Stan Kaady
Stan Kaady
For over 20 years Stan has created elegant, sophisticated and dynamic environmental portraits for a diverse and growing list of national clients. He has turned his love of photography, his passion for connecting to others and a strong commitment to personal service into a very successful creative business. Stan’s consummate understanding of light, judicious use of color and his respected ability to connect to anyone, anytime are the tools that his design, corporate and editorial clients count on receiving.
Stan’s photographic odyssey, much to the dismay of his younger brother, began in 1967 in a closet in his hometown of Portland, Oregon. After returning from a science class at James John Elementary school one afternoon, Stan promptly cleared out his (and his brother’s) toy closet, layed down some photo trays, grabbed some of his grandfathers old negatives, and had at it.
Fourty-five years after that momentous science class, Stan is still having at it. Specializing in environmental portraiture for his advertising, corporate and editorial clients. His work is marked by a search for innovative range of techniques and styles in the area of portrait and people photography. Stan’s approach to portraiture is to capture the subtle details of the people he photographs. His goal is to go beyond the obvious and create portraits that are not simply a record of what a person looks like, but to capture a glimpse of who that person is.
Since graduating from Rochester Institute of Technology, he has created images for such corporate clients as UPS, Booz, Allen and Hamilton, RBC Centura, Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Mirant, Tufts University, BBDO/South, SCANA Energy Corporation, Holiday Inn, Children’s Health Care of Atlanta, Emory Healthcare, UBS Paine Weber, and Intercontinental Hotels Group
His magazine clients include Forbes, Time, American Lawyer, Information Week, CMP Media, Hanley-Wood, Edgell Communciations, CFO, CIO, Computerworld, CXO Media and Ziff-Davis.
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Devin Fox
Session went great! Stan and I got along well and he helped me tremendously. Thank you very much for the help of connecting us.
He made some adjustments on my settings and showed me some great techniques. The bulk of my shots will be action or hitting a target that will not stay still. I will soon be getting Photoshop and Lightroom subscriptions to really up my photography game.
Devin Fox
Here are some of the unedited shots I have taken since yesterday:
Justin
The workshop went really well. I got a better understanding of a lot of stuff.
Jessie Olmsted
I am excited to use this knowledge you gave me. I actually picked up my camera after our class and was more comfortable with it. Now I just need to play with different lighting and settings.
Thank you again for taking time out of your weekend to teach me. I am excited to start this new journey in photography and hopefully more in Lightroom.
Augustin Dantes
It was an absolute pleasure. My wife learned a ton about her camera and how to set up and shoot a good photo. Very relaxed and she got Stan’s undivided attention for a very long time. Well worth the cost. I’m glad I found you guys.
Thanks!
Augustin
Kermit
We went over the settings on the camera and tried these out with a shot to note the effects. Stan showed tricks that alert areas of potential exposure or sharpness issues. I learned.
I am thinking of signing up for the Oct class at Oakland Cemetery.
Thanks for following up.
-kermit
Brittany Wyatt
Hi Stan,
Thank you so much for braving the weather and having a great class yesterday! My dad said it was the BEST fathers Day gift – he learned so much! I’ve attached a few of my favorite photos from the class. I can’t wait to use my newly learned techniques in Greece! I’ll be sure to share some of those photos with you as well. Looking forward to taking more classes in the future. Thanks!
Brittany Wyatt
This class was very informative! The instructor, Stan, was very professional and knowledgeable. It was raining, but we made the best of it and still got some great photos. Would highly recommend!
Shawn A.
“Pleasure meeting you all today. Well, most of you 🙂
Here are some of my shots from today. Your feedback is most welcome and thank you Stan, for your excellent instruction. Please share any you guys got!”
-Shawn
Harmony Sockman
“Stan, we had a great time and the location was awesome, inspiring and perfect for learning.
Thanks again for your time! ”
-Harmony (and the girls)
Michael Dolinger
“I did attend the class with Stan Kaady and truly enjoyed it. I look forward to attending other classes as they become available. So please keep me in the loop. ”
-Michael
Mitch Grimes
“Just a quick note to let you and others know what a great experience I had today during Stan’s photographic tutorial. I received 3 hours of 1:1 instruction from the functions of my camera and how to apply them in various compositions, settings and environments to tips and best practices of photography.
Stan took the time and attention to instruct based on my level of experience with the art as well as my familiarity of the equipment. I learned more in 3 hours than I have since purchasing my camera.
Thanks to Stan and Digital Photo Academy—I would recommend to anyone.”
-Mitch Grimes
Bill Indursky
“I really enjoyed the class and plan to take more classes in the future.”
– Renee
Bill Indursky
“I loved the class , looking forward to taking more of your classes, ( maybe on a cooler day). Thank you, the class was very informative”
– Deborah Grayflowers