I need to start thinking of better titles...

So, since I last updated I have visited an amazing church, met my mentor, experienced the B&H Photo store(it is really cool), shot half of a roll of film, and voluntarily woken up at 7am. 

The church I visited was called Origins...I wish it were in Orlando so I could keep going. It was just very down to earth and all about God. The pastor mentioned that people email him all of the time asking about the theology of his church and who they are affiliated with, but no one has ever asked him how they deal with conflict within the church or whether the staff spends regular time in prayer. While I think theology is important, I do not believe that it is nearly as important as how it is put into practice. You can say you believe anything, but if you don't live it, then it is useless. I really liked that he was willing to say that in front of the congregation...even better, no one seemed shocked. 

My mentor is a photographer named Eric (www.ericryananderson.com). He is really good...if you don't believe me (or even if you do) check out his website. I will probably say more about that after we talk more. I met him at the mentor dinner, but we didn't dive right into deep discussion of Christianity, photography, or how to be a christian and a professional artist. 

What was next? Oh, B&H. B&H is the most amazing store for anyone into photography. There are conveyor belts and every photo supply you could ever dream of owning. And it's two stories. Their used equipment section (which we don't have at home) is as big as the entire photo section at Colonial Photo& Hobby at home. We were talking about it at the mentor dinner, and my mentor described it as "Disney World for photographers". I agree. 

I don't think I've said this yet, but for this first project, I will be taking black and white photos and layering them on top of each other in the darkroom. It should be fun. I'm still shooting, so we'll see how that turns out. Pray that I will get some good shots :)

Today we will be going out to the campuses and soulariuming. For those of you who do not know what soularium is, check out www.mysoularium.com. They can describe it much better than I ever could. And since today is the day that I voluntarily woke up at 7am, I am going to go finish my coffee and get ready to go out to the campuses. 

Whitney :)