Black and white Photography – It is all about the light

Folhas Secas, part three

I explain the basic differences in the leaves of tropical and Mediterranean-climate plants and show one of the sets-ups I use to photograph leaves when using artificial light.

Folhas Secas, part two

My first steps working on the project “Folhas Secas” included defining my vision, laying out a set of guidelines to work with, taking test shots, and finding a logical way to organize them.

Yolo County’s Art Farm Gala

I am looking forward to the Art Farm Gala on October 16, 2021, where I hope to have a piece sold off.

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.

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.

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.

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”

Celebrating the sunflower season

This year I decided to celebrate the sunflower season with a digital art portraying the sequencial wilting of a sunflower. I combined several pictures into one using photoshop layers then I added a stone texture.