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Stanley Leary is a Black Star photographer who has been telling stories for more than 20 years as a photojournalist. His work has appeared in Newsweek, Business Week, Sports Illustrated, Wired, Chicago Tribune, NY Times, World Book Encyclopedia, Information Week, Popular Mechanics, Technology Review, Atlanta Journal and Constitution, and many other publications.Don’t Just Talk to Your Audience — Engage It
I’m sure you are familiar with the concept of the “elevator speech.” The idea is that — if you are asked what you do for a living or what your company does — you should be able to give a complete, compelling answer in the time it takes to ride an elevator to your [...]
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- Are You Adding Context to Your Photos?
- Build a Tribe for Your Photography
- Invest in Preparedness with a Point-and-Shoot Camera
- Still Images Plus Audio Can Be More Effective Than Online Video
- Teaching Is a Great Way to Learn
- Telling Stories with a Telephoto Lens
- If Your Pictures Aren’t Good Enough, You’re Not Close Enough
- What Kind of Photographer Are You?
- Building Your Network Through Volunteering
- Using an Off-Camera Flash to Improve Your Photos
- What the Presidential Campaign Can Teach You About Your Photography Career
- Thinking in Images: Nine Tips for Communicating Visually
- Technology Keeps Moving Forward; Are You Moving with It?
- Little Details Make a Big Difference
- Taking an Interest in People Is a Reward in Itself
- Backing Up for a Disaster
- Every Relationship Is an Opportunity for Growth
- Are You a Joiner?
- Are All Your Eggs in One Basket?
- Share Your Calendar with Your Clients to Get More Bookings
- Seeing Eye to Eye Isn’t Always Best
- How Much Do You Cost?
- The Beauty of the Slideshow — Now Available to Everyone
- Macro Photography: The Magic of Nuance
- Six Steps to Banish Dust from Your Digital Images
- The Integrated Photographer
- Photojournalism Is a Life of Research Papers
- Solving the Mystery of the Headless Photograph
- Don’t Be Satisfied with Just Showing Up
- Anatomy of a Sports Photography Assignment
- To Break the Rules, You Must First Know the Rules
- How to Take a Good Group Photo in 15 Minutes or Less
- Sometimes a Detail Tells the Whole Story
- How to Be a Good Sports Photographer
- How to Make the Most of a Mentor
- The Right Kind of Timing
- Advice to Event Planners: Turn Up the Lights!
- Learning the Universal Language
- What a Difference a Millimeter Can Make
- Are You Shooting Enough Photos?
- Four Elements That Separate a Good Photograph from a Snapshot
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