I should have my next edition business cards in the mail any day now. I usually print them in very small packs of 100 at a time, probably because I can never make up my mind what I want to show on my card. This time I went with something a little different. This is a photo I took with the help of a friend a few months ago and turned out to be one of my favorites of the day.
Light painting is something really fun and easy to try if you have a few simple things like a camera, tripod, and a light source. We did this round of light painting with a sparkler.
What do you think? A little over the top for a photography business card? Well, I ask, but they are already printed and on their way to me. I was looking for something unique, related to my faith (think I got that one), and photographically challenging. Not going to show the back side right now but when I get them in I will take a pic of the cards themselves.
The verse I chose goes along with the theme for 2009 for our church (illuminate), but I really like the overwhelming number of scriptures that talks about “light” and this photo is taken in darkness with only the crosses showing “light”.
John 8:12 – When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
The image itself was one of several I really liked (see Light Painting Photography is Thinking Outside the Box, I Think? for others from that day), none of which we ever used for the intended purpose, but it was still fun, and different. You can still just see my shoes at the bottom of the image as I walked across the scene, but I think the image of the three crosses is a powerful one to me.
Scott Fillmer 
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