Getting Started with LED Lighting for Portraiture

Getting Started with LED Lighting for Portraiture

It’s “Tricky Tuesday” on the blog, a way for me to share some of the tricks, tips and techniques I’ve used over the years when shooting portraits in the studio. Today’s post features aspiring model Laura May Bachmayer, who I had seven shoots with and every one...
Monochrome Monday: Infrared at Barr Lake

Monochrome Monday: Infrared at Barr Lake

Today’s Post by Joe Farace “View life through a wide angle lens attitude and see your horizons broaden.” ― Stephen Richards Over many years of shooting infrared images, whether it was using film or digital technology, I’ve gotten the best, or at least the...
It’s National Bikini Day

It’s National Bikini Day

My Sunday Series of posts about available light portraiture is on hold today and we go into the studio to celebrate National Bikini Day featuring the one, the only Erin Valakari. Today’s Post by Joe Farace This bikini made me a success.–Ursula Andress...
Happy Independence Day 2026

Happy Independence Day 2026

Today’s Post by Joe Farace “Let’s kick the tires and light the fires, big daddy!” ― Capt. Jimmy Wilder, from the film Independence Day For my readers outside the USA: The Fourth of July is typically a day when people fire up the grill and celebrate the adoption of the...
It’s Fishnet Friday: Part Deux

It’s Fishnet Friday: Part Deux

Today’s Post by Joe Farace I do recommend it for all girls and boys out there: put on a pair of fishnet stockings and find your inner sexiness! — Nia Vardalos In the field of textiles, fishnet is described as hosiery that has an open, diamond-shaped knit. It is...