Running Photoshop 2021 in Emulation Mode on a Mac M1
I don't these days write much about computers, and I also like to say (when asked) that the only software I have written in the last decade is my LAB…
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July 3, 2021
Have you ever seen a poppy seed up really close and personal?
By way of background, check out Poppy Dancer and All Along the Watchtowers and the Papapver pod bouquet in Recent Images. Looking at the close-up of the top of a…
June 29, 2021
Poppy Dancer and All Along the Watchtowers
Lately, I've been photographing poppy pods, dried poppies from our garden. In a few instances, these remains-of-the-day poppies look like fantastic figurines, as in Poppy Dancer, immediately below. For me,…
June 27, 2021
Recent Images
I'm pleased with my images from the last week or so, and am having trouble keeping up with my photography in post-production, and also as a blogger. But here are…
June 25, 2021
The Blossfeldt Effect webinar video recording
We've posted The Blossfeldt Effect video webinar recording. Here's the description: In this unique and creative webinar, Harold starts with a look at the characteristics of a Blossfeldian composition. What…
June 21, 2021
A white poppy and a mandala
Please keep in mind our in-person Photographing Flowers for Transparency workshop the weekend of September 25-26 located in Berkeley, California. There's a $200 early-bird discount until the end of June.…
June 17, 2021
Some blasts from the past!
Some blasts from the past: A back staircase in the Fine Arts Museum in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon, 2017) above; geometric patterns in the arches, shadows, reflections of the…
June 12, 2021
The Blossfeldt Effect Webinar coming up on Saturday June 12
Karl Blossfeldt (1866-1932) began his career at a decorative ironwork manufacturer. He was assigned the task of creating reference botanical photographs to use for wrought iron designs. Eventually, his iconic…
June 8, 2021
Some flowers from our garden
Click here for our upcoming (September) Photographing Flowers for Transparency in-person workshop!
June 4, 2021
Splitting up my Long Exposure Waves workshop
I've been contemplating a Long Exposure Waves workshop, and trying to see where this would fit into my schedule. My idea has been to combine a webinar prep session with…
June 1, 2021
Long Exposure Waves
Now that things are opening up, I've been thinking about giving a long exposure waves workshop again. It's been several years since I've given this workshop in person and with…
May 30, 2021
Save the Last Dance
For this image, I framed essentially a portrait view of the mallow (upper left) and the poppy (along the right, purple and red). For some reason, the Save the Last…
May 28, 2021
Fantasy in the Key of Campanula
Often when I am through with the primary photography in a light box design, I continue to experiment by adding lines, weaving botanicals, getting closer, and anything else that is…
May 27, 2021
Inside a Hollyhock
My inspection inside blossoms continues on from the Foxglove (Digitalis) to a beautiful, crimson Hollyhock (Alcea rosea) blossom.
May 25, 2021
Photographing Flowers for Transparency Workshop Sept 25-26 Live! In-Person!
2021 Photographing Flowers for Transparency with Harold Davis (Weekend Workshop) | LIVE and IN-PERSON Master photographer Harold Davis is well-known for his often imitated—but seldom equaled—digital images of luscious transparent…
May 22, 2021
Pandemic Prints await shipping
Most of the special Pandemic Prints that have been ordered are printed, cured, and signed, and only await shipping (see photo). (The special offer for these prints ended May 1,…
May 17, 2021
Matilija Poppies
The Matilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri) is native to California, with a range from Mexico through northern California. This is a drought tolerant species that can be somewhat invasive once established---but,…
May 15, 2021
From Blossom to Art Webinar on Saturday May 15, 2021
Please consider joining us for One Flower, One Garden, One World | From Blossom to Art, a live Zoom webinar on Saturday May 15, 2021 at 11am PT. Click here…
May 10, 2021