White Peony
I photographed this white peony the other day on my light box. Most flowers reveal a highly organized inner core; this bashful peony exemplifies more private mysteries. The result, white…
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December 7, 2021
digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
Rubin’s Vase Optical Illusion with Harold’s Profile
Rubin's Vase is a well-known optical illusion developed by Danish psychologist Edgar Rubin whose primary research field was figure-ground perception. When you look at the image above, do you see…
November 16, 2021
Sharing My Techniques for Photography on Black—Webinar on Saturday 11/20/21—There Are No Secrets
I'll be sharing my techniques for Photography on Black in a live Zoom webinar on Saturday November 20, 2021 at 11am PT. The webinar will include real-time demonstrations of photography…
November 14, 2021
Two of my images are 2022 USPS releases
I am pleased and honored that two of my images are part of the 2022 United States Postal Service new releases. Click here for the official press release. My stamps…
November 1, 2021
Hoan Kiem Lake
In 2017, my friend Eric and I explored Vietnam. We flew into Hanoi through Taiwan, and checked into our hotel. As we explored the bustling, steamy city, we stopped on…
October 26, 2021
Yoda visits a cave
It's possible to read this image from inside a cave on Iceland's southern coast in two ways, depending on how your eye responds to the positive and negative spaces in…
October 10, 2021
Romanesco Broccoli
Broccoli that we enjoy on our tables is the blossom of a flowering plant, and this is nowhere more apparent than with Romanesco Broccoli, shown in extreme close-up below. The…
September 29, 2021
Through a Glass Lightly
Photographing through glass on a light box is one of my favorite photographic pastimes. You can see an album of some of my glass work by clicking here. One of…
September 26, 2021
Dandelion Inversion
A simple Dandelion contains a world, in a sense a fractal world, as each node in the outer Dandelion world reveals its own world within if you get close enough.…
September 25, 2021
Bus Window Impressionism
Riding in a bus is not always exalted or exalting, but it does leave one time for conversation and for looking out the window. In my case, on my recent…
September 16, 2021
Pre-order Composition & Photography by Harold Davis
My new, upcoming book Composition & Photography: Creating Structure Using Forms and Patterns is now available for pre-order from Amazon. I am very excited about this title, which will be…
September 10, 2021
Does size really matter?
Does size really matter? Sometimes smaller is better, as I think is the case with these two light box compositions. Both are based around a lattice of small viola blossoms,…
September 7, 2021
ICM is for iPhones too!
ICM---in camera motion---is a technique used to add interpretive aesthetics to an image by moving the camera during exposure while the shutter is open. Generally, the effect created is impressionistic.…
September 5, 2021
Live Long and Prosper
This photograph shows the Carpellary receptacle of a Lotus flower, Nelumbo nucifera. The Lotus is a sacred flower in both Hinduism and Buddhism. I photographed this Lotus in a small…
September 3, 2021
Cymbidium Orchid and Sidewalk
The Cymbidium Orchid image is a reprocess of a 2016 light box image, with a background texture added at the behest of a client. The Cymbidium grows outdoors in our…
August 26, 2021
More about seeing in Black & White
Recently I've been thinking about black and white photography. One context is the landscape of Iceland, and the relative appropriateness of color and monochrome. A comparison of black & white…
August 24, 2021
Succulents
Photographed with my iPhone 12 on a walk around my neighborhood...Succulents!
August 22, 2021
Hollyhock ‘Halo Candy’
I photographed this Hollyhock (Alcea rosea) blossom from our garden on a light box. The blossom was positioned upright with an improvised holder constructed from paperclips, tape, and an empty…
August 21, 2021