An iPhone in Paris
I like to say that the best camera to use is the one you have with you. I'll swear that photographers, and not cameras, make photos! So my iPhone camera…
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June 13, 2013
Coming and Going
The entrance to the Chateau de Nazelles is shown in this image, photographed coming in through the tunnel beneath the primary structure. This kind of image is simply not possible…
June 10, 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
Chartres
Looking up at Chartres is a memorable experience! What a vast amount of effort, creativity, engineering and spirituality over what a long period of time went into building this structure.…
June 6, 2013
72.5 Hours Left
Three days and change left to buy an original Harold Davis print at below market prices via Kickstarter and to help me out at the same time. Thanks for your…
June 5, 2013
Les Lumières de Paris
The lights of Paris, laid out below in this photo, remind me of a geometric pattern, thanks to the energetic city planning of Baron Hausmann back in the 1860s. Hausmann,…
June 4, 2013
Saint-Sulpice
Work on the Eglise Saint-Sulpice began in 1646, and has never been finished. The second largest church in Paris (after Notre Dame), Saint-Sulpice is on the border of the 5th…
June 3, 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
Beneath the Surface
To make this photo-collage, I shot a number of bracketed exposure sequences of individual shells on a white background. I then auto HDR processed each sequence, converting to monochromatic HDR…
May 31, 2013
Katie Rose does Cuong Nhu
Here's Katie Rose in her Tiger Team outfit, ready to take on the world!
May 31, 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
Room with a View
In photography, as in life, there are always at least two points of view: that of the camera, and that of the subject. My title for Room with a View may…
May 28, 2013
Sweet Treat
I spent my last night in France at Auvers-sur-Oise on the outskirts of Paris. This location was convenient for dropping off my rental car at the airport the next morning,…
May 25, 2013
Villandry Gardens
At the opposite end of the garden spectrum from the lush and free-form gardens at Giverny is the regular and geometric garden at Villandry Chateau in the Loire Valley. Inspired…
May 23, 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
Botanique and Monochromatic Visions
Botanique, my handmade limited edition artist book of botanical prints, continues to sell well. There are still a few copies left in the $1200 pricing tier. Click here for more information…
May 22, 2013
Workshop Opportunities
Please note the following Harold Davis workshop events and opportunities: This week, I am giving a webinar on Thursday, May 23 about post-production in night photography, specifically about how to handle…
May 21, 2013
We’ll Always Have Paris
I'm just back from France, where as you may know I led a photography workshop in Paris. This was a hugely productive workshop, both for me and for the participants.…
May 20, 2013