digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
As an inveterate traveler, I crave adventures. Not soul crushing desperate adventures, but life affirming, creative adventures. With this gentle style of adventuring, you come back having met many people,…
Over on my Instagram feed (@haroldldavis), I've been running through a series of what I've called "Retropolis" images: photographs from my past, usually ten years ago or more, that have…
Quantum entanglement is a physical phenomenon that occurs when a group of particles are generated, interact, or share spatial proximity in a way such that the quantum state of each…
Dear Ones: In our garden, the Iris and Freesia are flowering. The peony bush I planted last autumn has produced an enormous, platter-sized blossom. This is Paeonia 'Morning Lilac', an…
I am very excited to announce that today is the first day of issue for my Tulip Panorama "Forever" stamp, and also my Sunflower Bouquet stamp. Click here for the…
I've been working on photographing a group of white Calla Lilies the past few days. With this image, I tried to abstract the flower so that it seemed almost like…
I'm a firm believer that you don't need fancy materials to make an interesting photo. In that spirit I present a small structure created with the art materials to hand…
I am pleased and astounded to learn that I will be the 2022 recipient of the Photographic Society of America's prestigious Progress Award. The annual Progress Award recognizes a person…
What: Composition & Photography: A Hands-On Workshop with Harold Davis Where: Maine Media Workshops + College in beautiful Rockport, Maine When: Sept 12, 2022 - Sept 16, 2022 Click here for more…
Thanks to the participants in the Creating Structure with Forms and Patterns webinar yesterday we are delighted to donate $712.88 to Doctors without Borders.
I remember when I lived in colder climates seeing the daffodils, green shoots with a yellow blossom, push their way through the frozen ground. So for me, daffodils will always…
The flowers remember when they were young. The easy, sensuous unfurling of Earthly Delights is long past. With Aging in Place the grace of youth is gone, but joy and…
Here's some of what we are working on (while contemplating a return to a "new normal"): The eBook is now available with the soft launch of my new book Composition…
My new book Composition & Photography:Working with Photography Using Design Concepts is now available for pre-order from the publisher's website. The estimated publication date is May 31, 2022. The eBook…
For this week's interior views of flowers, I used my macro probe lens placed inside the outer petals of the floral blossom. The upper image of a tulip is lit…
My first love in art was color. It took me years to appreciate monochrome. As a (relatively and sometimes) mature artist, I understand that black and white lays open the…
We found one of my 1980s museum posters for sale on Ebay for $550, "shipped with nice vintage glass and metal frame frame." Can't wait to see that vintage glass!…
Looking at some upright bunches of flowers recently in cylindrical vases, it occurred to me that the bunch itself made an interesting structure for a light box composition. One of…