Out of Studio Thursday: In the Mood

Out of Studio Thursday: In the Mood

Today’s Post by Joe Farace We take a break from Studio Week to take a look at shooting on location—around my home, instead of in my home studio—to change up the mood. Intimate Portraiture is all about creating a mood. There are two basic kinds of images—and many, many...
A Few Questions About Streaming Video

A Few Questions About Streaming Video

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Recently my friend, the talented photographer Cliff Lawson, and I have been talking about working together on a few video projects. One of the planned projects is a short video for my car photography site and will feature interviews with car...
I’ll Shooting with my Repaired DigiBee…Soon

I’ll Shooting with my Repaired DigiBee…Soon

Today’s Post by Joe Farace One of the birthday gifts that Mary gave me three years ago was a Paul C Buff DigiBee—in blue. I remember when the company introduced the original Alien Bee monolights at the (former) PMA trade show. These compact monolights were...
When Testing LED Lights for Portraiture…

When Testing LED Lights for Portraiture…

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Here are a few common questions I get whenever writing a post about using LED lighting for portraits: How bright are they? Are they really daylight balanced? What’s the quality of the light> The answer to question #1 is not...