by Brian Song
You’re at church and you see a flash of light out of the corner of your eye followed by a series of clicking sounds. As you whip your head around, you barely catch a glimpse of what appears to be a person moving and carrying a rather large object in their hands…
The Photography Ministry at Lighthouse is comprised of men and women who share a common passion for taking pictures. Our ministry’s goal is to ensure that we capture the life of the church in pictures so that the church can relive them for many years to come. Generally, we meet 30 minutes before each event so that we can assign tasks for each team member. It may seem that we’re roaming around at random, but it often takes coordination and planning so that we don’t end up all shooting the same thing. Afterwards, everyone is responsible for uploading all the photos to our church’s photo website (http://www.lbcsd.smugmug.com). It usually takes our team anywhere from one to two weeks to filter through, process, and upload their shots online.
One of our other responsibilities is to maintain the member photos posted on the walls of the church. With all the changes taking place in the body (new members and growing families), we will continue to shoot members photos before, during, and after each member’s meeting. So if you’re a member and either need a photo taken or want an updated photo, please don’t hesitate to visit our “studio” during the next member’s meeting.
I’ve been so encouraged by our team’s willingness and faithfulness in serving the church through this ministry. One of most challenging aspects of this ministry is that whenever we’re serving, it oftentimes keeps us from fully enjoying the event with the rest of the body. As different (life stage) ministries hold events, team members from the other ministries have graciously taken time out of their busy schedules to volunteer to take photos so that the rest of the team can partake in the fellowship.
It is our great joy that God can use our passion for photography to capture his body carrying out the MVP of our church. All of us are more than excited to share our passion with others. So if you ever have want to know what camera to buy, to learn about different photography techniques, or even to join the photo ministry, please let us know!
Photo Team