Saving the World one pixel at a time

Blog

Remembering Special Moments with a Special Model

Remembering Special Moments with a Special Model

Over the years I’ve posted many images of different models demonstrating different kinds of portrait lighting, posing and software techniques that I’ve used for glamour photography but whenever this blog features certain models, I get nostalgic about the shoots we had together. And whenever I post or feature any of these women’s images the Internet loves them too. And I can see why.

Behind the Scenes: Joe Shoots a Bridal Portrait

Behind the Scenes: Joe Shoots a Bridal Portrait

It has been a long time, maybe 25 years or so, since I’ve photographed a wedding but when I was testing some monolights for the former print edition of Shutterbug, I asked long-time collaborator Pam Simpson if she had a wedding dress that she could borrow and together we made today’s featured image.

Yet Another Moment to Remember: A Special Model

Yet Another Moment to Remember: A Special Model

Today’s Post by Joe Farace “The laughter we were glad to share will echo through the years…”—The Four Lads Over the years I’ve posted lots of photographs of different models demonstrating different kinds of portrait lighting, posing or software techniques but whenever...

In Portraiture: Put Your Best Face Forward

In Portraiture: Put Your Best Face Forward

Today's Post by Joe Farace "Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you."—Walt Whitman People’s faces are not symmetrical and most of us really have a “good” and “bad” side that photographs better or worse than the other side....

Question: Does Expression Sell Portraits?

Question: Does Expression Sell Portraits?

Today's Post by Joe Farace The short answer is that "you bet it does." There's an old photographer’s saying called ESP that means Expression Sells Portraits. It's based on the assumption that the subject’s expression tells the story of who they are and that, when...

Questions and Answers for Joe in the New Year

Questions and Answers for Joe in the New Year

Today’s Post by Joe Farace “Letters are among the most significant memorial a person can leave behind them.”—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe I enjoy hearing from this blog’s readers, especially those with questions about photography, the blog, my cameras or whatever else...