From the iPhone files
Here are two recent iPhone images. I photographed the tree in the Walnut Creek area in the foothills below Mt Diablo. This was originally two iPhone captures, one exposed for…
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February 10, 2018
Into the Third Dimension
I've had fun with a genre of light box work recently that involves arranging petals into abstract compositions. This is quite different conceptually from my botanical art---I use the petals like…
February 8, 2018
Days and Knights of Malta Destination Photo Workshop November 2018
Please consider joining us for an exciting destination photo workshop to Valletta, the capital of the island country of Malta, and the Maltese island Gozo, thought to be Calypso's island…
February 6, 2018
Photographing Flowers for Transparency Video at SVA
If you are interested in my photographing flowers for transparency images and techniques, you might like a video of my presentation about a year ago on this topic at the…
February 4, 2018
A Trio of Tulips (and Macro Lenses)
Phyllis came home with a beautiful bouquet of tulips, and this morning I photographed them on the kitchen table. Warm morning sunlight lit the flowers from behind with a glow.…
February 2, 2018
Garden Photography – Capturing the Great Gardens of Maine
This year, I'll be teaching a week long course in garden photography at Maine Media Workshops in Rockport, Maine. The dates are August 5-11, 2018. Click here for a full…
January 30, 2018
Chasing Tales
The tip of one petal to the tail of the other. Chasing narratives. Chasing Tales. From the same petals: Studies in Petals.
January 26, 2018
Studies in Petals
This is a mandala-shaped arrangement of petals on a light box around a central Proteus.
January 25, 2018
Proteus
Related image: Osteospermum. Would you like to learn how to make images like this using a light box? We still have a few spaces left in our June session of…
January 24, 2018
Dark of the Moon Night Photography Workshop September 7-10, 2018
Limited space is still available for the Dark of the Moon Night Photography in the Eastern Sierra with Harold Davis and Steven Christenson. September 7-10, 2018. Meets in Lone Pine, CA.…
January 21, 2018
Take Home a Wimpy
Wimpy was a name of a chain of burger restaurants that were popular back in the day in England (I believe the Wimpy chain began life in South Africa). Wimpy…
January 20, 2018
Self-Portrait of the Artist in the Disco Era
Starting to scan some slides. This one is circa 1980.
January 17, 2018
Petal Fractals
Some related reading (helps to explain where I am coming from): On Art and Beauty. Related images: Floral Mandala; Petals of the Rainbow; It starts with a photo; It starts…
January 16, 2018
A Sunset and Two Camellias
This year, 2018, has been a little sparse for me photographically so far (but see Red Tulips and New Year's Day Design). I think of this as a "pause that…
January 12, 2018
Red Tulips
Flowers are beautiful, and the blossoms are always special! But sometimes the stems and leaves are what creates a special composition, and provides the underlying structure and musical harmony that…
January 5, 2018
New Year’s Day Design
I spent part of my day on January 1, 2018 making a floral design on a light box while listening to Bob Dylan (still hard to think of him as…
January 3, 2018
Registration is now open: Dark of the Moon Night Photography
Registration is now open for Dark of the Moon Night Photography in the Eastern Sierra with Harold Davis and Steven Christenson. September 7-10, 2018. Meets in Lone Pine, CA. Space…
January 1, 2018
Registration is now open: Photographing Flowers for Transparency with Harold Davis
Registration is now open for Photographing Flowers for Transparency with Harold Davis, June 23-24 2018, in Berkeley, CA. Space is limited. Registration via Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Harold-Davis/events/243890530/ This will be only session…
January 1, 2018