by Joe Farace | Jan 30, 2019 | All Posts
Today’s Post by Joe Farace It has been a long time, maybe 20 years, since I 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 that she...
by Joe Farace | Jan 28, 2019 | All Posts
Today’s Post by Joe Farace The Sigma 30mm f/1.4 lens is part of the company’s Art series and has an angle-of-view equivalent to 45mm for APS-C format digital SLRs like the Canon EOS 60D I tested it with. The lens has a Hyper Sonic Motor and produces quiet...
by Joe Farace | Jan 18, 2019 | All Posts
Today’s Post by Joe Farace All modern cameras have some kind of built-in light meter and many even have spot meters but I still occasionally use a hand-held meter, especially when photographing people outdoors. My current hand-held meter is an old Gossen Luna...
by Joe Farace | Jan 17, 2019 | All Posts
Today’s Post by Joe Farace Camera lenses are traditionally optimized to focus at infinity, not within close-up range but the best macro lenses, such as Tamron’s 90mm f/2.8 Di VC USD lens let you focus to life-size (1:1) magnification. The lens also has built-in...
by Joe Farace | Jan 9, 2019 | All Posts
Today’s Post by Joe Farace “The reason some portraits don’t look true to life is that some people make no effort to resemble their pictures.” ― Salvador Dalí Any portrait shoot is a team effort so its important that you talk to your subject and discuss what you...
