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April 20, 2006
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(37) Ambition of James and John
Matthew 20:20-28, Mark 10:35-45
20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
From Matthew 4:21 we know that the two sons of Zebedee were the apostles James and John, because the verse says, "And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother..." When Jesus taught His disciples, the mother of James and John listened, with pride in her two sons. They were naturally talented and dedicated to the Lord, and they were included in Jesus' inner circle.
James was a born leader (see Acts 12:17; 15:13), and John was commonly called the disciple "whom Jesus loved" (see John 13:23). Their mother, just like many mothers today, wanted the best for her children, and so a few days before Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, she made a request in behalf of her children.
21 And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.
The word "grant", as it is used here, means "command"; "Command that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom." This mother's pride and ambition can be seen in her request that her sons set in the seats with the highest honor in Christ's kingdom. The thought may have come from the revelation that Jesus' followers will set on thrones. Three times Jesus had foretold that He would be condemned to death, then rise the third day; yet at the crucifixion, most of His disciples deserted Him, proving that they had heard Him selectively. They heard only the promises that the kingdom was coming soon, and His followers would sit on thrones (Matt. 19:28). These two disciples may have asked their mother to make the request, but in any case the request shows a lack of humility on their part. But it should be noted that the request showed a firm faith that Jesus was the Messiah, and that His kingdom was a reality.
It's faith like that that Jesus is willing to accept and reward.
22 But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
23 And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
The cup and the baptism both refer to our Lord's suffering and death. The cup is God's wrath that will be poured out on Him at Calvary, where He suffered for the sins of mankind. The baptism refers to the immersion of the Lord into suffering. When Jesus said, "Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with," He is predicting their future. James, who was beheaded, was the first disciple to die for Christ, and John suffered in a variety of ways over the longest period of time.
What Jesus says here is so important to Christians today. He is not saying that there is no place at His right hand and His left hand for somebody. He is saying that He will not arbitrarily give the positions to James and John or to anyone else, because these places are for those who prepare themselves for them. Keep this in mind: Heaven is for the asking.You do nothing for salvation. You are saved by faith in Christ through His marvelous grace. However, your position and your reward in heaven are determined by what you do here on earth. That's very important and Christians seem to have lost sight of it. Ask yourself, "What kind of place am I preparing for myself?" Personally, I have missed the right to set on Jesus' right side or left side—but I am working for a place. All of us should be doing this. In Philippians 4:13 Paul said, "I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." The trouble with Christians today is that too few are even trying to win anything. We need to recognize that salvation is a free gift, but we need to get on the race course to receive a gift.
24 And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.
They were displeased because they wanted the positions, and they may have been irritated by the two using their mother to plead their case. But the truth is; they would have asked Jesus for the same exalted positions, given the opportunity. So the Lord must teach them another principle, because the method this world uses is not God's method.
25 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
26 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
27 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
The Jews used the term "Gentiles" to refer to anyone who was not racially a Jew. It expressed the idea that they were pagans, since they usually did not worship the God of Israel. The Lord warns His disciples against having leadership aspirations, as the gentiles do. God's method is to take those who are humble and make themselves small by serving, and to place them as the leaders for He says, "whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister. He is saying that greatness in His kingdom is servanthood—the opposite of the world's view of greatness. Servanthood begins in the heart, and it's the mark of spiritual greatness. Again, Jesus is concerned more about the attitudes in the hearts of His followers than with their works (see John 13:1–17).
Jesus was always teaching His disciples, and in this discussion the lesson is that the style of leadership and greatness is different for believers. He gives them an example by making a comparison to how governments operate. He says that governments dominate their people in a dictatorial fashion by using their great power and authority. Believers, however, are to do the opposite—they lead by being servants and giving themselves away for others, as Jesus did. In the last verse we are given the key to the gospel of Mark.
28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Jesus came to this earth "to give his life a ransom for many." The word translated "for" means "in the place of," underscoring the substitutionary nature of Christ's death.
"A ransom" is the price paid to redeem a slave or prisoner. "Many" does not necessarily restrict the magnitude of His death since Paul declared that He died for "all", but it does indicate that not all would respond to His offer of salvation. When we are saved, the ransom doesn't involve making payment to Satan. Rather, the ransom is paid to God to satisfy His justice and wrath against sin. The price paid is Christ's own life as a blood atonement. The meaning of the cross, then is this: Christ subjects Himself to the divine punishment against sin on out behalf. He suffered the brunt of divine wrath in the place of sinners.
Just as His suffering and death must come before His rule, so also James and Johns suffering would come before their ruling with Him. Even though they would suffer for Christ, the positions, ranks, and rewards of the kingdom were a matter of God's sovereign choice (see Matt. 20:1–16). Jesus wanted His disciples to approach Him freely with their requests, but He was disappointed in their inflated view of their own importance and with their lack of spiritual sensitivity in understanding His mission. They were reaching for glory without a willingness to endure the prerequisite sufferings.
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http://teachingsermonsfor pastorsandlaymen.yolasite.com (Sermons and devotions)
http://harmonyofthegospels.yolasite.com (The life of Christ in chronological order)
http://periodofthejudges.yolasite.com (A Bible Study on the Book of Judges)
http://paulsepistletotheromans.com (A Bible Study on the Book of Romans)
http://newtestamentepistles.com (A Bible Study on Titus, Jude, and 1st Corinthians)
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Memories Are Forever
Good Wednesday morning, friends! Have you all recovered from the Thanksgiving holiday, Black Friday shopping and Christmas preparation over the weekend? It's time for another Heartfelt Creations Wednesday, and today I have a Memories Are Forever Layout to share with you. This is made with the Floral Key paper collection and various dies from Heartfelt Creations.
This 12″ x 12″ layout was very quick to put together thanks to the framed layout page found in the Floral Key collection. No hassle figuring out where to place the photos, as the paper has done that work for you. I simply used a craft knife to evacuate the photo block from the paper. Then I cut out the inner portion of the block to create a frame. I added my photos to the back of the frame and matted it with a glittery teal cardstock. The edges of the paper were heavily distressed and then inked with Evergreen Bough Distress Ink. I used Spun Sugar, Aged Mahogany and Festive Berries Distress Ink and a water brush to color in the flowers and Evergreen Bough Distress Ink to color in the leaves. This pulled out the colors from the photos and made for a harmonious color palette.
These darling children belong to my friend, Anna. I asked her for permission to use these photos in this layout. I just love the expression on her little fella's face. The tickets that are part of the cut apart pages make great embellishments, especially when they are matted with teal glittery cardstock and brown cardstock.
I added Prima Pearls and Lace and lots of beautiful Tattered Blossoms to dress up the layout.
The Burnished Key PreCut set makes such a nice accent piece.
Here you can see how I used my craft knife to cut around the flowers and leaves so that die cuts could be tucked into the layout. In real life, the layout has a lot of dimension and shine.
Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you enjoyed this photo tour of my Memories are Forever Layout. If you'd like detailed instructions and supply lists for today's project, you'll find them on the Heartfelt Creations blog along with loads of inspiration from the rest of the design team. You can find links to their individual blogs in my sidebar. I love hearing from you….your comments make me happy right down to the tips of my crafty little fingers! Until next time,


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More on ProphecyRead Now
Prophecy sets the Bible apart from all other writings in that it has, and still does, predict with total accuracy events still future.
We all know of the scores of predictions given in the Old Testament concerning the first coming of Christ, His birth, ministry, death and resurrection and how all were fulfilled even in the smallest details in the life of our Lord Jesus Christ.
But what of all those yet to be fulfilled?
People in the world consult all sorts of 'would-be seers' in an attempt to know something of the future, but most never check out God's Word in the Bible and yet it has proven itself 100% accurate always. It has much to say concerning things yet to take place on the earth—environmental changes, signs in the sun and moon and stars, wars and troubles, famines, pestilences and earthquakes etc.
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Dozens of user interviews, hundreds of hours of QA, thousands of hours of development, and hundreds of thousands of dollars were invested in this makeover. Improvements as a result of operator/user interviews and feedback include:
A dynamic "My Promotions" page showing each member promotions for which they are eligible. (My Promotions change on an operator-by-operator basis depending on date, segment, ownership type, and buyer/non-buyer criteria - see: Country Selection > My Promotions). Improved navigation, enhanced code scanning, mail-in options, and more chronicled in this "before & after" are part of the industrious enhancement effort.
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Archive for January, 2010
Digital Acting Blog
January 15th, 2010
Found a relatively new mocap blog on the interwebs… digitalacting.com. The person that runs it happens to be a VFX TD. If you're a fellow mocap nerd, you'll find his professional site is even more interesting… minchomarinov.com.
New fxPodcast: Avatar – Weta Digital
January 11th, 2010
Good stuff…
Avatar: Weta Digital
Joe Letteri, senior vfx supervisor for Weta Digital, details their mocap/facial capture tech and other aspects of their work on Avatar.
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January 11th, 2010
Happy New Year! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday!
You might have noticed that my posts have been fairly sparse over 2009. I had a lot of opportunities that I jumped headfirst into and sadly, had to neglect the website. I know… excuses, excuses. Right?
Here's what was keeping me busy:
- The Produced By Conference… to see the talks by the MCS panel, VES previs panel, the Stereoscopic 3D panel, James Cameron, Pixar producers and the PGA/ASC Camera Assestment Series.
- CG CON… checked out many of the animation classes from the Animation Mentor guys.
- FXPHD… took classes for crowd work in Massive, scripting with Python, Maya and match-moving in PFtrack.
- Beta Testing… software and what looks to be an excellent online school for rigging.
- Some much needed traveling… trips to Pittsburgh, Vancouver, Wellington and Sydney.
- and of course LOTS of mocap time with the great crew at ImageMovers Digital. 😀
I've been very blessed to meet and work with some incredibly talented people over the last year. I hope you all had a chance to see Up, A Christmas Carol, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Avatar (all in 3D of course). Many of the people I met have put forth amazing effort to polishing those films and have been part of an incredible push on technology and artistry to make them a reality. 2009 really was an incredible year and I'm very proud of everything that was accomplished within the medium.
As far as animation goes, the plan for my 2010 is a few more classes with FXPHD, lots more python scripting and a welcome return to rigging and animating – for me it's still all about the performance. I've had a lot of requests to update the The Mocaptionator's Handbook to include some more detailed thoughts on facial mocap, props and tools. I'm not promising anything on that front this year, but we'll see how it goes. 😉
Here's to another great year!
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia are leading an investigation into a shooting on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University that injured one person.
VCU police said in an alert to students that the shooting happened at about 2:42 a.m. Saturday. They say the victim was transported to VCU Health System, and that the injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.
The alert says the suspect was still at large and "may pose a threat to members and guests of the community." The alert also says police have increased patrols in the area.
The man who fired the shot was described as early to mid-20s and weighing about 200 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt with a white design on front.
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When Do You Put Up Your Christmas Tree? [POLL]
I know going into this that it's subjective. I am an old-fashioned dude, or maybe just old, but growing up we had a distinct approach to the holidays.
We enjoyed the treats of Halloween, family and football on Thanksgiving and the big man bringing gifts at Christmas.
But for the past few years, I've actually seen Christmas displays up before Halloween!!
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Solace 2.0: A Performance in Radiation installation is up!
Syracuse University's libraries have extensive archives or both common and rare media. Their collection just got that much more unique with the inclusion of Solace 2.0: A Performance in Radiation, an installation/performance by yours truly Misha Rabinovich. The project deals with making one's mark on the world, manifest destiny, surveillance, and social networks.
This project is an installation because of its transmedia form encompassing books, movies, pictures, and video. The installation includes a computer which is hosting and running the Solace 2.0 Social Media Platform. This platform automatically engages social networks so the user (currently just myself) can sit back and focus on other things. The project is also a performance because the identity of the user is split up through the engagement with the platform into a separate online entity that travels on its own.
The installation features several images representing various attempts by different entities to "make a name for themselves" and to be "masters of their domain" ranging from the monumental and permanent to the feeble and ephemeral. Among these images stands a computer monitor, framed in glossy black and gothic red. The monitor shows a grey map with red map markers specifically placed to outline the face of the user. As the points disappear and reappear over time the face exhibits a shimmering quality.
The points represent locations of actual real world venues (restaurants, businesses, etc) which have been registered in a geolocation game called Foursquare. To play such geolocation games, people 'check in' to locations they are currently at using their GPS enabled phone. Solace 2.0 checks the user into locations automatically, without the user having to go anywhere. It also publishes the checked-in locations on Twitter.
Everyone is encouraged to visit and experience the installation firsthand at the Bird Library and to pick up a free brochure. Please stay tuned for more information and updates on this project (you can even grab the RSS feed for your reader here). Thank you to Ann Skiold for opening the library for this work. Thanks to Holly Rodricks for proof reading and Caitlin Foley for exhibition consultation and general support. Thank you to Megan Foley for sponsoring this installation. Thank you to Matthew Williamson for pointing out how this falls in with "Griefing" (I will be writing about this soon).
Solace 2.0 Statement
To make a name for oneself, to be master of one's domain, and to leave one's mark on the map are goals shared by many. Solace 2.0 establishes and maintains one's identity in today's Internet-enabled economy of attention while preserving the user's personal integrity. And it does it automatically, so the user can sit back and concentrate on what's important.
Social networks seek to conform individual identities into their molds in order to monetize people. The fundamental bargain presented to users of Internet-based social networks is: if you publish private information about yourself, you will reap social rewards. Those who seek attention as capital accept this bargain. But the requirement to conform one's identity into a social network's profile is a farce. The Internet—with its ability to robustly connect people across great distance—doesn't reflect our physical existence but copies, fractures, and multiplies our individual identities. The Internet's commercial power necessitates the compression of our identities into tokens of trust so that we can buy and sell. These tokens of trust are examples of our newfound disembodied, autonomous, and powerful telekinesis. Our actions online persist in time, creating our data body, which is also a shadow sometimes appearing to dance of its own volition. Each of us is in many places at once.
"Griefing" means harassing online communities (often anonymously) to remind them not to take themselves too seriously. "Griefing" can result in online communities feeling grief. The opposite of grief is solace. "Griefers" feel solace when doing the Griefing and solace supplants grief when one is consoled or relieved.
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LAS VEGAS -- Some 1,384 buyers registered for the 2012 Amusement Expo, compared with 1,374 buyers last year. Total attendance at the third annual Amusement Expo was 2,926, according to show manager Brian Glasgow of W.T. Glasgow Inc.
While buyer attendance was up only slightly, the increase suggests that three-year-old amusement trade show, which combines the long-running (and formerly separate) shows sponsored by the Amusement and Music Operators Association and American Amusement Machine Association, will continue to draw stronger attendance than its individual predecessors.
Exhibitor numbers were up 7%, with 144 companies displaying goods and services compared with 135 in 2011. The number of booths increased to 411 from 373, or 10%. | SEE 2011 REPORT
The National Bulk Vendors Association's 2012 exhibit, which collocated for a second time with Amusement Expo, had 23 exhibitors, compared with 21 last year. The NBVA booked 49 booths for those exhibitors and registered 270 participants for the show and the annual bulk vending convention.
A one-day reciprocal admission policy between Amusement Expo and the Pizza Expo drew additional visitors to both shows. This was the third time in the past four years that both show organizers agreed to honor the badges of each other's registrants.
Amusement Expo's seminar program drew 525 participants. In conjunction with the show's educational program, Foundations Entertainment University ran its acclaimed two-day FEC program. The combined educational programs featured 12 sessions.
During Amusement Expo's opening ceremonies on March 14, AAMA presented its 2011 industry awards. Its Lifetime Achievement Award was bestowed on Dave Courington of Valley-Dynamo, a past chairman of the association. Its Distributor of the Year award went to Betson Enterprises for the second consecutive year, while Manufacturer of the Year kudos was awarded to Innovative Concepts in Entertainment (ICE). MEI was recognized as Supplier of the Year.
AAMA presented a second Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously to Joel Kleiman, who died a year ago. Kleiman founded Pioneer Sales and Service in Milwaukee (now located in Menominee Falls, WI). Before that, he worked at Automatic Canteen Corp., and headed its Rowe-AMi sales division. Sam Cooper, a colleague from Canteen, was his partner and vice-president of the dealership. Jon Kleiman, Joel's son, accepted the award.
AMOA also recognized industry achievement and service during its membership breakfast on March 15. The operators association presented AMOA Innovator Awards to TouchTunes Interactive Networks for its TouchTunes Karaoke service, Coast To Coast Entertainment for its Stage 2 machine controller and Arachnid for its new online dartboard with domestic and international targeting.
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following utterance was one of 10 recorded in a silent
laboratory, screened against both sound and radio waves.
Here is one example of the utterances. They are all very poor and difficult for the untrained listener to understand. To hear the sounds you should have a sound-card in your PC, a Windows Recorder or similar, and headphones or speakers plugged in to your sound card output socket. It may take a couple of minutes for the sound file to download - depending on the speed of your PC. After it has downloaded you may have to click on the "play button" on your virtual recorder.
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EUIPO: Design 'Bunch-O-Balloons' invalidPrint this page 03-05-2018
Mystic Products and Koopman International applied for a declaration of invalidity of the design below (No 001431829-0006). EUIPO has declared the design invalid after the application because it is dictated by its technical function with regard to the recent Doceram-judgment by the Court of Justice EU.
"According to a recent Court of Justice judgment, Article 8(1) CDR must be interpreted as meaning that, in order to determine whether the features of appearance of a product are exclusively dictated by its technical function, it must be established that the technical function is the only factor which determined those features, the existence of alternative designs not being decisive in that regard (judgment of 08/03/2018, C-395/16, DOCERAM, EU:C:2018:172, § 32).
The practice of the Office has been driven by the case-law of the second instance, which rejected the test based on the multiplicity of forms theory. The Court of Justice, supporting the opinion of the Advocate General in this regard, rejected the multiplicity of forms theory as the sole factor for the application of Article 8(1) CDR stating that 'if the existence of alternative designs fulfilling the same function as that of the product concerned was sufficient in itself to exclude the application of Article 8(1) of Regulation No 6/2002, a single economic operator would be able to obtain several registrations as a Community design of different possible forms of a product incorporating features of appearance of that product which are exclusively dictated by its technical function. That would enable such an operator to benefit, with regard to such a product, from exclusive protection which is, in practice, equivalent to that offered by a patent, but without being subject to the conditions applicable for obtaining the latter, which would prevent competitors offering a product incorporating certain functional features or limit the possible technical solutions, thereby depriving Article 8(1) of its full effectiveness' (decision of 29/04/2010, R 211/2008 3, Fluid distribution equipment, § 28; decision of 14/04/2014, R 1772/2012 3, Game cartridges, § 19; opinion of the Advocate General of 19/10/2017, C-395/16 DOCERAM, EU:C:2017:779, § 40 and 41; judgment of 08/03/2018, C-395/16, DOCERAM, EU:C:2018:172, § 30).
It looks like this is precisely what is at issue in the present case. At least four designs of the holder's multiple registration above show possible alternatives to achieve a single technical solution (not leaving many other alternatives free). The straw and balloon configurations which appear in them are different ways of enabling a large number of balloons to be filled with water at once. By obtaining registration for these forms, the holder does not leave its competitors many options to achieve the same effect.
As stated in the previously quoted case law, the existence of alternative forms as a sole factor should not result in the automatic rejection of the application of the provisions of Article 8(1) CDR but other objective circumstances relevant to the case should be taken into consideration (judgment of 08/03/2018, C-395/16, DOCERAM, EU:C:2018:172, § 38).
Furthermore, it seems that the right approach requires the purely technical features of the product to be distinguished from those driven by the design process, since, according to the opinion of the Advocate General in the previously mentioned case, the exclusion laid down in Article 8(1) CDR is motivated mainly by the absence of creative influence on the part of the designer over the appearance of the product, since only added value stemming from intellectual effort independent of that function justifies design protection. It is therefore necessary to look at the contested design objectively and, based on the available evidence, conclude if, apart from the technical solution embodied in the product, a design effort or visual enhancement is apparent from the registration. In view of the Invalidity Division, the contested design does not show it and the holder failed to prove such a design effort."
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Mobile Photography
Many art critics are reprimanding cell phones for creating floods of self proclaimed "photographers." They argue that the high quality cameras on smartphones pump everyday people full with false confidence, which produces hoards of "artsy" photos. Their primary worry is that this trend will downgrade the expectations that the public holds for the visual arts and cause them to lose respect for fine photography. While I agree that the photos taken on a phone rarely match those taken with a DSLR or a manual camera, the smartphone has opened important new avenues in photography.
Being a photographer involves battling comments like "anyone could do that" or "all you did was click a button." Contemporary artists often face the same kind of criticism, when their pieces include paint drips or items a normal person would simply throw away, to which I find the appropriate response remains, "but you didn't do it." This trend may explain why some photographers have become so defensive of their titles and feel the need to discourage or look down upon smartphone photographers.
Anyone who has ever seriously attempted to immerse themselves in the art of photography knows that a picture is much more than just the time it took for the shutter to close. Having a phone on you at all times can actually help facilitate the development of your eye and aid you on your next big-time shoot. I for one do not always carry my DLSR, whether I want to bypass the camera strap tan or I'm worried it might get stolen. Cell phones serve as a great way to capture unexpected moments in everyday life and are an essential starting point for the progression of any amateur photographer.
Most cell phones surely outdo the quality of my first camera, whose memory card could only hold fourteen photos at a time. Admittedly, most of those photos were also of my thumb.
Any committed photographer knows that the composition of the final photograph is more important than how much you spent on the camera it was taken with. No one can deny technical skill when they see it. Even when I see photos that are not as focused as I would like them to be I can appreciate them if the artist was able to observe something I would not have otherwise noticed.
Shooting with a DSLR is hard work and although smartphones cannot capture the same resolution as a fancier camera, they allow you to be a photographer 24/7. Similarly, mobile editing apps are not as good as Photoshop or Lightroom but they remain a valuable creative tool. Combining the two spheres of photography is always an option and when I taken an exceptionally good photo on my phone I will not hesitate to download it and enhance it in Photoshop.
It is also important to understand what your phone camera is capable of. A good mobile photographer makes use of different modes, like HDR (rich tone), which is better for landscapes. But be aware of the limitations of other features like panorama. I have found that panoramas usually turn out better when several photos are manually or automatically pieced together using Photomerge on Photoshop.
Personally, I enjoy mobile photography because of how easily I can share my work with others. I rarely get around to updating my website, but with apps like 500px, which preserves full resolution, and Instagram I can reach a wide audience in seconds. It is incredibly encouraging to see acclaimed organizations like National Geographic holding annual Instagram photo contests, proof that mobile photography is creatively beneficial.
The photography community evolves with every new technological advancement. I can only hope that each change brings about more enthusiasm for the art form and that our society can find ways to avoid diminishing its the value.
Instagram username: farqi_fresh
View mobile photos: http://mobilephotoawards.com/
Editor: Sarah Goto
A lantern captured on my Samsung Galaxy 5 Mini.
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I have been thinking for the past couple of weeks of selling Creative Memories products again but I just can't make up my mind. If I am going to do it, I want to be in whole heartedly but I think I am a little unsure if it's what I want to do with my free time. I love scrapbooking but I am not sure I am good at "being creative" for people. I know that's not really that important, I just need to be encouraging and supportive. Hmmmm, I am so bad at making decisions. I may just give it some time and see how things go in the next few months. Any suggestions or comments???
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
What should I do?
Posted by Kelly at 9:41 PM
4 comments:
- Tonya said...
I love creative memory stuff so I can see your excitement about selling it. I guess, if I was making this decision I would ask myself what's the reason I want to sell it and do I have enough time to really invest in it? Do you have a job right now? If you do decide to sell it, I might be making orders from you!
- October 8, 2008 at 12:00 PM
- Tammy said...
I agree with what Tonya said and would just add to make sure this is something you really like/love doing. Decisions like this are important. I'll be praying that you feel confident in whatever direction you decide to go :)
- October 8, 2008 at 9:50 PM
- Yvette said...
HI Kelly,
It was great to hear from you! Thanks for posting on my blog. I have read your blog too since I found it when I was on Tammy's blog. I didn't comment due to I didn't know if you would remember me.I'm glad you did.:)
Your blog is great! I find it very creative as well. So maybe you should give it another try with creative memories. Being a pastors wife you need an outlet all your own.
Thanks for prayering for Tegan. I will try to get more pictures of myself on the blog too. It's hard since I'm the one always taking the pictures.:) Yvette
- October 9, 2008 at 4:30 PM
- StarWarsFans98 said...
Have you thought about selling something else? It would still be a way to make extra money, meet people, etc. but you could pick another area of interest to you.
- October 11, 2008 at 7:53 PM


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