Campanulas
I cut a stalk of Campanulas ("Canterbury Bells") from the garden. I laid the bunch gently on my light box for a sequence of high-key captures (below). Often, photography of…
Fantasy in the Key of Campanula
Often when I am through with the primary photography in a light box design, I continue to experiment by adding lines, weaving botanicals, getting closer, and anything else that is…
Campanulas X-Rays
I write this from the train from Frankfurt to Berlin, where Julian K. and I are sitting in a first class car at the all-important table, with the all-important wi-fi…
Papaver and Campanula
For a special project, I started with a high-key photo of poppies and bellflowers (Papaver and Campanula). I created the background by scanning and digitally combining two pieces of papyrus…
Papaver and Campanula
Papaver and Campanula, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is an image of Papaver Rhoeas and Campanula---or, to use common names, Poppy and Bellflower---both kinds of flowers…
Vases from Japan
While in Kyoto I stopped by the Official Shop of the Kyoto Ceramic Art Association. There are 210 members of the association, and the works on display range from one-of-a-kind…
Topography of Camellia
In the wake of the death of my parents, I created a new garden on the shaded side of our house. This is a mostly ignored narrow strip between our…
Fresh from the Garden
This relatively straightforward yet elegant (if I say so myself) light box composition uses flowers directly from our garden.