Wheels Wednesday: Exposing for  Film or Digital Capture

Wheels Wednesday: Exposing for Film or Digital Capture

Today’s Post by Joe Farace “The whole point of taking pictures is so that you don’t have to explain things with words.” ― Elliott Erwitt When I’m teaching a workshop or seminar, no matter what the ostensible subject may be, the topic of exposure almost always comes...
Observing National Ampersand Day with a B&W Portrait

Observing National Ampersand Day with a B&W Portrait

It’s “Tricky Tuesday” which is a way for me to share some of the tricks, tools & techniques I use when shooting portraits in the studio, It’s also National Ampersand Day and honors the ‘&’ symbol, a fascinating logogram that has represented ‘and’ for...
I’m Celebrating Labor Day in 2026

I’m Celebrating Labor Day in 2026

For another more personal take on Labor Day, please visit my car photography blog today for my post “Labor Day Memories of My Father.” Today’s Post by Joe Farace, photo by Mary Farace “To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of...
Posing for Glamour Photographs: On Location

Posing for Glamour Photographs: On Location

My Sunday Series on Available Light Portraiture is taking a detour today today with a look at using available light with a major addition of an LED light source too create this stair-step portrait of Misa Lynn. Today’s Post by Joe Farace My job as a portrait...
Some Thoughts on Cropping as a Creative Tool

Some Thoughts on Cropping as a Creative Tool

Today’s Post by Joe Farace In photography there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality. –Alfred Stieglitz Let me repeat myself: Cropping can be one of the most creative tools that a photographer has. I’ve always thought that a poorly...