Comparative Motion
Dead Tree, Seascape, and Sunset is an exercise in capturing comparative motion over the course of a fairly long exposure (ten seconds). The surf was rolling in below the bluff,…
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February 3, 2016
Harold Davis Interview about Pixsy on the ASMP Business Blog
www.asmp.org/strictlybusiness/2016/02/an-interview-with-pixsy-client-harold-davis/ Once I began putting my work up on the Web, it didn’t take me long to realize that I was on the horns of a very serious business dilemma.…
February 1, 2016
What’s in Harold Davis’s Camera Bag?
Curious about what's in my gear bag when I'm in the field? Check out this story from Zeiss! (Thanks Zeiss so much for the wonderful glass.)
January 31, 2016
Contest: An Easter Egg in Achieving Your Potential
An Easter Egg is a secret; for example, in software often it is a hidden pop-up window with an animation. In software, usually the Easter Egg is activated using a combination…
January 29, 2016
Last chance for an incredible trip-of-a-lifetime photo tour to Paris
We still have room for two more in my very small group photographic tour of Paris beginning May 1, 2016. This is your last chance to register for the trip…
January 27, 2016
Belying Apparent Simplicity
This image of Tulips in a Vase on White derives its power from its apparent simplicity. In fact, behind the scenes, I constructed the image with a certain amount of calculated…
January 24, 2016
Learning to Photograph Flowers for Transparency (article on Pixsy blog)
I've written an article now posted on the Pixsy blog about my technique for photographing flowers for transparency on a light box: What are the steps to mastering the process? Surprisingly,…
January 21, 2016
Steep Ravine
The past several years during the great California drought the waterfalls on the slopes of Mount Tamalpais have been fairly dry, even in the rainy season. So what a wonderful joy to…
January 19, 2016
Stargazer Lilies
I photographed these Stargazer Lilies on a light box to show them on a white background. With one version (above) I added them in Photoshop to a scanned paper background.…
January 17, 2016
Pentaptych of Tulip Petals
Inspecting some pink tulips the other day, I noticed that the demarcation behind petals and leaves was not as clear as I had thought it would be. With this flower,…
January 15, 2016
Harold Davis Topaz Webinar on YouTube and Topaz Discount Code
Click here for the replay of my webinar sponsored by Topaz, Beyond Photography: Painterly Effects with Harold Davis. Topaz Labs has generously provided discount codes as well (these codes are…
January 14, 2016
Blast from the Past: Travels with Samantha
Originally published November 24, 2014. Editor's update: After publishing this post, I received a number of inquiries as to what I was doing traveling with "another woman" (Phyllis seems to have…
January 11, 2016
Blast from the Past: Free Wrecked Blue Couch for House Guests You Hate
Originally published June 1, 2015. Editor's update: Phyllis eventually had to pay to have the couch hacked into pieces and hauled away. The response to the Craig's List ad quoted below…
January 10, 2016
Two to Achieve Their Potential, and Two to Photograph Paris, too!
I have two places left in Achieving Your Potential as a Photographer (March 12-13, and ongoing mentoring), and two for Paris Photography in the Spring. These won't last long, so…
January 9, 2016
Painterly Effects with Topaz: Free Webinar
Beyond Photography: Painterly Effects with Topaz Presented by Harold Davis Tuesday January 12, 2016 at 2PM Pacific Time SORRY - THERE ARE NO MORE SPACES LEFT. This will be recorded and…
January 8, 2016
Blast from the Past: Noriko Tries to Poison Me
Originally published November 4, 2013 Well, not really. In actual fact, Noriko took me to a wonderful, varied and seasonal dinner at a restaurant with no external signage in the…
January 7, 2016
Blast from the Past: Between Earth and Sky
Originally published September 22, 2008 Between Earth and Sky, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. On our way home from a sunset-to-night hike on the Tomales Point fork…
January 7, 2016
Blast from the Past: Sacré Coeur Passage
Originally published June 26, 2013: La Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre sits high on a hill overlooking Paris. Controversial from long before the start of construction, the design of…
January 6, 2016