Keeping the faith...

I am so excited! Today I finally purchased my very first tripod!!! No more building elaborate pillars of magazines and phone books to get shots!!!! I was so excited, I opened it up and played with it as soon as I walked in the door. My idea going to work tonight was to play with light and shadow, something I haven't done much of. (Fear number three checked off!) So, I started out using lamps and overhead light but I just wasn't getting the kind of feel I was looking for. So at a loss, I walked around my house for some inspiration, when it came to me- candlelight! So I grabbed my shiny new tripod and a lighter and tried not to burn the house down. The following photo is the result.

I liked this shot, not only because of its Mexican vibe, but also because I felt it tells a good story with a good moral. To me it depicts the fact that the light of hope can make your faith grow (hence the larger cross of the shadow). Maybe I'm reaching, but that's what it says to me. What does it say to you?!