By Lara Schopp, Director of Communication
A photographer friend once told me that to get one good photo, you have to take 100 shots. This was back before every mobile phone came with a decent quality camera, and I was still shooting film using 24 or 36 exposure rolls. Today, every photo I take is digital, which means no waiting a couple of days or even an hour to see if the lighting is right, if people’s eyes are closed, if the composition of a shot works. I can take hundreds of photos in a few minutes without worrying about the cost and waste associated with developing film, and I can usually tell immediately if the photos I’m taking are good.
“Good,” though, is a relative term because I’m no professional. I have a decent eye and a really good camera about which I know enough to be dangerous. But as the church’s Director of Communications, I use photos almost every day to help tell Country Club Christian Church’s story. Which is why on Sundays you are likely to see me toting my Nikon and desperately trying to remain unobtrusive while still getting the right angle. Sometimes I’m lucky enough to capture something magical: gleeful children; intergenerational relationships; sacred moments.
While each week I do take hundreds of photos in search of that one perfect shot, I can’t be at every church gathering. Here’s where you come in. Raise your hand if you own a smart phone. Yep, that’s the majority of you. Next time you’re at a church event or even just gathered with church friends, shoot a couple of photos for me. Try to get people’s faces (not backs of heads). Send them to me at [email protected] with a brief caption describing what you’re doing. I’d love to see the moments you capture; to have a broader and more diverse selection of photos to help tell our story. I’ll even give you photo credit.
