Lenspiration | Loewen Family | Activity https://www.lenspiration.com/members/loewfam/activity/ Activity feed for Loewen Family. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:49:47 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 b7621c8094db203fe3738e6236d27412 Loewen Family replied to the topic BONUS: Recipe Book Cover (Deadline: March 6) in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/bonus-recipe-book-cover-deadline-march-6/#post-100305 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:19:26 -0500 So beautiful, @parrisfamily and @blessingscaptured!
I tried once to shoot this assignment, but I didn’t have very good lighting and the few pictures I did get didn’t turn out well, sadly. But so glad a few people were able to submit some good pictures!! Hope you get something you love, Jemima!
-Leanne

]]> 47b5669e83deeb66da1559c795d726a7 Loewen Family replied to the topic BONUS: Recipe Book Cover (Deadline: March 6) in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/bonus-recipe-book-cover-deadline-march-6/#post-100177 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:32:30 -0500 These are some good questions, @lenspirationlydia! I especially was wondering about the first one—if it’s going to be more cooking or baking in the book.
-Leanne

]]> 0d00813b5e05266659f9156ea5c4f85b Loewen Family replied to the topic FEATURED: Looking Up in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/looking-up/page/2/#post-100081 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 22:14:39 -0500 And the rest:

]]> d118e634a8d14f1d2bec7e8d45d41ee0 Loewen Family replied to the topic FEATURED: Looking Up in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/looking-up/page/2/#post-100075 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 22:10:27 -0500 Here are my submissions for this assignment! I finally got to shoot one again, yay!
I have a couple summertime ones that I found in my portfolio, and then the rest are from right here on our yard, just tramping through our little bit of woods! The first couple days I attempted to shoot the assignment were kind of difficult, as I had a very plain…Read more

]]> 6ec64670b6f035089a220ac662fa004a Loewen Family replied to the topic FEATURED: Family Devotions in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-family-devotions/page/2/#post-99630 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:51:43 -0500 Beautiful photos, @blessingscaptured! I love that even though it’s a still life photo shoot, it’s so convincing that you want to think there’s real people behind the setup! Great job!
Leanne

]]> ccf859ee164febf5a2707fb5dc9d5673 Loewen Family 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/page/2/#post-99352 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 22:21:57 -0500 Oh dear, I missed this assignment! I was planning to submit but then we had company come just before the deadline and I forgot when it was!

]]> f3dd26442a8c3b864e959fc33e612dd9 Loewen Family 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-99215 Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:01:11 -0500 Yay, awesome!!
Leanne

]]> 1d380381e56d017e68869b355a9b39d0 Loewen Family 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-99211 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 23:34:10 -0500 Question…would I be able to use the Lenspiration artist calendars I’m already making for this assignment? I am planning to give a bunch of them away, although it will probably be more like New Year’s gifts, or maybe later than that.🙂 But it’s similar enough to some of the things mentioned that I thought I’d ask!
Leanne

]]> f69e601111604e81a1fbc400c588a3f9 Loewen Family 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-98066 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 21:48:21 -0400 Yes! I am so excited for the webinar as well!

]]> 3879fe64936251f62f617f04cc1c1236 Loewen Family 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-98059 Sun, 28 Sep 2025 19:48:12 -0400 November and December!:

]]> 815d8ed925a94f16da9702c13e5046a1 Loewen Family 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-98053 Sun, 28 Sep 2025 19:46:46 -0400 June through October:

]]> 44a5450f0ff0c96a26a2b56c7f7c4abb Loewen Family 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-98046 Sun, 28 Sep 2025 19:04:16 -0400 Here’s my selection off photos for this assignment! It took some time and effort to put it all together, but I managed to do it:)
I’m pretty happy with my selection, although I had to be creative for the winter months, as I did not have a camera yet last winter. All the fall photos were taken within the last week, just in time! 😀
-Leanne
This is…Read more

]]> fa3b467090402da9f3d3b9c54b91769a Loewen Family 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/#post-97871 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 18:51:43 -0400 I’m gonna be working on this assignment next week! Excited for it!
Leanne

]]> d6147b44913c11937231040aec5ea888 Loewen Family replied to the topic Why should we celebrate today? in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/why-should-we-celebrate-today/#post-97668 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 17:57:32 -0400 Happy one-day-late birthday from me too!! Thanks so much for all you do to keep this amazing photography community running! I hope you enjoyed your special day!

And hey, fun fact here: I actually have an Aunt Lydia whose birthday was also yesterday!!😀

-Leanne

]]> 5bb6324f0750fa509824455ebb42ea75 Loewen Family 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/#post-97390 Sun, 24 Aug 2025 03:07:48 -0400 And here’s one last one!

]]> 56ec14308071abbcdb1505ef7746382f Loewen Family 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/#post-97384 Sun, 24 Aug 2025 03:06:58 -0400 Nice work, everyone!
When this assignment came out I wasn’t sure if I would have the chance to shoot it, as our August was looking to be pretty busy. But! While we were on a camping trip, I snatched up a chance to shoot it—thanks to my sister for being a good impromptu model! 😀 I hope the pictures will be useful, even though they’re in a more…Read more

]]> 345b9305e7544b507242d6500336f7d7 Loewen Family replied to the topic Macro Lens in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/macro-lens-2/#post-97173 Wed, 20 Aug 2025 22:11:56 -0400 I’m following this! I actually have the same camera 🙂 and I’m interested in getting a macro lens too, eventually.

]]> 6f981faaa9278a68db841e5f8dc84705 Loewen Family replied to the topic FEATURED: Scenic Spots in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-scenic-spots/page/2/#post-96703 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 23:10:47 -0400 Excited!!
-Leanne

]]> b8508b64555bfa57a1d4dc970662f63b Loewen Family 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-96255 Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:07:28 -0400 Well, I guess I didn’t make this assignment! I had a few photos that I was thinking to try submitting, but never got much inspiration for this assignment, somehow… and then we got super busy with family from out of state (and out of country), and it happened to be right over the deadline!😅
But yes, it was so fun to see everyone else’s submi…Read more

]]> 78f9ba8ef8354c64268a3e821b941893 Loewen Family 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/#post-95985 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 04:54:03 -0400 And, ha ha, I just realized I know the song that is in the photo!!😁

]]> 212b355db6e5f4ccc403fa8515024737 Loewen Family 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/#post-95984 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 04:49:23 -0400 Beautiful photos, @blessingscaptured!!
I especially like them because I actually play violin, too!😊
Leanne

]]> d34973cd12eb95f9e0a9e8bfbe27c22d Loewen Family 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-95841 Mon, 26 May 2025 17:25:59 -0400 Yay! Looking forward to it!
Leanne

]]> feccc5f135a5e2dc818b749217794bd4 Loewen Family 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-95809 Sun, 25 May 2025 00:15:16 -0400 It says “File exceeds allowed size.” Maybe you did high quality JPGs instead of 90% quality? (I’m referencing options on lightroom)
Leanne

]]> 0a9cd2516aea71dc919b01ba1d1ec967 Loewen Family 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-95802 Sun, 25 May 2025 00:11:17 -0400 Beautiful photos, everyone!!

Here are my photos for this assignment! I managed to get one full batch, yay!
The first one is a robin photo, for the perching category. They are very easy to photograph since they’re everywhere and easy to approach. Even a 300 mm lens like I have can feel pretty short when trying to photograph skittish birds!

The…Read more

]]> 3516d62c235ad95b06bfb42addc3d9bc Loewen Family 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-95745 Fri, 23 May 2025 02:34:31 -0400 Wow, so fun to see the photos and hard work start to show up!!
@blessingscaptured, I can’t get over how cool that rooster photo looks! Such a beautiful composition!! And the indigo bunting is so pretty. We hardly have any blue birds here in Alaska,😕 so I love seeing them! And! I saw your owl in the Nature’s friend magazine the other day!!! I tho…Read more

]]> 2126194bb30b2b76a53ec711fd3b6f04 Loewen Family replied to the topic FEATURED: All Five "Feathers" in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-birds/#post-95586 Thu, 08 May 2025 04:34:55 -0400 Ok! That is helpful to know that a seagull/kittiwake would qualify for the dove category. It was looking like that category would be a harder one to shoot.
Leanne

]]> 8539c3ad82863c15f8cf1960c9a507ad Loewen Family replied to the topic FEATURED: All Five "Feathers" in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-birds/#post-95552 Mon, 05 May 2025 16:03:11 -0400 -Leanne

]]> 0295beb6ee4b6c0e5242678cf5844f8e Loewen Family replied to the topic FEATURED: All Five "Feathers" in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-birds/#post-95551 Mon, 05 May 2025 16:02:52 -0400 Hey @blessingscaptured, I just did the bird count for Nature friend, too!! We actually went on a Whaling/ Spring wildlife cruise on the first of May with our homeschool program, so I saw a lot of birds that I don’t normally see, and decided it would be an awesome excuse to do that challenge! I didn’t do much for the other days, except for see…Read more

]]> 206d2827cdf14b7c53348a7463f484b9 Loewen Family 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-95292 Sun, 20 Apr 2025 00:50:22 -0400 Beautiful photos, Rebecca!
Everyone has done such a good job!!

]]> f98c31710a41f4d5675f36bb444ee51e Loewen Family 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-95287 Sun, 20 Apr 2025 00:46:07 -0400 And here’s the last of mine!
-Leanne

]]> 6cfecf924edea1e53d92214569b55d64 Loewen Family 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-95273 Sun, 20 Apr 2025 00:40:29 -0400 Here’s my photos for this assignment! I had a lot of fun shooting! I have definitely not mastered low light shooting yet, and had a couple pictures that turned out really dark, but I still got a decent amount that I liked! These photos are from two times. The first time was very last minute; I went out with my sister to the edge of our property…Read more

]]> 5e63757749647ccf36879691f99b615b Loewen Family 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-95171 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 04:42:10 -0400 Me and my siblings are probably going to try for a more official photo shoot tomorrow morning.😁

]]> c83f09917cd1fb8c051ecdfde5755459 Loewen Family 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/#post-95170 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 04:38:32 -0400 I love the hunting idea, @blessingscaptured!!
I got one or two good pictures this morning, hope to get a few more yet!
Leanne

]]> 432710da9e8c6bff8a401ca1dfd271d7 Loewen Family 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/#post-95064 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 16:36:31 -0400 That’s true! I didn’t think of that, @jamesstaddon!

]]> 47161abd0e7deb75ade7fee0882697aa Loewen Family 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/#post-95046 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:26:09 -0400 I actually also have another reason to be excited for since I posted yesterday, I just got my first DSLR yesterday afternoon!!🎉🎉 It will be so much fun to get to shoot this assignment with my own camera. It is such a dream come true to have my own camera, finally!
Leanne

]]> 26deba8c12676dcdaa606f1ff2a45348 Loewen Family 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/#post-95045 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:20:05 -0400 Yeah, and the sunrise gets pretty early here in Alaska.😀 Right now it’s thankfully only around seven. But I’m looking forward to an excuse to enjoy it!!

]]> 30337b1ad5f95eebd1a96c1449a7f03c Loewen Family 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/#post-95040 Sun, 06 Apr 2025 17:00:18 -0400 This assignment looks fun! It will probably take a little more coordinating and planning than some of the previous assignments I’ve done, but I’m looking forward to it!!!
Leanne

]]> 2016a5b04253b0dacee8102ad05a9f91 Loewen Family 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-94685 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:57:35 -0400 Yes!!!! Same here!
-Leanne

]]> 95e88743e3855d3f4921cb2a567021dd Loewen Family 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-94625 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 22:25:33 -0400 Thanks!
Yes, I should be able to, hopefully! Most of the pictures I’ve taken so far have been while borrowing my brother’s camera, so I don’t have a large portfolio of high quality pictures. (I also take lots with the family iPad.)
But I’m hoping to get a camera very soon, so that will expand my photo opportunities a lot😁 And wow that you had…Read more

]]> a05af7c44b2b58eba6407c71d3640ea2 Loewen Family replied to the topic FEATURED: Portraits of Flowers in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-flowers/page/4/#post-94619 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 21:53:56 -0400 I love the ones with water drops especially—-I always find myself so fascinated with water drops. (But the only photos I currently have of water drops are on leaves, so that doesn’t work for the assignment.😊)

]]> f25df3ffce19f410fa02ec2f96603815 Loewen Family replied to the topic FEATURED: Portraits of Flowers in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-flowers/page/4/#post-94618 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 21:50:09 -0400 Beautiful photos, Tabitha!!! @parrisfamily
I LOVE the first one! And they are all so pretty it’s very hard to pick favorites! Good job!
Leanne

]]> 17805282c188e1ea84c0b86c7e855d08 Loewen Family replied to the topic FEATURED: Portraits of Flowers in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-flowers/page/4/#post-94571 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 17:31:43 -0400 Thanks! I’m looking forward to it too! I hope I can watch it live this time, as last time I was babysitting for someone.😊

]]> 66eff665f085edb85752e0ea8ed4db57 Loewen Family replied to the topic FEATURED: Portraits of Flowers in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-flowers/page/4/#post-94560 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 16:54:12 -0400 Beautiful pictures, Faith! @parrisfamily I love them!
Leanne

]]> e18fd1222a6c692b2eb9ff10ecaa50d2 Loewen Family replied to the topic FEATURED: Portraits of Flowers in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-flowers/page/3/#post-94482 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:50:11 -0400 My sister also says she likes the first one better.

]]> 3c635f1f7d8071db4a26984805556999 Loewen Family replied to the topic FEATURED: Portraits of Flowers in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-flowers/page/3/#post-94481 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:49:15 -0400 I definitely like the horizontal one better. And no, I can’t really tell that it is a wagon wheel in the vertical one, it’s definitely more pleasing to the eye to be able to see what it is and have the outer edge, not just the spokes visible. Beautiful photo!!!
Leanne

]]> c8ffcd8345ea333c562344d473089a2a Loewen Family 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-94326 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 04:15:32 -0400 Thanks!

]]> bb5f38c07d1b1710a099108187a3257a Loewen Family replied to the topic Exporting from Photoshop in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/exporting-from-photoshop/#post-94242 Sat, 15 Mar 2025 18:11:39 -0400 I’m just jumping in on the conversation here😊 I absolutely love Canva!!! It is really easy to work with text and get it where you want it. And you can easily add pictures to the page too. You don’t have to pay anything to get the regular version, but there will be a fair amount of things that are reserved for the pro version. You can get the app…Read more

]]> b1132d704dfe19836cac781bbd991f80 Loewen Family 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-94228 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 21:27:31 -0400 These are all so beautiful! The first picture you submitted, Cody @samuelwest is epic!
Leanne

]]> 87c6050a14355e80bb0e50b743be3358 Loewen Family replied to the topic FEATURED: Portraits of Flowers in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-flowers/#post-94158 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:10:05 -0400 I found a couple verse suggestions.
For the second to last picture I submitted:

“It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, Because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: Great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; Therefore will I hope in him.
‭‭Lamentations‬ ‭3‬:‭22‬-‭25‬ ‭KJV‬‬

For the la…Read more

]]> 2ad47d99049ffeb2897656013eff72b6 Loewen Family replied to the topic FEATURED: Portraits of Flowers in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-flowers/#post-94151 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 15:31:07 -0400 Also, here’s the other pic of the dahlia that I mentioned:

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