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The environmental portrait

The environmental portrait

by Stanley LearyFebruary 19, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutesTom Butler, coffee farmer on the Big Island of Hawaii. Tom sells the incredible 100% Kona coffee. Nikon D4,

My response to all those who ask how to do “Missions Photography”

My response to all those who ask how to do “Missions Photography”

by Stanley LearyFebruary 9, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 6 minutesYoung photographers and old, but all those fairly new to missions, want to know how to start photographing missions.

9 things you need to do before going freelance full-time

9 things you need to do before going freelance full-time

by Stanley LearyFebruary 7, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 4 minutesStanley teaching at YWAM School of Photography 1 in Kona, Hawaii [Photo by Dennis Fahringer] Here is a checklist I

Seven Reasons Not to Become a Freelance Professional Photographer

Seven Reasons Not to Become a Freelance Professional Photographer

by Stanley LearyFebruary 2, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 3 minutes7) Not a self-starter—In your first year or so you will be getting up with no photo shoots on

Nikkor 28-300mm ƒ/3.5 – 5.6 can replace the Nikkor 85mm ƒ/1.4

Nikkor 28-300mm ƒ/3.5 – 5.6 can replace the Nikkor 85mm ƒ/1.4

by Stanley LearyJanuary 28, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 3 minutesNikon D4, 28-300mm (300), ISO 100, ƒ/5.6, 1/25 – Off-camera fill-flash using the Nikon SB-900. The Flash is on

Nikon D4: Sports Camera Setting

Nikon D4: Sports Camera Setting

by Stanley LearyJanuary 27, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 4 minutesIn an earlier blog post, I gave you my standard settings for the Nikon D4 for how I shoot.

Nikon helps to continue solving photography’s number one problem

Nikon helps to continue solving photography’s number one problem

by Stanley LearyJanuary 24, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 4 minutesNikon D3, 24-120mm, ISO 6400, 1/50, ƒ/5.6 (shot at 112 focal length) Photos are not sharp While the photo

Nikon D4: Normal Camera Setting

Nikon D4: Normal Camera Setting

by Stanley LearyJanuary 23, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 3 minutesThese are my settings for everyday shooting. Regular shooting is more photojournalistic for me, and I use many available

Imaging USA EXPO

Imaging USA EXPO

by Stanley LearyJanuary 21, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 3 minutesDavid Bergman speaks at the Nikon booth during Imaging USA EXPO. This blog post may seem disconnected, but it

Master’s Thesis on Don Rutledge: Chapter Five – Conclusion

Master’s Thesis on Don Rutledge: Chapter Five – Conclusion

by Stanley LearyJanuary 16, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 5 minutesDon Rutledge (photo by Ken Touchton) CONCLUSION To a non-Christian, Don would have been considered crazy for taking the

Master’s Thesis on Don Rutledge: Chapter One

Master’s Thesis on Don Rutledge: Chapter One

by Stanley LearyJanuary 16, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 5 minutesThis writer has en­joyed seeing the world, approximately 137 coun­tries, and all of the United States without ever leav­ing

Master’s Thesis on Don Rutledge: Chapter Four

Master’s Thesis on Don Rutledge: Chapter Four

by Stanley LearyJanuary 15, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 14 minutesFOREIGN MISSION BOARD, 1980 TO 1993          When Dr. Keith Parks went to the Foreign Mission Board in 1975, his

Master’s Thesis on Don Rutledge: Chapter Three

Master’s Thesis on Don Rutledge: Chapter Three

by Stanley LearyJanuary 13, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 17 minutesHOME MISSION BOARD, 1966 TO 1980 When Walker Knight went to the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist

Master’s Thesis on Don Rutledge: Chapter Two

Master’s Thesis on Don Rutledge: Chapter Two

by Stanley LearyJanuary 12, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 15 minutesTHE EARLY YEARS WITH BLACK STAR, 1955 TO 1966 Don was born in Smithfield, Tennessee. The family moved to

Business: Jot or Tittle assignment details

Business: Jot or Tittle assignment details

by Stanley LearyJanuary 7, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 5 minutesA tittle is a small distinguishing mark, such as a diacritic or the dot on a lowercase i or

Don Rutledge my mentor

Don Rutledge my mentor

by Stanley LearyJanuary 5, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 4 minutesDon’s awareness of body language is sometimes very clear-cut, like here in this photograph of the teacher and students.

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