Joe Farace is a widely published Colorado-based photographer and author of 30 books and more than 1700 magazine stories; He is Contributing Photographer and Writer for Shutterbug and is Editor Emeritus of eDigitalPhoto magazine. Joe is a contributor to Digital Photographer, Digital Photo PRO, Professional Photographer, and PHOTO Techniques magazines. You can read his on-line articles for Adorama's ImagingResource Center by clicking this link: AIRC.

His awards include the Photographic Craftsman's award presented by the Professional Photographers of America; Honorary Membership presented for "dedication and services to the photographic community" by the Independent Photographers of Colorado; and is listed in Marquis' Who's Who in Entertainment. Joe is also a trophy winning rallyist, autocrosser, and is a Media Professional member of the American Auto Writers and Broadcasters Association, Jaguar Club of North America, and other automobile organizations.

Joe is the Technical Director of the League of Creative Infrared Photographers and invites everybody that is interested in film or digital IR photography to visit thier website (http://www.irleague.com) and join. It's free!

Joe's new books for 2008 include an update to "Better Available Light Photography" with Barry Staver and will be published by Focal Press. The other new book is tentatively titled "Digital Monochrome Special Effects" and will be published by Lark Book.His books for 2006/2007 included "The Complete Guide to Digital Infrared Photography" from Lark Books and "Getting Started in Digital Imaging from Focal Press." Joe's other new books include: "Magic Lantern Guide to the Pentax K100D" and he is co-author of "RAW Workflow from Capture to Archives" with Philip Andrews and Yvonne Butler. All of these books are available for purchase from his website or http://www.Amazon.com.

If you want to learn more about Joe Farace, his photography, books for sale, and the photographic workshops he conducts around the world, visit http://www.joefarace.com. Be sure to also stop at his other websites, including http://www.joefaracetravels.com , http://www.moviewalls.com and http://www.joefaraceshootscars.com. Be sure to visit Joe's Blog at http://www.joefaraceblogs.com.