Choosing the Right Light Modifier for Portraits

Choosing the Right Light Modifier for Portraits

My wife suggested “Tricky Tuesday” as a way to share some of the different tricks, tips and techniques I’ve used over the years when shooting glamour images in my home studio. Here’s something that follows up from this post about soft boxes and umbrellas....
Creating Faux Infrared Effects in Post Production

Creating Faux Infrared Effects in Post Production

Today’s Post by Joe Farace “You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.” ― Ansel Adams One of the more important...
Exercising Your Creativity at Group Model Shoots

Exercising Your Creativity at Group Model Shoots

Today I’m taking a break from my recent Sunday Series on Available Light Portraiture to throwback to the original theme of Outdoor Portraits. Next week, who knows? Today’s Post by Joe Farace I’m sittin’ on the dock of the bayWatching the tide...
Where Do My Book and Blog Ideas Come From?

Where Do My Book and Blog Ideas Come From?

Today’s Post by Joe Farace “Ideas are easy. It’s the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats.” ― Sue Grafton One of the questions that I’m often asked after “How do I pronounce my name?” or “Where do I find...
Infrared Capture in the Fall: What Happens?

Infrared Capture in the Fall: What Happens?

Today’s Post by Joe Farace The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of red and gold—Jacques Prévert / Joseph Kosma If you’ve been around monochrome infrared photography for a while, you know that when deciduous tree’s leaves turn yellow in the Fall,...