I am so humbled that in the midst of all the craziness in my life that God has direction. And direction for not only me, but for all.
Right now I’m listening to Bruce Strong talking about photography and the exploration of having an audience perceives images when the text is stripped away.
This morning I met a man of God and got to buy him coffee. His name is Jeremy Cowart and he is a photographer. Really cool guy and has had success. We also had two students with us as we went to Starbucks. He asked these students who were fans of his work about them and didn’t talk about his work unless they asked. I love that. So much about Life is about asking other questions.
There is something really human about being with other humans. Not living in the work.
God builds platforms for us to talk to the world and a harbor for us for protection against ego.
This morning Vincent Laforet used a film of mine for an example of creative filmmaking. I had forgot that the workshop was this weekend because I was speaking at another conference in Texas. I also had on my mind 7 videos due yesterday and 28 others due next week. So preparation for that deadline is crazy as you can understand. So when I got his email at 12 am asking where the film was that he wanted I was rushed to upload to meet his deadline. I was super humbled and excited to even have this opportunity.
The link is here..http://vimeo.com/20684075
I spoke last night at SWPJC. Not sure how I did but I do know that God uses imperfect people for his perfect will and that is why I was chosen.
Here are my notes of what I wanted to talk about..
Reel
Marines
Photos
15 Minutes talk about testimony
Cambodia, a step in circumstance-Seeing what I had and leaving
Detroit- A step in Ability – Being asked to come out because of what I knew
Freelance – a step in faith – in confortable situation, leaving to the unknown,
15 Minutes talk about more work Focus Detroit
Work flow
Scene Based Inspiration
Making the most of Intentional Mistakes
The Composition of the frame often reflects the composition of the photographer.
To Paint a Burnt House
Boxing-
Makeshift
Roosevelt Park
Jessica Care Moore
WDET
Kid Rock
One year of Free Work= Kresge
Message
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Strength
Peter looked at the crippled beggar who had never walked and told him to get up. The beggar didn’t get up. Peter, filled with the holy spirit reached down and picked him up and as he did the beggars’ ankles were strengthened.
The Holy Spirit empowers us with a Found God. I lived 23 years searching for christ with my own strength and then met the spirit and everything changed. If you don’t know what I’m talking about just ask Him.
Blindness
Jesus went to a blind man and rubbed mud in his eyes to give him sight. He left before the man opened his eyes. The man ran around with sight for the first time telling all he could see. When asked who did this, all he could say was, “I don’t know, all I know is I was blind and now I can see.”
I did not know it at the time but Jesus was prepairing a clear stepping stone approach to my career, to his will, through each part of my life I have seen him become the answer to my why, my where and my how.
Like the blind man who didn’t know who healed him, I was blind to where I was actually going, and now I see where I have gone. Jesus didn’t stick around to tell the man who healed him because Jesus knew it was him and by what authority it was accomplished. Each step I take becuase of circumstance, ability or leading I am not always sure it is where Jesus is taking me, but you know who knows, Jesus. He knows that the mud he has put in my life is going to be wiped off at the right time and at that time I will go around telling everyone what had happened. The pharisees asked who healed the blind man when he came to them seeing, and all he could say was, I don’t know, I just know that I was blind and now I see.
Don’t seek within yourself the cure for your miseries.
Our prayer life should reflect the way Scripture talks about itself.
Trust in Jesus and step.
