Chasing Daylight [PHOTOS]
16 November, 2011
It’s my second year working in this role, I can’t believe where the time has gone. The Colour photoshoot is one of my favourite times in the year, this year was no exception. It’s not a fashion shoot of beautiful girls, there’s a lot more intent on what this invitation is about, and for everyone involved on this day, the message is clear. The images are about CONNECTION. It takes a few weeks to plan the shoot, a lot of the inspiration comes from messages in church, language framed around Sisterhood and always in keeping with the Colour mandate and the ‘I Am Sisterhood’ declaration. People often ask, how does the team do it? I honestly stumble on my words when I reply, there’s just something about the Sisterhood...it just makes sense. There’s a huge God factor in everything that we do, I think that counts for a lot of this. The images this year blew me away, I have been looking at them for months now, and still when I see them, I sense God’s intent for this year’s conference.
One of my favourite moments of this year, was our ‘in-between’ shoot. We were chasing daylight in peak hour traffic, we wanted specific images of us girls with sparklers in a field – the idea of freedom and innocent beauty and connection. At this stage in the day, we had all been awake and alert from 5am that morning and were exhausted, and famished...we needed food STAT. We pulled over to a fast food station, quickly changed in the back of our van and ran into the field behind the station. We had about 10-15 mins of daylight left, so there was lots of energy and anticipation in the atmosphere. There is something unique about these images. As we ran around, chasing the daylight and eating fast food at any moment we could. It can be awkward sometimes having your photo taken, but seeing as we (Laus, Renae and myself) have known each other for the past few years – we are already friends, and this connection comes easily. That’s what we are looking for when we take images for this invitation. It’s about girls the world over...and the connection between Sisters. The invitation is designed so that we in turn invite others along, I’ve never been so in love with this conference than I am today, my personal hope this year is that girls who have never known God, will come to know Him in an environment such as ours. It is a great gift to be part of a company of women who can cheer you on.
Here are a few images from our ‘in-between’ shoot :)
Love Ash xxx
(Colour Comms Coordinator)
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