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M-Audio Microtrack II
This recorder
lets you record in WAV or MP3 recording to compact flash card.
Looking
for Microphone
Transom.org
did a handheld microphone shootout where they did comparisons. They let you
listen to an audio sample from each one.
Think
Tank
The
Multimedia Wired Up Collection, is comprised of four belt-mountable pouches
and two beltpacks that all share a common design goal: to tame the wires
tangling up the stills shooter tasked with gathering sound and moving
pictures too.
Nikon
I have always used Nikon cameras and lenses through my
career. They have a great line of cameras and lenses for any job.
http://www.StanleyLeary.com
Stanley@stanleyleary.com |
Photographers have the opportunity to show how engaging subjects are in their environments. You can show how animated and interesting the subject is by himself or herself as in figure 1.
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| Figure 1 - I like the body language of the student taking a biology test. I also like that the background with the body parts is behind her. The dish in front has tissue she is having to identify. |
Sometimes the only way is to show folks. I believe many of my clients hire me over and over because of what I deliver as compared to my competition.
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For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
— Ephesians 2:10
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| Fellowship Of Christians United in Service, Hamilton, GA |
“Stanley, why were you created?” is a question I remember being asked by my grandfather Rev. Knolan Benfield.
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| Reflections in hood and glass |
“I’ll fix that in post,” is the mantra for so many photographers. As long as you get the best possible exposure and shoot in the RAW mode of your camera there is a great deal that you can correct in the postproduction. However, there is one thing that cannot be fully corrected that needs attention before you push that shutter release.
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| Sergej Krylov and Arild Remmereit talk to the students from Elkins Point Middle School orchestra and band. Next to Sergej is his Stradivari "Scotland University" (1734) from the Sau-Wing Lam Collection, courtesy of "Fondazione A. Stradivari" in Cremona. (photo by: Stanley Leary) |
Having kids give us a great excuse, if we need one, to take them places we want to go. Parents of kids get to enjoy children's movies that they may feel awkward going to alone. We get to go to places like Disney World.
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This is a clip of Carrie Underwood playing the youth minister to Bethany Hamilton in the movie Soul Surfer.
Our family just saw the movie. in another scene Carrie Underwood showed a close-up photo of an insect’s eye to the youth group asking the kids to identify what they were seeing. She then would zoom out and show the bigger perspective.
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| Stress from taxes |
Early in my full-time freelance career I would have sleepless nights. No jobs on the calendar yet I could see the bills on my calendar.
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Do you know your ROI—Return On Investment? While often we can use this to measure a financial purchase for your work—like a new camera or lens you need to also look at your time.
Let me talk about four things I do to connect with customers and potential customers.
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| Front of my latest postcard |
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| Gitzo GT-0531 Mountaineer 6X Carbon Fiber tripod |
I always try and have a tripod with me at all times. Finding a sturdy tripod was pretty easy to do. However, once you start to fly and carry your tripod through airports worldwide you quickly will look for something much lighter.
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This is an article written for Shuttterbug magazine a couple years ago and after being called for another interview I revisited what was written and think the tips apply today.
Take a moment and read it and give me your feedback in the comments below.
Click on picture to go to the article where you can read it online or print out the PDF on your printer.
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| Vince Stanton attempts Troublemaker during the Professional Bull Riders Atlanta Classic at the Georgia Dome. |
From Wikipedia
Active listening is a communication technique that requires the listener to understand, interpret, and evaluate what (s)he hears. The ability to listen actively can improve personal relationships through reducing conflicts, strengthening cooperation, and fostering understanding.
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| Are you selling prints, DVDs and digital files or are you selling the memories you capture? |
Too often photographers look only at the cost of making a photo—pushing the button. In the days of film many of these same photographers would try and sell a 25¢ piece of paper. Both then and now these photographers miss the point—the medium is only a vehicle.
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| Spyder2Express Color Calibration |
From the moment you click the shutter to make a photo till the final place the photo is to be viewed can make or break a photo.
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| Chess |
If you have played checkers you know that each piece moves the same. When a piece reaches the furthest row from the player who controls that piece, it is crowned and becomes a king.
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