Passion for Flowers
A passion for flower photography is of course one of my ruling passions. What better way to show it than by photographing this Passiflora ("passion flower") from a vine outside our…
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September 26, 2015
digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
Strahov Monastery Library
The photo in this story is of the Philosophical Hall, part of the library of the massive Strahov Monastery in the hills above Prague in the Czech Republic which I…
September 15, 2015
The poet among the photographers
My sponsor Zeiss has announced a spectacular new line of lenses, the "Milvus" lenses. As a prelude to the product launch, I got to work with two of the lenses,…
September 10, 2015
A portfolio by Harold Davis: A Modern Pilgrimage along the Kumano Kodo
A Modern Pilgrimage: Along the Kumano Kodo by Harold Davis is an artist book and portfolio of images that astutely blends old-craft hand traditions and materials with and cutting-edge new…
September 7, 2015
Long Live Blur!
Much of the time we photographers are concerned with sharpness---how to make a photo that is "tack sharp," how to manage depth-of-field (or even how to focus stack), how to…
September 3, 2015
Denali, the Great One, Alaska by Harold Davis
The long overdue official renaming of Mount McKinley to Denali, Alaska, and the resulting outcry from the State of Ohio (the birthplace of President McKinley), puts me in mind of my…
September 1, 2015
Beneath the Pont de la Concorde
The modernism of the underpinnings of this bridge over the Seine River in Paris, France belies the ornate fancifulness of the bridge from above. This is one of the joys of…
August 30, 2015
Special Print Offer: Kiss from a Rose
Special Print Offer: Kiss from a Rose by Harold Davis on Moab Juniper Baryta I am offering a limited-time print special: my Kiss from a Rose, shown below, printed at roughly 11"…
August 29, 2015
Simulating a Calotype Glass Negative Print
The underlying photography in this image consists of two photographs of trees reflected in a puddle that I made in the Parc de Sceaux in suburban Paris, France with the…
August 28, 2015
In the field for transparency
One interesting point that often comes up in my Photographing Flowers for Transparency workshops (such as the recent one I gave at Maine Media) is whether the techniques I teach…
August 23, 2015
Come with me to Italy this autumn!
I am leading a small group of photographers to Italy for two full weeks at the end of October (15 days and 14 nights beginning October 28, 2015). We will…
August 22, 2015
Harold Davis Photo wrongly attributed as Georgia O’Keeffe painting; special print offer
I am always amused, flattered, and slightly aghast when one of my photos turns up as a Georgia O'Keeffe painting. This happens most often with Kiss from a Rose (shown below).…
August 20, 2015
Lobsters for Dinner
They said, "Have as many lobsters as you want for dinner." For a while all was lobster bibs, drawn butter, lobsters claws cracking, and the sounds of contented eating. When…
August 9, 2015
Avena Herb Farm
My favorite field trip during the Flower Photography workshop I gave at Maine Media Workshops was to Avena Herb Farm in Rockport, Maine. Avena Botanicals has a wonderful garden for photography…
August 8, 2015
Boat from Underneath
The workshop studio is in a small complex of buildings. The other buildings all have to do with boat repair and boat sales. This is the reflection in the hull…
August 6, 2015
Flowers on Black
I photographed these flowers just now on black seamless as a demonstration of a bracketed sequence for low-key HDR photography from my Maine Media flower photography workshop.
August 6, 2015
Welcome to Maine!
My workshop starts this evening, and I've had fun today exploring the mid-coast of Maine. I was lucky to visit the Owl's Head Lighthouse just now, with a functioning light…
August 2, 2015
Recent News, Interviews, and Webinar
Please check out the following links! My new book Achieving Your Potential As a Photographer: A Photographer's Creative Companion and Workbook is now available and shipping on Amazon. Here's Katie…
July 28, 2015