The way I create feeling in a film is pacing. If my film doesn’t feed me feeling it is because there are certain sequences that are out of pace. The remedy can be to let specific frames breathe a bit more (instead of cutting them where they are, letting that specific scene play out more by 7-10 frames.

I have to be in tune with my project or what I turn in will be mediocre which is not ok.

I have asked God to bring himself glory through this project and all night I was doubting the actual completion of this project which made me irritated with impatience.

I think one way God can give himself glory is allowing my irritation to go as far as it can before I realize I need God more than I thought thus putting me in a mental position to rely on him.

Its a good thing to fail.

1 You, God, are my God,
earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,
my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
where there is no water.

2 I have seen you in the sanctuary
and beheld your power and your glory.
3 Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.
4 I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.
5 I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;
with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

6 On my bed I remember you;
I think of you through the watches of the night.
7 Because you are my help,
I sing in the shadow of your wings.
8 I cling to you;
your right hand upholds me.

“Who may climb the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in His holy place? 4 Only those whose hands and hearts are pure, who do not worship idols and never tell lies. 5 They will receive the LORD’s blessing and have right standing with God their savior. 6 They alone may enter God’s presence and worship the God of Israel. Psalm 24:3-6″

After reading a few of my pastor’s blog posts I am in reflective thought of why am I doing what I am doing. To see the motives before the action can only come from the Lord’s wisdom. God is doing so much. I am seeking his joy in my service he is placing me in.

I am so excited for church tomorrow.

I went on two Kresge shoots today. Shot for 4 hours in total using the go pro for the first time. Mounted it to someone else’s camera and to a music stand. Nothing too crazy.

Someone called me al qaueda today because of my beard and hooded sweatshirt. My response – “Dude, I’m eastern german”.

Ill be writing more about SWPJC soon.

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
A
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.

And praise God he protects me.

no longer am i seeking a good oppprunity for the advancement of my career. i am able to say this because of the Life the lord has allowed because of the testimony and testimony, like the product of a photojournalists integrity, can not be argued.

The lord has spoken to me and has brought to my attention that there are leaders in this room that are unwilling to be corrected or sharpened. I know this is true. I know that they are fighting with all they know how, with every defense they can opporate, to escape that correction. I know this because I speak first about myself.

And praise God for his grace and faithfullness that through correction I can praise God at this moment.

I can tell you that without correction we are subjected to a faith built on religion not Christ.

the path that existed must be cleaned by community in christ alone and be open for that cleaning.

If there is more christ I want it. if there is more God I am open for that to be revealed to me. Paul did not convert in Acts 8, he was changed by the very real revelation of Chirst.

I am filled with the spirit. How do I know? I see His fruits! Is that too bold for you? I know His promises. Fruits of the spirit are not the choices of the spirit.

If you can not fix yourself, stand up. I am not searching for an alter call that will satisfy the eyes of the believers. I am searching for the broken who are willing to be Disciple.