Before & After Shots: Cherry Blossom with Text
The edits for this week’s Sunday Scripture aren’t complicated, but they warm up the image (we can’t increase the temperature, but we can simulate spring in our photos, right?) and make it easier to add text. I usually keep the rule of thirds in mind...
A Sunday Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9
I’ve spent Sunday at home with my youngest daughter, who ran a fever this morning. Although we both missed going to church (she begged to go), I’ve enjoyed our quiet time together. Missing a day here and there had put me a week behind on my 46-day...
Seeing the (Not So) Big Picture: Tamron’s 90mm f/2.8 Macro Lens
Five years ago when I bought my first DSLR, the numbers 50mm, 70-300mm, and 18-55mm meant almost nothing to me. I knew I needed a 50mm f/1.8—the internet told me so!—but I didn’t really understand what all those numbers and f-stops meant in terms of where and...
God is in the Details
I’ve often imagined how fascinating the world must be on a macro level. If God endows the easily visible with such form and symmetry, imagine the beauty hidden from our eyes. Does God unwrap mysteries that reveal himself—the originator of all creation—to those...
