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Beyond the Elevator Pitch: Why Your Business Story Needs a Visual Voice

Beyond the Elevator Pitch: Why Your Business Story Needs a Visual Voice

by Stanley LearyJuly 7, 2026July 7, 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutesDo you have an elevator pitch? If you’re a business owner, chances are the answer is yes. You’ve trimmed

Two Decades Online: A Look Back at My Digital Trail

Two Decades Online: A Look Back at My Digital Trail

by Stanley LearyJuly 1, 2026August 8, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutesI recently went digging through the internet’s memory to piece together my own digital history — everywhere I’ve shared

The Hall of Famer in the Next Locker

The Hall of Famer in the Next Locker

by Stanley LearyJune 29, 2026June 30, 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutesFor two years, I had a locker next to Ron Blomberg at a gym in Alpharetta. I knew he

Community Is My Beat

Community Is My Beat

by Stanley LearyJune 27, 2026June 27, 2026

Reading Time: 4 minutesI am not covering events. I am covering the people who show up — and what their presence says

Why Your Sharpest-Looking Settings Might Be Ruining Your Images

Why Your Sharpest-Looking Settings Might Be Ruining Your Images

by Stanley LearyJune 25, 2026June 25, 2026

Reading Time: 4 minutesMost photographers learn early that aperture controls depth of field. What takes longer to learn — sometimes the hard

Why Computer Maintenance Matters More Than Most People Realize

Why Computer Maintenance Matters More Than Most People Realize

by Stanley LearyJune 24, 2026June 24, 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday I helped a client move files from a seven-year-old Windows laptop to a new Windows 11 computer. I

Please, Not the Stranger

Please, Not the Stranger

by Stanley LearyJune 20, 2026June 20, 2026

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe fear is real. So is the reward of crossing the line anyway. Almost everyone who has ever had

Talking to Strangers Is the Most Important Lens You’ll Ever Own

Talking to Strangers Is the Most Important Lens You’ll Ever Own

by Stanley LearyJune 19, 2026June 19, 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter 40+ years of teaching photography, I can tell you the hardest assignment isn’t lighting, composition, or gear. It’s

How Should I Be Responding to a Critique?

How Should I Be Responding to a Critique?

by Stanley LearyJune 18, 2026June 18, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutesPhotographer and instructor Brien Aho works with students during a hands-on critique session, offering targeted feedback on composition, light,

You Don’t Need a Team to Be a Leader — You Just Need a Mirror

You Don’t Need a Team to Be a Leader — You Just Need a Mirror

by Stanley LearyJune 18, 2026June 18, 2026

Reading Time: 6 minutesHow the Ideas of Brené Brown, Adam Grant, and Simon Sinek Are Actually More Powerful When You Work Alone

Walter Cronkite’s Warning and What It Means for Organizations Today

Walter Cronkite’s Warning and What It Means for Organizations Today

by Stanley LearyJune 17, 2026June 17, 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutesFor decades, organizations relied on newspapers, magazines, radio stations, and television networks to help tell their stories. If a

Every Leader Should Go Through “Media Training”—Even If You Never Face a Camera

Every Leader Should Go Through “Media Training”—Even If You Never Face a Camera

by Stanley LearyJune 14, 2026June 14, 2026

Reading Time: 5 minutesBilly Darling, left, on lead guitar, and Devron Hooker on bass perform with Electric Soul at Guston’s Grille in

More Than a Car Show: Building Community One Conversation at a Time

More Than a Car Show: Building Community One Conversation at a Time

by Stanley LearyJune 7, 2026June 7, 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis weekend I had the privilege of serving as the official photographer for Roswell Cops N Cars, an event

Your Brand Is Too Important to Hand to the Cheapest Person With a Camera

Your Brand Is Too Important to Hand to the Cheapest Person With a Camera

by Stanley LearyJune 5, 2026June 5, 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutes“We have a college student who takes great photos.” I hear this all the time. And sometimes it’s true.

The Secret to Finding Great Stories: Learning How to Listen

The Secret to Finding Great Stories: Learning How to Listen

by Stanley LearyJune 2, 2026June 2, 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutesLast week, while teaching at the School of Photography with YWAM Dunham in Quebec, one of the students, Sandrine

The Moment It Clicks: Why I Keep Teaching Photography After 20 Years

The Moment It Clicks: Why I Keep Teaching Photography After 20 Years

by Stanley LearyMay 29, 2026May 29, 2026

Reading Time: 5 minutesThis past week, I had the privilege of teaching studio lighting and business practices to students in the School

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One response to “The Moment It Clicks: Why I Keep Teaching Photography After 20 Years”

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    René Laframboise
    May 30, 2026

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