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Your ISO Choice Can Affect Exposure Too

Your ISO Choice Can Affect Exposure Too

Today's Post by Joe Farace The ISO (International Standards Organization) standard is a way to quantify a film’s sensitivity to light. Hold on, digital is coming in the next paragraph. Lower numbers, such as 50 or 100, represent less sensitivity; while higher numbers,...

Think Different; Shoot in Monochrome Mode

Think Different; Shoot in Monochrome Mode

Today's Post by Joe Farace “Life is in color but black and white is more realistic” – Samuel Fuller When I’m in a rut, I like to shoot some photographs in direct monochrome mode to help me get out of that rut. These were some of the thoughts that were going through my...

Film Friday: Exhausted and No Caffeine

Film Friday: Exhausted and No Caffeine

Today’s Post by Joe Farace “Stupid is as stupid does”— Forrest Gump I was really looking forward to attending the Vehicle Vault’s June Cars & Coffee event that has now rebranded itself as Espresso and Exhaust. My plan was to photograph the cars at the show using...

Safety Tips for Batteries

Safety Tips for Batteries

Today's Post by Joe Farace Batteries are a necessary part of every photographer’s life but storing them in blister packs takes up lots of space in your camera bag. Taking them out of the packs and letting them bang around into one another in your camera bag is an even...

Shoot Black & White & Color at the Same Time

Shoot Black & White & Color at the Same Time

Today's Post by Joe Farace These days most DSLRs and mirrorless cameras offer built-in black & white or sepia capture modes and some even offer other options. Canon's Nostalgia Picture Style, for example, that let you enhance the gray tones in an image while...

Photographing a MOPAR Drag Racer

Photographing a MOPAR Drag Racer

Today's Post by Joe Farace   The above image is a Dodge drag race car that I photographed at a SEMA show a few years ago. It’s intended to be an homage to the upcoming MOPAR Mile High Nationals—NHRA championship drag races—that will be held  July 15 - 17, 2022 at...