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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

Clamshell Lighting: My Favorite Setup for Fast, Flattering Headshots

Clamshell Lighting: My Favorite Setup for Fast, Flattering Headshots

by Stanley LearyMay 27, 2026May 27, 2026

Reading Time: 4 minutesOn May 26, while teaching at the School of Photography with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) in Dunham, Quebec,

The Most Rewarding Part of Photojournalism Isn’t Publication

The Most Rewarding Part of Photojournalism Isn’t Publication

by Stanley LearyMay 21, 2026May 21, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen I first started as a student photographer at East Carolina University, I quickly discovered that I loved working

Why My Best Photos Started With Better Questions

Why My Best Photos Started With Better Questions

by Stanley LearyMay 20, 2026May 20, 2026

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen I started my professional career as a photojournalist for The Hickory Daily Record in Hickory, North Carolina, in

The Most Important Storytelling Question: “So That…”

The Most Important Storytelling Question: “So That…”

by Stanley LearyMay 13, 2026May 13, 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutesI often draw on communication principles from the Bible, not just because I’m a professional storyteller, but because faith

The Story Isn’t About You. It’s About the Audience.

The Story Isn’t About You. It’s About the Audience.

by Stanley LearyMay 8, 2026May 9, 2026

Reading Time: 5 minutesOne of the hardest lessons for organizations to learn is this: The stories you most want to tell are

Why I’m Using On-Camera Flash Outside for Newspaper Photojournalism

Why I’m Using On-Camera Flash Outside for Newspaper Photojournalism

by Stanley LearyMay 6, 2026May 6, 2026

Reading Time: 6 minutesMark Romzick, president of the Upper Chattahoochee Chapter of Trout Unlimited, carries his coat back to the car as

What You Miss When You Only Photograph the Moment

What You Miss When You Only Photograph the Moment

by Stanley LearyMay 4, 2026May 4, 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutesFriends dressed in Derby attire attend the fourth annual Down & Derby fundraiser benefiting Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at

Moving from the Kid’s Table to the Adult Table

Moving from the Kid’s Table to the Adult Table

by Stanley LearyMay 1, 2026May 8, 2026

Reading Time: 4 minutesKSU Tellers Spring Performance There’s a moment most of us miss entirely. The first time we’re given a seat

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