It’s Drag Racing Season Again

It’s Drag Racing Season Again

Today’s Post by Joe Farace The National Hot Road Association’s 2019 racing season is under way and even out here in the Rocky Mountain West—yes, there was a blizzard going on as I wrote this—cars show and racing season is right around the corner… The essence of...
Book Review: The Life: Monaco Grand Prix

Book Review: The Life: Monaco Grand Prix

Today’s Post by Joe Farace As a young automobile enthusiast I was crazy about Formula 1 racing and attended several F1 races at Watkins Glen during the sixties and seventies, when they were held uninterrupted from 1961 to 1980. Thanks to Olympus America I was able to...
Change is Inevitable; Embrace it or…

Change is Inevitable; Embrace it or…

Today’s Post by Joe Farace …maybe not. If there is one constant theme running through some of complaints that I hear from photographers is that there’s too much change. I believe it isn’t just what seems like a never-ending parade of new product introductions...
Using a Grey Card for Better Exposures

Using a Grey Card for Better Exposures

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Continuing Monday’s theme of obtaining proper exposure, presented for your approval… I strongly believe that in photography there are no one perfect or correct way to accomplish anything, although some platform/trade show...
Getting Your Glow On

Getting Your Glow On

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Topaz Lab’s Glow is a clever and affordable ($34.99) Photoshop-compatible plug-in that’s as much fun to use and play with as a 100 pound box of Lego. At its simplest, Topaz Glow lets you create different glow effects and...
“The Love Bug” Opens in Theaters

“The Love Bug” Opens in Theaters

Joe reports that: On this day in 1969, “The Love Bug,” a Walt Disney movie about the adventures of a Volkswagen Beetle named Herbie, opens in theaters across the United States. The film was based on a 1961 book called “Car, Boy, Girl” by Gordon Buford, centered around...