Looking Backward
"It's tough to predict things, particularly about the future," as baseball catcher and American wit Yogi Berra said. And, "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,"…
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May 6, 2020
Photo Challenge: How to Capture and Photograph Bottled Light
I will be leading a photography challenge on behalf of the Out of Chicago Live! World Online Photography Conference on Tuesday April 21 at 10AM PT. This is a free…
April 18, 2020
Ten things to make me happy come the Zombie Apocalypse
Toilet paper. Who really cares? I don't. Folks will generally find a way to clean their you-know-whats. Feel superior (but still kindly and compassionate) to folks obsessing about TP. In…
April 11, 2020
This Too Shall Pass—and What Then?
This too shall pass. It will take some time. Perhaps far longer than we'd like, and there will be tragic losses. The changes that will be wrought will be more…
March 31, 2020
Shopping in the Time of the Coronavirus
Shopping in the time of the Coronavirus starts with questions. How safe is it to go shopping? What is the risk-reward profile? Where are we on the curve of the…
March 26, 2020
Love in the Time of the Coronavirus
Two of the best books I know that involve pandemics are the well-known classics Gabriel García Márquez’s Love in the Time of Cholera, and Daniel Defoe’s A Journal of the…
March 25, 2020
My life story in and out of photography along my road less traveled
In Guest Blog Post: Photographer as Poet Harold Davis I write that selfies are silly and that photography is poetry. I also tell some of my life story in and…
November 20, 2019
PhotoActive Podcast Interview with Harold Davis
PhotoActive has featured an interview with me in their podcast, Episode 50: Harold Davis Creative Black & White. If you enjoy the chat I have on the podcast with my…
September 1, 2019
Free Webinar: Creative Black and White Opportunities
Please join me for a free webinar about Black and White creative opportunities. The webinar is scheduled for Tuesday August 29 at 11AM PT, with free registration on a first-come-first-served…
August 20, 2019
My Artist Statement
I haven't reviewed the Artist Statement I wrote a number of years back for quite a while, and I recently had cause to take another look at my statement. I'm…
July 22, 2019
Creative Black and White 2 Ed Now Available (with Discount Code!)
I'm very pleased that my new book, Creative Black & White, 2nd Edition, is now available. The publisher, Rocky Nook, is offering a 40% discount. Click here to buy Creative Black…
July 21, 2019
Creative Black and White 2nd Edition eBook Now Available
We're very excited about the second edition of Creative Black & White. The eBook is now available for purchase and download (the actual "book book" will follow in a month…
May 23, 2019
Radiating Beauty: Creating a new photographic form with fusion x-rays
The shapes and forms are recognizable, yet the level of detail is deeper than the human eye can normally perceive: Leaves appear minutely laced and surfaces are impossibly intricate, somewhere…
March 11, 2019
Creative Black & White—Revised and Expanded
We're almost through authoring the second edition of Creative Black & White. It has been revised, substantially expanded, and brought up to date. You can pre-order my new book from Amazon…
March 4, 2019
Greetings from a peripatetic photographer and writer!
I've just returned from a voyage to Paris, then leading a group in Malta, followed by a week exploring Sicily. Prior to this, in October I was on a road…
November 29, 2018
Understanding Exposure 101
By popular request, I've posted the informational slides from my Getting Your Camera Off Auto presentation in a new slideshow FAQ, Understanding Exposure 101.
November 26, 2018
Stories that weave through my blog
I've been writing this blog since 2005, which is to say over twelve years. Sometimes there's more, and sometimes I have less to say, but the average is about ten…
September 22, 2018
The Art of Photographing Flowers for Transparency: A new book from Harold Davis
We're excited to announce a new book: The Art of Photographing Flowers for Transparency by Harold Davis. Of course, my new book will showcase many of my botanical images. In…
June 1, 2018