Keira
This is a monochromatic studio portrait of Keira, a professional figure model. Usually, as I note in Creative Portraits, I prefer to use the camera to show someone's eyes when…
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February 8, 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
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
Narrows
Narrows, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Trudging up the Virgin Narrows light comes through the openings only briefly---creating a contrast that provides both photographic difficulties and possibilities.…
December 27, 2010
Seeing the Light in Black & White
In the clear light of a November day I strode up the Virgin River in Zion National Park, Utah. The water down the Virgin Narrows ran fast and cold, and…
December 16, 2010
Sunrise, Alabama Hills
Sunrise, Alabama Hills, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Do you miss the colors of sunrise in this landscape shot taken in the Alabama Hills above Lone Pine,…
December 3, 2010
Black & White Webcast
Beneath the Wave, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Please join me on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 10AM PDT for an interactive webcast. There is no charge…
November 22, 2010
Improbable Stairs
Improbable Stair, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I put this impossible image together using a cloudscape from the Bay area and the stairs at Scotty's Castle in…
November 20, 2010
Scotty’s Castle
Scotty's Castle, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: Anyone who knows me knows that I'll flip for a good spiral stair---imagine my surprise and delight in…
November 7, 2010
Eros Art Exhibit
Kellie, photo by Harold Davis. I have nine monochromatic prints (including the image of Kellie shown above) in The Eros Show, on exhibit (and for sale) at the Arthouse Gallery…
October 21, 2010
Couch
Couch, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This photo shows a detail view of the leather couch in our living room. The kids love to jump on it,…
September 15, 2010
Figure Study
Figure Study, photo by Harold Davis. Briefly noted: These are fair-skinned models painted in silver and gold. Monochromatic conversion gives the impression that the skin tones are much darker than…
September 9, 2010
Sea Palms
Sea Palms, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: Another version of the Sea Palm Forest, this one processed in a Photoshop Statistics stack using only four…
August 30, 2010
Reclining Nude
These two images of the female nude are abstractions---the female forms are composed as if they were sculpture or even a still life. In the Photoshop darkroom, to create the…
August 24, 2010
Sunny Saw Up
Sunny Saw Up, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I photographed this saw blade last year at Joseph Siroker's Palo Alto studio. Our idea was to create shadows…
July 31, 2010
Apple
Apple, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Half of an apple. Simple, basic---to the core! However, an image of this apparent simplicity is often not as easy to…
July 27, 2010