Baby Face
Baby Face, photo by Harold Davis. Briefly noted: This is a close-up of Katie Rose's face. It's probably closer up than you might think, and certainly in macro territory. I…
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August 12, 2008
Katie Rose at Home
Katie at Home, photo by Harold Davis. It's been a week since we brought Katie Rose home from the NICU. There's been some adjustment, of course, to having a newborn…
August 11, 2008
Book Review: Night Vision
Troy Paiva, whose work is handsomely reproduced in Chronicle Book's recent Night Vision, is one of the acknowledged masters within the small cadre of professional night photographers. The stunning photos…
August 9, 2008
Fourth of July Rose
Fourth of July Rose, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: For a special project I needed macro photos of flowers showing selective focus. I photographed this…
August 9, 2008
North Berkeley at Night
North Berkeley at Night, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a 32 minute exposure from the roof near my bedroom looking east up San Fernando towards…
August 8, 2008
Stephanorrhina gaffata
Towards the end of 2007 I was working on a special project that involved photographing, scanning, and Photoshopping flowers and insects using a variety of techniques. This beetle ended up…
August 7, 2008
Bringing Katie Rose Home
It took Phileas Fogg eighty days to go around the world in the Jules Verne novel, and it's been eighty days and change since the birth of Katie Rose. Our…
August 5, 2008
Clouds
Clouds, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. My idea was to hike down to the northeastern end of Drakes Beach, and see if I could make my way…
August 2, 2008
Tracks Not Taken
Tracks Not Taken, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is another photo of the abandoned naval shipyards on Mare Island. I like the conjunction of tracks and…
August 2, 2008
Katie Is Coming Home
Katie Rose's Face, photo by Harold Davis. When we got to the hospital today we were delighted to find Katie Rose without tape on her face. She's been off her…
July 31, 2008
Magic of the Mundane
Katie's Bottle, photo by Harold Davis. This is a photo of one of the small, plastic bottles used to feed Katie Rose her fortified breast milk. It's amazing how photography…
July 30, 2008
Ten Top Techniques
I was recently asked to compile ten of my favorite tips and techniques from Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers. Here's a look at what I selected, along with the…
July 30, 2008
Katie’s Smile
Katie's Smile, photo by Harold Davis. When we visit Katie Rose in her new quarters in NICU West she opens her eyes, glad to see us. Temperature checked, diaper changed,…
July 29, 2008
Spiral into Sunflower
Spiral into Sunflower, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: There are spirals in nature and grand artist-created spirals like Robert Smithson's massive spiral jetty. There are…
July 28, 2008
Sunflower
Sunflower, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: I grew this delicious Sunflower for the purposes of photography. Putting it on a black velvet background, I made…
July 26, 2008
Multitasking
Multitasking, photo by Harold Davis. Mathew, who just turned four, gets so engrossed in his computer that he needs to multitask. Which in his case means dragging his small wooden…
July 26, 2008
Spoils of Victory
Spoils of Victory, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: At two and a half minutes, this is my longest exposure from the shoot the other day…
July 26, 2008
The Progress of Katie Rose
Katie Rose is progressing. The NICU at CPMC is organized into three different rooms: North is where babies are admitted, first treated and evaluated; East is where babies grow long…
July 25, 2008