and the Word was God
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Today's capture was made in an attempt to illustrate a bible passage in a photograph. After taking some low-light photos of my daughter Sarah with an iPod last week (example here), I had the idea of creating a shot depicting a glow emanating from within a Bible.
Tech Notes
To create the shot I positioned Sarah (dressed in black) on a stool in a completely dark room. The glow lighting her face was created by taping an iPod carefully to a page in the center of the bible. To add a subtle light to the exterior of the book, I placed another electronic device (this one a Gameboy) on a stool just below Sarah. The 3.2 second exposure was then tripped via remote release with the camera on a tripod.
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4 Comments:
Good one Rich!I've always wanted to experiment with lighting and shadows. This one reminds me that His Word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. This photo really captures it. Have you considered taking more photos that illustrate scriptures? I think that would be awesome.
It is not only the method of lightning that captures the strength of this picture. Sarah has e marvellous expression!
This is an awesome photograph... it is a powerful and significant theme... and I really appreciated reading about your creative lighting. Thank you...
Galen
It is a lovely photo but is anyone struck by the irony of using a game boy and an ipod to capture G-d?
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