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Photography

“Life is Short” Photography Project

  Tonight was my last photography class for the summer.  The final project was to create a series of photos with a common theme using everything we’ve learned regarding light, composition, texture, line, etc.  I decided to create a series on the theme “Life is Short” based on the verse in James 4:14 which tells us […]

Photography

Learning His Limits

       This picture defines the stage we are at with our son.   Notice his posture?  He is on the move from dawn to dusk and every day is a full-blown effort to shape his rebellious will.  And he’s so stinkin’ cute… We ‘dare to discipline’ and are in daily need of […]

Photography

Irony in Photos

Irony is the opposite of what you would expect.  It is the seemingly out of place element in a picture that draws you in to look closer.  Having never noticed this before, I’ve been perusing different photography web sites lately looking for irony.  It’s effective. I was explaining this to my teenage […]

Photography

Photographic Commentary on School

I was given an assignment in photo class called “windows and mirrors”.  The challenge was to take some pictures that either conveyed the way I view the world around me or that were self-reflective.  Unable to capture what I wanted in one single picture, I wound up singling out 5 photographs that, when viewed one after […]

Art With Children, Photography

Photography with Wings

I was beyond thrilled when I found these wings at O.P. Taylor’s  (“coolest store on the planet”) in Greenville, South Carolina.  These wings are so beautiful, made entirely from dyed feathers! With the help of a very talented young model I know, I was able to get some great photography practice in.   […]