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A Few Recent Trends in Portrait Photography
Today's Post by Joe Farace “We are making photographs to understand what our lives mean to us.”— Ralph Hattersley In the December issues of the former print editions of Shutterbug, I used to write about what I saw as current trends in photography. Since this option no...
Whatever Happened to Fluorescent Portrait Lighting?
Today’s Post by Joe Farace Continuous light sources are a great way for aspiring photographers to learn the ins-and-outs of portrait lighting. The problem with traditional, continuous photoflood-style “hot lights” is that they are, well, hot and not that comfortable...
Wrapping Up Women’s History Month
Today's Post by Joe Farace Women’s History Month is celebrated every March to coincide with International Women’s Day that occurs on March 8 and highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. In the United States, United Kingdom...
Used Gear: Giving You More Bang for Your Buck
Today’s Post by Joe Farace You…Get 'Em From The Peanut Man—Lil Johnson / Williams If you’re a regular reader of this blog you know that I am a big fan of buying and using used and refurb camera gear. That’s because my philosophy has always been that “I’m going to...
National Women’s History Month 2021, part 4
Today’s Post by Joe Farace “I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.”— Mary Shelley Celebrating National Women’s History Month during March encourages us to honor the women who came before and fought for equality among all races and genders....
Want to Shoot Film? Try an Instant Camera
Today’s Post by Joe Farace “Creativity is the sudden cessation of stupidity.”—Edwin H. Land In 1947, Polaroid introduced the Land Camera Model 95, its first consumer camera. At the time I was just a kid but was mesmerized by the concept of instant photography. It...