Shadowlands
I've been playing with shadows. The idea is to construct compositions where the shadow is as important (or more important) than the object creating the shadow. Sometimes an object and…
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August 29, 2009
Annals of Parenting
Of my three sons, Mathew---who is five---has the most interest in the mechanics of photography. He wants to know how lenses fit on the camera, what lens is used to…
August 28, 2009
Still Lives
Three Jars, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I've been shooting still lives for an ongoing project---so more to come. Above: three jars, with potatoes, rocks, and marbles.…
August 26, 2009
Naked Came I
Hope Abandoned, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This group of photos shows the figures on the top, left and right of a casting of Auguste Rodin's famous…
August 23, 2009
Katie Rose in the Bath
Katie Rose in Color, photo by Harold Davis. Katie Rose is always cute (in my biased opinion). Here she has a strange hairdo in the bath!
August 22, 2009
Making the Unseen Visible
My new column is up on Photo.net. Here's the description: Harold Davis contributes a fourth Becoming a More Creative Photographer column, to help inspire us with tips and ideas on…
August 18, 2009
Stone River at Night
Stone River at Night, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a night view of the Andy Goldsworthy installation Stone River at the Stanford University campus. I…
August 16, 2009
Stacking Star Trails
Edge of Night, photo © Harold Davis. View this image larger. Star stacking is a technology that derives from astronomical photography. The idea is to solve the…
August 12, 2009
Night Photography in Big Sur, Carmel and Monterey
Night falls on Bixby Bridge along US 1 on the Big Sur coast - © Harold Davis Please consider joining me Friday, September 25 - Sunday, September 27, 2009…
August 11, 2009
Odd Fellows
Pinned, photo by Harold Davis. http://www.nanpa.org/ This is an extreme close-up of an Odd Fellows affiliation pin. I shot it to demonstrate for Creative Close-Ups: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques…
August 11, 2009
Ring Thing
Ring Thing, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I shot this engaging ring toy using an extension bellows as part of a demonstration of different macro equipment for…
August 9, 2009
Stanford Memorial Church
Stanford Memorial Church, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: wandering around Stanford University in Palo Alto the other evening, I photographed the Stanford Memorial Church as…
August 8, 2009
Quad
Quad, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I went across the Bay and down to the Peninsula, where Joseph showed me around Stanford University in Palo Alto. We…
August 7, 2009
Red Dragonfly
Red Dragonfly, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The kids and I were fooling around in the garden when we noticed this red dragonfly. I ran and got…
August 5, 2009
The Way Things Are
Katie Rose Today, photo by Harold Davis. On this date one year ago Katie Rose came home from the hospital. You can see her in today's photo smiling and happy,…
August 4, 2009
Big Sur
Big Sur, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. South of Point Sur, the cloud cover opened up. There was still a moving fog bank, so I had no…
August 3, 2009
Garden of Eden
Garden of Eden, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I was lucky to get to photograph one of the first bibles printed, by Preuss of Strassborg in 1486.…
August 2, 2009
Lonely Tree
Lonely Tree, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. On the outskirts of abandoned Fort Ord, California, an overpass leads from the ruined rows of barracks across the highway.…
August 1, 2009