digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
Why, you might ask, did I photograph this white camellia blossom in a white dish on a black background in color rather than in black and white? Great question! These…
This photographic journey will take us to areas of Japan that Westerners often do not see, with an emphasis on photography and visual art at a pace specifically designed to…
This five-day workshop is intended for photographers who are passionately interested in floral photography. Harold Davis’s unique light box techniques will be covered in depth, along with still life, field,…
We were commissioned to create two large murals created from my work. Phyllis designed the compositions, which are shown in the JPEG files here. For now I can't go into…
I've been puzzling over the definition of "still life." As best I can tell, a still life is an arrangement of objects that are not alive, as "alive" is commonly…
As the tulips settled into my arrangement in the vase they reached out, curved, and seemed to combine the wisdom of aging with continued vitality. Not quite an arrangement featuring…
Best wishes from Phyllis, myself, and our family to you and your loved ones for the holidays and the coming year. Please keep in touch and appreciate those that are…
I am profiled in the January issue of Marin Living Magazine in Harold Davis Continues to Put His Stamp on the Art World. Very flattering interview, and a nice play on…
Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. From its origins in Kyoto more than a millenia ago, this is an art form that has evolved within a formal tradition…
Iya Onsen Hotel perches high above the Iya River in the mountainous and less-traveled region that is in the interior of Shikoku, Japan's fourth largest island. The area is magical,…
Some photographic subjects resonate in the poetic sense. For example, spirals, bridges, the light at the end of the tunnel. Of course, this possible subject-matter resonance is not sufficient to…
During downtime in Japan, when I'm on trains or relaxing after the onsen, and when I am not chasing waterfalls, I've been reading A Brief History of Photography by David…
I've never understood the lyrics of the song "Don't go chasing waterfalls." Apparently, if you Google it, the lyric to this catchy tune (I've worked out to its beat at…
The other day in my garden I looked under some leaves and found a family of small succulents. These plants were wonderful in their tiny spiralness, and I knew I…
Meet Socks, our three-month-old kitty and the newest member of the Davis family!
Eye of the Dragon, shown below, is a Photoshop composite of an extreme close-up of a dahlia blossom and my left eye. For more about the image of my eye,…
I've been having a great deal of fun experimenting with new Leica M lenses and new techniques. In particular, I've used the enhanced dynamic range properties of my Monochrom M11…
As many of you know, I love to create mandalas on my light box using flowers. The idea behind Solar Rotation Mandala was to create a "solar system" circling the central…