Daniel Les
This is Daniel Les, a well-known Romanian potter whose studio we visited in Baia Sprie, Maramures, Romania. You can see the hands of the potter at his craft by clicking…
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August 25, 2017
Woman with Bucket
This woman runs a watermill that uses water power and wood-fired steam to power grinding flour, carding wool, and more. Her husband has an adjacent cherry brandy still.
August 24, 2017
Alone
This fellow is ninety years old. He lives by himself. He makes wooden rakes and pitchforks for his living, and sells them in the village because they are "better than…
August 23, 2017
Making a Pot
Today I photographed a potter in rural Romania. He was making pots using local clay. As I watched, the pots formed nicely on his wheel, then he finished them with…
August 22, 2017
Fireworks in Budapest
In Budapest, Hungary over the weekend they were celebrating Hungarian National Day with a massive fireworks display. This was photographed across the Danube River, with the Houses of Parliament on…
August 21, 2017
Space available in the Sept 16-17 San Francisco Black & White workshop
We have space available in our Black & White in San Francisco Weekend workshop coming up next month September 16-17, 2017. San Francisco is a great place for photography, and a great…
August 17, 2017
Demonstration Flower Projects
Here are two of the images I used to demonstrate capture and post-production at my recent Photographing Flowers for Transparency course at Maine Media Workshops in Rockport, Maine. When I…
August 16, 2017
Pont Vieux, Albi
Set on massive brick pylons, the Pont Vieux in Albi, France spans the River Tarn. This bridge has been in continuous use for a millennium. I'll be taking a select…
August 16, 2017
White Rose
I love to photograph white roses from my garden. This one is a John F. Kennedy Hybrid Tea Rose. For me, the white rose represents peace and simplicity. It's also…
August 13, 2017
Exploring Cathar Country and the Pyrenees-Orientales (April 28 – May 7, 2018)
A Photographic Journey with Harold Davis What and Where: In the twelfth century in the part of the world that is today southwestern France, a new set of religious beliefs coalesced and…
August 10, 2017
Abstractions
One of the best purposes of photography is to create order in an inherently disorderly world and universe. This is achieved through a variety of mechanisms. As photographers, we recognize…
August 7, 2017
Steven’s First Car
My workshop ended with a lobster dinner and a grand group show yesterday evening. I met some of my students for breakfast, and then headed off for some solo adventures…
August 5, 2017
I Heart Dahlias
Today my class went to photograph a Dahlia Farm. I love these flowers because each one is unique, and because they are so colorful (even when I do convert to…
August 3, 2017
Private Garden, Camden
This was a fun day with my class. They are eager to learn my techniques for flower photography on a light box, and also about creative uses of LAB color.…
August 2, 2017
Mooring Lines, Rockport Harbor
After a fun day teaching and photographing flowers here in Maine, after dinner I headed down to Rockport harbor in the golden hour. The contrast of the white mooring lines…
August 1, 2017
Flowers from My Garden; Off to Maine
I'm off to Maine tomorrow morning to teach flower photography in the coming week. With departure looming before me once again, of course I feel the need to take advantage…
July 27, 2017
When, Where, and How to Photograph the Eclipse
The August 21st 2017 total solar eclipse is gonna be a crazy event in the United States. 12 million people live in the path of totality, and many more are…
July 24, 2017