Lenspiration | Allison Estabrook | Activity https://www.lenspiration.com/members/musicgal/activity/ Activity feed for Allison Estabrook. Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:47:30 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 c2d66bc438e9574d66bbcb6db66ce9b5 Allison Estabrook 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-96223 Sun, 22 Jun 2025 02:42:48 -0400 This is my first time doing a photo assignment! Here are my photos!

-Libby

]]> 3fc045cc1a62d53cb48199380d8eb265 Allison Estabrook 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-96217 Sun, 22 Jun 2025 02:32:28 -0400 Here are my photos! I wasn’t super happy with them, but I wanted to get back into submitting photos for photo assignments again! 🙂

-Allison

]]> 477f48badb0301381b284501686dcdde Allison Estabrook 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-96211 Sun, 22 Jun 2025 02:30:08 -0400 Here are my photos! I wasn’t super happy with them, but I wanted to get back into submitting for photo assignments! 🙂

-Allison

]]> fada1566469394fcfd2fffa34b30775e Allison Estabrook 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/3/#post-87570 Fri, 21 Jun 2024 03:40:07 -0400 Here are some more photos for this week! My sister’s birthday was today so I decided to make use of the cake for the assignment!

]]> d34fcf7c4de90a3b0b83b7a1dc20b2e8 Allison Estabrook 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-87354 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 01:10:35 -0400 Here are my photos for this week!

]]> dca6098a781105e7958605ca120cf4d4 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: Fatherhood in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-fatherhood/page/2/#post-87037 Sun, 26 May 2024 02:33:28 -0400 Here are my photos!

]]> 3520d9e2f7e5d30ceaa494ff60132bcf Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: Party Backgrounds in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-party/page/2/#post-86632 Sun, 28 Apr 2024 17:30:06 -0400 Here is my photo! 🙂

]]> 3351274bb49c11688a8be37332c315c6 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: Motherhood in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-motherhood/page/3/#post-85358 Sat, 24 Feb 2024 23:57:01 -0500 Here are some photos for this assignment! I would have loved to go out and shoot specifically for this assignment, but unfortunately I wasn’t able to. Here are some photos I shot previously that I’m hoping will work for this assignment.

]]> f0c22a93575a8fef335d4a5b33027690 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: Motherhood in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-motherhood/page/3/#post-85354 Sat, 24 Feb 2024 23:56:02 -0500 Here are some photos for this assignment! I would have loved to go out and shoot specifically for this assignment, but unfortunately I never got a chance. Here are some photos I shot previously that I’m hoping will work for this assignment.

]]> f21dd4db4dc07ea7a7d89a0c2710f060 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic Bonus request: Hymnal website photos in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/bonus-request-hymnal-website-photos/#post-84912 Thu, 01 Feb 2024 04:31:01 -0500 And the rest!

]]> 3c833c0164cf325bdebee99d9498b30a Allison Estabrook replied to the topic Bonus request: Hymnal website photos in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/bonus-request-hymnal-website-photos/#post-84906 Thu, 01 Feb 2024 04:26:27 -0500 Here are my photos for this assignment!

]]> 66ecb7a570f8352b97593f5c8d25c9d6 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: Moon Scenery in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-moon/page/3/#post-84817 Sun, 28 Jan 2024 05:02:13 -0500 Hi! Unfortunately, it did not work out for me to photograph a good photo of the moon that fulfilled the requirements. Both times the moon was full it was cloudy and I didn’t get any good opportunities to photograph the moon! The one time there would have been a good composition, we were on our way to Wednesday night prayer meeting and I didn’t…Read more

]]> 8b4d3368672c90ca4995565033f5728e Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: Choosing Wellness in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-wellness/page/2/#post-83878 Sat, 25 Nov 2023 22:58:31 -0500 Oops- there are only four photos, but when I tried to edit the first post it kept the four error ones on there too!

]]> befab8b998db571e72251809ede3afc7 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: Choosing Wellness in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-wellness/page/2/#post-83872 Sat, 25 Nov 2023 22:50:16 -0500 Here are my photos for this assignment! They are of the phrases about living a healthy lifestyle/eating the right nourishment.

]]> 01eacc7c5ab91fb3fcbcfd53fab3d4c5 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: Thanksgiving Dinner Table in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-thanksgiving-dinner/page/2/#post-83425 Sun, 29 Oct 2023 00:02:24 -0400 Here are the rest!

]]> fc682b1ca406350b084a767c4dec59b5 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: Thanksgiving Dinner Table in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-thanksgiving-dinner/page/2/#post-83419 Sun, 29 Oct 2023 00:00:06 -0400 Here are my photos! HUGE thanks to my mom who was able to cook a lot of this for me even though I wasn’t available to! I shot the photos a little later in the day than I would have liked, so I struggled with the lighting. I got some good shots at first, but the sun went down fast and it got harder towards the end.

I cropped a lot of them into a…Read more

]]> e94fb1d1dd5198b969f51036c57627c9 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: Scenes of Faith & Freedom in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-faith-freedom/page/2/#post-82252 Sat, 23 Sep 2023 02:44:34 -0400 Here is my one photo for this assignment! This was a crazy one for me because I had planned to shoot it outdoors, but then it was pouring rain when I had time to shoot it. So I had to regroup and shoot it indoors. Huge thanks to my little sister who patiently held the flag for me when it started to fall!

]]> ca8ef6ca6dfc474f131af98e6c2f41b6 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic Stock Photography in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/stock-photography-2/#post-81660 Mon, 11 Sep 2023 02:39:02 -0400 Oh okay, that does sound like a good number! Thank you for your help! 🙂

]]> 3444b9cbbd879f7f8f0b0cac88498f2b Allison Estabrook replied to the topic Stock Photography in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/stock-photography-2/#post-81391 Sat, 02 Sep 2023 16:07:10 -0400 @lenspirationlydia thank you so much! That is all good to know. I didn’t have too many photos with people in them, so that is something I will have to add more of to my portfolio. I will go back through my photos and cull them down even more so that they are the best quality that I have.

How many photos would you suggest is a good number to have…Read more

]]> a79ced516e32b34e1fe0c06513aa54bb Allison Estabrook replied to the topic Stock Photography in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/stock-photography-2/#post-81221 Sat, 26 Aug 2023 01:44:17 -0400 @jamesstaddon and @lenspirationlydia thank you so much! I actually applied to Lightstock, but they declined my application. That was a little embarrassing, and I’m not sure exactly what I did wrong, but I think I’ll try updating my portfolio and trying again.

And Lydia, thank you for your bit of advice! 🙂

]]> ffe669801f60eec5074e82edf7563846 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: Balloons in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-balloons/page/2/#post-81213 Sat, 26 Aug 2023 01:09:54 -0400 Here are the rest!

]]> 6b54529d8f16d07267a4812ab1339688 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: Balloons in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-balloons/page/2/#post-81207 Sat, 26 Aug 2023 00:57:14 -0400 Here are my photos for this assignment! First assignment that I shot with the new camera, and it was so much fun! I also had trouble with the balloons popping from the heat (when they landed in the grass).

]]> 237babc1fb9da7bc46c730d67d3952e7 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic Stock Photography in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/stock-photography-2/#post-81065 Sat, 19 Aug 2023 13:09:32 -0400 @blessingscaptured Hi Hannah,

Thank you so much for all your help! The videos were very helpful!

Allison

]]> df3692da162ec34d552bae09c03e051c Allison Estabrook started the topic Stock Photography in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/stock-photography-2/ Sat, 19 Aug 2023 01:22:26 -0400 Hi,

I was wondering if anyone had a suggestion for some good stock photography websites for me to put my photos on. I created an Unsplash account, but since people can use my photos for free without giving me credit, I’m a little uneasy about uploading a lot of photos on there.

Thanks!

]]> dc7ce4a9ac13d937af391534cb695389 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic Long Exposure Photography in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/long-exposure-photography/page/2/#post-81057 Fri, 18 Aug 2023 01:31:45 -0400 @lenspirationlydia thank you!! I was so glad the sun was peeking out of the clouds for that shot!

]]> a2eaa80bf52ea6a3b89059a1c24a8e85 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic Long Exposure Photography in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/long-exposure-photography/#post-80966 Fri, 11 Aug 2023 21:42:52 -0400 Thank you so much @warrior-princess! I think those are my favorites as well.

]]> 29dafdd4ae0b1e0b4e6d827db4368c72 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic Why do you take pictures? in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/why-do-you-take-pictures/#post-80959 Fri, 11 Aug 2023 17:48:14 -0400 That is a really thought-provoking question! I hadn’t really thought about why I take photos, but now that I think of it, I enjoy the challenge of getting a good photo. For example, I like bird photography. Birds can be quite challenging to get in normal-looking positions, so I enjoy taking a photo of a bird, figuring out ways to improve the p…Read more

]]> 37a225bb618e373fc382cc1098e7696b Allison Estabrook replied to the topic Long Exposure Photography in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/long-exposure-photography/#post-80954 Fri, 11 Aug 2023 16:42:12 -0400 Wow, thank you @dotremain! I struggled with getting interesting shots of the waves, especially since there wasn’t much light (it was either very cloudy or very windy most of the time). I did see a few pelicans, but my shutter speed wasn’t fast enough, so they were a little blurry. I tried some long exposure shots of the waves from a balcony, but…Read more

]]> 0506a72a0def96f6c7aaf1afc4c967b3 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic Compatible Lens in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/compatible-lens/#post-80951 Fri, 11 Aug 2023 13:10:40 -0400 Thank you @lenspirationlydia! I am very excited!

@dotremain Ah, yes I was worried about my lenses too, but thankfully I only had a few that were EF-S.

]]> 1c0f44d86d5829ecb124bd0a7ff5e10a Allison Estabrook replied to the topic Long Exposure Photography in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/long-exposure-photography/#post-80924 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 19:25:15 -0400 @warrior-princess I haven’t gotten a chance to go through and edit any of the photos yet, but I’ll try to post some when I do!

]]> 0f063388cacac2f67b7ceb5597c42502 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic Compatible Lens in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/compatible-lens/#post-80923 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 19:23:17 -0400 Thank you so much @buddingphotographer! That is so nice to hear! I use that lens the most, so it is a relief to know I can still use it.

]]> 84262316d911102cc4fbf5a8a96e734d Allison Estabrook started the topic Compatible Lens in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/compatible-lens/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 00:50:50 -0400 I recently upgraded my camera from a Canon Rebel SL1 to a new-to-me Canon 5D Mark IV. I am wondering if the 75-300 mm lens I used with my previous camera is compatible with the new one. It is an EF lens, so it fits on my camera, but I’m not sure if it is an effective lens to use on this camera.

I would appreciate hearing everyone’s thoughts!

]]> 00e0b6238798bad212540ab293e78561 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic Long Exposure Photography in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/long-exposure-photography/#post-80911 Tue, 08 Aug 2023 18:53:04 -0400 @lenspirationlydia I am so sorry!! I thought I had already replied to you!

Thank you so much for the link to the video and your points! They were indeed helpful.

Most of the days were cloudy, but I was able to get a couple shots that weren’t bad! Thanks for your help!

]]> 122f831c455232b71bc60649080bb495 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic Long Exposure Photography in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/long-exposure-photography/#post-80742 Tue, 01 Aug 2023 01:57:00 -0400 Thank you @blessingscaptured for your suggestions! Thankfully I brought my tripod! 🙂

]]> c34f9fbe95b1ee55b80cd4580a9a28d1 Allison Estabrook started the topic Long Exposure Photography in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/long-exposure-photography/ Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:52:23 -0400 Hi everyone,

We are currently at the beach and I would like to try long exposure photography of the waves. Does anyone have tips for long exposure photography? I don’t have much experience with it, so I’d appreciate any tips!

Also, does anyone have any other suggestions of shots to get at a beach? I want to take advantage of my time here!

]]> 8b633f053da489d93155b405948b25d5 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: Photography Equipment Macro in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/photography-macro/page/3/#post-80648 Fri, 28 Jul 2023 19:52:57 -0400 @samuelwest I had the same issue! I had no idea there was so much dust on everything until I went to edit the photos!

]]> acf38dbead339aa638cc812df33d3612 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: Photography Equipment Macro in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/photography-macro/page/3/#post-80617 Fri, 28 Jul 2023 15:09:49 -0400 Here are the others:

]]> 57ed37c6f0efbbd38f673818b554dc56 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: Photography Equipment Macro in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/photography-macro/page/3/#post-80611 Fri, 28 Jul 2023 15:08:11 -0400 Here are my photos for this assignment!

]]> 46ed451e023efa131e9e9143f1b47a2f Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: Photography Equipment Macro in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/photography-macro/#post-80364 Sat, 08 Jul 2023 15:42:33 -0400 @nguyenfamily no, it’s not necessary to shoot in RAW for the assignments! I almost always use JPG, as it has a smaller file size, but RAW has benefits when it comes to editing. 🙂

]]> 8c2f75243bbfc858a51138c0fd09bb84 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic Questions about image quality and sharpness in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/questions-about-image-quality-and-sharpness/#post-80287 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 19:35:27 -0400 Hi @nguyenfamily! Those are some great shots! I had a similar issue when I began photography. I would suggest that you look at your ISO and shutter speed.

The higher the ISO, the grainier the photo will be. The lower it is, there is less grain. However, the ISO also affects the brightness of your photo- so it is a tricky balance.

Shutter speed…Read more

]]> a45c976c49e44a0033ffea1a99a6d07d Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: Multi-generational Family in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-generational/#post-80132 Sat, 24 Jun 2023 17:53:42 -0400 Here are my photos for this assignment! It was tricky because I was trying not to get the grandma’s whole face in the photos!

]]> 713d0d5a518958942c32253edeadb019 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: Scientific Investigation in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-science/page/2/#post-79470 Sat, 27 May 2023 15:47:01 -0400 Oops, here’s the third one in JPG this time!

]]> e9c1e46b9562f2aadce1bbccfe16df36 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: Scientific Investigation in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-science/page/2/#post-79467 Sat, 27 May 2023 15:38:53 -0400 Here are my photos for this assignment! I know they weren’t looking for a vertical photo, but I thought I’d throw it in there just in case! 🙂

]]> fce10038af4d870a842fb65a6b4a16be Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: Creative Scripture Designs in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-scripture-designs/page/4/#post-79040 Sun, 30 Apr 2023 02:42:31 -0400 Oops, my photo wasn’t a jpg the first time. Here is a second try.

]]> ded2ce86b357b5b00d5321e519a4a03c Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: Creative Scripture Designs in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-scripture-designs/page/3/#post-79039 Sun, 30 Apr 2023 02:39:39 -0400 @jemimajvr I love the photo you took with the blue door!

]]> c87cc9fec55a371334e8926d1bfa54f4 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: Creative Scripture Designs in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-scripture-designs/page/3/#post-79038 Sun, 30 Apr 2023 02:39:08 -0400 Here is my photo for this assignment!

]]> b37af439db85707c6dd275cae34f8d00 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: The Month of March in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-month-of-march/page/5/#post-77090 Sun, 26 Mar 2023 04:24:39 -0400 Thank you! They were fun to photograph, that’s for sure!

]]> a569c6099eb71ab567fc82eab97dcf4c Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: The Month of March in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-month-of-march/page/5/#post-77087 Sun, 26 Mar 2023 04:18:35 -0400 @parrisfamily wow, we named our photo essays almost the same name! I love your photos!!

]]> d7e92c5392a3e7acd84ba250df43ae39 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: The Month of March in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-month-of-march/page/5/#post-77084 Sun, 26 Mar 2023 04:13:54 -0400 Here are the other two:

]]> 0094a35de9d573703169f3f6dd3c4651 Allison Estabrook replied to the topic FEATURED: The Month of March in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-month-of-march/page/5/#post-77078 Sun, 26 Mar 2023 04:11:54 -0400 Here are my submissions for the month of March from the state of Virginia! I chose to write captions for each one, and I entitled the whole photo essay “The Little Things.”

Fresh, bursting color is born amidst the dry landscape (IMG_9050).

The first shoots of life exploding their heads through the earth, reaching for the sun (IMG_8898).

A…Read more

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