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When it comes to softboxes, bigger it always better—and softer. FourSquare’s FSK48 48-inch softbox is big but it’s only 20-inches deep allowing it to be used in tight spaces like my 11×15-foot home studio.

Today's Post by Joe Farace One question that I get from readers from time-to-time is “when are you coming out with a new book?” I finally have a different answer that can be found at the bottom of this post. But up to that point... Mark Toal and I discussed co-writing...

“Learning ‘to see the light’ may be a tired photographic cliche but that doesn’t mean that it’s not true and an important part of a photographer’s development.”

Today's Post by Joe Farace Mark Twain had lots to say about statistics: He said, "Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable." He went on to say that, "There are lies, damned lies and statistics." And so here I am using statistics to make a point. (sigh)...

Today's Post by Joe Farace There are lots of things you’ll have to consider when working in your home studio beginning with tailoring its possibilities to the available space. In turn, that space will help determine the kind of lenses and the focal lengths you’ll be...

Today's Post by Joe Farace I have a confession to make. Not all of the portraits you see on this blog (or in my books) come from a single image file. Sometimes, maybe about 2-3% of the time, the subject's facial expression that I like isn't on the the pose that I...