Happy Birthday Mom
The other day we celebrated my Mom's 86th birthday. My Mom, Virginia Davis, is a working artist, deeply interested in the textiles and art of Mexico. So it seems appropriate that…
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August 24, 2015
In the field for transparency
One interesting point that often comes up in my Photographing Flowers for Transparency workshops (such as the recent one I gave at Maine Media) is whether the techniques I teach…
August 23, 2015
Come with me to Italy this autumn!
I am leading a small group of photographers to Italy for two full weeks at the end of October (15 days and 14 nights beginning October 28, 2015). We will…
August 22, 2015
Harold Davis Photo wrongly attributed as Georgia O’Keeffe painting; special print offer
I am always amused, flattered, and slightly aghast when one of my photos turns up as a Georgia O'Keeffe painting. This happens most often with Kiss from a Rose (shown below).…
August 20, 2015
Steven Pressfield on Achieving Your Potential As a Photographer
I sent Steven Pressfield, the author of The War of Art, a copy of my new book Achieving Your Potential As a Photographer: A Photographer's Creative Companion and Workbook. Steve…
August 19, 2015
Old Train Bridge
I photographed this old train bridge in Maine, with the idea of extending the apparent length of the bridge visually as far as I could. To achieve this goal in…
August 17, 2015
Reflections in a Maine Pond
"To be calm, to be serene! There is the calmness of the lake when there is not a breath of wind. . . . So it is with us. Sometimes…
August 16, 2015
Spiral Inside the Pemaquid Lighthouse
Today I visited Pemaquid Point, Maine and its well-known lighthouse. This is still an operational lighthouse, run by the United States Coastguard. After I visited the top of the tower,…
August 13, 2015
Monhegan Island Storm
Monhegan Island is a small island twelve miles off the coast of Maine. There are a handful of year around residents who mostly fish for lobster, many artists who come…
August 11, 2015
Lobsters for Dinner
They said, "Have as many lobsters as you want for dinner." For a while all was lobster bibs, drawn butter, lobsters claws cracking, and the sounds of contented eating. When…
August 9, 2015
Avena Herb Farm
My favorite field trip during the Flower Photography workshop I gave at Maine Media Workshops was to Avena Herb Farm in Rockport, Maine. Avena Botanicals has a wonderful garden for photography…
August 8, 2015
Keith Carter and Ben Long
Yesterday dinner's at Maine Media Workshop for faculty and staff was fun, with good eats and great company. Shown are two distinguished MMW colleagues, Keith Carter and Ben Long.
August 7, 2015
Boat from Underneath
The workshop studio is in a small complex of buildings. The other buildings all have to do with boat repair and boat sales. This is the reflection in the hull…
August 6, 2015
Flowers on Black
I photographed these flowers just now on black seamless as a demonstration of a bracketed sequence for low-key HDR photography from my Maine Media flower photography workshop.
August 6, 2015
Mandahlia: Dahlia Mandala
The basis for this image is a photo I made today during a field trip with my Creative Flower Photography workshop here in Rockport, Maine at the Maine Media Workshops.…
August 4, 2015
Country Corner and Wild Fish Sex
I photographed this image of a bucolic corner here in Rockport, Maine where I am giving a workshop, and processed the image on my iPhone using Waterlogue. Could this be…
August 3, 2015