There is a constant need for photos in our work. Having access to the right (quality) photos to effectively communicate the message is one of the biggest challenges we face in designing materials.
We have several options for getting photos. There are online stock libraries which work in some instances but do not represent specific CEF ministries. For CEF ministries in action we regularly request photos from our workers across Europe ... and then wait. There are other times when photos are needed for a project requiring a certain lighting, setup, positioning, image quality, etc..
Here are some photos I took this past week of our European Director's grandchildren visiting from France. They were great models. While setting up the lights in their apartment I was reminded of what one photographer said, "Good portraits are 10% photography and 90% moving furniture!".
These photos will be part of a short 3-5 min. video I'm preparing that will be shown in churches across Europe and made available in many languages. I was able to control the lighting and get the consistent results needed between all the photos in the project. Photos like this can be used again for future literature projects.
Technical notes: I imported the photos into Adobe Bridge, edit them in Camera RAW, then opened in Photoshop to mask the subject from the background (creates a transparent background around subject). This allows me to place the subject as a floating object against any background.
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