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, February 9, 2008

02.09.08 - thought this would brighten your winter day

I was transfering files from early on in the school and I came across this one. I think this is "that shot" that I've been looking for to show you Hawaii even though our school leader despises sunset shots. I actually took this the first week I got here but used a de-saturated version because I couldn't get the colors looking how I wanted them. Now that I know how to use lightroom better I was able to recover this pic.

enjoy,
jim baker
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3 comments:

Unknown said...

wow fantastic! beautiful colors. i love hawaii.

February 17, 2008 at 2:32 PM
Jim Baker said...

thanks!

how'd you find my blog?

were you in the school with Jamie Lee?

jim baker

February 17, 2008 at 2:56 PM
michaelaphoto said...

Jim!
Hey dude. Loving the blogs.... I love looking at the work you guys are outputting. keep it up! it looks really good.
What lenses are you using?
We never caught up via phone....
hmm. maybe I will try to call soon.
blessings!

February 17, 2008 at 7:39 PM

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