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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

Why the Assignment Is Only the Starting Point

by Stanley LearyOctober 2, 2026October 3, 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

Why the Assignment Is Only the Starting Point

October 2, 2026October 3, 2026
Why I Bought The Nikon Z9

Why I Bought The Nikon Z9

by Stanley LearyApril 8, 2022September 1, 2025

When you take pictures for a living, the reasons to upgrade might be different than for the hobbyist. I mention this first because the first thing I consider before even thinking about the other reasons…

Changing Deadline After Start of Project

Changing Deadline After Start of Project

by Stanley LearyApril 5, 2022September 1, 2025

My good friend and art director Tony Messano said it "often was the FedEx delivery guy who determined your deadline" before we delivered online. Nancy Reyes (far left), a classmate of Jesus Fonseca, Jr. talks…

Nikon Z9 @ ISO 25600 & DXO PureRAW 2

Nikon Z9 @ ISO 25600 & DXO PureRAW 2

by Stanley LearyApril 3, 2022September 1, 2025

[NIKON Z 9, VR 24-105mm f/4G, Mode = Aperture Priority, ISO 25600, 1/40, ƒ/5, (35mm = 38) Flash Fire = no flash] Editor Note: [This Blog Post was written on April 2022] Adobe Lightroom added…

Communication Visual Tips: 10 Of Them

Communication Visual Tips: 10 Of Them

by Stanley LearyApril 1, 2022September 1, 2025

We know that nonverbal communication is the most powerful way to communicate because it is the type of communication we use the most daily.  Much research has been done using eye-tracking technology to see how…

Data-Driven or Fact-Driven Decision Making?

Data-Driven or Fact-Driven Decision Making?

by Stanley LearyMarch 30, 2022September 1, 2025

Today we are living in a very polarized society. How we got to this point is of our own doing. Not everyone, but almost all of us, have succumbed to being lazy at some time,…

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation Policy

by Stanley LearyMarch 21, 2022September 1, 2025

Any timeframe that cannot easily be rebooked is what can quickly have you upside down in cash flow. Weddings are an excellent example of why a cancellation policy is essential. In short, you should book…

Nikon Z9 – How Will I Use It?

Nikon Z9 – How Will I Use It?

by Stanley LearyFebruary 21, 2022September 1, 2025

“Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.”– Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt P.J. Fleck, head football coach of the University of Minnesota, shared this quote yesterday talking…

Stories That Move US

Stories That Move US

by Stanley LearyFebruary 18, 2022September 17, 2026

Pink Floyd’s song “Another Brick in the Wall” is a theme about how significant events in life cause us and many other people to detach mentally from the outside world. Depression occurs in situations where…

Dream Again In 2022

Dream Again In 2022

by Stanley LearyFebruary 11, 2022September 1, 2025

So many of my friends in the creative fields have been struggling with COVID wreaking havoc on their dreams over the past couple of years. Before COVID - 19, I counseled many younger people who…

Communication Crisis or Opportunity?

Communication Crisis or Opportunity?

by Stanley LearyFebruary 7, 2022September 1, 2025

This past week I was covering the Chick-fil-A annual meeting. Andrew Cathy, CEO of Chick-fil-A, shared a quote I think we all need to hear now. “When your memories exceed your dreams, the end is…

How Can I Shoot College Football?

How Can I Shoot College Football?

by Stanley LearyFebruary 5, 2022September 1, 2025

Georgia Bulldog’s Freshman Running Back #35 Brian Herrien Scored his first collegiate touchdown. At the same time, UNC’s Safety #15 Donnie Miles could not stop him during tonight’s Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, September 3, 2016, at…

Nikon Z9 Great for Events

Nikon Z9 Great for Events

by Stanley LearyFebruary 4, 2022September 1, 2025

Shooting settings NIKON Z 9, VR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G, Mode = Aperture Priority, ISO 8000, 1/200, ƒ/5.6, (35mm = 170) While all of my previous Nikon Cameras could have covered this meeting in past years, there…

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