March is Women’s History Month

March is Women’s History Month

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Women’s History Month is celebrated every March to coincide with International Women’s Day on March 8 and highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. In the United States, the United...
Shooting Portraits with Budget LEDs

Shooting Portraits with Budget LEDs

Today’s Post by Joe Farace The use of LED as a light source for portraiture has really increased in the past several years years as more lighting equipment companies release products in this space. And one of the most versatile and inexpensive LED systems is...
Cloudy Day Portraiture

Cloudy Day Portraiture

Today Post by Joe Farace, photo by Mary Farace I’ve never taken a photograph of someone and created a persona, I’ve just discovered what was already there.” ― Anthony Farrimond For the past several weeks the weather around Daisy Hill has not been...
Looking for Models for the Blog

Looking for Models for the Blog

Today’s Post by Joe Farace I am currently looking for female models or aspiring models to pose for TFP shoots that will be used here on my blog as well as for paid shoots for clients. Women should be from  21-49 years of age of any size and any ethnicity. No...
Shooting Portraits with Scrim Jim Cine

Shooting Portraits with Scrim Jim Cine

Today’s Post by Joe Farace A “scrim” is typically a screen-like mesh placed in front of a light to reduce intensity but in common usage any device that produces a diffusion effect are called scrims. When it comes to portraiture, lighting isn’t only about the...
First Look: Laowa Lenses for Micro Four-thirds

First Look: Laowa Lenses for Micro Four-thirds

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Anhui Changgeng Optics Technology Co., Ltd aka Venus Optics was established in 2013 and sells lenses under the brand name Laowa. The Hong Kong-based company makes different lenses in different mounts including, Sony FE, Canon EF and RF and...