Joe Farace

Digital Innovations
Digital Innovations
Yes, But Is It Art? You Be The Judge
Joe Farace  |  Mar 01, 2005

"Without contraries is no progression. Attraction and repulsion, reason and energy, love and hate, are necessary to human existence."--William Blake, 1790

At the unveiling of a $40,000 mural at Livermore, California's new public library, people were surprised when the artist misspelled the names of Einstein, Shakespeare, Van...

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ACDSee 7
A Step By Step Guide To Digital Workflow
Joe Farace  |  Mar 01, 2005

All Photos © 2004, Joe Farace, All Rights Reserved

One of the few problems with digital image capture is you tend to shoot more photographs than if you had to pay for processing them. (You really have to pay for all these extra images--there is no free digital lunch--but that's a topic for another story.) If you're gonna shoot lots of pictures...

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Web Profiles
Around The World In 80 Pixels; A Truly Unforgettable Voyage
Joe Farace  |  Feb 01, 2005

"Digital imaging is not about pixels, it's about pictures..."--interview on CompulsiveCreative.com

What makes us photographers? Is it an urge to capture that elusive "decisive moment," to freeze a point in time forever, or just to record history as it unfolds in front of our lenses? This month you'll take a journey with a few...

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Digital Innovations
Digital Innovations: The Time Machine; Photography Has The Power To Freeze Time
Joe Farace  |  Feb 01, 2005

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"Adapt or perish, now as ever, in nature's inexorable imperative."--H.G. Wells, 1866-1946

Your digital camera is a time machine that lets you show how the people and places look at this particular point in time. Many people think they need to travel to exotic locations in order to make great...

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Web Profiles
Don't Worry, Be Happy; Sites Guaranteed To Make You Smile
Joe Farace  |  Jan 01, 2005

"The only difference between a rut and a grave is their dimensions..."--Ellen Glasgow

This month's Web Profiles introduces you to photographers from Canada and France, along with answers to a reader's question about protecting images displayed on the World Wide Web. You might be surprised at my answer, but then again, if...

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Digital Innovations
Digital Innovations
New Year's Resolutions
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To New Year's Eve
Joe Farace  |  Jan 01, 2005

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"I haven't lost my mind, it's backed up on a disc somewhere."--how I feel on January 2nd.

It wasn't really a holiday present, at least I don't think so, but my pal Jason gave me a Russian-made Horizon 202 rotating lens panoramic camera as a gift. I've always...

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Web Profiles
Zen And The Art Of Photography
Joe Farace  |  Dec 01, 2004

"Attain the center of emptiness, preserve the utmost quiet..."--Tao Te Ching

In recent months, I've introduced you to websites chock full of colorful images and action. This month, we will get meditative with two sites that have quiet designs and one photographer who creates art out of emptiness. This artist's images may be just a few dots...

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Quantum's Leap
The Qflash T4d Digital
Joe Farace  |  Dec 01, 2004

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The Quantum Qflash T4d Digital is a serious flash unit that combines the form factor and user interface of the kind of high-end flash units that camera manufacturers charge big bucks for with the kind of power normally found in small monobloc studio strobes. Then there's that removable reflector that...

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Digital Darkroom
Digital Diary; Manic Monday Or How I Learned To Stop Worring And Love Noise
Joe Farace  |  Dec 01, 2004

Photos © 2004, Joe Farace, All Rights Reserved

"C'mon Honey, let's go make some noise."--The Bangles

Dear Diary: All digital cameras add noise to images. Like film grain, it's worse at high ISOs and is more noticeable in areas of uniform color, such as skies and shadows. Since noise can be objectionable...

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Olympus’ E-300 EVOLT
The Second In The Olympus Digital SLR Line-Up
Joe Farace  |  Dec 01, 2004

During Olympus' sneak preview for their E-1 at photokina 2002 emphasis was placed on the digital SLR's Four Thirds imaging system. At the high-fashion product roll out in New York's Bryant Park, so much importance was made of the company's medical imaging accomplishments I expected the ghost of Albert Schweitzer to start playing the organ in the background.

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