Dedicated to LB

I went to take this picture for two reasons the first was because I wanted to dedicate a blog entry to my sister. She has gone through a lot of really hard things in the last 3 years. Through it all she has stood strong and her faith has grown exponentially. She has been able to stand up under amazing pressures. She has also been able to be a light to the dark world around her.

The second reason I wanted to shoot this picture was because I wanted to take some pictures in complete darkness and paint the light into the frame. It was really hard to find a place where it was dark enough to actually take the picture but down by the lake turned out to be perfect.

So how did I shoot this picture? Well I first used my flashlight shined on the small stick to focus the camera. Then I set the aperture to 2.8 and then set the shutter speed to 30 seconds. This would give me time to take my flashlight and paint the light onto the stick standing under the imposing sticks above it. I did this by moving around the sticks in a circle. I think it turned out great. I believe that it conveys the message as well as helped me learn how to paint with light.