Alessandra Chaves

The sunset of my trip and file workflow

The days end in sunsets and my trip to Brazil ended with a long airplane flight back to the USA. If you think that flying internationally could not get any worse, think again, with a mask on. On a previous post, Sunset, Pedra de Itaipava, I shared a sunset photograph from a hike. I tookContinue reading “The sunset of my trip and file workflow”

Submissions to the FRAMES Photography App

I give a brief introduction to the Frames Photography app, a link to download it, and show two photographs I have recently submitted.

A view from Morro do Bonet, Rocio, Petrópolis, Brazil

This post is about a black and white landscape taken from Morro do Bonet, Rocio, RJ, Brazil, a view often dominated by fog.

Maria Comprida from Morro da Mensagem

This post is about Maria Comprida, a mountain peak that dominates the landscape view from Itaipava (Petrópolis, Brazil), and which is a good subject for black and white photography.

PBS KVIE Auction this coming Fall

My still life photograph Crabapple Harvest is going to be auctioned October 1 – 3 on TV (KVIE-HD). All proceeds benefit the PBS station, KVIE.

The leaf of the Embaúba (Cecropia)

One of my favorite trees for photography in the Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil is the Embaúba (Cecropia). In this post I talk about this leaf and give tips on how to photograph it.

Sunset, Pedra de Itaipava (Itaipava’s Rock)

This post is about a sunset taken at Pedra de Itaipava (Petrópolis, Brazil), during a long hike and with minimal equipment.

Serra dos Órgãos

“You need to drive 100 miles south to get the sun in the middle of the frame.”

Americana in Arcata

I found this vintage frame at a neighborhood in Arcata, California.

California Dreaming

A somewhat late welcome to the most depressing time in California, Fire Season. Today we finally got our first “fire sky” here in the Central Valley. The sun peeps through a dense layer of smoke and throws a beautiful, golden light on things. From a photographer’s point of view, there is no better light. From theContinue reading “California Dreaming”