Joe’s Book Club: Chapter Ten

Joe’s Book Club: Chapter Ten

Today’s Post by Joe Farace “If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn’t bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented.”― Stephen King I’ve written about the...
Shooting Glamour with Inexpensive LED Lights

Shooting Glamour with Inexpensive LED Lights

Today’s Post by Joe Farace UPDATED: August 11, 2022 I think it’s obvious that LED studio lighting is a trend that isn’t going away any time soon. But if you’re new to working in the studio with LED lighting systems, such as Fotodiox’s Pro...
Shooting Olympus’ Nifty Fifty 25mm f/1.8 Lens

Shooting Olympus’ Nifty Fifty 25mm f/1.8 Lens

Today’s Post by Joe Farace “If you don’t think your lens is long enough, you’re not close enough.”—Robert Capa The myth of the 50mm lens and Henri Cartier-Bresson was that he preferred using that focal length with his Leica because it allowed the photograph to...
Joe’s Movie Club: The Best Movies of 2011

Joe’s Movie Club: The Best Movies of 2011

Today’s Post by Joe Farace There appears to be some consensus among many cinema lovers that there are not many great films being released these days. Factoid: Of 2021’s top ten box office hits only one was not a sequel or an IP project. (Intellectual property is...