Happy New Year!

01.01.08
I know this blog doesn't look any different than my previous photography blog but I just wanted a separate one for this upcoming season.

On thursday Jan 3rd I will be headed to Kona Hawaii to participate in an intensive 3 month photography course. (For more information click here.)

This school is run through YWAM (Youth with a Mission) which is an interdenominational Christian missions organization that was started in the 60's with the desire to see young people sent to the nations as missionaries. You might have heard about YWAM in the news recently with the shooting in Colorado, I was at that base in 2004 doing a school of worship, I did not know anyone involved. Here is an article that talks about the shooting and the organization.

I've been looking into this school ever since I started with YWAM in 2003. They only accept 16 people a year. Even though tomorrow will be my last day here in the continental US it still doesn't quite feel like a reality.

Along with updating this blog (how frequent I don't know, that will be based on how much free time I have) I will be sending out monthly e-mail updates. If you'd like to get those you can send me an e-mail to ywamjim@yahoo.com with "subscribe" in the title.

I've also committed to doing one self portrait a day for 2008 (it's a flickr thing) you can follow that here.

Here's to an awesome 2008.
jim baker

p.s if you leave a comment please leave your first and last name so I know who you are!

Saturday, January 12, 2008

01.12.07 - end of week one

What's up everyone? Here is a few pics from this first week. We haven't' had any photography assignments yet but I did manage to get out and shoot a bit. This school is going to be great. Its so awesome to be surrounded with like minded people that have a heart to do more with photography than just make bank. I'll do my best to keep this updated and let you know what I'm learning.

"magic sands"
taken with my sd870 point and shoot

sunset picture in b/w

a hill in hawaii

jim baker

6 comments:

Gary said...

Looking forward to meeting you. I'll be teaching in Feb. See you then.

Gary S. Chapman
gary@garyschapman.com

Anonymous said...

HeyJim... So glad you finally got to go to the photography school!
Blessings!

Anonymous said...

JIM! rock on man. its so good to see you are alive and well on the island. im so pumped for you (for the 100th time!) and i know that only sweet god revelations and quality teachings will come from this time. keep logging the progress. im stoked to follow along.
blessings...

Cheryl said...

Great pics. I see you got a nice point and shoot.

Anonymous said...

these are absolutly gorgeous!!!!!!

bonnie said...

I really love the black and white one, it has so much texture. I love texture. :-)