Photographing Waves
On Saturday I led a workshop on Point Reyes about photographing waves. For this workshop, waves are what Alfred Hitchcock called a "MacGuffin"---a fun red herring that lets you get…
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January 30, 2011
Playa Floor
This is a shot of the Race Track---a dried lake bed in Death Valley---taken just as the sun was coming up. The rising sun provides a harsh side light that…
January 30, 2011
Amanda
Briefly noted: This is a high-key shot of professional model Amanda, exposed without flash to take advantage of the beautiful light coming through the window.
January 28, 2011
Wire Sculpture
A visit to Cuba launches you into an understanding of revolutionary and totalitarian hagiography. The likenesses of the heros of the revolution—Fidel, Che, and other less well-known revolutionary generals—are everywhere…
January 27, 2011
Finding an Audience for Your Photos
The first column in my new series Finding an Audience for Your Photos is now published on Photo.net. Here's the description: Taking advantage of trends and opportunities with digital photography…
January 25, 2011
Lonely Road
First light of morning: Eyes dry from dust, photographing all night, restless napping in the van while the shutter clicks. On the road: Day in the life of the…
January 24, 2011
Escape
This is a shot of a hellebore blossom in a bud vase---or, as I like to think, escaping from the bud vase. The drops of water on the bud…
January 23, 2011
Taiwan Translation
This is the cover of the Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) translation of Creative Composition. I gather that Traditional (sometimes also called Orthodox) Chinese uses visually richer characters than the abbreviated written…
January 22, 2011
Another Shell Spiral
Shell Spiral 2, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: This is another shell spiral, this one much closer of a very small shell lit from behind.
January 21, 2011
Twisting
Twisting, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a hand-HDR blend of four images, shot on the narrow shoulder leading up to Angel's Landing in Zion Nation…
January 20, 2011
Poetry in Motion
Poetry in Motion, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. A wave is poetry in motion. Always moving, never the same twice, full of life---the wave is a fundamental…
January 18, 2011
Shell Spiral
Shell Spiral, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Spirals occur in nature, in architecture---and all over the universe from the incredibly small to the cosmically large. There's nothing…
January 18, 2011
Sea Urchin Shell
Sea Urchin 3, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I've been photographing shells such as this sea urchin for a project the last few days. My friend Steven…
January 17, 2011
Compass Rose
Compass Rose, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. A compass rose is a figure on a map or nautical chart used to display the orientation of the cardinal…
January 16, 2011
Falling Water
Falling Water, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a detail shot from Lone Pine Creek near Whitney Portal, timed with a two second exposure to make…
January 14, 2011
Whitney Crest
Whitney Crest, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a shot of the Whitney Crest of the High Sierra from the Alabama Hills at sunrise on an…
January 12, 2011
The Photoshop Darkroom 2
In keeping with family tradition, Katie Rose and Phyllis check out an advance copy of The Photoshop Darkroom 2: Creative Digital Transformations. The publication date for the book is February…
January 11, 2011
Camellia japonica
Camellia japonica, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I shot this Camellia japonica "Nuccio's Cameo" yesterday outdoors at Berkeley Horticulture---in what seems to have become something of a…
January 10, 2011
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