digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
The atomic bomb dome is the only structure left even partially standing after the detonation of the first atom bomb over Hiroshima. This structure, built in 1915 with a gorgeous…
I had a lesson in making Temari sushi at In Kenazawa House. This kind of sushi is a specialty of the Kenazawa region, and based on small, round balls that…
Now that I have your attention, here are a few items from my calendar (along with a couple of new images). Note that I'll be leaving for an extended photography…
Yesterday was a day for meditation. First up: Gathering the raw materials (see image at bottom). With several bunches of alstroemeria ("Peruvian Lilies"), I harvested the petals from the blossoms,…
I've been working to upgrade the plumbing at the backend of my website, not (I must say) particularly out of desire to do this kind of task. Although there is…
I am very pleased with a new portrait of me made by Nan Phelps. This is a square image created on black-and-white film using a medium format camera, so you…
Shadows can play a big role in monochromatic photography. If you are interested in making compelling black and white images consider the important role that shadows play in this kind…
On my way back from teaching Composition & Photography in Maine, I met Phyllis and our son Mathew in Iowa, where we spent the better part of a week while…
When I was young, my parents, my brother and I traveled with Raymond Smullyan. Raymond was a mathematician, logician, writer, classical musician, and---most important from my child's eyes perspective---a magician…
With all the fuss about the recent Barbie movie, I decided to photograph a field of flowers in the key of pink. As pink as all these flowers could be,…
What: My work since the Pandemic, a live presentation: this is a free event Where: B&H Photo in New York City When: This event has been canceled. In this presentation, artist, photographer,…
The other day we changed the tagline on my website. The former tagline was Creative vision, quality, and craft in photography and digital art. I think this describes pretty well…
Many experienced photographers know that they never really "see" their own work until they’ve printed it. In addition, effective photographic printmaking requires specific compositional skills that involve the translation of…
A client ordered a large print of my Pale Garden image. With the first test print, Phyllis and I could see that Pale Garden needed to be retouched. If you look closely at the…
I've stumbled into a new series of flower images. These images have in common the appearance of "artful randomness." They are supposed to seem casual and minimally arranged. But the…
Translucent Flora: Photographs by Harold Davis is an exhibition at the San Francisco Botanical Garden Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture, June – September 2023 Join us for the Artists’…
Having a number of teenagers and twenty-somethings in the house exposes me to some (understandable) pessimism about life, society, and the future. These are indeed strange times. We---and our kids---have…
We are pleased to announce our destination photo workshop to southwestern France in the spring of 2024. Join a small compatible group of photographers in a 15th Century fortified farmhouse…