Joe’s Book Club: Mystery Books for 2026

Joe’s Book Club: Mystery Books for 2026

Today’s post by Joe Farace “The man who doesn’t read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them”—Mark Twain My book-reading year is off to a good start. If you read my last book club post, you’ll know I read 79 books in 2025....
Creating Old Hollywood-Style Glamour Portraits

Creating Old Hollywood-Style Glamour Portraits

It’s #filmfriday and in today’s post that word “film” means the movies. As I mentioned last week, like many photographers I get inspiration for my images from many sources. One of my photographer/friends, for example, finds it in old master’s...
Shooting Portraits at Sonoma Raceway

Shooting Portraits at Sonoma Raceway

It’s #wheelswednesday and in Part 3 of my Car Portraits series, I’m shifting today’s normal focus from the cars to the people who, in this case, appear to drive them. Today’s portrait is one that I made of a model—the footwear is a giveaway—at...
Soft Focus or Blur: Take Your Choice

Soft Focus or Blur: Take Your Choice

When I was having trouble coming up with a theme for Tuesdays, my wife suggested “Tricky Tuesday” as a way for me to share some of the tricks, tips and techniques I’ve used when shooting glamour images in the studio. This Tuesday’s post features the amazing Alice...