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Changes are Coming to the Site
Today's Post by Joe Farace This weekend, my webmaster Tim Fiedler and I will be moving this site from the host that has been running it for the the past several years to one that will provide better service as well as SSL support. SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is the...
Shooting Glamour Photography with Mirrorless Cameras
Today's Post by Joe Farace My job as a portrait photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain.—Helmut Newton I get lots of e-mail from photographers who are interested in trying glamour photography and it's one of the reasons that I wrote, Joe Farace's Glamour...
Two Photographers, One Model
A photographer whose work I respected once advised me to work with as few light control devices as possible.He believed because the less time spent working with my gear, the more time I can spend putting my subject at ease.
Sometimes I’m Inspired by My Friend’s Photography
Today's Post by Joe Farace Over the years and in various bog posts, I’ve often written about where I get my inspiration for making new photographs; More often than not the main one seems to be the movies but the other is photography by my friends such as Cliff Lawson,...
First Look: Fujifilm Instax Mini 40: It’s fun, that’s why!
Today’s Post by Joe Farace The invention of an easy to use and commercially viable instant camera is generally credited to Edwin Land, who unveiled the model 95 Land Camera in 1948, a year after he unveiled instant film in New York City. The earliest instant camera,...
Seamless Paper and Alternative Backdrops
I think that shooting portraits against a solid color backdrop, like seamless paper, is the ultimate test of a photographer’s ability to make something from nothing. You’re shooting without a net—naked, even if your subject is wearing clothes. All that stands between you and a good portrait is your imagination.