Nocturnal Geometry
Nocturnal Geometry, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The model wore one of those old-fashioned mesh veils, pearls, and not much else. In Photoshop, I applied the Topaz…
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September 3, 2010
Shell Spiral
Shell Spiral, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: Close-up of a very, very small shell---photographed on black velvet, positioned upright using a pin, underexposed with an…
August 31, 2010
Sea Palms
Sea Palms, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: Another version of the Sea Palm Forest, this one processed in a Photoshop Statistics stack using only four…
August 30, 2010
Sea Palm Forest
Sea Palm Forest, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Along the rugged northern California coast, on BLM land near the Point Arena Lighthouse, I stopped to photograph a…
August 29, 2010
Sneak Preview: Photoshop Darkroom 2
Phyllis and I have finished our new book The Photoshop Darkroom 2: Creative Digital Transformations. In the tradition of The Photoshop Darkroom: Creative Post-Processing, the emphasis of the new book…
August 28, 2010
Dahlias and Echinaceas
Dahlias and Echinaceas, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: An arrangement of Dahlias and Echniaceas from my garden. I love photographing flowers---and it is great that…
August 26, 2010
Reclining Nude
These two images of the female nude are abstractions---the female forms are composed as if they were sculpture or even a still life. In the Photoshop darkroom, to create the…
August 24, 2010
Creative Portraits
My new book Creative Portraits: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques is now available. This is a book about portrait photography techniques with a somewhat different slant. It's not just about…
August 23, 2010
Star Circle Workshop November 5-7, 2010
Imagine photographing stars and star trails under the clear night skies of the Eastern Sierras with the guidance of two masters of night photography! Under the auspices of Star Circle…
August 20, 2010
Low Tide at Dusk
Low Tide at Dusk, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is an image taken in the China Beach area of San Francisco Bay as dusk was fading…
August 19, 2010
Annette’s Eyes
Annette, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: The reddish light in this portrait of the beautiful model Annette comes from a parasol she was holding while…
August 17, 2010
Romance of the Dandelion
Romance of the Dandelion, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I created this composite image in Photoshop to illustrate a book, Lane Von Herzen's The Unfastened Heart. Here's…
August 16, 2010
Creative Portraits
KT Cover, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. My new book Creative Portraits: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques is now shipping. Amazon will get it to you anywhere,…
August 11, 2010
No Yolk
No Yolk, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. It's not often you see a green wasp the size of a hen's egg. If you do, it is certainly…
August 10, 2010
Live By Technology Die By Technology
Sunny Side Up, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a post about technology. Mostly, I like to write about photography and Photoshop in my blog---but sometimes…
August 9, 2010
Using Image Apply Image
First Blush Variation, photo by Harold Davis. Photoshop’s Image Apply Image command is one of its least understood—and most powerful. In my latest Photo.net column, I explain how to use…
August 7, 2010
Rose
Rose, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a grab shot of a backlit rose, found along the street---as much as anything with a 200mm telephoto macro…
August 3, 2010
Portal
Portal, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. According to Bruno Ernst, M.C. Escher contemplated creating a "fascinating" fairy tale landscape in which a magic ornamental gate in our…
August 1, 2010