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The Right Lighting Tool for the Job
Today’s Post by Joe Farace Portrait lighting sources have four major characteristics: color, direction, quantity, and quality. When working with any light source from speedlights to monolights the best way to improve the quality of your lighting is by using...
The Monolight Advantage for Portraiture
Today’s Post by Joe Farace “I think all art is about control - the encounter between control and the uncontrollable.” —Richard Avedon A monolight is a self-contained studio flash that consists of a power supply, flash head and modeling light all wrapped up inside a...
Overview: L-Mount’s Mirrorless Dynamic Duo
My first professional SLR was Nikon’s F2 that I purchased in 1971 and like many other photographers of the day, I ordered it with a 50mm f/1.4 lens but what I really wanted was a wide-angle lens.
Digital Q&A: You’ve Got Questions…
Today’s Post by Joe Farace …I’ve got some answers. I always enjoy hearing from readers, especially those that have questions about photography, this blog or whatever else may be on your mind. I always answer them right away but some have a more general theme so I...
The Full Frame Advantage: Shooting the Lumix S1R
Today’s Post by Joe Farace With Shutterbug on hiatus, I wanted to step up the coverage of cameras and lenses on this blog, starting with a mirrorless full-frame Lumix S1R loaned to me by Panasonic’s Mark Toal. If there's a camera or lens or lenses you would like to...
How I Approach a Glamour Session, Part 2
Today's Post by Joe Farace Update: When last we left our intrepid photographer, he had zeroed in the lighting in his home studio and was getting ready to photograph the model, in this case the wonderful Bella Fire, who is also nice, pretty and has red hair. Based on...