Hi everyone! :)



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Oksana

Hi everybody! :)

If you're a teenage photographer, you'll might be interested in taking part in MMM's first-ever exteneded photography feature. To take part, look at the list of questions below.

1. Choose 1-2 of the questions (if you pick two questions, they must be from different sections) and leave a comment with your name and the number of the question(s) you chose. I will then mark the question(s) as "Taken."

2. Send your answer(s) by September 20th to mm.ministry@gmail.com. Answers should be approximately 8-15 sentences in length. Please stay away from Internet chatspeak, spelling mistakes, and grammar errors! :)

3. Along with your answer(s), please send me your 4 best photos (as links or attachments). Completely optional, you may also send me a self-portrait in addition to the 4.

- If you choose a question from the "Portrait" section, at least two of the photos you send should be portraits.

- If you choose a question from the "Nature" section, at least two of your photos should be nature shots.

- If you choose a question from the "General" section, send in whatever you like! :)

I will choose several of the photos you send me to include in my layout. As a photographer myself, I know how important your photography is to you, and I will NOT use steal your work or publish it in MMM without crediting you.

All clear? :) Great, now onto the questions!

Portrait

1. What can portraits say about God's relationship with humans? [TAKEN by Kjersti]

2. Do you prefer to take planned, conceptual portraits; or spontaneous photos? Why? [TAKEN by Abbie]

3. What can a photographer do to glorify God in a photograph that focuses on a person? [TAKEN by Erin and Stewart]

Nature

4. God teaches us a lot about himself through nature. How can nature photography help us tell the world about God? Should Christian-themed captions and titles be used to make this message clearer? [TAKEN by Reana]

5. Nature photography has a repuation for being less "exciting" than other genres. Why do you think it's important for teens to appreciate nature photography? [TAKEN by Katie]

General

6. How do you feel about photography lessons -- is it something that can (or should) be taught? [TAKEN by Reana]

7. How important has the support and encouragement of other people been in your journey as a photographer? [TAKEN by Abbie]

8. Have you ever used your love of photography to help a church or Christian ministry? Tell us about your experience. [TAKEN by Erin]

9. What was the biggest challenge or most difficult experience you have encountered as a photgrapher? [TAKEN by Stewart]