A Tale of Two Flowers
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Some flowers were naughty and some were nice. The question was, would the naughty flowers find their inner…
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October 6, 2017
Dandelion Center for Triptych
I prepared this black and white split version of a dandelion core for a triptych, with the split black/white version flanked by an LAB inversion of the image on the…
October 5, 2017
San Francisco Sunset from Port Oakland
Yesterday I hosted a Meetup primarily to provide a forum for Rafael of PhotoPills to explain the PhotoPills planning software to interested photographers, and also for the fun of hanging…
October 1, 2017
Exploring Cathar Country: Detailed Itinerary Now Available
Exploring Cathar Country (April 28-May 7, 2018): A Photographic Journey with Harold Davis The detailed itinerary for this photographic pilgrimage into the historic and spiritual world of the Cathars and…
September 29, 2017
Light Box Floral Composition with Sunflowers, Irises, Alstromerias, and Glads
I've been taking advantage of my interlude at home (being at home for me has become increasingly rare in recent years and hence an unexpected pleasure) to photograph flowers on…
September 29, 2017
Black Dahlia
Two Dahlias in black and white, photographed on the light box (above) and as an extreme macro (below).
September 28, 2017
Rose Rose in Rose and in Black and White
Patterns in these roses intrigued me, and I decide to photograph up close. My "Georgia O'Keeffe" red rose was something of a stylistic inspiration. I started with a macro lens…
September 26, 2017
Celebrating 2,000 Members in the Photography with Harold Davis Meetup
We are celebrating passing the 2,000 member milestone in the Photography with Harold Davis Meetup with a free book giveaway: "We are celebrating you---and all the wonderful, creative photographic education,…
September 26, 2017
The Long and Winding Road Takes the Path Less Traveled!
To fully understand my art and the man behind the lens, one needs to understand the unique path I’ve taken—which is definitely a “Road Less Traveled”—and learn a bit more…
September 24, 2017
On Beauty and Art
Liz writes the Exploring Colour Blog from New Zealand. She used my image of the Blue Danube in a story on the color Indigo. Next, Liz was stimulated to start…
September 23, 2017
Please join me at the opening of my photography exhibition November 9, 2017
Please join me at the opening of my photography exhibition Thursday November 9, 2017 at Shoh Gallery in Berkeley, California from 6-9PM. I look forward to celebrating my vernissage with you!
September 22, 2017
Pretty in Pink
The upper image shows Anemones and Alstromerias ("Peruvian lilies") from my garden, both pink flowers, and if you look carefully, two butterflies as well. I used a slightly modified technique…
September 21, 2017
Bay Bridge
This is an iPhone photo from Treasure Island over the Bay Bridge towards San Francisco, taken during my recent (very much fun) San Francisco in Black & White extended field…
September 20, 2017
Flowers for Kwangsik
Kwangsik came from Korea to attend our San Francisco in Black & White workshop this past weekend. On Friday, by special arrangement, he spent some time with me going over…
September 18, 2017
Where be the nestling dragon?
Castle Corvin, located in the center of the drab Romanian provincial city of Hunedoara (and sometimes called Hunedoara Castle), is one of the finest castles I have ever seen. Do…
September 14, 2017
Blue Danube
The Danube River meanders from central Europe down through Budapest, finally to end in a Black Sea delta in southeastern Romania. The photo below shows the Danube at blue-hour-into-night looking…
September 10, 2017
Welcome Home Flowers
It's great to come home to tulips and lobelias from the garden to photograph. Thank you Phyllis! Not to mention such a lovely, warm, and wonderful family. I photographed the…
September 8, 2017
Budapest Jewish Quarter
This huge designer advertisement is applied to the wall of an apartment building that stands to the side of one of the entrances to the old Budapest, Hungary Jewish quarter.…
September 8, 2017