Equipment woes and God’s grace

For those of you who were wondering why I haven’t posted many photos lately – back in early October, I had my camera equipment stolen, and I’ve just last weekend managed to get it replaced.

There was some consternation about cameras costing money, money being scarce while unemployed and whatnot… all that has been resolved (new job two weeks ago, hooray), and I find myself in the possession of replacement equipment (hooray again!).

The story is kind of amusing, in looking back on it. The day I was laid off from Dell, I was contacted by a contracting company, who were looking for a Sr. Network Engineer for an internet services provider in Austin. I never heard anything back from them for weeks – until right around the time my camera equipment was stolen. By then, the company was interested in moving forward with interviews, and wanted to speak with me.

As said, so done — in short order I had a phone screen, in-person interview and job offer. And in accepting it, I had residual money from my Dell lay-off to pay for the replacement gear.

These are the moments that are too good to be coincidental. Sometimes God is so good, I don’t realize it.

In more art-related news, I spent the last two days roaming around visiting EAST – the East Austin Studio Tour. It was good getting some camera time in, and talking to artists of various kinds. I had several long conversations with artists who were pretty inspiring as well.

There are photographs. Check back in the next few days for them.

On this day, 72 years ago…

Jarle’s would-be 72nd birthday.

72 years ago, a man was born to a field priest and his wife in Norway. Little did they know that years later, I’d be placing flowers on his grave.

Jarle was a great man. We didn’t always see eye-to-eye on things —Less so when I was younger, but as I aged (and matured) we got along better. We were doing pretty well the last time we saw each other.

Today would have been his 72nd birthday. He made it to 70 and three quarters. He lived those years well, though was fighting some illness throughout the last few years.

I don’t really know what else to say than that I want to honor his memory. He was a great man, and the world is worse off for him not being around.

Riding my motorcycle in Austin, Summer 2011

Renewing of your mind…

This is a fairly short entry, but on a topic just as important as God’s love for you —

I’ve spent a good part of this week dealing with spiritual warfare. There are a few specific areas that Satan loves to use in order to get to me and drag me into the pit of despair.

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Romans 12:2

This week has been a good lesson in how to catch warfare early, and drawing to God in order to combat it. It’s been pretty hard at times, as it often takes a few swings of the clue-by-four for me to “get” a lesson. But it will be worth it in the end. It always is.

I promise this space will also have photography, much more than it has now. But I think I’ll keep Thursdays for writing about God and God-stuff. Stick around and see.

For God so loved the world….

God loves you so much, you have no freaking clue.

This is what I wanted to run around and tell people all day yesterday. And for some, I did. And I hope it was fruitful.

It all started as I was on my way to visit my horse to do some training work in the morning. On the drive out there, I was overcome with tears and gratitude and joy and a load of emotions about exactly how strong God’s love for us is. I always knew God loved me more than I could ever imagine, but I never had any sort of glimpse into it.

Until yesterday. Singing (shouting, really) from the top of my lungs with tears streaming down my face, before the most Holy God. And I sat there at His feet while waves of love and gratitude flowed over me.

God has always given me a tender heart for people who are broken and hurting, but yesterday that was kicked into overdrive. I was crying for friends who are hurting, I was crying for strangers I had not yet met who were hurting… and shown just how badly God loves us and wants us to be healed and free from the pain.

You have no idea.

We are made free in Christ. Our old self is done away with, and we are remade a beautiful new creation. Free from bondage. I only wish it was easier to heal from the pain. You can’t just wake up one day and be done with it. But God is immutable and steady, and he will continue to pursue you with the most loving heart.

From the depths of my heart, I am sorry for what pain you’ve experienced, and the effect it’s had on you. I sincerely am. I can’t do much about it, but I pray that God reaches in to that most broken of places and starts putting the pieces back together.

16For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
— John 3:16-17

Beautiful like your Father

“You look just like your Father,” he said.

An uneasy chuckle came off my lips.

“I wouldn’t know. But thanks?” I responded.

How could this gentleman whom I had never met before, know what my father looked like… and whether I looked like him or not? And being adopted, I don’t even know what he looks like.

“He means your Heavenly Father.” my friend pointed out. She had watched the exchange from across the room.

Oh. Headscratch. Well, I guess. Yeah, I was made that way.

If you look at the story of creation, you’ll find Genesis 1:26-30:

26Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” 29Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you; 30and to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the sky and to every thing that moves on the earth which has life, I have given every green plant for food”; and it was so.

Then in verse 31, it follows:

God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good.

Then, in Psalm 139, King David says the following:

13For You formed my inward parts;

You wove me in my mother’s womb.

14I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

Wonderful are Your works,

And my soul knows it very well.

15My frame was not hidden from You,

When I was made in secret,

And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth;

16Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;

And in Your book were all written

The days that were ordained for me,

When as yet there was not one of them.

God knew you before He made you. He made you in His image. You are wonderfully made, and it is very good.

You look just like your Father, and you are Beautiful.

Website upgrades

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am excited to announce the forthcoming upgrade to the home of Dominic Eidson Photography.

The elves have been hard at work behind the scenes to bring you a redesign, including major overhaul/upgrade of the blog engine and all the behind-the-scenes magic that runs this little corner of the internet.

So stay tuned for more bling and shiny….

On coming out of photography hiatus….

Boy, it’s been a while since I last posted.

Not for lack of material, but lack of… motivation?

My last few years have been plagued with various levels of minor depression — and it took it’s toll on all sorts of creative aspects of my life. My writing, my photography… you name it. I’ve had good times, but there’s also been some tough times.

Though I finally relented, decided I was done being depressed and started battling my way back into being creative. It took a while, but I’ve started making photographs again, and it’s been a lot of fun.

Further, I started apprenticing with a photographer here in Austin, taking some of the recent events (changes in job, et cetera) as an opportunity to pursue alternate career paths and directions.

And without further ado, here are the results of late —

First, the lovely Renee:


You can see more of Renee’s photos here.

Next, I volunteered and helped document some friends’ of mine’s awesome dance party:



You can see more of The Eternal Rave photos here.

Lastly, I had a photo session with Jordan & Heather, some friends of mine:



You can see more of Jordan & Heather’s photos here.