trace.face photos

matt noble headshots

2010-08-05T10:27:00.004-04:00

entire album found here (bottom)

winterjam 2010

2010-04-10T20:03:00.009-04:00

remembering

2010-03-06T21:53:00.005-05:00

a couple of my favorite shots in recent history. winterjam coming up, and hillsong united in april! check back for those photos!

PASSION2010

2010-01-07T19:23:00.006-05:00

didnt have free wifi in hotel room so i couldnt update this... but i am home and back and tired and all kind of stuff... finished uploading all my pix from my phone and nikon. album got accidentally deleted.

ARRIVAL

2009-12-29T22:50:00.002-05:00

made it to atlanta! its a very beautiful city, but trying to find overnight parking that doesn't cost you both arms & legs is a nightmare! the view from the hotel room is spectacular!!

not sure how many photos i will be able to take w/ my big camera, so this may be lots of sub-par quality blackberry phone shots. oh well!

check my twitter for more up to date happenings.

PACKING EVE

2009-12-28T00:35:00.004-05:00

getting all my ducks in a row before i head out tomorrow morning!! ATL here i come!

..... AND i have my socks and towels! whoot!

THE ROAD TO PASSION2010

2009-12-26T18:35:00.003-05:00

hello??? anyone there??

WAKE UP!! (that was me yelling)

paying attention now? get ready...

this may prove to be a larger slice than i can eat, but i will attempt it anyway! i will be heading south, starting on monday the 28th, to volunteer at PASSION2010 in atlanta.

the conference is jan 2-5, but i will be arriving there early to help with load-in, celebrate the new year, and help out with the conference. join me for the ride, as i will try my best to update this here bloggy daily with some photos and stories.

merry christmas!

Life & Lifest

2009-07-04T21:11:00.002-04:00

havent updated in a while. dont take it personal (the 2 of you who actually still stop by once in a while) but twitter is so much easier to update/manage/link photos to, etc. so this blog has suffered. life at camp is also not conducive for spending many hours online. just not possible (or likely).

lifest is coming! im an "official" photog again this year. i will post some pix on flickr but since i sign the rights away to life!promotions, the amount i can share will be limited.

easiest way to keep in touch with me is facebook (dumb yes, but everyone else is doing it) and twitter (way cooler than anything else online).

have a good summer yall! happy independance day!

let us be the remedy

2009-02-23T19:15:00.002-05:00

saw crowder a couple nights ago and the concert was pretty sick! that was crowder concert #8 and easily one of the top 5 funnest(is that even a word?) nights ever.

photos here

HELLO LOVE

2009-01-31T02:43:00.004-05:00

a couple friends and i ventured to grand rapids (got there 30 mins late!) through the nasty snow storm to see isreal houghton (ended up missing most of him) and chris tomlin. my tomlin concert tally is now currently 13... and i may venture to say that i think 14 will be in a couple of hours (when in rome right?)
our seats were crapy, so at intermission we made our move for some upgrades and went to the side section and scored some 2nd row seats (thank you whoever didnt show up). we were just a tab bit too far away to get some really high quality pix, but i will settle for what i did end up getting.
chris is sick. he said at the beginning he wasnt doing so hot, but dang, you would never have known cuz he still sounded like gravy. he told some pretty funny stories about UGANDA HAS DISTORTION!! and passion - holla all my passion peeps! only a few of us cheered when he said passion and he was very surprised by that - most places he only heard crickets. how can you go see chris tomlin and not know about passion? its like peanut butter and jelly. they just go together!

be sure to check out onemillioncan.com and support those great causes!

click here for photos

we're all in this together

2008-12-27T01:30:00.001-05:00

http://www.i-heart.org

MERRY CHRISTMAS

2008-12-25T02:04:00.002-05:00

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”- Isaiah 9:6

merry christmas everyone!! jesus is the reason for the season!!

think. go. live. be.

goodbye my old friend

2008-10-03T20:46:00.006-04:00

last week my passion:atlanta wristband fell off. no biggie right? WRONG! ive had that sucker on since april 12!! it started out all nice and orange and not ripped and soft. at the end it was hard, crackly, extremely faded, all the edges were separated, and there were tons of rips on the edges. the rip that broke the camels back was right by the clasp on the inside (pictured below). i just knew it wasnt going to make it another day in my line of work so i snapped some photos to remember the day, and to remember my old companion for the past 6 months.

my goal was the keep it on til oct. 12... which is when passion: tokoyo starts... which was our prayer city printed on the inside. i almost made it! just 3 weeks shy! but there will not be any less prayers going their way.

anyone else still have theirs on???

lifelight music festival 2008

2008-09-06T13:22:00.004-04:00

it was a great weekend to say the least! one of the best lineups at any festival ive been to this year, with bands like switchfoot, matthew west, building 429, lincoln brewster, VOTA, leeland, michael w. smith, sanctus real, phil joel, natalie grant & casting crowns.
i was fortunate enough to be able to speak briefly with allen and vicky greene (founders of lifelight) when i was backstage helping to run the m&g. we found out last year that they actually live in the house that i grew up in!! small world eh? they were super nice and that solidified for me that lifelight is one of the top places to be in the summer. hands down.

be sure to check my photos from the festival!

third day on the third (fourth) day

2008-09-04T22:22:00.003-04:00

its a day late, but i dont care :)

i went to the indy music builds tour show - and of course it was face melting because 1. third day was there, 2. switchfoot was there, and 3. the humidity was easily 120%.
it was my 15th third day concert and it ranked in the top 5 of most memorable. a funny moment seared into my mind was when mac grabbed his mic and was walking over towards mr. lee, and tai ventured over to mac's area, got right up to his mic stand and started to sing - then quickly realized that the mic wasnt there, gave a the "deer in the headlights" look and walked back to his spot. i dont think many people (if any) saw that go on, since all the attention was on mac, but i had a good chuckle after that :)

i also went to the concert with some co-workers, who are new gomers, and they had a total blast; not only did we have pretty good seats, but we were all able to partake in a great m&g after the show. the lovely gentleman (i think his name was mike?) did a fab job efficiently getting people through the m&g line while not being overly pushy or mean (which happens very frequently at m&gs). all the guys signed some photos i had printed out and posed for a RI-diculous shot with us - i have too many regular pix so i thought id throw a curve ball and see if they would swing... well, tai.... hmmm. maybe next time eh?

since we had so much fun, we are gonna hit the cleveland show on the 11th. we are gonna go the bleacher seat route though (much cheeper!).

anyways... check out the (sparse) photos i took from the show here. i had a sour moment when they wouldnt let me take my nice camera into the venue, so i really hope that doesnt happen again in cleveland. it would be the coolest if someone from third day (i dont know, say, maybe mark??) would read this and hook me up :)

third day on the third day blog post

WORLD PULSE & MUSIC BUILDS

2008-08-24T15:37:00.003-04:00

WORLD PULSE PHOTOS

MUSIC BUILDS TOUR PHOTOS

hang in there

2008-08-20T18:40:00.005-04:00

what do you get when you cross ADD with limited internet access? you get nothing. exactly. and that is precisely why i dont have the world pulse photos up yet. once i get motivated to edit, then they will magically appear. until then, hang in there champ!

in 2 more days im seeing the music builds tour, then over labor day i will be heading to the homeland for lifelight... so lots of photos for your viewing pleasure will be heading this way in the future, soon or distant is anyones guess though.

unity 2008

2008-08-11T12:45:00.006-04:00

the festival was good, except for the very LAME rule (supposedly) of no detachable lens cameras. video taping the whole dang thing was totally okay, but you cant have a nice camera. LAME.

link to photos

i got just a couple before the security guy yelled at me... third day was awesome, big daddy weave was great, but unity, you werent very nice. shame on you.

on the third day

2008-08-03T21:40:00.004-04:00

saturday will mark the 15th time of partaking in the rock-n-roll extravaganza known as a third day concert. it never gets old. 15 times seeing the same movie? yea, old. 15 times brushing your teeth? needed and highly recommended yes, but still old and requires much effort. although i have a 3 hour drive to the destination, i will enjoy every one of those stinking miles (assuming i dont hit traffic or get stuck behind a farm implement) and pass through all those towns with much anticipation and have a big ol grin on my face because i get to see my favorite band.

so many good times... great memories... awesome worship... amazing fellowship... and lots of photos...

brad will be missed (especially the wide-open mouth photos!) but greater things are yet to come for third day! thanks for all the memories guys!

on the third day blog post
third day blog

photo shoots 2 & 3

2008-08-03T14:47:00.004-04:00

3 days of hard work and goofing off have (simultaneously too!) are complete and the aftermath can be found here
we even had a visit from the nice local police authority! they were so curious about what we were doing, they had to come check us out to make sure no one was getting hurt ;) our tax money hard at work. i am so proud to be an american.

photo shoot #1

2008-08-01T00:31:00.003-04:00

day #1 of messing around
link to all photos

the post lifest dillema

2008-07-14T23:17:00.006-04:00

i hate going back to doing the usual thing once ive experienced something so awesome. it happened every time after passion too. i am exhausted; my eyes are fighting to close even as i type this, but i want to share, but im not sure if words can do it. i saw so many people awakened to new life, a better life, a REAL life.

this was the 2nd year i was able to take photos for lifest, and because of that, i was able to go anywhere i wanted (i love you all access wristband!) and get in the mix of all the emotion and excitement -- which makes lifest one of the top festivals in the country.

i saw hundreds of kids get sponsored. i saw people face down on their knees in the dirt. i saw people crying out... singing... yelling... tears running down their faces... little kids with their arms raised...

ive gotten the "how was lifest?" question many times today... and with my exhausted body dragging and my bloodshot eyes heavy, all i can say is... God is good.

a snip-it of headliner photos
lifest website photos

vacation & lifest

2008-07-07T23:58:00.003-04:00

ive been home for a few days now and it has been really great. saturday was the big 4th of july 5th pool party, with fireworks to round out the day. then sunday we had some family friends over to eat up leftovers and do some more swimming. today i had some of my old camp buddies stop out and consume more leftovers and swim even more. are you noticing a pattern here?

tomorrow i must go to the dentist, then hopefully to the brewer game (if we can find some tickets!). wednesday will consist of driving up to oshkosh to go to LIFEST! wahoo! i am shooting photos for them, so i will have my hands full (of cameras) trying to capture the moments that we will remember forever. no pressure right? 5 days of camping craziness will ensue, then it will be back to camp and work.

i will try to post a few photos from lifest... hopefully they wont sue me for copyright infringement :)

big ticket festival

2008-06-22T14:19:00.005-04:00

got there just in time to see leeland walk off the stage (darn it!), but we caught matthew west, david crowder*band, and newsboys

photos here

a few highlights... make sure to check the link above!

checkin in

2008-06-05T21:29:00.003-04:00

2 weekends ago i went home to visit the parental types... and they ended up having some kayaks given to them! so mom and i took em for a spin on the lake. i had kayaked a couple times before on tiny little lakes, but it was pretty easy to get the hang of on a big lake w/ huge waves and strong winds. it was a great work out! my arms were so pumped when we got back!

my brother showing off his puny muscles

one morning i woke up and found my passion:dc wristband hanging on for dear life, so i snapped a photo of it to remember the good times we shared

... and then it fell off. the day that it departed from my right wrist was also the day that passion: kampala started... which was the prayer city for DC. i had to chuckle because i know God has a great sense of humor and wanted to remind me to keep praying for all of those students.

also, some exciting things are happening at westwinds with the start of the "artists guild" ... there are some very experienced people whom i cant wait to get to know and learn from. such a great opportunity awaits! more to come once we have another meeting.

my 10 favorite shots

2008-06-01T16:55:00.011-04:00

i thought i would reminisce for a moment, and highlight some photos of mine that have gotten me where i am today. these are some of my favorites... so if you dont like them, i dont care :)

#10
indescribable tour 2006
chris tomlin
pre dslr days... 4mp camera. did i the best i could with what i had! this was when louie was just finishing up the the talk and the picture that was still up on the screen was of the center of the black hole...and chris came back out... he couldnt have stood in a better spot!

#9
world pulse festival 2005(i think?)
third day - brad avery (former guitar player)
this has some photoshop fun added, but the expression on his face was natural :)

#8
unity music festival 2006(?)
newsboys - peter furler
i just love this shot. the green behind him is just divine.

#7
big ticket festival 2007
another peter furler shot... love the contrast.

#6
third day concert in madison, 2006
this was a pre-dslr shot... taken w/ my (crappy) olympus 4mp camera... but it just turned out perfect w/ them all standing in a row and the angle of the lights behind them... love this one.

#5
lifest 2007
newsboys - jeff, paul and peter
i was wicked stoked when i was able to "officially" shoot for lifest... which took to me places i had never been before (on the lighting riser for one!). this was when they were out on the runway in the crowd and i was up by the stage shooting into the spotlights.

#4
how great is our god tour 2007
chris tomlin
nice open mouth shot on the word "like" during amazing grace (my chains are gone). i dig the lyrics behind him and lighting... it was a great night for photos!

#3
lifelight festival 2007
phil joel
if i had hair like that i would let it fly all the time!

#2
passion: DC 2008
christy nockles
my second time at a passion regional... life changing for sure! i love this shot because the center is nice and sharp, but there is motion everywhere else. i am also in a b&w faze of life...

#1
how great is our god tour 2007
chris tomlin
this is my #1. i love this shot. i love the color and the contrast of the blues and white. no cropping... this is as is, a nice, tight shot. this is currently his facebook icon as well... and its on his myspace in a photo album.

*honorable mention*
third day - mac powell & tai anderson
world pulse festival 2007
mamma gomer voted for this so i thought id add it also. day concerts are fun but lack in the "cool lights and smoke" department. mac's eyes really pop though :)

fun from home

2008-05-25T20:48:00.003-04:00

tumble with me

2008-05-24T22:02:00.002-04:00

ive been sucked into yet another online time waster. tumblr is fun though - it combines just about everything (blog, twitter, flickr) into one collective spot. why waste time updating 3,274,893 other sites, when all you need is 1? (well... facebook is needed also, since that is the ultimate in useless nonsense and sending flair)

tumble with me

greater things HAVE come

2008-05-03T21:28:00.005-04:00

i decided to make this my photos blog. my friends have been calling me trace face for a while now, so i thought that that would make a cool name for my photography habit/hobby/passion.

so here it is... the new blog... trace.face photos

here you will find links to photos i have previously taken, as well as greater things yet to come! i may also post random stuff (what is life without that right?) and be sure to check out the links over in the right side column.

trace.facephotos on flickr
here you will find photos of: third day, chris tomlin, matt redman, michael w. smith, paul colman, newsboys, passion gatherings, festivals and things of the like.

and just a little claim to fame (and an ego boost!), one of my photos is currently being used by chris tomlin as his facebook icon (screencap)... AND there are also 7 of my photos on his myspace (screencap). yay.

if you would like me to shoot photos at your event, please feel free to contact me:

remember ashley

2008-04-29T12:03:00.005-04:00

please go here and read ashleys story, because there is no way i could tell it any better... and say a prayer for her family and friends, as this will be a hard day.

use a pen

2008-04-28T10:35:00.002-04:00

did you know that you retain more information when reading if you have a pen in your hand? yea, apparently it is proven, at least thats what the pastor said at the church i attended yesterday.

the message went along the lines of:
50% of the people from that church spent less than 1 hour a week reading/spending time with God.
80% of the people spent less than 2 hours a week "

the solution:
1. read the Bible
2. listen to teachers/tapes/cds/etc.
3. study the Bible

make a plan to read - the 1 year Bible plan is hard and feels like a chore (and i agree cuz i did it last year)... instead, start with one book (we chose philippians) and read it once a day for 2 weeks - and make sure there is a pen in your hand. underline parts that stick out to you and write in the margin why - what is being spoken to you when you read it. use brackets around parts that dont make sense. ask the Holy Spirit to give your answers.

im excited to see what happens with this :)

in other news... there is no other news besides going home for the weekend was nice and relaxing (besides the driving through chicago part). i have more responsibilities this week and im a little nervous about it. my hair feels long today. i need to get it chopped. thats it.

hallelujah

2008-04-26T23:37:00.001-04:00

this is pretty much the sweetest thing ive seen all week.

passion: atlanta

2008-04-14T13:03:00.005-04:00

new chris tomlin song (really bad quality from my phone)

sold out

2008-04-02T20:03:00.005-04:00

the official word is that passion: atlanta is SOLD OUT! that is amazing since the other regionals i went to were both around 2500-3000 people and not where near close to being a full house. this time we are talking 9500+ people! im not sure how good my chances of running to front will be this time, but im gonna give it a try and see what happens. in 1 week we will be leaving on our journey... i am getting pumped just writing this!

my first week at my new job has been really good, but tiring (in a good way). ive had to observe classes and work just about every night so there hasnt been much time to sit and take it all in. i did get a nice jog around the lake in this afternoon - and let me tell you, it is so beautiful! the sick setting make the jog go very fast and i only managed to step in 1 puddle!

im all signed up for lifest to be a photographer again! newsboys... casting crowns... switchfoot... yea this will be a good one! some of my newsboys photos from last year are on flickr (they belong to lifest though so dont be stealing them!)

thats all i got. things are getting into routine now so more frequent posts should be coming.

meet my new baby

2008-03-24T22:59:00.003-04:00

my old guitar (lovingly named washy) as been buzzing really bad and i accidentally kinda dropped it outta the case not too long ago... its had a rough go at it lately. so ive been looking and researching lately to get an idea on something i would want. i went with my bro today to guitar center and he agreed that this sounded better than all the martins and taylors in the same price range. so... take a look and let me know what you think.

specs
i LOVE her (i think it sounds like a her). i havent named her yet though... i want to make sure she is the one i really want (thats why you keep your receipt right?)... not to mention i got a STEAL on the price (guitar, hard case and cable for 669!!!!! unreal)

HE IS RISEN

2008-03-23T16:51:00.004-04:00

HAPPY EASTER!

divine romance

2008-03-22T09:36:00.005-04:00

at passion: dc they played some music in the venue in between sessions while we were waiting around... and i asked around and no one knew who it was. i even went to the sound table guy and he said they were just listed as track 1, track 2, etc., so he didnt know either. if you know anthing about me, you know how into music i get, so i wasnt about to let this mission fail. i kept asking around and i finally found someone who knew something! so i wont withhold this highly sought after name...

phil wickham is who you need to check out and get his entire music library. the picture posted here is his older album, which contains a song called divine romance (the one i heard at passion) and below is a video to get you hooked!

westwinds

2008-03-16T14:54:00.006-04:00

i really love the church ive been going to whilst im here in michigan. westwinds is not your ordinary church by any means - nope. it is actually fun and engaging, not to mention the crazy people who run it are crazy (is it redundant to say that crazy people are crazy?). check out some blogs for your humor needs of the day.
pastor dave
jVo

just in case you didnt realize how dangerous i really am...
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welcome

2008-03-09T21:21:00.000-04:00

i thought it was time for a new space to start over... a blank canvas ready for me to throw my life paint and anything else i can find on it. since im a geek and love taking (concert) photos, some of those will appear eventually, as well as accounts from wherever life leads me. im a work in progress, so expect the same here.

atlanta is where i will be heading in just about month from now for the last of the passion regionals. the lord blessed me with going to the regionals that were held in chicago (photos) and washington dc (photos), and and i am really looking forward to hitting this last stop with my friends. passion really opened my eyes to the love that god has for me. when it sunk in - when i accepted the love (and not just sang about it) i felt like a different person. revelations from both regionals are still molding me and changing me... for the better! please consider going if you are able. your life will never be the same. i promise!

ohh yea... im moving! see ya later jackson, hello hillsdale! new job. new faces. new memories. new staff house! my roommate, rachel, is also making this move with me. we like to say that we are a package deal ;) we will be making the trek sometime around easter. speaking of easter, ive been eating waaaaay too many jelly beans. im stoked there is a workout room at the new camp. i will need it after these next few weeks!

until next time - greater things have yet to come!
tk