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Great Photos Often Start With Dramatic Subjects

Great Photos Often Start With Dramatic Subjects

by Stanley LearyFebruary 20, 2014September 1, 2025

 Fuji X-E2, XF 55-200mm, ISO 6400, ƒ/5, 1/105 How can you go wrong with a fire-eating subject? If you miss the exposure, maybe, but if you get a well-exposed photo of something average and then…

Student’s work from the YWAM School of Photography 1 2014

Student’s work from the YWAM School of Photography 1 2014

by Stanley LearyFebruary 19, 2014September 1, 2025

 Photo by Clara Kwon These are examples of the student's work from this past week on lighting that I taught in the School of Photography 1, which is part of Youth With A Mission's University…

12 week photography workshop for those who believe photography to be a calling

12 week photography workshop for those who believe photography to be a calling

by Stanley LearyFebruary 17, 2014September 1, 2025

Dennis Fahringer has been leading a photography program in Kona, Hawaii for more than 25 years. I first heard of the program back in the 1980’s from my friend and mentor Don Rutledge. Don was…

Photographing the Island Breeze Luau cast on the beach of Hawaii

Photographing the Island Breeze Luau cast on the beach of Hawaii

by Stanley LearyFebruary 13, 2014September 1, 2025

Nikon D4, 14-24mm ƒ/2.8, ISO 200, ƒ/16, 1/200 with 2 Alienbees with CTO 1 for off-camera flash. These are triggered with the Pocketwizard Radio Remotes. I enjoyed shooting these photos of the Island Breeze Impact…

The Portfolio Presentation: Mistakes photographers make and how to avoid them

The Portfolio Presentation: Mistakes photographers make and how to avoid them

by Stanley LearyFebruary 2, 2014September 1, 2025

There are many ways you may get to show your work to someone. What you need to know is that you never know who is the actual person who may end up hiring you. For…

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