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Photographer, are you well suited and prepared for business?

Photographer, are you well suited and prepared for business?

by Stanley LearySeptember 30, 2014September 1, 2025

 Nikon D4,  Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM, Sigma 2x EX DG APO Autofocus Teleconverter, ISO 500, ƒ/5.6, 1/2000 These football players know the play; what's the goal, and their competition. Are you this focused…

What to include or exclude in a photo

What to include or exclude in a photo

by Stanley LearySeptember 28, 2014September 1, 2025

 Nikon D4, Nikon 85mm ƒ/1.8G, ISO 140, 1/100 Theater A great place to practice your craft is in the theater. For this production of Steel Magnolias at Roswell High School, I sat in the back…

Key to growing your business—Surprise your Customer.

Key to growing your business—Surprise your Customer.

by Stanley LearySeptember 26, 2014September 1, 2025

  Nikon D4, Nikon 85mm ƒ/1.8G, ISO 50, ƒ/4, 1/160—off-camera flash using the Neewer TT850 flash & Neewer 433MHz Wireless 16 Channel Flash Remote Trigger with flash at 1/128 Power How to make emotional connections…

Peak Action + Exposure/Focus + Post Processing = Great Football Action Photo

Peak Action + Exposure/Focus + Post Processing = Great Football Action Photo

by Stanley LearySeptember 23, 2014September 1, 2025

 Nikon D4,  Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM, Sigma 2x EX DG APO Autofocus Teleconverter, ISO 1100, ƒ/5.6, 1/2000If Ansel Adams had shot football games like many photographers, he would have never become famous.Ansel Adams…

Great portraits require trust between the photographer and the subject

Great portraits require trust between the photographer and the subject

by Stanley LearySeptember 22, 2014September 1, 2025

  Nikon D4, 85mm ƒ/1.8, ISO 100, ƒ/1.8, 1/400 Three things for a great portrait Expression Expression Expression Every time I get ready to do a portrait session, I have butterflies. I get incredibly nervous…

Nikon D4 Analyzing Your Focus

Nikon D4 Analyzing Your Focus

by Stanley LearySeptember 19, 2014September 1, 2025

  Nikon D4, Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM, Sigma 2x EX DG APO Autofocus Teleconverter, ISO 28735, ƒ/5.6, 1/2000 FOCUS The most significant issue I find with many photographers' sports images is out-of-focus photos.…

Covering Football: Action, Reaction and more

Covering Football: Action, Reaction and more

by Stanley LearySeptember 17, 2014September 1, 2025

Nikon D4,  Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM, Sigma 2x EX DG APO Autofocus Teleconverter, ISO 28735, ƒ/5.6, 1/2000 ACTION! The most apparent photos from a football game are those of the action during the game.…

Working under Mercury-Vapor Lights

Working under Mercury-Vapor Lights

by Stanley LearySeptember 15, 2014September 1, 2025

If you read my blog regularly, my favorite way to set my white balance is to do a custom white balance setting using ExpoDisc. So here is a quick reminder–skip down if you want to…

Business Tips from Truett Cathy for Photographers

Business Tips from Truett Cathy for Photographers

by Stanley LearySeptember 12, 2014September 1, 2025

Truett Cathy promoted his book “How did you do it, Truett?” Shortly after making this photo of Truett Cathy, Chick-fil-A put me on retainer. For the past eleven years, I have had the privilege to…

Importance of signature in emails

Importance of signature in emails

by Stanley LearySeptember 9, 2014September 1, 2025

Most email programs let you create a signature that, by default, will put all the essential information people need to stay in touch with you at the bottom of the email. Important content for a…

We are persuaded by reason, but we are moved by emotion.

We are persuaded by reason, but we are moved by emotion.

by Stanley LearySeptember 8, 2014August 9, 2026

Fuji X-E2, 55-200mm, ISO 6400, ƒ/4.8, 1/420 I have a few friends who have bipolar disorder. My heart breaks for people dealing with clinical depression. We even lost Robin Williams to this powerful, mind-altering condition.…

Shooting 11 assignments in 4 1/2 hours

Shooting 11 assignments in 4 1/2 hours

by Stanley LearySeptember 5, 2014September 1, 2025

  Nikon D4, 14-24mm, ISO 4000, ƒ/7.1, 1/100 It is widespread when I call photo assistants to tell them I am unsure about what we are doing today. For example, we may be setting up…

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