New Iris Macros
I've been having fun with some photography of a kind I haven't done in a while: relatively straight macro photography of flowers. The photography is straightforward (as I explain below),…
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March 30, 2015
Artist Harold Davis Uses Moab Paper for Artisanal Inkjet Prints
Renowned photographer-artist-author-teacher Harold Davis can’t imagine letting someone else print his images. Printing is how he fully realizes the image he envisions before he even snaps the camera shutter or…
March 27, 2015
Review: Domke Next Generation Chronicle Camera Bag
If you are like me---and most other professional photographers that I know---you will have acquired over time an extensive collection of camera bags. Some bags fit some gear, but not other gear. Some are…
March 26, 2015
Peter
Peter is a neighbor and a good man. These days, he mostly takes care of his disabled adult son. Photographed hand-held with my Zeiss Otus 85mm lens at 1/3200 of…
March 24, 2015
Katie on the hiking trail
On a beautiful spring Sunday with glorious clouds and shifting light I took my four kids for a hike in Tilden Park. We parked a car near Lake Anza (Phyllis…
March 24, 2015
An Amazing Amalgamation of Anemones
Over the past few days I've had some amazing tulips as well as an amalgamation of anemones to play with. I have to admit to some inspirational thoughts looking through…
March 22, 2015
When is a Harold Davis rose a Georgia O’Keeffe?
A rose is a rose is a rose, except when it is not. A Harold Davis rose photo is apparently a Georgia O'Keeffe rose painting when you search Google Images for…
March 20, 2015
A Photographer’s Creative Companion and Workbook
My new book Achieving Your Potential As a Photographer ships with a Workbook, which is why the subtitle of the book is A Photographer's Creative Companion and Workbook. The Workbook is…
March 18, 2015
The Harold Davis Email Survey–Thanks Everyone!
I've had a pretty exciting and exhausting 18 months. I've been traveling, leading photo tours and workshops, and finishing my latest book. We're so excited around here as it heads…
March 17, 2015
Flowers of Spring’s Desires
Photographed Friday on my light box using my Nikon D810, Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 at f/16 and ISO 64 on the tripod. Eight blended exposures at shutter speeds from 8…
March 15, 2015
The worst mistake you can make with customers
What is the worst mistake you make with a customer? Probably it is the inability to see things from the customer's viewpoint, and to only see costs and benefits from…
March 12, 2015
Flickr and me, and stock photography: Adventures in photo licensing in the Internet Era
I have been a Flickr member for almost a decade (since 2005). According to Flickr’s dashboard, there have been more than 5,000,000 views of the 4,500+ images that I have…
March 11, 2015
Blue Irises for Simplicity
I photographed these beautiful blue irises for simplicity of composition on a light box, then in Photoshop added the background and light texture I used with Peonies mon amour. Related…
March 8, 2015
An amusement park for adults
Downtown Porto, Portugal's second city, has aspects of an amusement park for adults, without being cloying. There's a great river with boats of every kind, an old town with ancient…
March 6, 2015
Book Review: “Forever Changed” by Linda Mornell
Forever Changed tells the story of psychiatric nurse Linda Mornell, who founded Summer Search. Summer Search is a national organization with a comprehensive program that gives "high school students what…
March 5, 2015
Cotter Pin
The cotter pin, also sometimes called a split pin, is piece of metal separated into two tines. The tines are bent outwards in installation, and the cotter pin is used…
March 3, 2015
LAB Color Adjustments
I'm often asked what I mean by LAB color adjustments, so I thought I'd show a simple set. These adjustments are based on a likely suspect, the succulent from my…
March 2, 2015