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Good Day and Welcome to National Photo Month
Today’s Post by Joe Farace “Photography is a kind of virtual reality, and it helps if you can create the illusion of being in an interesting world.”– Steven Pinker Today we’re celebrating National Photography Month here and on my car photography blog, National...
Exploring The Wood Effect in Infrared Photography
Photography is all about light but where infrared photography is concerned you’ll be capturing images using invisible light, which is why comparisons to traditional photography are difficult to make.
In the Studio: Shooting with Plume’s Wafer Softbox
A softbox is nothing more than a black box with one side covered in diffusion material that lets light from a source—anything from a monolight to a speedlight—pass through
Soft Light for Your Speedlight
Today's Post by Joe Farace A soft light source is a better choice for portraits than a hard one because it’s more flattering to the subject and, as a side benefit, will require less retouching in the digital darkroom. Because it’s convenient and electronically linked...
Portraits: It’s Really Tea for Two
Today’s Post by Joe Farace "It was twenty years ago today, Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play,"—Lennon/McCartney It should be obvious that unless you a genius at shooting self-portraits, like the amazingly talented Natalie Dybisz, it’s takes two people to make a...
Portraits with Rotolights NEO 2 LED Lights
Today's Post by Joe Farace Rotolight’s NEO 2 Explorer Kit ($699) includes three NEO 2 LED lights, three lightstands, and several diffusion and color filters, all of which fit inside a soft, water-resistant carrying case that’s 21-inches wide and weighs 15 lbs when...