If Jesus had a camera when he wandered around Israel with his disciples, I wonder how he would have used it? What do you think he would have taken photos of and why? Make comments in a blog entry.
i think that jesus would of taken picures of the land scape to see what his father has made
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
TASK 5:
They are in magazines, televisions, Shopping malls and theatres, computers and cell phones;
Images are plastered on our buses and billboards; On packaging and merchandise—Painted, printed, and digitalized,Often, in larger-than-life proportions.
Technology has ensured that these images can be spun instantly around the globe via internet and web, criss-crossing geographical boundaries and invading cultures of vast variety.
These images carry messages—messages about who we are, why we are here, and what is important.
They tell us that Image is everything!The right image Will get you what wantWhen and where you want it And with whom.
Although created by us,Images have become cultural dictators.They tell us that success comes to those who are cool or beautiful.Then they tells us how to look coolOr beautifulby telling us What to wear,How to do our hair,What colours Are “in”,And what’s “passé”.
They tell us thatBy using certain scents, Buying by the labelHaving the right stuffWe’ll be alluring,Get the attention we want,Create an aura of desirability—Be a success!
Yes!Images are everywhere!Images carry messages.And, these messages are powerful.
These images have layers of meaning.On the one hand, They hold out an appealing ideal.On the other hand,They create impossibilitiesTelling us our reality is not good enough.We need to be sexiersmarterskinnieror more curvacious.So we have to purchase a pound of fleshEnlisting the help of a surgeons’ cosmetic skillsOr feverishly purge some pounds with strength of will.
But, where do these messages come from?Who or what is behind them?What’s the motivation?Is it good?Who is it good for?Who gains?Who loses?
In the end, it’s the image makers that gain,While we follow their whims,Ever changing our style to accommodate new trends.Meanwhile, our landfill sites become gorged with yesterday’s faded glories.Our days are filled with anxiety and frenzied labourAnd God has been nudged to the margins.
But there’s another way of thinking,And it’s this—
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.He gave it shape and colourAnd filled it withThingsPlantsAnd animals.
And then, God made man—male and female—in His own image.He made them perfect in every wayPerfect for their environmentPerfect for each other And perfect for Laughing andWalking And talkingWith God.
But very soon,They heardThe alluring lies of Satan as he held out a different image an image of man as God.They listenedAnd they wanted it—The freedom!The power!And the adventure!
So they listenedThey imagined;They took and They tastedThe forbidden fruit.
But the seed of promise in the fruit leaked a poisonous venom.Instead of freedom,They were trapped.Instead of power, They knew fear.Instead of adventure,They hid behind some treesAnd lost their sense of joy. But even on that darkest day in history,When all that was good on earth seemed poised to be snuffed out,God made an amazing promise—There would be consequencesBUT—He would not abandon his creation!In the fullness of time The Great Reversal of sin and deathWould begin!
And, in the fullness of time,God kept His promise—He sent His son. Christ,Born of a woman,Born to re-ignite the human imagination BornTo demonstrate the image of God.Born to buy back His broken—but well-loved CreationAnd with his own terrifying death,To halt the toxic consequences of the Fall.
Though He’d done no wrong,We ravaged His body—Publicly.No forest covers his shame—No clothing covers his nakedness…Instead, impaled upon a hacked and splintered,Rootless tree, He is hoisted in the air for all to see.A public symbol of disgrace.
As the blood dripsfrom His thorn-crowned head,Some ancient words begin to echo: “Thorns will cause pain and frustration in your labour.”And in the Heavens, word begins to spread, “The Great Reversal has begun…”
‘Midst sounds of ripping flesh And laboured breath,Callous laughterAnd clashing metal. . . We look back, And see thatNo labour Is like this labour—This re-birthing of creation. As realization ebbs and flows upon the shores of our minds,Once again, we hear the solemn echo of the ancient words—“Multiple pains in child birthing. . .”And in the Heavens, word continues to spread, “The Great Reversal has begun…”
And so it is—With Christ’s final,“Finished” breath Our ancient debt was paid in full.And in the Heavens, the noiseOf shouts and celebrations could be heard--The Great Reversal has begun!
As restored human beings We can be set free From the demands of cultural imaging We can be set free To bear the image of this Christ,This God,In our world.
We can regain our sense of joyAnd harmony with ourselvesOur environmentAnd our God
Image is a noun, We were made in God’s image.But image is also a verb!We were “made to image” Him.In this we see our place and purpose.Our mission in life is to image God.
Marnie Goheen
What do you find powerful in this poem?t
he thing that i fined powerful is the turth that images are evrywhere
What do you feel challenged by?
i dont feel chllenged by it
Images are plastered on our buses and billboards; On packaging and merchandise—Painted, printed, and digitalized,Often, in larger-than-life proportions.
Technology has ensured that these images can be spun instantly around the globe via internet and web, criss-crossing geographical boundaries and invading cultures of vast variety.
These images carry messages—messages about who we are, why we are here, and what is important.
They tell us that Image is everything!The right image Will get you what wantWhen and where you want it And with whom.
Although created by us,Images have become cultural dictators.They tell us that success comes to those who are cool or beautiful.Then they tells us how to look coolOr beautifulby telling us What to wear,How to do our hair,What colours Are “in”,And what’s “passé”.
They tell us thatBy using certain scents, Buying by the labelHaving the right stuffWe’ll be alluring,Get the attention we want,Create an aura of desirability—Be a success!
Yes!Images are everywhere!Images carry messages.And, these messages are powerful.
These images have layers of meaning.On the one hand, They hold out an appealing ideal.On the other hand,They create impossibilitiesTelling us our reality is not good enough.We need to be sexiersmarterskinnieror more curvacious.So we have to purchase a pound of fleshEnlisting the help of a surgeons’ cosmetic skillsOr feverishly purge some pounds with strength of will.
But, where do these messages come from?Who or what is behind them?What’s the motivation?Is it good?Who is it good for?Who gains?Who loses?
In the end, it’s the image makers that gain,While we follow their whims,Ever changing our style to accommodate new trends.Meanwhile, our landfill sites become gorged with yesterday’s faded glories.Our days are filled with anxiety and frenzied labourAnd God has been nudged to the margins.
But there’s another way of thinking,And it’s this—
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.He gave it shape and colourAnd filled it withThingsPlantsAnd animals.
And then, God made man—male and female—in His own image.He made them perfect in every wayPerfect for their environmentPerfect for each other And perfect for Laughing andWalking And talkingWith God.
But very soon,They heardThe alluring lies of Satan as he held out a different image an image of man as God.They listenedAnd they wanted it—The freedom!The power!And the adventure!
So they listenedThey imagined;They took and They tastedThe forbidden fruit.
But the seed of promise in the fruit leaked a poisonous venom.Instead of freedom,They were trapped.Instead of power, They knew fear.Instead of adventure,They hid behind some treesAnd lost their sense of joy. But even on that darkest day in history,When all that was good on earth seemed poised to be snuffed out,God made an amazing promise—There would be consequencesBUT—He would not abandon his creation!In the fullness of time The Great Reversal of sin and deathWould begin!
And, in the fullness of time,God kept His promise—He sent His son. Christ,Born of a woman,Born to re-ignite the human imagination BornTo demonstrate the image of God.Born to buy back His broken—but well-loved CreationAnd with his own terrifying death,To halt the toxic consequences of the Fall.
Though He’d done no wrong,We ravaged His body—Publicly.No forest covers his shame—No clothing covers his nakedness…Instead, impaled upon a hacked and splintered,Rootless tree, He is hoisted in the air for all to see.A public symbol of disgrace.
As the blood dripsfrom His thorn-crowned head,Some ancient words begin to echo: “Thorns will cause pain and frustration in your labour.”And in the Heavens, word begins to spread, “The Great Reversal has begun…”
‘Midst sounds of ripping flesh And laboured breath,Callous laughterAnd clashing metal. . . We look back, And see thatNo labour Is like this labour—This re-birthing of creation. As realization ebbs and flows upon the shores of our minds,Once again, we hear the solemn echo of the ancient words—“Multiple pains in child birthing. . .”And in the Heavens, word continues to spread, “The Great Reversal has begun…”
And so it is—With Christ’s final,“Finished” breath Our ancient debt was paid in full.And in the Heavens, the noiseOf shouts and celebrations could be heard--The Great Reversal has begun!
As restored human beings We can be set free From the demands of cultural imaging We can be set free To bear the image of this Christ,This God,In our world.
We can regain our sense of joyAnd harmony with ourselvesOur environmentAnd our God
Image is a noun, We were made in God’s image.But image is also a verb!We were “made to image” Him.In this we see our place and purpose.Our mission in life is to image God.
Marnie Goheen
What do you find powerful in this poem?t
he thing that i fined powerful is the turth that images are evrywhere
What do you feel challenged by?
i dont feel chllenged by it
"Can we see God?"
the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. (Collosians 1:11b-20)
after reading this i dont hink that you can see god
after reading this i dont hink that you can see god
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
The Camera and the Cross
1. Explain what the Israelites actually did. Why you think that they would have preferred to worship images. What is so powerful about an image?they made images of other idols. i think they would want to workshipimages because they can see them. the think that is powerfull is that u can see them.
2. Does God have an image? Describe him to Him to me using image terms. i think god does have an image but i cant decribe it.
3. Is it possible to draw an image of God? Is God invisible?no it not possilbe to draw an image of god. god i not invisible.
2. Does God have an image? Describe him to Him to me using image terms. i think god does have an image but i cant decribe it.
3. Is it possible to draw an image of God? Is God invisible?no it not possilbe to draw an image of god. god i not invisible.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
1st photo
these photo had to be of the face so i chose the worst and the best to show you and i am goin to tell you why. this photo is a bad one because hes not really focused on the camera.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
hi thomas here
hey everyone just wanna say that this is my blog for my skools photo class so come have a look at my photos when i put them in and i will also put other work that we do in this class.
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