Episode 9 - Picture Perfect

Welcome to our Episode 9 of our podcast in which we talked about upcoming events such as:

• Free Breakfast Fridays at the Freestanding Chick-fil-A on Glenstone Ave. in Springfield, MO during May
• Boomtown in Joplin, Missouri - June 6-8th; 7:30pm NeedtoBreathe - Main Stage; 9:00 p.m. Jars of Clay - Main Stage

• Heart of America Sheep Show & Fiber Fest, Sedalia, MO - May 30 - June 1

• Stitch 'n Pitch, Springfield Cardinals - June 14

In the second segment we talked all about photography . . .

• Cameras we own and use:  Canon 20D, Canon A620 (or A650 ?), Fuji FinePix S5000
• Recommended lenses for great DOF: 50mm f/1.4 or f/1.8
• Must have camera options:  rechargeable batteries, fireworks setting for night shots, snow setting for bright daylight shots
• Shoot without the flash!
• Tutorial Links here, here, and here
• Make your own lightbox
  
• Adobe Bridge
• Picnik via Flickr

We closed the podcast by . . .

• Sharing Knitting and the Word from Ephesians 1:3-8 - God sees us as we really are
• Asking for your prayer requests, praise reports, questions, and comments
• A prayer of thankfulness for travel mercies, gratefulness for blessings and encouragement, thankfulness for our military and rememberance of those who made the ultimate sacrifice, protection from illnesses and allergies, thankfulness for the love of Christ. 

Music you heard. . .

Turkish Delight - David Crowder Band
Beautiful - Bethany Dillon
Picture Perfect - Michael W. Smith
Everlasting Light - Ryan Farish

Leave your comments below, or e-mail us here.  Stay tuned for Episode 10!