LAB Inversions
I am often asked about my technique for obtaining creative effects using LAB color adjustments in Photoshop. While the theory behind this set of techniques is a bit complicated, there's…
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April 16, 2015
What do Harold Davis and Georgia O’Keeffe have in common on Pinterest, and how is Pinterest going to make money, anyway?
Actually, I don't really care how Pinterest plans to make money, although in the light of the rest of this story it is worth noting that Pinterest has a private…
April 15, 2015
Digital paintings that use photographs as the medium
Harold Davis’ talent as a painter is evident in this beautifully rendered photograph of the Jamaa-el-Fnaa marketplace in Marakesh, Morocco. © Harold Davis Eileen Fritsch, a writer who often covers…
April 13, 2015
Antoni Gaudi and the shell game
Antoni Gaudi, the architect of the fabulous Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Catalonia, liked to use organic shapes of nature in his designs. Hence the pillars in the Sagrada Familia cathedral…
April 13, 2015
We are not afraid of color
I photographed these flowers on my light box using the bright and sharp Zeiss Otus 85mm lens, then created a number of variations in Photoshop. The colors in flowers give me…
April 11, 2015
Waterlogue and Harold Davis iPhoneography
The best camera to use is the one you have with you, and I pretty much always have my iPhone camera with me. My iPhone is not only a camera,…
April 10, 2015
San Francisco Dreams in Black and White
San Francisco dreams in black and white. Please come visit my new virtual gallery of San Francisco in Black and White! What goes on behind the shades in the lit…
April 10, 2015
Tulips in a Glass Vase
To make this image, I placed the vase of tulips on a mirror, and lit the vase and flowers from behind with a standing light box. This is the same setup…
April 8, 2015
Letter about my photo trip to Italy in the autumn
Dear fellow photographers: My name is Harold Davis, and I am an artist, photographer, writer, and teacher. If you are not familiar with my photography books, please check out my…
April 7, 2015
Arms
Four in-camera exposures, with the model stationary besides her arms. Related stories: Pagan Goddess, Multiple Exposures.
April 6, 2015
Shadows
In this image, I used my iPhone to photograph and process the shadows of a Venetian blind projected by the late afternoon sun onto the linen curtains in my office.…
April 6, 2015
My Easter Bunnies
Phyllis keeps the Davis Easter bunnies hopping, and a good time is had by all!
April 5, 2015
My Karate Kids
My Karate kids and Karate spouse, Phyllis, Julian, Nicky, Mathew, and Katie Rose are shown at the Rohai Dojo in Berkeley, California where my family learns Cuong Nhu, a Vietnamese…
April 4, 2015
Photographing the Point Reyes boat with my iPhone and the Waterlogue app
Over the years, I have photographed the beached and slowly decaying Point Reyes trawler, located near Inverness, California, by starlight and by daylight in the afternoon. This photo was by…
April 4, 2015
Inversions (and lions, and tigers, and bears, oh my!)
From the humble Echinacea photographed for its delicate petals, the miracle of LAB channel inversions and adjustments leads straight to the drug-crazed and colorful versions you see here (just as…
April 2, 2015
Echinacea
Last year I bought an Echinacea and planted it in a pot on the porch, assuming it would essentially be an annual. Somewhat to my surprise, it has come back…
April 2, 2015
New Iris Macros
I've been having fun with some photography of a kind I haven't done in a while: relatively straight macro photography of flowers. The photography is straightforward (as I explain below),…
March 30, 2015
Artist Harold Davis Uses Moab Paper for Artisanal Inkjet Prints
Renowned photographer-artist-author-teacher Harold Davis can’t imagine letting someone else print his images. Printing is how he fully realizes the image he envisions before he even snaps the camera shutter or…
March 27, 2015