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Month: December 2011

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My Digital Workflow

My Digital Workflow

by Stanley LearyDecember 29, 2011September 1, 2025

Step 1 Ingest Step 1 - I ingest the images from my Compact Flash Card or SD Card. My camera settings are RAW, and I normally use the ExpoDisc to get a custom white balance.…

How to become a humanitarian or missions photographer

How to become a humanitarian or missions photographer

by Stanley LearyDecember 27, 2011September 1, 2025

"I feel God calling me into missions photography ..." or "I want to be a humanitarian photographer and would like to meet you," are two things I am hearing almost weekly now.  To make this…

Mike Davis’ list of five things in good photos

Mike Davis’ list of five things in good photos

by Stanley LearyDecember 6, 2011September 1, 2025

 Mike Davis speaks on photo editing at the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar. Creating images that last beyond the day has been Mike’s mission in settings as diverse as National Geographic Magazine and The Albuquerque Tribune, The…

12 Presentation Mistakes Photographers Make—and How to Avoid Them

12 Presentation Mistakes Photographers Make—and How to Avoid Them

by Stanley LearyDecember 4, 2011October 17, 2025

After two days of watching photographers present their work, I was inspired and frustrated. Some presentations were outstanding—thoughtful, well-prepared, and engaging. Others, unfortunately, missed the mark. For more than twenty years, I’ve helped organize and…

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8 responses to “12 Presentation Mistakes Photographers Make—and How to Avoid Them”

  1. Stanley Leary Avatar
    Stanley Leary
    December 10, 2011

    Devin when at the end of the day you are an hour past schedule there were speakers who went way over there time. Many people had trouble getting their lunch on both Friday and Saturday because speakers went long.

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    Stanley Leary
    December 10, 2011

    Devin when at the end of the day you are an hour past schedule there were speakers who went way over there time. Many people had trouble getting their lunch on both Friday and Saturday because speakers went long.

  3. Devin Greaney Avatar
    Devin Greaney
    December 9, 2011

    My apologies, but I was at Atlanta and I missed the poor presentations.. They were all great in my book! Some technical problems here and there but nothing excessive.

  4. Devin Greaney Avatar
    Devin Greaney
    December 9, 2011

    My apologies, but I was at Atlanta and I missed the poor presentations.. They were all great in my book! Some technical problems here and there but nothing excessive.

  5. Stanley Leary Avatar
    Stanley Leary
    December 6, 2011

    And I made your blog http://wahokia.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/friday-december-2-2011-2/

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    Stanley Leary
    December 6, 2011

    And I made your blog http://wahokia.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/friday-december-2-2011-2/

  7. Wahokia Avatar
    Wahokia
    December 6, 2011

    So cool! I made your blog. Thanks, Stanley!

  8. Wahokia Avatar
    Wahokia
    December 6, 2011

    So cool! I made your blog. Thanks, Stanley!

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