Shooting Portraits During the Holidays

Shooting Portraits During the Holidays

Today’s Post by Joe Farace “I grew up as a photo nut. Every Christmas I would get a new camera. It’s a huge part of my life.”— Kevin Systrom How I made this photograph: Shoot portraits with a 50mm lens? Why not, especially with a lens like the...
Stocking Stuffers: Third Party Camera Accessories

Stocking Stuffers: Third Party Camera Accessories

Today’s Post by Joe Farace If you Ifread this blog regularly, you know that I like using battery grips for their convenient vertical grip and shutter release. When I reviewed Canon’s EOS 80D, I noticed that it not only uses the same Canon BG-E14 battery grip...
Stocking Stuffers: Sigma 16mm f/1.4 EF-M Lens

Stocking Stuffers: Sigma 16mm f/1.4 EF-M Lens

Today’s Post by Joe Farace In my post about Sigma’s three new Canon EF-M lenses I said, “Look forward to updates and I plan to give each lens a thorough workout.” I’m starting this series of reviews with the 16mm f/1.4 DC DN ($449) because at 3.63-inches long...
Here’s Why LED Lighting is Popular These Days

Here’s Why LED Lighting is Popular These Days

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Continuous light sources are popular with new and aspiring pros because they let you see in real time the lighting effects that they produce. LED-based studio lights do all that without creating lots of heat, especially when compared...