So what is shutter speed and why should you be concerned with it? Simply put, shutter speed is the length of time the shutter inside the camera is opened, exposing the camera’s sensor to light. Knowing this is important for a number of reasons. I’ll focus on one of those reasons in this entry. Continue reading “Shutter Speed for Creative Photography, Part One (Guest Post)”
Take a free graphic design course. Check your font choices and colors. Continue reading 3 Helpful Websites for Graphic Design
Knowing and mastering the rule of thirds is a simple way to push your photography to a higher level. The rule of thirds is one of the basic rules of art design. It is taking our photo frame and mentally placing a tic-tac-toe screen over it. Where the lines intersect are the “sweet spots” in which to place the important elements of a photograph. We should always keep our horizon lines on or above the top third of an image (mountain lake photo, below) or on or below the bottom third of an image (elk photo). The classic vacation sunset shot with the sun smack in the middle of the photograph is not good. Continue reading “The Rule of Thirds in Photography (Guest Post)”
In order for there to be clarity, and professionalism, we need to make sure our terms are consistent. This leaves a good taste in the mouths of the watching world. Continue reading In GOS We Trust (Guest Post)
Do you have a plan for publishing your newsletters? Here’s my plan and what we actually did last year.
We plan for a prayer letter every six weeks, totaling eight letters. We also send two fund appeals per year. In-between the prayer letters we send eNewsletters with some family and ministry news for the financial and prayer partners that have given us eMail addresses. This group of people hear from us every three weeks. (I also print and mail some of our eNewsletters throughout the year for top donors who don’t have eMail addresses.) We also have a handful of people who receive our letters quarterly. They’ve either told us not to spend money on writing to them or we’ve put them in this group for some other reason.
Follow these steps… Continue reading Plan Ahead to Publish Regular Prayer Letters
I use this stationery when I want to add a personal note in a prayer letter or in a greeting card. (See related posts below). Follow this step-by-step guide to make one of your own.
Set up the Stationery
Sign in to the Staff Web and go to this page about branding. (If you right click the links on this page, you can open each new link in a separate tab on your browser to make it easier to work through the steps.)
The Fonts
Click the link about downloading fonts which will explain the two free fonts available to staff and also gives thorough instructions on installing the font files for PCs, Macs, Windows XP, and more.
The Colors
Click the link with the official Campus Crusade color palette. You’ll notice more color choices, such as silver and gold. Continue reading How to Make a Stationery Sheet with Official Fonts and Colors
eQuipping for eMinistry 