Creating a Monochrome Portrait Outdoors

Creating a Monochrome Portrait Outdoors

My Sunday Series on Available Light Portraiture continues today with a post about using available light to make a black and white outdoor portrait. The featured photograph is of a legendary model that I was privileged to photograph four times. This image of Maria...
Be the Photographer You Want to Be

Be the Photographer You Want to Be

Thoughts for Today by Joe Farace “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” ― Pablo Picasso My childhood friend Danny McKernan made the snapshot at left of a young Joe Farace in 1955 as we were climbing the 896 steps inside DC’s Washington...
In Remembrance of September 11, 2001

In Remembrance of September 11, 2001

Today’s Post by Joe Farace “I will never forget seeing what hate can destroy… I will never forget seeing what love can heal…”–Steve Maraboli In the United States, Patriot Day occurs on September 11 to memorialize all the people who lost their lives in the...
The Looks and Style of Erin Valakari

The Looks and Style of Erin Valakari

It’s  #anythingcanhappenday and today’s post features a portrait of the amazing Erin Valakari This image was originally made during Erin and my thirteenth shoot together. Today’s Post by Joe Farace thus, Homer’s Odyssey starts with, “Sing to me of the man,...