Adventures in a higher key
I photographed these tulips on a light box using my normal shooting sequence, but when the time came to process them I did things somewhat differently. The normal workflow is…
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March 29, 2014
French Gardens in Sepia
I was asked to prepare these monochromatic images of gardens in France with a slight sepia cast for possible use by an art world client. I like the way they…
March 28, 2014
Hip to be square
An important part of the gentle art of photographic composition is to recognize that we are rendering a three-dimensional world, in part by presenting it within a two-dimensional frame. An…
March 27, 2014
Photographer as Poet
When people learn that I am a professional photographer, it is not unusual for them to ask me next what kind of photographer I am. The answer is trickier than it might…
March 26, 2014
Awagami Video with Botanique
I'm really pleased to note a new professionally-made video from Awagami about photographers who print on Awagami washi that shows my Botanique. The video can be played below, embedded from…
March 25, 2014
Rose after Delauney and O’Keeffe
At a recent lunch with my brother he reminded me how we both benefited from a classical education in the arts when we were young. I may not have got…
March 24, 2014
Where in the world is Harold Davis?
Anybody else remember Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? My kids sure don't! Their world of computer gaming is deeply involved with Minecraft. Anyway, where in the world is…
March 23, 2014
Flowers for the vernal equinox
To celebrate the spring equinox yesterday, here are some Tulips and Anemones shot on my light box for translucency (a white ranunculus peeks through on the upper left as well!).…
March 21, 2014
Curated—A Different Version of Harold Davis
Danielle Wohl, an art consultant based in Palo Alto, California, has curated a different version of my work on her website. These are not the translucent florals on washi or…
March 21, 2014
The feeling is mutual: my Otus lens
I've posted a new informal review of my Zeiss Otus 1.4/55 on Photo.net. My conclusion: "If you can afford it, and if you can work with manual focus (which is…
March 20, 2014
Kaleidoscope of Flowers
Spring has come, and I know it's true because I have anemones and ranunculae to add to my tulips on my light box for back lighting. Fun to create a…
March 18, 2014
Metamorphosis
The assignment I gave out on the second day of the Achieving Your Potential as a Digital Photographer workshop was to make a photo of something so that it looks…
March 17, 2014
Craneway Pavilion
"History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce," wrote Karl Marx. In that spirit, the photo shows the floor and windows of what is now called the Craneway Pavilion. It's…
March 14, 2014
Beneath the Berkeley Pier
The Berkeley, California Pier juts out 3,000 feet into San Francisco Bay. When originally constructed in the 1920s, the pier was over three miles long, and an integral part of…
March 11, 2014
Photograph San Francisco in Black and White—also Workshop Updates
Photograph San Francisco in Black and White Please consider joining me the weekend of Saturday April 12 and Sunday April 13, 2014 for a black & white photographic tour of…
March 8, 2014
Mandalas from a Crystal Bowl
Wandering the crowded aisles of Berkeley's Urban Ore---a somewhat dodgy cross between an upscale junkyard and a down-at-the-heels flea market with an added smidgen of green ideology---with my camera and…
March 7, 2014
Best Of Botanicals: National Juried Photography Exhibition
Best Of Botanicals: National Juried Photography Exhibition A Benefit for San Francisco Botanical Garden Call for entries. Entries are due: April 3, 2014 From classical to contemporary, from desert to rain forest, from bud to decay, the natural form…
March 5, 2014
Photographic Caravan to Spain and Morocco
Update: This adventure is sold out! Thanks for your interest. I am very, very excited to announce that registration is now open for the Photographic Caravan to Spain and Morocco…
March 1, 2014