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…
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March 26, 2014
Coming into the new year with my books
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…
January 6, 2014
The Way of the Digital Photographer a best photography book of 2013
I'm very excited that my book The Way of the Digital Photographer: Walking the Photoshop post-production path to more creative photography has been named one of the best photography books…
November 28, 2013
Excerpt from The Way of the Digital Photographer
Peachpit Press has published an excerpt from my book The Way of the Digital Photographer: Walking the Photoshop post-production path to more creative photography. Click here to read the excerpt…
October 21, 2013
Digital is Different
Vive la différence! In my recent post featured on the Amazon Digital Design blog, I explain how digital photography differs from analog photography, and how you can take advantage of…
October 1, 2013
Monochromatic HDR Photography publication announced
Focal Press, a leading publisher of media technology books, announced today the availability of Monochromatic HDR Photography by Harold Davis, an award-winning photographer and best-selling author of more than 30…
September 23, 2013
Using Selective Focus Article on Photo.net
In my new article on Photo.net, Creatively Using Selective Focus in Photography and Photoshop, I start by explaining how to control focus using exposure settings in the camera. Next, I…
September 19, 2013
Advance copy of Monochromatic HDR Photography
I am very pleased to post the traditional photo of Katie Rose holding a fresh, still smelling of printer's ink advance copy of Monochromatic HDR Photography. The publisher is Focal…
August 28, 2013
Expecting the Unexpected
Expecting the Unexpected is one of the articles I wrote for Photo.net in a series of columns about Becoming a More Creative Photographer a few years back. In the article,…
August 24, 2013
Working with Layer Masks: The Way of the Digital Photographer excerpted
Peachpit Press has published an excerpt from my new book The Way of the Digital Photographer: Walking the Photoshop post-production path to more creative photography. Click here to read the…
August 20, 2013
Adding Textures to Flower Photos
I have a new column out on Photo.net, Adding Textures to Flower Photos. Here's the description of what you'll learn: This column explains all you need to know to get started adding…
August 7, 2013
Learning is best when it is fun
Many years ago, the high-tech job that moved us out to California had me attend a couple of weeks of training before I got started. The lead instructor was probably…
July 22, 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
Preview: The Way of the Digital Photographer
I am very pleased to be able to show you a preview adapted from my new book, The Way of the Digital Photographer. In this story: a special pre-publication discount offer from…
June 8, 2013
Lighting the Eiffel Tower
The normal night lighting for the Eiffel Tower up until midnight is pretty nice, but every hour on the hour after dark it is additionally lit up like a kind…
June 1, 2013
Special offer: 30% discount on pre-orders of my new book “The Way of the Digital Photographer”
This is a special offer on pre-orders of both the print and eBook versions of The Way of the Digital Photographer directly from the publisher, Peachpit. I have arranged this…
May 29, 2013
Tennessee Beach Landslide
For many years one of the pleasures of the two-mile hike down to Tennessee Beach in the Marin Headlands has been to view the wonderful hole in the cliff on…
January 3, 2013