In honor of the super moon tonight I STAR-ted learning about night photography (heh heh). It was SKY-prisingly difficult. You have to think about composure and exposure, struggle with the lens and the tripod, tittle with little buttons and knobs. It's all very COMET-plecated (okay, i'm done I swear).
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Dr. Richard J. Mouw Speaks on Christian Convicted Civility
This year’s Christian Life Emphasis Week (CLEW) was graced with the teachings of key speaker and public intellectual, Doctor Richard J. Mouw. In settings such as chapel, lunch discussions, night sessions, and a coffeehouse Q and A, the theologian and philosopher exhibited the wisdom, grace, and humility he taught. Engaging and bright, Mouw spoke to the heart of Christian engagement with culture, pushing students to more deeply consider how their faith interacts with the world around them and how they can express love to those they disagree with. The celebration of CLEW during the first week of classes is a long standing tradition at Houghton College. It originated as a two week revival which invigorated the campus at the beginning of the new semester. My love of photography started with thievery. In middle school I would sneak my older brother's camcorder out of his room to shoot videos with my friends that I would later edit and upload to YouTube. My parents, motivated by my brother's complaints, bought me a camera for my birthday. However, they accidentally purchased a camera made for photography instead of videography. I was crushed. The new Nikon D3100 didn't focus on moving objects well, had no external mic in, and could only record 10 minutes of footage at a time. Making the best of their honest mistake, I started saving money for a camcorder and, in the meantime, began experimenting with photography. The result has been a six year love affair with both mediums. Pictures, still or moving, fascinate me. I love how a single moment of time can be suspended and saved. I enjoy discovering new perspectives and expressing the human experience through visual images. Here is a short photo gallery of some people and places I love, some moments captured. Enjoy! Livelihood | Iringa, Tanzania
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AuthorLaura Johnson is a junior writing major at Houghton College. Laura writes for The Houghton Star, Mousailink, and One Mission Society. This virtual space is a journal of things that matter to her; tales, musings, wanderings. |