-119/" rel="nofollow ugc">Here&#8217;s the replay</a> to the webinar where the photo submissions from this assignment were critiqued! It was also great to have Amy from IAHE join us and share her thoughts on the photos. </p>
<p>And congratulations to Jemima on having your photo chosen as the winner!</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic New computer in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/new-computer/#post-98933</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 19:59:08 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good to know. Thank you!</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic FEATURED: Fashioning the Future in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-future/#post-98930</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:53:15 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you to each of you who submitted photos for this assignment!</p>
<p>Plan to join us tomorrow night for the webinar! <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/product/photo-coaching-119/" rel="nofollow ugc">Here&#8217;s the link</a> to register.</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic New computer in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/new-computer/#post-98883</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:46:51 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks, guys! This is very helpful. One computer that has been recommended to me is the Dell Precision 5540, so that&#8217;s one option. Just trying to figure out how to nail down other options to choose from as well, or if I should just go with that one recommendation. 🙂</p>
<p>Really appreciate the link to that site with deals, Ezra. </p>
<p>Would you buy&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-17888"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/new-computer/#post-98883" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-future/#post-98880</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:51:27 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great idea, <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/blessingscaptured/" rel="nofollow ugc">@blessingscaptured</a>!</p>
<p>Tomorrow&#8217;s the deadline for this assignment, so keep the photos coming in, everyone!</p>
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				<title>Lydia Bennett replied to the topic White clothing in portraits in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/white-clothing-in-portraits/#post-98844</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:13:25 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/blessingscaptured/" rel="nofollow ugc">@blessingscaptured</a> </p>
<blockquote><p>When you’re talking about light shade, are you referring to the edge of shade where people can still see the sky above them?</p></blockquote>
<p>Yep! That way there&#8217;s still plenty of light but not direct sunlight ON them.</p>
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