by Joe Farace | Dec 31, 2024 | All Posts
The below photograph of Mary and I was a self portrait we made in the early 1980’s. It was scanned by ScanMyPhotos who offers a wonderfully seamless process for digitizing images that have been laying dormant for many years and helps bring them back to life....
by Joe Farace | Dec 30, 2024 | All Posts
In my Tuesday Thoughts post last month, “How I Made Walkabout,” I wrote about taking a daily three-mile walk when I lived in my former home and how I would walk past a farm and make photographs of it. Here’s a similar but snowy image made in the same...
by Joe Farace | Dec 29, 2024 | All Posts
Oscar Wilde visited North America in 1882 for a lecture tour. Shortly after arriving in New York he had a series of portraits made that you can see on Oscar Wilde in America. I once stayed in the Cadogan Hotel in London down the hall from room 118 where he famously...
by Joe Farace | Dec 28, 2024 | All Posts
Disclaimer: The movies that I’m talking about in today’s “best of” post are not films on physical media that were released during 2024. Some were but most weren’t. Instead you’ll find a few films that I enjoyed most this year. The takeaway from this disclaimer...
by Joe Farace | Dec 27, 2024 | All Posts
Today’s Post by Joe Farace The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity. —Walt Whitman Light is one of the key elements that differentiate a good photograph from a snapshot. That’s why I’m always surprised...
by Joe Farace | Dec 26, 2024 | All Posts
Today’s Post by Joe Farace “May the glow of the Christmas tree and the company of loved ones warm your heart this Boxing Day” ~ Anonymous Boxing Day is traditionally the day after Christmas and the tradition originated from rich families giving gifts...