About Me
I’m just an average Joe who’s passionate about photography and want to share what I’ve learned over the years with others. Over the past 25 years or so I’ve published 34 books and more than 2000 magazine stories. Along the way, I became a Contributing Photographer and Writer for Shutterbug and Editor Emeritus of eDigitalPhoto magazines.
In addition to this blog, please follow me on Twitter where you’ll find photo tips not just for this blog but from lots of other places around the Web. Friend me on Facebook and you’ll get some insight on what’s going on in my life, photo fun, and peeks at other stuff I’m interested in such as movies and cars. If you like cars, you can see my car photography and read a related blog at JoeFaraceShootsCars.com.
I’m working on a trilogy of books about lighting and glamour photography. The first book, “Joe Farace’s Glamour Photography,” is available now and the second, “Studio Lighting Anywhere” was recently 
published. Look for Book three—Available Light Glamour Photography— in 2012. Information on these books can be found in the My Books section of this blog and I’ll have a giveaway of the new book when it’s published.
Over the years, organizations have presented me with awards such as the Photographic Craftsman’s degree from the Professional Photographers of America and Honorary Membership from the Independent Photographers of Colorado presented for “dedication and services to the photographic community” From time to time, I conduct workshops and seminars around the country, maybe near where you live. Details can be found in the Workshops section of this blog.
Things you might not know about me: I’m an avid collector of Lionel and K-Line models trains, old and unique cameras, as well as anything related to Snoopy and the Peanuts gang.
