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Photographing school plays

Photographing school plays

by Stanley LearyMay 3, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 5 minutesNikon D4, 70-200mm, ISO 11,400, ƒ/5, 1/500 Be Prepared Here are a few tips before you start shooting the

Tips for Parents shooting sports

Tips for Parents shooting sports

by Stanley LearyApril 29, 2013March 20, 2026

Reading Time: 4 minutesNikon D4, Sigma 120-300mm ƒ/2.8 with Sigma 1.4 converter, ISO 900, ƒ/5.6, 1/2000 I am so thankful I was

When you “hit the wall” in your business

When you “hit the wall” in your business

by Stanley LearyApril 26, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 4 minutesIn endurance sports, “hitting the wall” is characterized by a sudden and dramatic decrease in energy and performance and

Helping hurts when communication is overlooked

Helping hurts when communication is overlooked

by Stanley LearyApril 21, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 5 minutesI believe photographers need a good PR agency, and since no one is volunteering to do it for us,

Photographers: How to Avoid Obsolescence

Photographers: How to Avoid Obsolescence

by Stanley LearyApril 19, 2013January 6, 2026

Reading Time: 4 minutesTo build a successful and sustainable business, we need to look beyond our own industry and understand the broader

Photographers are becoming obsolete, unless …

Photographers are becoming obsolete, unless …

by Stanley LearyApril 17, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 4 minutesHow we are becoming obsolete Professional photographers are becoming increasingly obsolete because their work is becoming a commodity. In

Shooting a photo package on a person

Shooting a photo package on a person

by Stanley LearyApril 12, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 3 minutesShooting a package This is the bread-and-butter assignment for the editorial/photojournalist. You get a call from an editor who

How to recover when project doesn’t go well

How to recover when project doesn’t go well

by Stanley LearyApril 10, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 5 minutesTypes of clients I believe there are two types of clients—Educated and uneducated. I am not talking about how

Only Photography can capture the “Microexpressions”

Only Photography can capture the “Microexpressions”

by Stanley LearyApril 8, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 4 minutesMicroexpressions   Lie to Me is the hit TV [January 21, 2009 to January 31, 2011] series based on

If Photographers had union like the musicians …

If Photographers had union like the musicians …

by Stanley LearyApril 1, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 3 minutesI am in Los Angeles this week on our family vacation. We stopped by our family friend Pam Goldsmith’s

Photography Tax Tips

Photography Tax Tips

by Stanley LearyMarch 28, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 5 minutesBookkeeping??? I want to shoot. If you don’t like keeping track of your spending or budgeting and can never

How Photography Helped Me: Part 2

How Photography Helped Me: Part 2

by Stanley LearyMarch 24, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 7 minutes

How Photography Helped Me: Part 1

How Photography Helped Me: Part 1

by Stanley LearyMarch 22, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 4 minutesStanley on a school bus in Kinston, NC While I have always wanted to be in control, I wasn’t

Hand held light/flash meter

Hand held light/flash meter

by Stanley LearyMarch 12, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 3 minutesFlash/Light Meter simplifies lighting. Anyone using studio strobes will significantly benefit from a flash meter. Here is the older

Lighting Setup: Table-top Product Photography

Lighting Setup: Table-top Product Photography

by Stanley LearyMarch 11, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhite or transparent objects on a white background can be very challenging to photograph and can become quite frustrating

Off-camera flash and gels for the sky

Off-camera flash and gels for the sky

by Stanley LearyFebruary 25, 2013September 1, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen I get this kind of situation on a cloudy day in Kona, Hawaii, sometimes I fix it with

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