A Sunset and Two Camellias
This year, 2018, has been a little sparse for me photographically so far (but see Red Tulips and New Year's Day Design). I think of this as a "pause that…
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January 12, 2018
digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
Happy New Year from Harold Davis and family
Our very best wishes for a happy, healthy, prosperous, and creative 2018 from our family to yours! For a somewhat less anodyne New Year's message: with the world standing on…
December 27, 2017
A Palette of Petals
On Christmas Day, the guests had left. The presents were unwrapped and enjoyed. OK, I admit I'd heard the yodeling pickle (a gag gift that Julian got for Mathew) one…
December 26, 2017
Seasons Greetings from Harold Davis & Family
We wish you a great holiday season, and may prosperity and the light of creativity shine forth for you in the coming year. Peace and goodwill to all! Check out…
December 23, 2017
Cherry Branches © Harold Davis
Harold Davis—My Best of 2017
Any compilation of one's best work for a given time frame has to be somewhat arbitrary. With 2017, for me this is particularly the case. Once again, I've been at…
December 22, 2017
Two from the Western Slope
Here are two images from my visit to the Western slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in November (click each image to view them larger).
December 21, 2017
Point Bonita
At dusk the outer cliffs of the Headlands become shrouded in mystery. Point Bonita Lighthouse guards the approach to the Golden Gate, as it has since the days of steamships.…
December 17, 2017
Amaryllis Unfurling
I photographed this white Amaryllis unfurling using dappled and diffused sunlight for illumination, and a black velvet cloth for the background. The image is comprised of three exposures, each using…
December 10, 2017
Mottled-leaf Paphiopedilum
This is an image of an orchid I made today with a new lens, the 85mm f/1.8 Lensbaby Velvet. This is a lens designed to create a glowing effect in…
December 5, 2017
106 Birthday Candles
Yesterday was Phyllis's mom Barbara's 90th birthday, and our son Nicky's 16th birthday. So Phyllis baked a cakes, and as you see in the photo put 106 lit candles on…
November 22, 2017
It starts with some twigs…
My kids and I gathered some twigs in "The Grove" [of coastal redwoods] in nearby Tilden Park. I used the twigs to create a light box composition, shown immediately below…
November 21, 2017
Exhibition of my photography extended through December 1, 2017
My photography is on exhibit at Shoh Gallery in Berkeley, California has been extended through December 1, 2017 (Road Less Traveled, shown above, is one of the images in the…
November 19, 2017
It Starts with a Photo
Actually, in this case it starts with an arrangement on my light box, and eight high-key HDR exposures recombined in Photoshop. The resulting image is shown immediately below. An LAB…
November 17, 2017
Harold Davis Photography Exhibition until Nov 25 at Shoh Gallery—Come Visit!
My photography is on exhibit at Shoh Gallery in Berkeley, California through November 25, 2017 (Slot Canyon, shown above, is one of the images in the show). This is the…
November 14, 2017
Constructing an image from the materials of nature
In a recent article on art and beauty, I wrote: I would rather think of myself as an inventor more than a discoverer of beauty. My hope is to use…
November 10, 2017
How Long Must Eye Wait?
Wedged in a crack behind the aptly-named Ladyboot Arch in the Alabama Hills of the eastern Sierra near the Nevada border of California, I already knew this wasn't going to be…
November 7, 2017