Remembering Special Moments with a Special Model

Remembering Special Moments with a Special Model

Today’s Post by Joe Farace “And other days may find us gone our separate ways, we will have these moments to remember”—The Four Lads Over the years I’ve posted many images of different models demonstrating different kinds of portrait lighting, posing and software...
Behind the Scenes: Joe Shoots a Bridal Portrait

Behind the Scenes: Joe Shoots a Bridal Portrait

Today’s Post by Joe Farace It has been a long time, maybe 25 years or so, since I’ve photographed a wedding but when I was testing some monolights for the former print edition of Shutterbug, I asked long-time collaborator Pam Simpson if she had a wedding dress...
Yet Another Moment to Remember: A Special Model

Yet Another Moment to Remember: A Special Model

Today’s Post by Joe Farace “The laughter we were glad to share will echo through the years…”—The Four Lads Over the years I’ve posted lots of photographs of different models demonstrating different kinds of portrait lighting, posing or software techniques but whenever...
In Portraiture: Put Your Best Face Forward

In Portraiture: Put Your Best Face Forward

Today’s Post by Joe Farace “Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.”—Walt Whitman People’s faces are not symmetrical and most of us really have a “good” and “bad” side that photographs better or worse than...
Question: Does Expression Sell Portraits?

Question: Does Expression Sell Portraits?

Today’s Post by Joe Farace The short answer is that “you bet it does.” There’s an old photographer’s saying called ESP that means Expression Sells Portraits. It’s based on the assumption that the subject’s expression tells the story of...