There are all kinds of photographers out there in the world and I’m not just talking about portrait shooters, landscape photographers or astrophotographers. All of these genres also include the (at least) four major categories of photographers I’m about to describe.

Most of us think about daylight as the “proper time” for making photographs and many photo ops at night or late in the day and especially under weather conditions that may not be optimal are often overlooked.

Once upon a time I tried to include a  portrait of all of the models I photographed wearing a corset during every shoot I made including lighting equipment reviews I wrote…Since they, for their own reasons, wouldn’t let you see the images, I’m going to try to publish them here…

This photograph is an homage to all the brave men and women of our armed forces and especially my late father Joseph F Farace Sr. (1918-2004) who was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his actions in The Battle of the Bulge. The image was made in warm-toned black and white to look as if it could have been made in 1944.

Recently a reader sent me an email saying, “I like that you have a home studio. I do also. That is an area that seems frowned upon by a good many ‘pro’ photographers.