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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
Gibbs Frazeur & Bill Bangham – Creative Photographic Elements

Gibbs Frazeur & Bill Bangham – Creative Photographic Elements

by Stanley LearyAugust 14, 2020September 1, 2025

During the pandemic, I discovered Zoom, which is for Video Conferencing, Web Conferencing, and Webinars ….. I have had a group of Atlanta Professional Communicators group I started a few years ago. We call it…

Did I Make A Difference?

Did I Make A Difference?

by Stanley LearyAugust 13, 2020September 20, 2026

Photo above: Women are taught to prepare more nutritious meals using what they already have at home to improve their family's health at the Baptist Medical Center in Nalerigu, Ghana. [NIKON D2X, Sigma 18-50mm F2.8…

Experiences are not Universal

Experiences are not Universal

by Stanley LearyAugust 12, 2020September 1, 2025

When did you realize that you grew up with different experiences than those around you? Stanley was in traction for a month with a broken neck. You may recognize that you have had some unique…

Which Lens?

Which Lens?

by Stanley LearyAugust 10, 2020September 1, 2025

I believe less is more when it comes to lenses. This means that when I am shooting, I usually have just two lenses on me. Nikon 14-24mm ƒ/2.8 I love wide-angle lenses. They force you…

No More Cookie Cutter Senior Photos

No More Cookie Cutter Senior Photos

by Stanley LearyAugust 6, 2020January 12, 2026

[NIKON Z 6, 120.0-300.0 mm f/2.8, Mode = Aperture Priority, ISO 100, 1/500, ƒ/4, (35mm = 145)] Stanley doesn’t believe in “cookie-cutter” graduation photos or senior portraits. That’s why each graduation photo session is all…

Great time to learn a new skill

Great time to learn a new skill

by Stanley LearyAugust 4, 2020September 1, 2025

One of the best things to do during this pandemic is to learn a new skill. How would you like to learn how to make pictures like these here? Fire Dancer in Hawaiian [NIKON Z…

Early Adopter

Early Adopter

by Stanley LearyJuly 30, 2020September 1, 2025

The above picture is the earliest version of my website that I could find. I used the “Wayback Machine” to find this from my first website which was hosted by Compuserve. This webpage is from…

Zoom Call Etiquette Tips

Zoom Call Etiquette Tips

by Stanley LearyJuly 27, 2020November 21, 2025

If you have been invited to a Zoom Meeting, some things will help you and the other meeting participants enjoy your time together. First of all, the point of Zoom or other Video conferencing software…

Don’t Clean Up Your Background

Don’t Clean Up Your Background

by Stanley LearyJuly 23, 2020September 1, 2025

Photo by Don Rutledge Every time I hear someone teaching photography say you need to “Clean Up Your Background” I know they haven't met Don Rutledge. photo by Don Rutledge There are so few photographers…

Improving Old Photos

Improving Old Photos

by Stanley LearyJuly 22, 2020September 1, 2025

This is the side-by-side view in Adobe Lightroom of a photo I took on September 6, 2003. Auburn (No. 19 ESPN/USA Today, No. 17 AP) has quickly established itself as the nation's most disappointing team,…

Bigger than the WHY Question

Bigger than the WHY Question

by Stanley LearyJuly 21, 2020September 1, 2025

Defense attorney Robert McGlasson, left, talks with his client Brian Nichols during a pretrial hearing Thursday, March 6, 2008 in Atlanta. Nichols is accused of killing a judge, a deputy sheriff and two other after…

Surprises while working on my Photo Mechanic Plus catalog of photos

Surprises while working on my Photo Mechanic Plus catalog of photos

by Stanley LearyJuly 20, 2020September 1, 2025

Representative John Lewis with Chick-fil-A Founder S. Truett Cathy during the coin toss for the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in 2009. [NIKON D3, Nikon 24-120mm ƒ/3.5-5.6, Mode = Manual, ISO 6400, 1/500, ƒ/5.6, (35mm = 90)]…

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