by Joe Farace | Jul 15, 2020 | All Posts
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,...
by Joe Farace | Jul 10, 2020 | All Posts
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...
by Joe Farace | Jun 24, 2020 | All Posts
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...
by Joe Farace | Jun 17, 2020 | All Posts
Today’s Post by Joe Farace Elinchrom’s D-Lite RX 4/4 Softbox To Go Kit is a versatile two-light kit that includes a 26×26-inch softbox, an octagonal softbox, two light stands with a case, and a durable storage bag. An earlier version of the kit, that I used for...
by Joe Farace | Jun 12, 2020 | All Posts
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...
by Joe Farace | Jun 11, 2020 | All Posts
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...