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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
Monday Devotional – created in Christ Jesus to do good works

Monday Devotional – created in Christ Jesus to do good works

by Stanley LearyMay 8, 2017September 1, 2025

Nikon D4, 28-300mm, ISO 100, ƒ/4.5, 1/320 Romans 12:6-8 We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith;  if…

What’s your point?

What’s your point?

by Stanley LearyMay 7, 2017September 1, 2025

Nikon D3, 14-24mm, ISO 200, ƒ/13, 1/3 Thinking aloud is a standard and beneficial aspect of human cognitive function. It helps us remember things, work through complicated tasks, and boosts our self-esteem. However, in many…

Nikon D5 Setting with the Atomos Ninja Blade

Nikon D5 Setting with the Atomos Ninja Blade

by Stanley LearyMay 5, 2017August 11, 2026

For video capture, I attached to my Nikon D5 using the HDMI output the Atomos Ninja Blade 5″ HDMI On-Camera Monitor & Recorder. Why I do, this is a great question. Most all DSLRs that record…

Fake News & Product Endorsers

Fake News & Product Endorsers

by Stanley LearyMay 5, 2017September 1, 2025

Fake News Turn on the news or pick up a newspaper today, and there most likely have been articles about how to spot “Fake News.” Sadly it would help if you did a lot of…

Want to get better – Get Critiqued!

Want to get better – Get Critiqued!

by Stanley LearyMay 3, 2017September 1, 2025

Bill Bangham gives one-on-one reviews to the students in School of Photography at the University of Nations located in Kona, Hawaii. [Nikon Coolpix P7000] How would you like for me to go over your work…

Feeling the burden to tell a story

Feeling the burden to tell a story

by Stanley LearyMay 1, 2017September 1, 2025

Tim Hawkins – Comedian [Fuji X-E2, 55-200mm, ISO 6400, ƒ/9, 1/100] Tim Hawkins often says in his comedy routines that there are only two things different between himself and the audience when it comes to…

Nikon 85mm ƒ/1.8 is perfect for “Selective Focus”

Nikon 85mm ƒ/1.8 is perfect for “Selective Focus”

by Stanley LearyApril 28, 2017September 1, 2025

[Nikon D5, Nikon 85mm ƒ/1.8, ISO 5000, ƒ/1.8, 1/100] I love isolating subjects in a room using selective focus. Selective focus is using a limited depth of field to focus sharply on a specific object…

Photo Tips: Covering a Meeting

Photo Tips: Covering a Meeting

by Stanley LearyApril 25, 2017September 1, 2025

[Nikon D5, Sigma 24-105mm ƒ/4, ISO 51200, ƒ/13, 1/100] Most meetings will have some similar elements. I am showing here some of what I call the photos typical for the bullet list of shots. The…

Photographing The Citadel’s Rifle Legion Drill Team in a ballroom.

Photographing The Citadel’s Rifle Legion Drill Team in a ballroom.

by Stanley LearyApril 24, 2017July 12, 2026

The Citadel's Rifle Legion Drill Team performs for the Project GO meeting held at the Francis Marion Hotel in downtown Charleston, SC. [Nikon D5, Sigma 24-105mm ƒ/4, ISO 10000, ƒ/5.6, 1/250] I am in Charleston,…

How to capture an Awards Show – Hint it doesn’t involve your phone

How to capture an Awards Show – Hint it doesn’t involve your phone

by Stanley LearyApril 21, 2017September 1, 2025

Ramone Nelson from Heritage High School won the best actor for his portrayal of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables at the Shuler Hensley Awards 2017 at the Cobb Energy Center on April 20, 2017. [Fuji…

Travel photography tips for your next vacation

Travel photography tips for your next vacation

by Stanley LearyApril 19, 2017September 28, 2025

Lisbon, Portugal [Nikon D4, Nikon 28-300mm ƒ/3.5-5.6, ISO 800, ƒ/9, 1.3 – On Tripod] For me, the second most fun thing to do, other than traveling the world and meeting new people, is taking photos…

Photographer’s Monday Devotional: Called to serve

Photographer’s Monday Devotional: Called to serve

by Stanley LearyApril 17, 2017September 1, 2025

This is a Christian cross at the Masaya volcano, a caldera located in Masaya, Nicaragua, 20 km south of the capital Managua. [Nikon D5, Sigma 24-105mm ƒ/4, ISO 4500, ƒ/4, 1/100] This past week Christians…

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