Post & Photo by Joe Farace Often when Im a guest on the Photofocus Podcast, I get questions about photographing racecars and while almost all of those questions revolve around capturing action on the track, thats only part of the deal with motorsports photography. The part that we often don’t
Guest Post & Photo by Joe Farace Runway photography is more like shooting sports that studio fashion photography. Leggy supermodels may be attractive, but they are also fast and like a wedding shooter capturing a brides walk down the aisle with her father, you only get one chance. Some high-end
How Low Can You Go? Guest Post & Photo by Joe Farace Available light, unavailable light, available darkness, or low light. It doesn’t matter what you call it, the truth is that the most rewarding photographs can be produced when working under challenging lighting conditions. First, there is the thrill
Guest Post & Photo by Joe Farace Developing a good working relationship with your model begins from the first moment you meet at the casting sessionbefore the shot but nowhere will your personality, working style, and communication skills are more helpful than when you have a model in front of
Guest Post & Photo by Joe Farace There is an old racers expression that goes: Theres no substitute for cubic inches. Translating that into advice for drag racing photography turns it into Theres no substitute for millimeters of focal length. My guess is that some of your best action images
Guest Post & Photo by Joe Farace You know how it goes: The Art Director says, I know you can photograph right-handed baseball players but can you photograph left-handed ones? An unfortunate reality of the photography business is that you have to constantly prove to potential buyers that you can
Guest Post & Photo by Joe Farace One of a photographers most important skill sets for creating glamour photographs is knowing how to pose models. When working with beginning models, its essential to develop an understanding of posing techniques to assist your model and before you start posing a model
Guest Post & Photo by Joe Farace “Where DO you find models? That’s a question from a reader and one that I get asked lot. Finding glamour models is as easy or difficult as you want to make it. If you work at it methodically and consistently, you will discover
Guest Post & Photo by Joe Farace Many photographers are intrigued at the prospect of creating glamour photographs but may feel that a lack of “proper” equipment makes this goal unattainable. Nothing is farther from the truth. My No Frills approach to glamour photography doesn’t require a studio and, as
Guest Post & Photo by Joe Farace The best way to improve your photography is practice. Shoot each week so you get to the point where you don’t have to think about how to operate your camera…You just use it to create images. If you’ve discovered that when working in
Editor’s Note: Joe Farace is a photographer’s photographer. He, like me, has been around the block a few times. He’s an amazing writer with more than 30 books to his credit. You might also recognize him from his regular column in Shutterbug Magazine. Photofocus is proud to welcome contributions by
