In photojournalism school, I was given the...

In photojournalism school, I was given the nickname “50” by a friend

because at the time I owned only a 50-millimeter lens for my camera.

These days I hardly ever use that size lens anymore, preferring to

photograph with a wide-angle lens. However, I always keep my

50-millimeter lens handy, just in case.

During an assignment at the Shalimar Learning Center in Costa

Mesa, Sergio Rojas used his fingers to help him count during a flash

card exercise with a volunteer at the Shalimar Learning center.

With a volunteer sitting across the table from Sergio, I felt a

wide-angle lens would not be able to show the interaction between

them. I put my 50-millimeter lens onto my camera and was able to

capture this image of her helping Sergio count with his fingers to

answer the question.

-- Douglas Zimmerman