Buzzwords for LED Studi...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace In the studio, I prefer to work with my Panasonic Lumix GH4 or Olympus EM-10 and increasingly with LED lighting. It’s cool (for the subject, when compared to “hot” quartz lighting,) it’s continuous and Metternich is a snap—just use...

Using a Macro Lens for ...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace Panasonic’s Leica DG Macro-Elmarit 45mm f/2.8 Asph Mega O.I.S lens is one of the exceptions of the rule of big macro lenses (in the world of full-frame and APS-C cameras) because at less than eight ounces and 2.46-inches long it’s downright tiny. The lens...

Cut and Paste Glamour P...

Today’s Post by Joe Farace From time to time I’ve used part of two (or more) different images of the same model to create and all-new photo that’s different from either original—combining elements from two image files into a single photograph. Is this cheating? I don’t think so...