Making a Two Light Low-Key Headshot

Making a Two Light Low-Key Headshot

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Portrait Techniques Week continues today with… A head shot or headshot is a modern (usually digital) portrait in which the focus is on the person. The term is applied usually for professional profile images on social media,...
Film Friday: Adventures in XPan Land

Film Friday: Adventures in XPan Land

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Film Fridays are back… “How many cameras do you own?” was a question that Joe Meehan asked me and some other photo magazine editors at one of the last film-based photokina trade shows. One former Shutterbug editor said it was...
Is the Format of the Medium the Message?

Is the Format of the Medium the Message?

Today’s Post by Joe Farace “We become what we behold. We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us.”― Marshall McLuhan I believe that the camera you use and the way that you use it determines the format or shape of the final image. Look no further than...
Field Testing: Sigma’s 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art Lens

Field Testing: Sigma’s 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art Lens

Today’s Post by Joe Farace As I’m testing the Panasonic Lumix S1R, I’ll also be reviewing some L-Mount lenses that area available from Sigma. Today it’s the 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art lens that provides an angle-of-view of 114.2 to 84.1 degrees: First impressions...
The Right Lighting Tool for the Job

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...