Daffadown Dillies
The daffodil is also a narcissus, and is a member of the Amaryllis family. The flower is a harbinger of spring. As a narcissus, the flower speaks to self-absorption: in classical…
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October 23, 2013
Photographing Flowers for Transparency: February 2014 Workshop
Due to many requests I have added a new session of the Photographing Flowers for Transparency workshop, Saturday, February 22---Sunday, February 23, 2014. Click here for information and online registration for…
September 26, 2013
Down in the ditch where the waterdrops are
To get a shot like this of waterdrops means getting wet, particularly when it is raining. And raining it was in Hudson Gardens in Littleton, Colorado where I was taping…
September 15, 2013
Flowers of Late Summer
Flowers of Late Summer was shot on a lightbox using my Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 lens and the full-frame Nikon D800. Layering the 36MP RAW captures brought my computer down to…
September 7, 2013
Vibrance Poster
I am pleased to announce a new Harold Davis poster from Editions Limited. It is called Vibrance, measures 24" X 36", and is shown below. See related story: Editions Limited…
September 5, 2013
May the best flower photo win
I am judging a flower contest on Photo.net: "Flowers find a way into vacation, portraiture, wedding, landscape, fine art and nearly any kind of photography collection you can think of.…
July 7, 2013
New Harold Davis Photonet column: Placing a Flower Photo on a Background
Please check out my new column on Photo.net, Placing a Flower Photo on a Background. Stay tuned for the sequel, coming next month to Photo.net, explaining how to add a texture…
June 24, 2013
Meditation at Giverny
As long as I can remember I have admired Claude Monet's waterlilies, so finally getting to visit Monet's garden at Giverny was like a pilgrimage for me. My group (shown here…
May 22, 2013
Calypso orchid
Hard to see among the debris at the forest floor, the tiny Calypso orchid can be photographed when conditions are right on the slopes of Mount Tamalpais for brief periods…
April 7, 2013
Tulip Wabi-Sabi
Wabi-sabi is a name for a Japanese philosophical and aesthetic movement with a key tenet of acceptance of the transient nature of all things. According to wabi-sabi, everything passes, and…
March 2, 2013
Tiptoe through the tulip
The tulips that I found last week at the North Berkeley Farmers Market have transmogrified into fantastical shapes and forms as they age and illustrate wabi-sabi in action. Like the…
February 27, 2013
Floral Sunset
It's hard to imagine two subjects that are more over-photographed than sunsets and flowers. Of course, there's a reason that something is a popular subject for photography. It's wonderful to…
February 21, 2013
Anemones
The North Berkeley farmer's market, on a stretch of streets sometimes known as the "gourmet ghetto," is certified organic throughout. Cruising with my camera, I spotted a flower vendor, Thomas Farm,…
February 10, 2013
Papaver Solo
I've been spending time in my garden this week, getting it ready for spring. Actually, around here it is spring already, with sunny weather in the sixties. My poppy seedlings…
February 1, 2013
Hot off the press
The pages of Botanique---my hand made, limited edition artist book---have all been printed. Some of them are shown here on the table formerly known as our dining room table. You…
January 25, 2013
Star Magnolia
This Magnolia stellata was clipped from a flowering hedge in my neighborhood that borders a major avenue and photographed for maximum translucency. It makes a great print on Kozo washi…
January 11, 2013
Ice-Nine
In Kurt Vonnegut's novel Cat's Cradle ice-nine is a crystal with the power to freeze all life on earth, perhaps as I did with these yellow roses. Not really! Nor…
January 9, 2013
Fireworks to greet the new year!
An expression of joy and hope with the coming of a new year can be lavish in size, or small indeed. This dandelion, shot from below and skyward, exhibits points…
January 2, 2013