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The Storyteller’s Fiduciary Duty: Keeping Organizations Faithful to Their Mission

by Stanley LearyOctober 7, 2026October 7, 2026

Your Decline Is Inevitable. Your Misery Is Not.

by Stanley LearyOctober 5, 2026October 5, 2026

Isolate or Include? What a Black-and-White Street Photographer Taught Me About My Own Approach

by Stanley LearyOctober 3, 2026October 3, 2026

The Video Isn’t the Strategy

by Stanley LearyOctober 2, 2026October 2, 2026

The Storyteller’s Fiduciary Duty: Keeping Organizations Faithful to Their Mission

October 7, 2026October 7, 2026

Your Decline Is Inevitable. Your Misery Is Not.

October 5, 2026October 5, 2026

Isolate or Include? What a Black-and-White Street Photographer Taught Me About My Own Approach

October 3, 2026October 3, 2026

The Video Isn’t the Strategy

October 2, 2026October 2, 2026
2016 business tips for the freelancer to grow their business

2016 business tips for the freelancer to grow their business

by Stanley LearyJanuary 13, 2016September 1, 2025

These are some business tips for the freelancer to grow their business. You will need to do things as simple as contacting people through email and more this year. Here is one blog post for…

Software recommendations for the freelancer starting out

Software recommendations for the freelancer starting out

by Stanley LearyJanuary 11, 2016September 1, 2025

As we start a new year, many are making resolutions. This is because we want to start on a good foot in the future. I want to recommend to any photographer thinking of doing freelance…

3 Light High Key Headshot

3 Light High Key Headshot

by Stanley LearyJanuary 8, 2016September 1, 2025

  Nikon D750, Nikon 85mm ƒ/1.8G, ISO 100, ƒ/5.6, 1/80 Keeping your setup simple and concentrating on expressions is my suggestion. For example, here is my setup for this photo above.    Here is the…

Where are your photos displayed?

Where are your photos displayed?

by Stanley LearyJanuary 6, 2016September 1, 2025

  Nikon D4, Sigma 35mm ƒ/1.4 DG Art, ISO 12800, ƒ/4, 1/125 Celebrate your family and your photography by displaying it on your walls at home. My mother had prints made last year and put…

Same lens, but a different perspective can engage your audience.

Same lens, but a different perspective can engage your audience.

by Stanley LearyJanuary 4, 2016September 1, 2025

  Nikon D4, AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED, ISO 5600, ƒ/5.6, 1/100 The same lens and a different perspective can change a photo's impact on an audience. Nikon D4, AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED, ISO…

How to embed IPTC Metadata on NIKON D4 into each photo as you shoot

How to embed IPTC Metadata on NIKON D4 into each photo as you shoot

by Stanley LearyJanuary 2, 2016September 1, 2025

This screenshot is Nikon's IPTC Preset Manager application that you put onto your computer, fill out, and then embed into every photo you shoot on your Nikon D4 Camera. Now compared to the PhotoMechanic fields,…

How to control brightness of the background when using flash

How to control brightness of the background when using flash

by Stanley LearyDecember 30, 2015September 1, 2025

By changing your ISO when using your flash, you can change the look of the background. For example, with the camera on a tripod and using Aperture priority mode, all I did between these three…

Want Silky BOKEH? Get Closer!

Want Silky BOKEH? Get Closer!

by Stanley LearyDecember 23, 2015September 1, 2025

Nikon D750, Micro‑Nikkor Macro 60mm f/2.8 D, ISO 12800, ƒ/5, 1/200 I shoot wide open with the Micro‑Nikkor Macro 60mm f/2.8 D lens. Since I am as close as the lens will let me focus,…

Christmas lights now easier with the Nikon D750

Christmas lights now easier with the Nikon D750

by Stanley LearyDecember 21, 2015September 1, 2025

Nikon D750, Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM Art Lens, ISO 12800, ƒ/4, 1/160Last night, we drove around our community to see the Christmas light decorations.The Nikon D750's Highlight-weighted metering mode nailed the exposures. I didn't…

Location Lighting Tip – Arrive Early

Location Lighting Tip – Arrive Early

by Stanley LearyDecember 18, 2015September 1, 2025

I had a major executive headshot the other day. We were to shoot in four locations with multiple outfits. All the locations were onsite at the corporate headquarters. Thus I had to set up all…

Getting Good Skin Tones Shooting Basketball

Getting Good Skin Tones Shooting Basketball

by Stanley LearyDecember 16, 2015September 1, 2025

  Nikon D3, Sigma 120-300 mm f/2.8 DG EX APO IF HSM, ISO 400, ƒ/7.1, 1/200 Using strobes is the best way to shoot the basketball and get the best skin tones. I have four…

Think Rim Light or Back Lighting

Think Rim Light or Back Lighting

by Stanley LearyDecember 14, 2015September 1, 2025

  Nikon D750, Sigma 120-300mm ƒ/2.8 DG OS HSM | S, Sigma TC-2001 2x, ISO 12800, ƒ/5.6, 1/200 The backlight also called a rim, hair, or shoulder light, shines on the subject from behind, often…

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