I have enrolled in a photography class given through my church. Yes, through my church. There are 2 units to this class working congruent to one another. The class as a whole is about storytelling. There is a unit for writers and a unit for photographers.
The point of this class is to learn how we can use our talents and artistry to show off what God is doing, and share His glory. The second goal is to get better at the technical aspects of my craft. I am excited about both these goals. As an artist, I feel that my gifts are often overlooked, or don't really have a place except to make cheap knockoffs of what is already out there. I serve the God who created the universe and everything in it. If I am made in his image, then some of his creativity lives in me too. I have struggled with how to use that, and in fact, how to tap into it (in many instances).
My first week of class was great, we had discussions surrounding what I have written above. This week, we discussed more about our purpose, and about story in general. then we were given an assignment. We have to create 5-10 new photographs that tell the story of our life from a 10,000ft view (overview?).
At first, I was overwhelmed. Luckily a good friend helped me brainstorm and gave me some great ideas about how this series is going to work. I have about 8 ideas, with rough ideas for a few more (hoping that editing goes smoothly). Thursday morning, i sat down and made an outline of what i wanted, then created a shooting schedule. So far, I have 1 down. 2 of my scheduled shoots have been postponed, 1 due to missing props, and 1 due to weather. I am by no means deterred. Tomorrow I have planned to get most of them done. I'm pretty excited to see how the rest of this shoot goes.
I am excited about this one enough to print them and hang them as a series on my wall. Just so that God can remind me of who I am.
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