White Rose Blushing in Color and Black and White
I thought this white rose with a hint of satin-like blush was going to look great in black and white, but when I processed it I saw that the color…
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March 6, 2017
Harold Davis on Black & White Vision at B&H Photo in New York: the Video
I was in New York as part of a trip to promote my new book The Photographer's Black & White Handbook. My presentation at B&H Photo was well attended and…
March 3, 2017
Tuscan Road
Wandering the fields and byways of southern Tuscany, I came across this tree-lined road, and settled in for a photography session, enjoying the action of the high-flying clouds. I processed…
January 18, 2017
Last Light
As the last light of day touches the sea-kissed cliffs, it is important to keep in mind that although night may follow day, day also follows night. Be of good…
January 1, 2017
Workshop in a Suitcase
I am used to leading two kinds of photography workshops: one is close enough to my home base in Berkeley so it is easy to set up the workshop room…
November 22, 2016
Bramante Stairs
The Bramante Stairs is a double helix staircase, meaning it consists of two independent helical stairs in the same vertical space, allowing one person to ascend and another to descend, without…
October 27, 2016
Tuscan Field
This field has been plowed. It is autumn, and the land is bare, waiting in lengthy passivity for the new crops of spring to begin to show. The patterns in…
October 27, 2016
Planet of the Succulents
This is a succulent from our front porch. I brought it inside, and photographed it straight down on a black velvet background. My thought was that it looked rounded like…
September 16, 2016
Carcassonne in Black & White
The techniques shown in this image---bracketed sequence photography, processing for extended dynamic range, layer stack monochromatic conversion, all with an added antique effect---are detailed in my new book. It is…
September 3, 2016
Stonington Harbor, Maine
When you saw the title of this blog story, I'll bet you thought it would be illustrated with images of picturesque lobster boats, lobster traps, and so on. Well, there…
August 24, 2016
Rockland Breakwater
The Rockland, Maine breakwater is a loosely laid wall of large granite rocks that protects Rockland harbor, and stretches about a mile out to a lighthouse. The photo below shows…
August 16, 2016
Penobscot Crossing
The observatory at the top of the bridge across the Penobscot Narrows bills itself as the highest bridge observatory in the world. Be that as it may, on a rainy…
August 13, 2016
Isleboro Ferry
Today I took my workshop class on a field trip to Isleboro, a short ferry ride from the Maine mainland. One of the techniques I asked the group to practice…
August 9, 2016
Three Poses and a Two-Fer
I had fun photographing a model from Los Angeles the other day. Mostly we did multiple exposures, but I also did some single poses. The single poses are shown above,…
July 27, 2016
Handsome Gargoyle Devil and the Pinhole Effect
A gargoyle is a carved grotesque, with (sometimes) the practical function of serving as a down spout for rain, and often the emotional purpose of warding off evil spirits. The…
July 13, 2016