A blank canvas intimidates me, but ruled paper has no such effect. I’ve been trained to start at the upper left corner and write my way across and down.
While it’s natural to balk at rules and try to break free of boundaries, they’re not all bad. Rules and boundaries can make us feel secure; they can give us a starting point and help us narrow our focus.
When Jessica and I started Faith-filled Photographers, we created rules for ourselves. They told us what we could post and when. It soon became clear to us, though, that the rules were weighing us down and stealing our joy. We weren’t writing because we were inspired; we were writing because it was required. (Sounds like school, doesn’t it?)
So we did away with the rules — and guess what happened. That’s right; we got lost. We had so much freedom that we didn’t know what to do with it.
Now we’re starting anew: new overall design, new boundaries, new focus. Faith-filled Photographers has always been about finding God in our creative endeavors. Now Faith-filled Photographers is about finding God in the lives and works of artists all around us, hence the new tagline: Capturing God in Creative Lives.
You’ll still be hearing from Jessica and me on a regular basis, but you’ll also be meeting plenty of new artists — writers, painters, photographers, fiber artists, jewelry artists, you name it — who recognize the working of God in their lives and art. If this description fits you or someone you know (and it’s a broad description; there are no rules about church attendance or pictures of crosses), please contact us by leaving a comment or using the contact form (coming soon). In the meantime, if you have my email address, please feel free to write to me.
We’ll continue to feature Photoshop tutorials and photography lessons and hope to be a hub where you’ll find web designers, artists and writers who can help you in your personal or business endeavors. Be sure to check back daily. Not only will you find near-constant additions and improvements to the site, you may very well meet someone new and learn something important.
