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Workshops can be better than new equipment

Workshops can be better than new equipment

by Stanley LearyDecember 23, 2012March 30, 2025

If you are still looking for a present for the photographer’s friend, consider a gift certificate for a workshop. If they don’t

Photography: Assignment Details

Photography: Assignment Details

by Stanley LearyDecember 21, 2012October 17, 2018

Photographers can learn a thing or two from other businesses. You go to just about any business and if you are receiving

Photography Linguistics Lesson: Portrait and Landscape

by Stanley LearyDecember 20, 2012

When you do page setup in Microsoft products you get to choose between Portrait or Landscape.  Many other computer software programs have

Covering Tragedy

Covering Tragedy

by Stanley LearyDecember 17, 2012December 7, 2020

Jesus & Gloria say good-bye before the funeral service for their son Jesus Fonseca, Jr. The recent events in Newtown, Connecticut have lit

Today is tomorrow’s resumé

by Stanley LearyDecember 14, 2012

Nikon D4, 28-300mm, ISO 2200, ƒ/5.6, 1/100 I was talking to my friend Gil Williams about how I look for photo assistants.

Two types of photos: Posed Portrait and Lifestyle Photo/Photojournalism

by Stanley LearyDecember 11, 2012

Nikon D4, 28-300mm, ISO 200, ƒ/8, 1/40 with Nikon SB800 and SB900 on RadioPoppers which communicate with the Nikon SU800 to do

Flash helps dynamic range

by Stanley LearyDecember 10, 2012

Nikon D4, 28-300mm, ISO 3200, ƒ/8, 1/160 with off camera flashes My final image for this photo shoot was to be used

Why am I not getting jobs?

by Stanley LearyDecember 4, 2012

The energy you exude has a lot to do with the jobs. Smile, laugh and be positive in your interactions and you

Photographers need calibration

by Stanley LearyDecember 2, 2012

Bill Bangham, Gary & Vivian Chapman and Ken Touchton sit on the front row of the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar in Atlanta on

Photography Workshops and more

by Stanley LearyDecember 1, 2012

Vincent Laforet is keynote speaker at the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar. The Stars I always am interested in who is the faculty of

Holidays are celebrated with visuals

by Stanley LearyNovember 28, 2012

We often wish for a “White Christmas” and Christmas 2010 our family drove from Roswell, GA to Morganton, NC and this is

Historic Roswell Georgia: Took 20 years to discover

by Stanley LearyNovember 27, 2012

Nikon D4, 14-24mm, ISO 100, ƒ/5.6, 1/400 During the 1996 Olympics I was reminded of how much people travel from all over

Covering a typical community meeting tips

by Stanley LearyNovember 21, 2012

Rabbi Greene of Temple Beth Tikvah speaks to the HomeStretch volunteers at their appreciation dinner. (Nikon D4, 70-200mm,  ISO 12,800, ƒ/2.8 and 1/160,

How I covered Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief

How I covered Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief

by Stanley LearyNovember 20, 2012November 26, 2018

This is just some of the damage to homes by Hurricane Sandy in Union Beach, New Jersey that I saw last week

Stanley’s DSLR Buying Guide

by Stanley LearyNovember 13, 2012

I get asked all the time which cameras I suggest people buy.  While I will mention specific models, those can change at

300 PPI and Output sizes

300 PPI and Output sizes

by Stanley LearyNovember 13, 2012February 14, 2025

The magazine publishing my pictures requires images to be at least 300 ppi. How do I change the resolution to 300 ppi?

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