Photography is Our Spiritual Paintbrush

Exploring the world with the camera lens, capturing its beauty...
We contemplate the words of the founder of Chassidism, The Baal Shem Tov,
"Everything a person sees is a lesson in the service of G-d"

Thursday, December 29, 2011

G-d Bless You

Sneezing, Shooting and Lighting!



Angelic
Confined to a material body,
man's soul requires an “arousal from above.”

This kindles “an arousal from below”
an initiative, on our part, to rise above earthly limitations
and strive towards G-d.


Strobist info (and tissues) after the break....

Cold weather and indoor family time forced me to think outside the box, actually - inside the box!

Production images below demonstrate my 'two-strobe setup':

Production Photo 4
Wireless strobe #1 inside an empty tissue box.


Production Photo 3
Test firing: exposure, wireless transmission and light quantity.


Production Photo 2 - Snoot
Wireless strobe #2 - snooted to concentrate light on the tissue box.


Production Photo 1
Firing strobe #1 and #2.
Testing strobe #2 light direction.


On the Caption: 

The caption is based on multiple biblical verses and chassidic discourses. There is a well-known saying from the Talmud, “Open up a hole the size of a needle, and G‑d will open a hole like the doorway of the Temple hall.”

In other words, we do our part and G-d responds with infinite blessings. 

There is good news though - if we pray with sincerity G-d will help reveal the hidden sparks within. This revelation will empower us to 'do our part' and make this world a dwelling place for His presence.

Can you see the aforementioned relationship in the hand and tissue box photo? 

Wishing you a luminous and joyful Shabbat, 

Michoel, Sarah and The Oneinfocus Team.

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