Where does inspiration come from?
I’m often asked in workshops I lead where I get my inspiration and ideas for photography. I like to respond that “inspiration is not a tame lion.” This is a…
Butterfly Totem
Butterfly Totem, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This started as a photo of a backlit butterfly on white. I then composited the butterfly with itself at a…
Using LAB Color Adjustments
Fireworks (Papaver), photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Read the original story featuring this image. My column Using LAB Color Adjustments (in my Creativity in the Photoshop Darkroom…
Blue Mask
Blue Mask, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: A series of LAB color inversions turns the mask blue and the masked model a variety of exotic…
Kimi Solarization
Kimi Solarization, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Speaking of solarization---we were talking about solarization, right?---here's a black and white photo of the model Kimi treated to virtual…
Alstroemeria Medley
Alstroemeria Medley, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I shot these alstroemeria blossoms (Peruvian Lilies) on a lightbox. I combined seven exposures at shutters speeds ranging from 1/4…
Ghost Flower
Ghost Flower, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The monochrome White Dahlia came from a color image. A high key color image, and one that didn't have much…
White Dahlia
White Dahlia, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I wasn't planning to photograph any more flowers yesterday. Between kids and work things had been hectic indeed. But when…