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Some Anxiety Is Good For Photographers

Some Anxiety Is Good For Photographers

by Stanley LearyDecember 31, 2022September 1, 2025

A little bit of anxiety can be a normal and even helpful emotion in certain situations. It can motivate you to prepare for challenges and perform at your best. For example, if you have a…

What Every Business Owner Can Learn From Southwest Airlines Mistakes

What Every Business Owner Can Learn From Southwest Airlines Mistakes

by Stanley LearyDecember 30, 2022September 1, 2025

Over the past week, Southwest Airlines has shown us why reinvestment into a company needs to be balanced with pulling profits out of business. Unfortunately, through the years, some of their leadership didn't focus enough…

Some Tips For Those Who Want To Shoot Sports

Some Tips For Those Who Want To Shoot Sports

by Stanley LearyDecember 29, 2022September 1, 2025

What Are The Elements Of A Great Sports Photograph? Several elements can contribute to a great sports photograph: Action: A great sports photograph captures the action and energy of the game or event. This might…

Nikon Z9 Using HSS With Flashpoint XPlor 600 HSS TTL Can Cause Lines But Not So Much With Godox V860IIN

Nikon Z9 Using HSS With Flashpoint XPlor 600 HSS TTL Can Cause Lines But Not So Much With Godox V860IIN

by Stanley LearyDecember 23, 2022September 1, 2025

In this past blog post, "Venetian Blind Type Of Lines With Z9 And High-Speed Sync Flash," I talked about how I got lines when using High-Speed Sync. I discovered this after shooting on a job.…

How To Use Slow Sync TTL Flash

How To Use Slow Sync TTL Flash

by Stanley LearyDecember 23, 2022September 1, 2025

Slow Sync TTL flash is a technique that allows you to achieve a balanced exposure between the ambient light and the light from the flash. It is beneficial when you shoot in low light conditions…

Tips on mixing flash with available light

Tips on mixing flash with available light

by Stanley LearyDecember 23, 2022September 1, 2025

Flash can be a valuable tool for illuminating a scene or subject in low light conditions or adding fill light to a photograph in harsh lighting conditions. However, when using flash, it's essential to consider…

My First AI Blog Post: How Photographers should correspond with new clients

My First AI Blog Post: How Photographers should correspond with new clients

by Stanley LearyDecember 22, 2022September 1, 2025

I went to https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/, registered, and then typed in "Write a blog on How Photographers should correspond with new clients," which is what it wrote in about 15 seconds. I then used Grammarly to check…

What Have You Done For Me Lately

What Have You Done For Me Lately

by Stanley LearyDecember 22, 2022September 1, 2025

Janet Jackson’s song is about her dating and how her boyfriend treats her. I have always said you never marry your clients, but you do date them. So you may want to listen to her…

Nikon Z9 ISO 25600

Nikon Z9 ISO 25600

by Stanley LearyDecember 19, 2022September 1, 2025

[NIKON Z 9, NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S, Mode = Aperture Priority, ISO 25600, 1/6, ƒ/4, (35mm = 52)] This year Dorie Griggs, my wife, suggested we go and see the Walk-Through Live Nativity Scene…

Do You Take U-Turn Photos?

Do You Take U-Turn Photos?

by Stanley LearyDecember 16, 2022September 1, 2025

One of my photographer friends Stan Kaady, commented while showing someone some photos of his on his phone that was a “U-Turn Photo.” That is where you see something, make a U-Turn, and go back…

#1 Reason I Like My Z9 Over My D5

#1 Reason I Like My Z9 Over My D5

by Stanley LearyDecember 14, 2022September 1, 2025

When you are looking through the viewfinder of a DSLR, you see through the lens with the help of a mirror and prism that flips the image to look correct. How bright or dark it…

Some Of My Favorite Sports Images

Some Of My Favorite Sports Images

by Stanley LearyDecember 13, 2022September 1, 2025

I enjoyed watching the documentary with Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney on Welcome to Wrexham soccer club in Wales. https://youtu.be/UJYFASFtbc4 Ryan Reynolds talks about how the story is what captivates him. It isn’t just the…

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