digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
Yesterday I spent most of my day building a mandala from flower petals on my light box. I used petals from alstroemeria, chrysanthemum, gerbera, some lobelia from the garden, and…
While in Kyoto I stopped by the Official Shop of the Kyoto Ceramic Art Association. There are 210 members of the association, and the works on display range from one-of-a-kind…
Understanding design patterns is a crucial part of construction of almost anything from buildings to object-oriented software. Visual design patterns originally derived from architecture, and are bedrock to composition; both…
If you are in the New York area, please consider attending a special event in honor of my father, Martin Davis, who died earlier this year. The event is hosted…
For the image of Bamboo Woods near Kyoto, I made seven exposures on my tripod at shutter speeds ranging from 1/2 a second to 20 seconds, varying each exposure by about…
Please consider joining me at B&H NYC for a live event on Thursday January 25, 2024 at 1pm ET. The presentation is My Work Since the Pandemic: A Special In-Store…
I am proud to have five of my images reproduced in 2024 as United States postage stamps. As you can see, these are "miscellaneous" low denomination stamps, with values of…
I spent the day on Miyajima Island, which is a pretty wonderful place. I told Phyllis it was like Sausalito with a bit of religion, tame deer, and 300,000 oysters…
At Kanazawa Station, on my way to Hiroshima, I saw this pretty train on a local track. I don't really know what it was about, but it seemed to be…
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…