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Stop Losing Money: The Power of Organizing Your Photos with Metadata

Stop Losing Money: The Power of Organizing Your Photos with Metadata

by Stanley LearyFebruary 1, 2012January 11, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutesFinding a Photograph is More Important Than Making One Why? Being able to locate your photos when you need

Ambient Light and Flash Combined

Ambient Light and Flash Combined

by Stanley LearyJanuary 31, 2012September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 4 minutesCaption: Available Light only (Nikon D3S, ISO 12,800, f/5.6, 1/40, 28-300mm) Hey Stanley, can you back up and explain

12,800 ISO noise looks different with flash

12,800 ISO noise looks different with flash

by Stanley LearyJanuary 29, 2012September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 4 minutesDave Black spoke at a seminar about using his Nikon Speedlight SB900 flashes instead of his Studio heads to

Attaining good skin tones with digital cameras

Attaining good skin tones with digital cameras

by Stanley LearyJanuary 27, 2012September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 6 minutesSepia Tone filter    Bleach Bypass filter Aged Photo filter Auto Color with the camera. The photograph’s color can

Website Tips for Photographers

Website Tips for Photographers

by Stanley LearyJanuary 24, 2012September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 5 minutesI must have the navigation always visible so people can quickly find what they need. If a potential customer

One Week of Studio Lighting in Kona, Hawaii

One Week of Studio Lighting in Kona, Hawaii

by Stanley LearyJanuary 23, 2012September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutesStudents work from 2006 YWAM School of Photography 1 Students go from not knowing how to turn on the

Photo Tips I learned from Don Rutledge

Photo Tips I learned from Don Rutledge

by Stanley LearyJanuary 21, 2012November 6, 2025

Reading Time: 4 minutesDon Rutledge has visited Russia a few times, and this is his second trip. The reason I am using

Russia from Don Rutledge’s Eyes

Russia from Don Rutledge’s Eyes

by Stanley LearyJanuary 17, 2012September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 4 minutesDon Rutledge covered Christians in Russia in the late 1980s, and we can learn a few things from his

My Digital Workflow

My Digital Workflow

by Stanley LearyDecember 29, 2011September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 6 minutesStep 1 Ingest Step 1 – I ingest the images from my Compact Flash Card or SD Card. My

How to become a humanitarian or missions photographer

How to become a humanitarian or missions photographer

by Stanley LearyDecember 27, 2011September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 7 minutes“I feel God calling me into missions photography …” or “I want to be a humanitarian photographer and would

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

Reading Time: 3 minutes  Mike Davis speaks on photo editing at the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar. Creating images that last beyond the day

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

Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter two days of watching photographers present their work, I was inspired and frustrated. Some presentations were outstanding—thoughtful, well-prepared,

Create drama with lighting

Create drama with lighting

by Stanley LearyNovember 6, 2011September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 5 minutesHow do you get the photo on top versus the one below?  Read on.  Lighting everything and using a

Use dark objects to learn how to light

Use dark objects to learn how to light

by Stanley LearyNovember 4, 2011September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 4 minutesIf you like this image I will walk you through the steps to get here. (Figure 1) I started

Light diagrams for dancers (Part 2)

Light diagrams for dancers (Part 2)

by Stanley LearyOctober 7, 2011September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 3 minutes  We liked the lights in the photo to give that backstage feel and decided to rotate some dancers

Light diagrams for dancers

Light diagrams for dancers

by Stanley LearyOctober 2, 2011September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes  The client was looking for a “Gritty Look,” We decided to use a brick wall to look like

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