Botanicals – It is all about the light

Photographers who have inspired me- Charles Jones

I write about the work of Charles Jones, a photographer that has inspired me, and give a brief review of a book about him.

Working in projects and series- winter tulips, part one

I introduce my new project, “Winter tulips”, write about working in series and projects, and show my set up.

“Por onde andei”-Where I have been and Happy 2022!

I wish my followers a happy new year and describe what I have done in December, 2021. A few random color photos, from outings I did in the end of 2021, are included.

A rare flower of the Atlantic Forest

During a hike in Petrópolis, RJ, Brazil, I photographed the flower of a rare orchid, Worsleya rayneri.

Four treatments of one photo in Adobe Photoshop

This is a short tutorial showing four possible treatments of a photograph, using Photoshop and layers.

Leave no trace

My Lee Polarizer filter fell in Taylor Creek last time I was out there. Lake Tahoe was very dry.

Folhas Secas, part four

This is the fourth post about my project “Folhas Secas”. I talk about test printing my photos as a means to help me choose my “best work” to post on my online portfolio.

Folhas Secas, a new project

While in Brazil, I started a project photographing decaying leaves, which I will continue to execute and talk about in future posts.

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.

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.