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Why Not Photograph Your Own Car?
Today's Post by Joe Farace "The best way to learn how to photograph cars is "Practice, practice, practice."—Joe Farace Since there isn’t always a car show scheduled so why not shoot your own car? On any given weekend pre-pandemic there was a car show or Concours...
Friend Don’t Let Friends Drive Minivans
Today's Post by Joe Farace The title of today's post originally appeared in the text that for a wallpaper image that was available for download from the first generation of this website and blog. And while I am not alone in my disdain for these vehicles, it wasn’t...
Shooting the Tokyo Motor Show
Today's Post by Joe Farace Several years ago, I was fortunate to be able to attend the amazing Tokyo Motor Show and today I wanted to share some of my favorite photographs from it. For homesick Americans, like me, the Makuhari Messe facility in Chiba, where the show...
Why I Love Photographing Cars & Coffee
Today's Post by Joe Farace The weather for the past several Cars and Coffee events in Parker Colorado has been a combination of really cold—single digits F at the last scheduled event—and snow. The truth is I didn't even head down to the events; I just looked out my...
An Automotive Homage to Jerry Garcia
Today's Post by Joe Farace "I'm gonna beat it on down the line."—The Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known for his work with the band the Grateful Dead, which came to prominence during...
Expanded ISO Settings: Why I Don’t like’em
Today's Post by Joe Farace Some of the following text originally appeared in a print edition of Shutterbug for a review I wrote about a Nikon DSLR. Since people are always asking me my feelings about “expanded” ISO settings and why I don’t like them, I’ve excerpted...