by Joe Farace | Jul 15, 2019 | All Posts
Today’s Opinion from Joe Farace Fujifilm’s introduction of the 102-megapixel GFX100 got me thinking about medium format and a post I wrote for my old blog called “What’s So Medium About Digital Medium Format?” In the seventies, when I got serious about making...
by Joe Farace | Jul 5, 2019 | All Posts
Today’s Post by Joe Farace The Wordy Wednesdays feature ran on my old blog for many years and at one point I decided it was time for a change. Inspired by Gary Bernstein’s 1988 book Burning Cold that featured images of his beautiful model/wife I decided to see...
by Joe Farace | Jun 26, 2019 | All Posts
Today’s Post by Joe Farace Backdrops may not be the main focus of a photograph but they can not only enhance an image, they can improve it in many ways by simplifying the background, placing the emphasis on the subject. In fact, I think that the right backdrop...
by Joe Farace | Jun 21, 2019 | All Posts
Today’s Post by Joe Farace In the past several years years, the LED’s use as a light source for portraiture has increased as more companies release products in this space. One of the most versatile and inexpensive LED lighting systems that I’ve used...
by Joe Farace | Jun 19, 2019 | All Posts
Today’s Post by Joe Farace There are lots of options for choosing backdrops for portraiture, starting with the material used. Muslin is a closely woven cloth produced from corded cotton yarn but what’s endeared it to photographers is that it’s light weight. A...
by Joe Farace | Jun 6, 2019 | All Posts
Today’s Post by Joe Farace But I’m a toon. Toons are supposed to make people laugh.”— from the 1988 film Roger Rabbit Mixing genres: Glamour photography meets comic book art? PanosFX’s “Cartoons and Pop Art” action set works much like a Swiss...