Don’t be Equipment Poor

Don’t be Equipment Poor

Thoughts for Today from Joe Farace The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it. —Henry David Thoreau First some context vis-à-vis my film camera purchases: In a  Q&A post on this subject I said, “I have little money invested in any of...
Studio Friday: It’s all About the Key

Studio Friday: It’s all About the Key

Today’s Post by Joe Farace “Intimacy was impossible without trust.” ― Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Intimate Portraiture is all about creating a mood, at least I think so. I also believe there are basically two kinds of portrait lighting...
Tricky Tuesday: Mixing Monolights & Graffiti

Tricky Tuesday: Mixing Monolights & Graffiti

Flashback: Recently, my wife and I were having lunch and I told her I was having trouble coming up with a new theme for my Tuesday blog posts and she suggested “Tricky Tuesday” as a way to share some of the different tricks, tips and techniques I’ve used over the...
Celebrating Labor Day 2025

Celebrating Labor Day 2025

Today’s Post by Joe Farace, photo by Mary Farace In the United States, Labor Day is a federal holiday that’s celebrated on the first Monday of September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the...