It’s CCD week on my photography how-to blog. In several recent posts I’ve talked about taking a look at (older) digital cameras that had CCD sensors and this week, I continue the series with the Olympus E-10 that was used to make today’s featured image.

This photograph is an homage to all the brave men and women of our armed forces and especially my late father Joseph F Farace Sr. (1918-2004) who was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his actions in The Battle of the Bulge. The image was made in warm-toned black and white to look as if it could have been made in 1944.

My Sunday series about making portraits outdoor continues today with a portrait of Dottie, who I only photographed once at a group model shoot that was held in Northern Colorado. Mary also photographed her at the same shoot and, as usual, the styles of our images were vastly different, in fact there is literally a night and day difference.

Daisy Hill is located about 30 miles or so Southeast of Denver. My home sits at an elevation of 6,100-feet, above Denver’s famed 5,280-feet, and it’s not uncommon that we have snow here while it’s just raining in nearby Parker (at 5,869-feet.)

John Ernest Joseph Bellocq (1873–1949) aka E.J. Bellocq was an American professional photographer who worked in New Orleans during the early 20th century.