East of Eden
Owens River Valley, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Exploring the high volcanic tableland in Owens Valley with Steven, I positioned my tripod on the brink. Far below,…
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October 12, 2010
Lady Boot Arch
Lady Boot Arch, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is an image of Lady Boot Arch in the Alabama Hills, located between Lone Pine, California and Mount…
October 11, 2010
Forget-Her-Nots Cover
I was very pleased to see the way my photo turned out on the cover of Amy Brecount White's Forget-Her-Nots. The publisher is Greenwillow Books (part of HarperCollins) and the…
October 4, 2010
Rose
Rose, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I finally got around to post-processing this rose photo, originally shot in 2007. Like most active photographers I have a huge…
October 1, 2010
Pre-Order Photoshop Darkroom 2
The Photoshop Darkroom 2: Creative Digital Transformations is now available for pre-orders on Amazon. Check out this link for a sneak preview---and here's the Amazon link for our new Photoshop…
September 29, 2010
Diffusion
Diffusion, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: The sun shining through pockets of fog in this woodland valley created a perfectly diffused lighting source. I used…
September 28, 2010
Why do you photograph?
Eye Pluribus, photo by Harold Davis. With two working parents and four kids, two of the kids with special needs, my family life is often fun but seldom tranquil. Particularly…
September 24, 2010
Poppies
Poppies, photo by Harold Davis. Briefly noted: I photographed these poppies (Papaver Rhoeas) for transparency by backlighting them using a lightbox. Exposure data: 50mm macro, six captures at shutter speeds…
September 22, 2010
Dahlia
Dahlia, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I placed this Dahlia from my garden on a black background, and lit it from the front using a small LED…
September 21, 2010
Tulip
Tulip, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: This tulip was great fun to photograph. I used back lighting to make it seem like the core of…
September 17, 2010
Aging Photos Roundup
Hand Colored Christianna, photo by Harold Davis. My latest column on Photo.net is about aging photos---intentionally giving contemporary digital photos a simulated aged look. Enjoy! Here's the article description: If…
September 16, 2010
Couch
Couch, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This photo shows a detail view of the leather couch in our living room. The kids love to jump on it,…
September 15, 2010
Creative Portraits a Bestseller
It's very exciting for us. Our new book Creative Portraits: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques made the bestseller lists on Amazon today. Creative Portraits was number one of all the…
September 13, 2010
Kirsten
Kirsten, photo by Harold Davis. Briefly noted: Kirsten has a mischievous twinkle in her lovely eyes. As soon as I saw her I knew I wanted to make a portrait…
September 11, 2010
Photon Worshippers
Photon Worshippers, photo by Steven Christenson. Congratulations to my night-shooting buddy Steven Christenson, whose Photon Worshippers (above) is the winner of the Royal Observatory (Greenwich, UK) 2010 photo competition in…
September 10, 2010
Figure Study
Figure Study, photo by Harold Davis. Briefly noted: These are fair-skinned models painted in silver and gold. Monochromatic conversion gives the impression that the skin tones are much darker than…
September 9, 2010
La Chambre Noire Photoshop
La Chambre Noire Photoshop, photo by Harold Davis. We're very excited to have received copies of the French translation of The Photoshop Darkroom. A great deal of effort went into…
September 7, 2010
Silver and Gold
Silver and Gold, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This shot of two models in metallic body paint didn't seem to present any particular post-processing difficulties. But the…
September 4, 2010