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Nikon 85mm ƒ/1.8 is perfect for “Selective Focus”

Nikon 85mm ƒ/1.8 is perfect for “Selective Focus”

by Stanley LearyApril 28, 2017September 1, 2025

[Nikon D5, Nikon 85mm ƒ/1.8, ISO 5000, ƒ/1.8, 1/100] I love isolating subjects in a room using selective focus. Selective focus is using a limited depth of field to focus sharply on a specific object…

Photo Tips: Covering a Meeting

Photo Tips: Covering a Meeting

by Stanley LearyApril 25, 2017September 1, 2025

[Nikon D5, Sigma 24-105mm ƒ/4, ISO 51200, ƒ/13, 1/100] Most meetings will have some similar elements. I am showing here some of what I call the photos typical for the bullet list of shots. The…

Photographing The Citadel’s Rifle Legion Drill Team in a ballroom.

Photographing The Citadel’s Rifle Legion Drill Team in a ballroom.

by Stanley LearyApril 24, 2017July 12, 2026

The Citadel's Rifle Legion Drill Team performs for the Project GO meeting held at the Francis Marion Hotel in downtown Charleston, SC. [Nikon D5, Sigma 24-105mm ƒ/4, ISO 10000, ƒ/5.6, 1/250] I am in Charleston,…

How to capture an Awards Show – Hint it doesn’t involve your phone

How to capture an Awards Show – Hint it doesn’t involve your phone

by Stanley LearyApril 21, 2017September 1, 2025

Ramone Nelson from Heritage High School won the best actor for his portrayal of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables at the Shuler Hensley Awards 2017 at the Cobb Energy Center on April 20, 2017. [Fuji…

Travel photography tips for your next vacation

Travel photography tips for your next vacation

by Stanley LearyApril 19, 2017September 28, 2025

Lisbon, Portugal [Nikon D4, Nikon 28-300mm ƒ/3.5-5.6, ISO 800, ƒ/9, 1.3 – On Tripod] For me, the second most fun thing to do, other than traveling the world and meeting new people, is taking photos…

Photographer’s Monday Devotional: Called to serve

Photographer’s Monday Devotional: Called to serve

by Stanley LearyApril 17, 2017September 1, 2025

This is a Christian cross at the Masaya volcano, a caldera located in Masaya, Nicaragua, 20 km south of the capital Managua. [Nikon D5, Sigma 24-105mm ƒ/4, ISO 4500, ƒ/4, 1/100] This past week Christians…

Learn to say “YES”

Learn to say “YES”

by Stanley LearyApril 14, 2017September 1, 2025

This is Mark Johnson's Advanced Photojournalism Class at UGA's Grady School of Journalism. [Fuji X-E2, 18-55mm, ISO 6400, ƒ/3.2, 1/80] For the past ten years, Mark Johnson has invited me to speak to his advanced…

Touching Moment vs Decisive Moment

Touching Moment vs Decisive Moment

by Stanley LearyApril 12, 2017September 1, 2025

Inside the Artic Circle, 1967: Eskimo child chasing ball. [photo by: Don Rutledge] What a moment this is of a little boy playing with a ball. No matter where you are from in the world,…

Freelancer’s Anxiety–Using Faith to Cope

Freelancer’s Anxiety–Using Faith to Cope

by Stanley LearyApril 11, 2017September 1, 2025

A little girl lost in her thoughts while in her family's corn field in Togo, West Africa. [Nikon D5, Sigma 35mm ƒ/1.4, ISO 100, ƒ/1.4, 1/2000] A few things produce such anxiety in my life…

Shooting my daughter’s Senior Photo

Shooting my daughter’s Senior Photo

by Stanley LearyApril 9, 2017September 1, 2025

Chelle Leary's Senior Portrait [Nikon D5, 85mm ƒ/1.8, ISO 100, ƒ/1.8, 1/2000] This post contains Amazon affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive small percentage of…

When one photo is needed from an event

When one photo is needed from an event

by Stanley LearyApril 6, 2017September 1, 2025

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House in Newnan is renovating, but while renovations are taking place, there is a new shipping container restaurant for drive-thru-only service. [Nikon D5,AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED, ƒ/2.8, ISO 100, ƒ/8, 1/200] This…

3 Settings for Sports Photography

3 Settings for Sports Photography

by Stanley LearyApril 5, 2017September 1, 2025

[NIKON D4, 120.0-300.0 mm f/2.8, Mode = Aperture Priority, ISO 12800, 1/1250, ƒ/5.6, (35mm = 270)] Nikon D5, Sigma 120-300mm ƒ/2.8 DG OS HSM | S, Sigma TC-2001 2x, ISO 800, ƒ/5.6, 1/4000 Before you…

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