Do you know the story about Microsoft’s famous rolling green hills image that they use as the default background on their operating system software? The image is called Bliss and is featured on the now retired Windows XP OS. The photographer that took the image is Charles O’Rear just north of San Francisco and he swears that there was no Photoshopping done on the photo.
The truth is that photos have the power to tell amazing stories. The question is, are we stopping to take a snapshot of these little moments?
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Here are a few ideas that you and your ministry need to hold on to so that you can capture these moments.
- Hire a photographer
If you really value this, quit guessing at the idea and pay someone that won’t have time conflicts or “figuring out photography.” - Get More Than One Person On The Job
Cannot pay someone? Then instead of asking one person to make sure they get photos of ministry at your church, ask three. Having too many photos is not a problem. Having not enough photos or moments is where we are stuck at now. - Task A Volunteer Who Has Skills
We all have iPhones that can take hi-res pictures and that is fine for Facebook. But when you are using photos as marketing devices online and in print or just trying to use this medium to build relationships and tell your story, have someone that has the skills and equipment to capture it. - Get Faces and Smiles
So many times I ask for people to take pictures and I get a lot of good photos of crowds, but the photo that really blows people away is when someone’s face takes up the whole image. You capture a laugh between friends, a mother praying with her son, or a college student deep in Scripture. Those are the photos I look for and you should capture.
Eric Dye says
#HEART
I watched this last week, but watched it again. This guys passion just oozes out of him. So inspiring!
Jeremy Smith says
Indubitably