It seems like you’re always under pressure to make pictures quickly. If it’s newborns, it’s hurry up before she wakes up. At weddings, it’s hurry up because the bride was three hours late. With families, it’s hurry up because Dad is losing patience (I’m a dad, I know how it
Tony Corbel, a true master of lighting, taught me to practice seeing great light everywhere I go, and the more I look the more I find it. One place I always find a good patch of portrait light is right at the edge of bright sunlight. In this first picture,
I spend a lot of time working with strobes. As a commercial advertising photographer I find myself in many situations requiring some pretty complex lighting solutions. Don’t get me wrong, strobes are super groovy and lighting challenges are always relished but there is something really magical about shedding the hardware.
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 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
