{"id":82850,"date":"2016-12-21T15:17:02","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T20:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=82850"},"modified":"2016-12-21T15:17:02","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T20:17:02","slug":"taking-holiday-photos-inside-churches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2016\/12\/21\/taking-holiday-photos-inside-churches\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking holiday photos inside churches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Rex Dolby<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_82851\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82851\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82851\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Trinity-Altar-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"Trinity UM Church's Christmas Altar. (Photo by Rex Dolby.)\" width=\"330\" height=\"248\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-82851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trinity UM Church&#8217;s Christmas Altar. (Photo by Rex Dolby.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As Christmas approaches, there are a number of neat places that just might have that special composition you are looking to capture. \u00a0Churches are a prime source for these pictures as well as the Brumback Library, the Children&#8217;s Garden at Smiley Park and the 4H Light Tour at the Fair Grounds.<\/p>\n<p>Whether the church is the one you attend, or one someone has described to you, it is wise to call the church office and \u00a0identify yourself \u00a0before requesting permission to arrive at a specific time, stating what you&#8217;d like to photograph and how you plan to use the pictures. \u00a0Ask also if anyone is to be notified when you are ready to leave.<\/p>\n<p>On the day of the shoot, start off by stopping at the office and introducing yourself in person. \u00a0Ask if there is anything you need to know prior to the session. \u00a0When you&#8217;re done, return to thank them for allowing you to\u00a0shoot and offer to show them some of the pictures you took. \u00a0It is possible they might like copies of some of your work for future publication in their bulletins or newsletters.<\/p>\n<p>The outdoor displays do not require prior notice to shoot, but you still \u00a0need to be considerate of others when deciding when and where you stop your car or set up your tripod. \u00a0Although this is the season of peace and good will, not everyone you meet has that mind set. \u00a0Your patience\/kindness, however, may be just what they needed at the time of your encounter to improve\u00a0their feelings.<\/p>\n<p>The Van Wert Area Photography Club wishes you and yours a Merry Christmas!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Rex Dolby As Christmas approaches, there are a number of neat places that just might have that special composition you are looking to capture. \u00a0Churches are a prime source for these pictures as well as the Brumback Library, the Children&#8217;s Garden at Smiley Park and the 4H Light Tour at the Fair Grounds. Whether [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cameraclub"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-02 15:33:39","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82850\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}