Pixel Darkroom Photography

Can Man Live Without God is the title of the book by Ravi Zacharias. I have met Dr. Zacharias and have heard him speak many times. What an amazing story his life is and what an amazing mind he has. If you are not acquainted with his work and his ministry, it will be an eye opener. Wether a believer in God, or a non believer, agnostic or atheist, he will challenge your thinking, your questions and your motives and ideas. I have found him fascinating both as a human being, as an apologist, as a philosopher and as a Christian. You can find more details about his ministry at www.rzim.org and find his podcast right here.

Image lit by the obvious in the frame candles and one 580 EX CR with a coroplast snoot and a 1.5 CTO gel zoomed to 105 and set at 1/128th power, as the setup in this image shows. The reason for the 1.5 CTO gel is to bring the naturally white light of the flash to a warmer color temperature, closer to the one of the candles. This way, the image does not give away that there was an extra item lighting the subject and the viewer does not tend to question where the light comes from since there are two candles already in the frame.

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind”. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: “Love your neighbor as yourself”. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.

Lighter info: zippo lighter painting the star. It took more than 10 tries to get this right. OK, more than 20… a lot more. Bulb mode via Canon RC-1, f/20-22, ISO 100.