Joe’s Book Club, Chapter 40. Photo Book Gifts

Joe’s Book Club, Chapter 40. Photo Book Gifts

It’s National Pfeffernüsse Day. That’s the name of a German fluffy spice cookie that’s popular around the holidays. Pfeffernüsse are made using ground nuts and spices and are covered in powdered sugar. Mary promised she would make my Mom’s...
Comparing Exposure: Film or Digital Capture

Comparing Exposure: Film or Digital Capture

Today’s Post by Joe Farace At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us. —Albert Schweitzer Whenever I teach a photography...
Thursday Vibes: Celebrate the Solstice

Thursday Vibes: Celebrate the Solstice

Today’s Post by Joe Farace “At the Winter Solstice, the wind is cold, trees are bare, and all lies in stillness beneath blankets of snow.” — Gary Zukav The solstice (combining the Latin words sol for “Sun” and sistere for “To Stand Still”) is the point in whch...
Wheels Wednesday: Shooting a Macro Lens at a Car Show

Wheels Wednesday: Shooting a Macro Lens at a Car Show

Today’s Post by Joe Farace “The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do.”- Andy Warhol The weather forecast called for Cars & Coffee was for a sunny, somewhat chilly day. The event event is usually held rain or shine but...

Tuesday Thoughts: Be the Photographer You Want to Be

Thoughts for Today by Joe Farace “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” ― Pablo Picasso My friend Danny McKernan made the snapshot at right of a young Joe Farace in 1955 while we were climbing the 896 steps inside DC’s Washington monument....