The following short review of Monochromatic HDR Photography appears in the January 2014 issue of Rangefinder Magazine (page 32): Monochromatic HDR Photography By Harold Davis Among his multifarious skills---photographer, author,…
The red flowering quince are particularly gorgeous this year in my neighborhood, and I can't resist putting some of them on my light box. These flowers have a simple elegance…
My friend Hermann Will of Fine Art Printer Magazine sent me a snapshot, shown here on Facebook, of my Red Poppies print on kozo washi at the Awagami exhibit in…
There are only a few spaces remaining in the February 22-23, 2014 Photographing Flowers for Transparency workshop here in Berkeley, Ca. Don't miss this unique opportunity! As one participant in the 2013…
Heading into Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, my idea was to practice HDR photography on the vaulted ceiling of the church. I had done this once before in Grace Cathedral,…
Learn to create extended tonal range black and white images Saturday April 12 and Sunday April 13, 2014 This workshop includes field photography in several Bay area locations, monochromatic HDR…
Wandering the pedestrian walk on new San Francisco Bay Bridge span in the waning days of the year, I shot this directional arrow, intended to guide foot and bike traffic,…
I am proud of my online Photographing Flowers course at Craftsy.com, which by now has more than 500 students. The variety, exuberance and quality of the student projects shows that…
The first session of Mastering Creative Photoshop is sold out...and so many people have asked for another session. Here it is!!! The dates are Saturday May 31 - Sunday June 1,…
Saturday was a gray and moist day in Berkeley, California. I took the kids out to a playground up higher in the coastal range, and all of a sudden we…
I lit a passion flower (passiflora) from the rear and left, so that the light reflected off the flower onto the neck of a glass bottle with a rather tall…
The temple flags shown in this image are along the steps leading up to the grand shrine of Kumano Hongu Taisha located in Tanabe, Japan on the Kii peninsula in…
Coming into the new year, I'm delighted that my recent titles are doing well. The Way of the Digital Photographer from Peachpit has been named a best photo book of 2013…
As an exercise, and also to participate in a compendium of "best of" blogged photos, I've put together what I think are my best photos from 2013. This has been…
From time to time I get asked for a follow up on the story of Katie Rose from people---both strangers and those I know---who remember how she was born. Katie…
What better time to consider the spiritual side of things than at the beginning of a new year? Hiking the ancient Kumano kodo trail on the Kii peninsula in Wakayama prefecture…
Wanted: A few good photographers! Can you handle photographing Paris in April? Are you serious about your photography and looking to have fun with it in an environment that has…