Made In HIS Image...

To me, there is nothing more innocent or blissful than a bride on her wedding day. Every girl knows that the bride has probably been planning this day since she was old enough to formulate thoughts and understand beauty and love. Everything has been planned for months. The cast is nervous and giddy. The curtain is about to rise and for two people a new voyage is about to begin. As a photographer, this is a moment unlike any other. It is sink or swim. A wedding is nerve wracking because it is an even that will never happen again. A bride will only walk down the aisle once. The first kiss will only happen once. That garter will only be tossed once. And the bride's mother will only gleam and be puffy and red like that for one day. If a moment is missed at a wedding, the photographer might as well plan on hearing from a lawyer...or at least an angry groom or tearful bride. The great photographers are the ones whose personality, joy for life and shear exuberance for the profession shine through in every photo.

This is one of the many joyous and beautiful things about being a wedding photographer. I have the priviledge of photographing people on the happiest day of their lives. For Jasmine Starr (http://www.jasminestarblog.com/), the joy is simply that...capturing a moment that will bring back that same smile for years to come. Jasmine has such a bubbly, joyous and personable spirit that makes her a joy to be around and it shows in her gorgeous photographs. Meeting her personally was a great priviledge for me. Her love for Christ and for other people makes her one of my favorite photographers!

Photographer David Jay is all about taking the techniques and beauty that he has learned and applied and spreading it to other photographers. In a digital age, his company creates many electronic resources for photographers to help them expand their companies. One such invention it ShowItFast Websites and Slideshows. David has been known for pioneering the way in the world of marketing for wedding photographers and the beauty of the showit fast websites now avilable to photographers truly is a mark of his creativity and innovation as well as his consideration and desire to help other. Open Source Photo is a blog to help photographers discuss and get answers to some of their technical problems as well as help with Showit Fast products.

There is a simple beauty in the human spirit. I think is part of being made in the image of a holy and perfect God. To photograph people, in my opinion, is the closest I can get to showing a fallen world what God looks like. The innocence of a child. The gleam of a groom. The pride of a mother or father. The tenderness of family. These are all qualities found in the Holy Trinity and yet so often we miss them in every day life and in each other. The Travel Photographer (http://thetravelphotographer.blogspot.com/) has done a wonderful job at capturing the beauties of the world and documenting the people they meet and see along the way.

A camera is a beautiful gift the art of using it is a blessing. A mirror into the supernatural.