Wheels Wednesday: Using Canon Picture Styles

Wheels Wednesday: Using Canon Picture Styles

Each year n November, the annual SEMA Show is held at the Las Vegas Convention Center in conjunction with the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week and is one of the largest single events on the Las Vegas calendar. This show is not open to the public; Registration as...
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...