31 October 2009
More pics from NewSpring recording
Here are some more of my favorites from last night. Did not really do much editing other than some color contrast, tried to keep the feel natural of what I was able to capture last night.
NewSpring live worship recording!
Tonight was amazing. I am still blown away by the worship recording tonight. The spirit was full there tonight. I was able to take a lot of fun pictures while I was there. Here are a few raw shots that I really liked on the first pass through about 500 photos.
Check it out. - there is one in here with Justin Land and it looks like there is a smaller version of him beside of himself (you will understand when you see it). The picture came from a reflection off someone's glasses! I was trying to get a neat out-of-focus pic, and the light ended up picking Justin up in some guys glasses lens. CRAZY. One of my favorite shots of the night.
Check it out. - there is one in here with Justin Land and it looks like there is a smaller version of him beside of himself (you will understand when you see it). The picture came from a reflection off someone's glasses! I was trying to get a neat out-of-focus pic, and the light ended up picking Justin up in some guys glasses lens. CRAZY. One of my favorite shots of the night.
30 October 2009
29 October 2009
A picture is NOT worth a thousand words...
Everyone has heard the saying that "a picture is worth a thousand words". But is it really? Are pictures and words that interchangeable? I have been doing a lot of photography lately, and I have not been actually "blogging" (ie, typing) in a while. I love sharing photos, I have a passion for visual communication and I believe that there is power in the picture. But Photos and text are not the same. They can be used to facilitate understanding between each other, but they are far from the same.
Words- Left Brain. It is something you read, process, understand, and form opinions about. Pictures- Right Brained. There are many more feeling evoked on this side of things. Consider September 11 If you read an article about the horrible attack on New York City that day, it would produced some emotion and empathy, but not as much as when the entire country watched the same video feeds and pictures of those planes hitting the Twin Towers. Those pictures would elicit words and you would have things to say about it, but everyone had an emotional response. And, I would guess that if you saw a picture or a shot from that September day, those emotions would come flooding back in. As I type this I can vividly remember images and they bring emotion. That is why people want to photograph their weddings, birthdays, and special events. Picture burn something into our memory.
Shane Hipps spoke at Catalyst this year on the main stage and in the labs as well. During his sessions, he described his work experience with Porsche. He described how he left the company because they were basically selling a false gospel. They were saying (without using any words) that if you were going to be happy, and if your life was going to have meaning...then you NEED a Porsche. They did not even need to tell you that. There was no processing necessary. The commercial told you all of that just by flashing some pictures. There is power in pictures.
I am not saying that there is not power in words and oral communication, there is. Every Sunday in pretty much every church in america (and around the world) someone get up, reads scripture and talks about it. Words have power. But so do pictures.
SO, here is my question to attempt to sum all of this up. Are we (as the church) using the power of pictures and visual communication the best we can?? If not, how can we use the visual realm to bring God glory and honor?
Just some thoughts on my mind as I try to unload everything from Catalyst.
Words- Left Brain. It is something you read, process, understand, and form opinions about. Pictures- Right Brained. There are many more feeling evoked on this side of things. Consider September 11 If you read an article about the horrible attack on New York City that day, it would produced some emotion and empathy, but not as much as when the entire country watched the same video feeds and pictures of those planes hitting the Twin Towers. Those pictures would elicit words and you would have things to say about it, but everyone had an emotional response. And, I would guess that if you saw a picture or a shot from that September day, those emotions would come flooding back in. As I type this I can vividly remember images and they bring emotion. That is why people want to photograph their weddings, birthdays, and special events. Picture burn something into our memory.
Shane Hipps spoke at Catalyst this year on the main stage and in the labs as well. During his sessions, he described his work experience with Porsche. He described how he left the company because they were basically selling a false gospel. They were saying (without using any words) that if you were going to be happy, and if your life was going to have meaning...then you NEED a Porsche. They did not even need to tell you that. There was no processing necessary. The commercial told you all of that just by flashing some pictures. There is power in pictures.
I am not saying that there is not power in words and oral communication, there is. Every Sunday in pretty much every church in america (and around the world) someone get up, reads scripture and talks about it. Words have power. But so do pictures.
SO, here is my question to attempt to sum all of this up. Are we (as the church) using the power of pictures and visual communication the best we can?? If not, how can we use the visual realm to bring God glory and honor?
Just some thoughts on my mind as I try to unload everything from Catalyst.
27 October 2009
More from Grace Church
Here are a few more shots from last Sunday with Grace Church.
I sent Michael about 100 pics to choose from, so hopefully there are some that will work for them!
Here are some shots I grabbed to show all you cool cats. Enjoy
If any church or organization is interested in having me come and shoot your event, shoot me an email or twitter or whatever and we can connect and set something up.
26 October 2009
Grace Church
I visited Grace Church this last Sunday for my first Church photoshoot session.
Michael and the whole Grace team did an amazing job with their new building. I am going to editing all week in my free time, but here are a few raw pics I found that I liked as I skimmed through the 600 shots I took.
Can't wait to share them soon!
If you or your church is interested in a photog session during your service, send me an email and we can work something out. I would love to come shoot your event!
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