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Bear Fox Chalk

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I want to take a moment to highlight the amazing, creative goodness that is coming from two of my friends, Max and Johnna Holmgren. Bear Fox Chalk brings a unique perspective to the world of signage. Specializing in weddings, events and menus, Bear Fox Chalk creates customized large-scale chalk board designs from scratch.

Also, be sure to stop by Johnna Holmgren Photography to see Johnna’s portfolio. From weddings, to engagements to “belly blooming” photos, she does it all with great care and imagination.

Ok, enough cajolery.

Check out a recent time lapse by Bear Fox Chalk.

(here’s a link to the video: http://bit.ly/JWzQpe)

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The Happy Mug Dance

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This is my first attempt at stop motion (hence it’s brevity). For my fellow aspiring videographers out there who may be interested in my process, here it is:

  • iPhone 4S with the Camera+ App
  • Upload 146 still images from the photo shoot into Adobe Premiere CS5
  • Adjust the duration of each image to 0:03 seconds
  • Add a mustard yellow layer at 7% opacity
  • Bump up the contrast of the images by 50%
  • Cue still images to music by DJsiah
  • Render

I created this video for two main reasons: 1) I’ve always been fascinated by stop motion photography and 2) I wanted people to get excited about Awaken’s Annual Business Party where we will have a limited quantity of “I Heart Awaken” mugs for sale to recoop the costs of printing and shipping.

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Divine Culpability

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Every autobiographer will tell you that sharing their story is one of the easiest and hardest things to do. It’s easy because the story has already been written but it’s hard because it can be such a vulnerable endevour. This is true of my good friend Sonia.

The project to film and share her story was especially fun because we were childhood pals in France where our parents served as missionaries (but that’s a story for another time).

One of the themes that we explore in Sonia’s story is dissonance. There is a definitive tension between the glowing optimism of our childhood and the reality of pain, death and tragedy. Sonia’s unflinching honesty gives us the permission to wonder outloud:

  • Is God trustworthy?
  • Where is God when bad things happen?
  • Can we hold God responsible when innocent people die?

Enjoy Sonia’s story.

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