On Labor Day: Memories of My Father
Today’s Post by Joe Farace Labor Day always makes me think of my Dad. You see, my father was a steelworker. From the day he got discharged from George Patton’s army to when he retired, he worked at the Bethlehem Steel plant near Baltimore, at that time, the...
Creating the “Wet Street” Look to Your Car Photographs
Today’s Post by Joe Farace When it comes to photographing cars, one of the most famous film noir effects is the “wet streets” look that can add all kinds of interesting reflections to an image. One way to increase your car photographs drama is to add...
Photographing Classic Cars with Film
Today’s Post by Joe Farace The Classic Car Club of America defines “classic” as a fine or distinctive automobile, domestic or foreign, that was produced between 1925 and 1948. However, this definition of a classic car isn’t universal and some...
Low Light, Fast Lenses and Fast Cars
Today’s Post by Joe Farace Dick Stolley, who many consider Time-Life’s best Managing Editor, once told People magazine’s photographers that a successful image elicited a “Gasp Factor” from the viewer. Often the best photographs—those “Gasp Factor” ones—are made...
The 2015 Trans-America Nova Scotia to San Francisco Rally
Today’s Post by John Larsen In early 2015, my partner Cathy and I were informed by our German friends, Barbara and Wolfgang, that during their visit to the US they would be stopping in Niagara Falls, New York. Given that we could drive there in just over an hour from...Follow Me
