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Westcott Parabolic Umbrellas: When It Comes To Lighting Modifiers, Size Does Matter
Joe Farace  |  Dec 21, 2011  |  First Published: Nov 01, 2011

Photographic umbrellas are the simplest and most inexpensive form of light modifier available and that makes them the most popular, too. Photographic umbrellas look and act just like rain umbrellas except they’re reflective and light is bounced into or shot through them, creating a big, soft light source that’s aimed at the subject. And size does matter. As photographers we live by a few important lighting rules: the closer and larger a light source is to a subject, the softer the lighting effect will be. Conversely, the smaller and further away a light source is from the subject, the harder the lighting becomes. That old lighting rule that “size matters” is important here because a large umbrella is going to produce broader, softer light for your portraits.

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Westcott Two-Light Daylight D5 Softbox Kit Lighting Review
Joe Farace  |  Oct 23, 2015

The trend of using continuous light sources for portraiture that I saw at last year’s WPPI show continues unabated with Westcott’s Two-Light Daylight D5 Softbox Kit being the latest offering. The kit uses fluorescent bulbs as a light source, although that word barely appears in Westcott’s early press material for the kit. Part of the reason may be that when it comes to photographs of people, fluorescent has a negative connotation but nothing could be further from the truth.

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Westcott’s Strobelite Plus Monolight; A Lightweight, Versatile Light
Joe Farace  |  Oct 01, 2008

I have been using Westcott's light banks and umbrellas for glamour, fashion, and portraiture almost since the company entered the photographic business and have always been impressed by their quality and value. Previously I used their rugged and flexible Spiderlite family of hot and cold continuous lighting products and now they've introduced a line of monolights built...

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Web Profiles
What’s In A Name?: Four Photographers Sharing A Surname
Joe Farace  |  Mar 28, 2012  |  First Published: Feb 01, 2012
In January I featured the work of Thomas Lee (www.thomasleephoto.com) in this column and while researching for this month, I came across the outstanding work of Ralph Lee. This coincidence got me to thinking: why not have an entire Web Profiles featuring photographers named “Lee,” a surname derived from Old English leah or meadow. The most interesting part of my search was discovering that these photographers are a diverse lot, stylistically and geographically, even though they all have the same surname. I’ve introduced them here in alphabetical order with Jeff Lee last as the custom for “Blog-of-the-Month.”
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What’s Mew Pussycat?; More Readers’ Websites To Enjoy
Joe Farace  |  May 01, 2010

“Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see.” —John Lennon

I want to bring readers up-to-date on how online changes mentioned in the February 2010 column are proceeding: my blog is on hiatus, probably never to return, but I’m continuing my Facebook page (www.facebook.com/joe.farace)...

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Photo Paper NewsPhoto Paper Reviews
When You Care Enough To Print The Very Best; Fine Art Ink Jet Papers From Moab Paper
Joe Farace  |  Nov 01, 2004

Photos © 2004, Joe Farace, All Rights Reserved

 

It's no secret that the simplest way to get high quality output from an ink jet printer is to use the best paper. What's the best? That depends on your printer and the kind of inks it uses.

It...

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Digital Innovations
When You Need To Do More Than Just Print; Easy Editing, Snappy Art, And More Actions
Joe Farace  |  Sep 01, 2009

“To err is human—and to blame it on a computer is even more so.”—Robert Orben

Wi-Fi and printing are two words I never expected to use together in a sentence, but after working with Epson’s (www.epson.com) Artisan 700 All-in-One I can’t imagine it any other way. For openers, the Artisan 700 is compact...

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Web Profiles
Which Famous Photographer Are You? Good Day And Welcome To Year Nine
Joe Farace  |  Aug 01, 2008

"Ultimately, my hope is to amaze myself. The anticipation of discovering new possibilities becomes my greatest joy."--Jerry Uelsmann

To find out which famous photographer's style best fits you, take this quiz at: http://www.youthink.com/quiz.cfm?action=go_detail&sub_action=take%20&obj..."...

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Wi-Pics; Wireless Image File Transfer
Joe Farace  |  Mar 01, 2006

Wireless transfer of photographic image files is nothing new--at least not in Internet years. Canon and Nikon have their own versions of such devices and while they are not inexpensive (about $1000) they are not that expensive if you really need to transfer image files wirelessly. The downside to Canon's WFT-E1A and Nikon's WT-2 is that both are designed to work...

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Wide Eyes: Our Favorite Wide-Angle Lenses for Outdoor Photography
Joe Farace  |  Mar 02, 2018

When shopping for a wide-angle lens, presented for your approval, is a collection of our favorite (mostly) zoom lenses to expand your view of the world.

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