Oculus
The dictionary says that oculus is a fancy term for a round, eyelike opening. The term has been borrowed for a system of virtual reality headsets, and I have photographed a rock…
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February 23, 2017
digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
On the Brooklyn Bridge
Today I guest-hosted an informal Meetup of New York photographers. We gathered at the bridge tower on the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge. There was a great deal of…
February 22, 2017
Free Upcoming Events with Harold Davis in New York City
I will be in New York City for a brief trip from Monday February 20 until Friday February 24, 2017 in honor of the publication of my new book The…
February 11, 2017
Hellebore
In my garden in the rain the hellebores are in bloom. These lovely bell shaped flowers face downward in nature in a wide variety of colors and internal configurations. It's…
February 10, 2017
Dark of the Moon Night Photography Workshop in the Eastern Sierras (Oct 2017)
Dark of the Moon Night Photography in the Eastern Sierra Three nights; arriving Friday, October 20, 2017 and departing Monday, October 23, 2017 ***Some participants may choose to arrive late…
January 27, 2017
Photographing Curtains with my iPhone
It's a funny thing: sometimes one doesn't see what one has been photographing until after the fact, when there's an obvious collection of similar images. Perhaps this collection of similars…
January 26, 2017
Special Pricing for Two Harold Davis Limited Edition Portfolios
We are offering one copy each of two of my limited edition portfolios at a very special discount. Only one Kumano Kodo and one Monochromatic Visions are available for $795 each. This unique special…
January 19, 2017
Coming Up Soon: From iPhone to Art Workshop (Jan 28-29, 2017)
Our weekend workshop From iPhone to Art: The Art of iPhoneography is coming up soon. You'll find more information about this very special workshop below, as well some of my iPhone art,…
January 18, 2017
Oculus in Crystal and Optical Sidekick
I was fooling around the other day with photographing glassware and loose (unmounted) lenses on my light box. The images are inverted in LAB. With one of the glasses, I…
January 5, 2017
Last Light
As the last light of day touches the sea-kissed cliffs, it is important to keep in mind that although night may follow day, day also follows night. Be of good…
January 1, 2017
Big Sur Coast from Bixby Bridge Overlook
As sunset turns to dusk, and dusk to night, colors linger on the towering westward-facing Pacific cliffs of the Big Sur peninsula. Long after the landscape is a murky, dark…
December 30, 2016
Night Vision Exhibition at the Weston Gallery
Yesterday I made a photographic trip to the Big Sur coast. It was a spectacular day for photography, and some images will no doubt follow in the due fullness of…
December 29, 2016
Orchids in a Blue Bowl © Harold Davis
My Best of 2016
2016 is a year of the fire monkey. This is by way of saying that one should rightfully have expected the unexpected. The monkey is a trickster, and not always…
December 15, 2016
Floral Tondo
Tondo is a Renaissance term for a circular painting. To create my floral tondo, I started with a circular pattern on my light box. I arranged an array of petals---mostly…
December 14, 2016