<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
<channel>
  <title><![CDATA[Dusk Montage]]></title>
  <link>https://duskmontage.com/</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Dusk Montage is a fine-art photography studio based in Curitiba, Brazil. Editorial portraits, outdoor events, and archival prints in natural light.]]></description>
  <language>en</language>
  <atom:link href="https://duskmontage.com/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
  <item>
    <title><![CDATA[Summer sessions: what to expect when you book in July or August]]></title>
    <link>https://duskmontage.com/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The light in southern Brazil in summer is different from what most people expect. It is not softer. It is more dramatic. Here is how we approach sessions during the holiday months and why the golden hour arrives later than you think.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-07-10</pubDate>
  </item>
  <item>
    <title><![CDATA[The Pantanal trip: five days, one egret, and a lot of patience]]></title>
    <link>https://duskmontage.com/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[In September 2023 Rafael spent five days in the Pantanal with a single camera body and a 100-400mm lens. This is the story of the photograph that became the Pantanal Waterline print edition.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-06-18</pubDate>
  </item>
  <item>
    <title><![CDATA[Why we switched to medium format in 2020 and have not looked back]]></title>
    <link>https://duskmontage.com/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[In early 2020, with the calendar suddenly empty, Rafael invested in a Fujifilm GFX system. Here is an honest account of what changed, what did not, and whether it is worth the weight.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-05-30</pubDate>
  </item>
  <item>
    <title><![CDATA[New print edition: Florianópolis, Low Tide]]></title>
    <link>https://duskmontage.com/</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The second print in the 2024 archive series is now available. Shot at Praia da Joaquina on a quiet Tuesday morning in June 2024, it is one of the quieter images in the collection.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-04-14</pubDate>
  </item>
  <item>
    <title><![CDATA[How to get the most from a golden hour portrait session]]></title>
    <link>https://duskmontage.com/notes/golden-hour-outdoor-portrait-brazil.html</link>
    <guid>https://duskmontage.com/notes/golden-hour-outdoor-portrait-brazil.html</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[Most people arrive at a portrait session thinking about what to wear. That is reasonable. But the single biggest factor in how the photographs turn out is not the outfit. It is the timing. In southern Brazil, the golden hour arrives later than most people expect, and it lasts for less time than most photographers admit.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-06-02</pubDate>
  </item>
  <item>
    <title><![CDATA[Why we print on Hahnemühle and what that means for your walls]]></title>
    <link>https://duskmontage.com/notes/hahnemuhle-fine-art-print-guide.html</link>
    <guid>https://duskmontage.com/notes/hahnemuhle-fine-art-print-guide.html</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[The word archival gets used a lot in photography and it means different things in different contexts. When we say archival, we mean a specific thing: a print made on acid-free cotton-rag paper with pigment-based inks that, under normal indoor conditions, will not fade or shift colour for well over a hundred years. That is not marketing language. It is a measurable standard.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-05-15</pubDate>
  </item>
  <item>
    <title><![CDATA[What good outdoor event photography actually looks like]]></title>
    <link>https://duskmontage.com/notes/outdoor-event-photography-brazil.html</link>
    <guid>https://duskmontage.com/notes/outdoor-event-photography-brazil.html</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[There is a version of event photography that produces a lot of photographs of people holding glasses and looking at the camera. Those photographs are fine. They document that the event happened. But they are not usually the ones that end up on walls or get sent to people years later. The photographs that last are the ones taken when nobody was posing.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-06-25</pubDate>
  </item>
  <item>
    <title><![CDATA[Medium format for portrait photography: is it worth it?]]></title>
    <link>https://duskmontage.com/notes/medium-format-photography-portrait.html</link>
    <guid>https://duskmontage.com/notes/medium-format-photography-portrait.html</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[Medium format is not a magic solution. It is a specific tool with specific advantages and specific inconveniences. After six years of shooting on a Fujifilm GFX system for portrait and event work, here is an honest account of what it changes and what it does not.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-04-20</pubDate>
  </item>
  <item>
    <title><![CDATA[How we scout portrait locations in and around Curitiba]]></title>
    <link>https://duskmontage.com/notes/location-scouting-portrait-curitiba.html</link>
    <guid>https://duskmontage.com/notes/location-scouting-portrait-curitiba.html</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[Location scouting is included in every portrait session we book. It is not an add-on or a premium service. It is part of the process, because a location that looks good in a Google Maps photograph at noon can look completely different at 18h on a Tuesday in July. We visit every location ourselves, usually at the same time of day as the planned session.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-03-10</pubDate>
  </item>
</channel>
</rss>
