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Mini Photo Shoots

I'm thinking about setting up a day (or two) for family/couples/kids/teens/etc. portrait mini-sessions. I would choose the location and we'd all gather together at that location and each group would get 20 minutes for photos. Cost would be $30. Once all photos have been processed onto my computer, I would provide a gallery link so you can view your unedited photos. Once all images have been edited, you would receive a CD of high-resolution images. Please leave a comment if you'd be interested, or (and this is the preferred method) you can email me. If I gather enough interest, I'll follow up with more information.

JShaw
Email: jshaw.productions@gmail.com

The Piercing Word of God

Here's an image that will be used as the logo for FBC Fenton's Theology Camp 2010. Special thanks to Mike Tharp of Word Picture Company for making my idea a reality.

To the Barber Shop!

Here are some photos I will be displaying at my dad's barber shop.

Thank you, Sarah Rhoads

This is why I do what I do:

"Something amazing happens when we pour ourselves out for others during the creative process... we begin to feel & see exhaustion becoming pure energy and momentum. It is an amazing feeling to pour out [my] heart into those [whom I] love for the sake of that which I feel called to create. It is a way we serve God and serve others and it feels so good."

Even before I decided to pursue photography and videography, I wanted my purpose to be, "Serving God by Serving Others". I have thought a lot about why I'm passionate about photography and here's what I've come up with (besides and including all that is quoted above).

(By the way, these are in no particular order, just the way they came out of my mind)

-I love taking pictures...always have.
-God has given me what many call a photographic "eye".
-There's something...I dunno...AWESOME...about capturing a moment that will never, ever, not-in-a-million-years, happen again the exact same way. In a photo, time stops.
-These moments...these memories...these PEOPLE...are worth capturing.
-They're worth capturing because people are worth it.
-They're worth capturing because photos help your brain remember specific details. Years later, people will look at that picture and remember SO MUCH MORE about what made that day special, and even things that were seemingly insignificant, but now take on a whole new, deeper meaning.
-I love people. I like giving them something special and doing special things for them. -Photography allows you to connect with people and learn about them.
-People are interesting.
(I also enjoy landscape photography)
-Because God's creation is absolutely beautiful.
-You can "see" God in creation.
-You can see God at work in creation.

This list is not exhaustive, but it is comprehensive. I hope after reading it, you have a better since why I'm a photographer and why photography is important to me and important in general.

Thank you all for your love, support, encouragement, and prayers.

God bless.