Simplicity
Sometimes simplicity is best, although simplicity can be hard to achieve. Both visually and technically, simple images give you no place to hide. In other words, complexity can hide problems,…
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January 12, 2015
digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
Castelo Marvao
Late on a frigid November afternoon I checked into the Pousada Santa Maria---a converted convent---in the eagle-nest town of Marvao, Portugal. I was the only guest at the hotel. I…
January 8, 2015
Warm wishes for a joyous New Year!
Warm wishes for a joyous New Year! Delve into your creative spirit in 2015... Click here for a PDF version of this card. Click here for My Best of 2014.
December 31, 2014
White Poppy © Harold Davis
My Best of 2014
2014 has been an exciting year for me photographically, from many viewpoints, including the geographic and chronological. When I am not suffering from temporal displacement syndrome (otherwise known as jet…
December 25, 2014
Falling Water
Recent winter rainstorms have battered the San Francisco area in Northern California with much needed rain. In a break in the weather I decided to hike to Cataract Falls on…
December 24, 2014
Photographing Waves
Waves are a fundamental form of the universe. Light and sound come in waves. Wave formation underlies much that we know, and don't know, about the universe around us. As manifest…
December 22, 2014
Flash Craftsy Sale
Photographing Flowers is the acclaimed online Craftsy course with Harold Davis. Sign up with a special 50% off today for yourself or as a gift! ALL Craftsy classes (choose from an…
December 20, 2014
Seasons Greetings: Graced with Light!
Best wishes of the season from myself, Phyllis and our whole family! Click here for a PDF version of this card.
December 17, 2014
Kumano Portfolio: A Work in Progress
My Kumano kodo Portfolio is a handmade labor of love and a work in progress. But we're making great progress! This portfolio is designed to showcase in form and content…
December 9, 2014
Market in Marrakesh
This is an image made after dusk with a long (300mm) lens from above the Jemaa-al-Fna in Marrakesh, Morocco. I used five exposures at shutter speeds from 3/5 of a…
December 9, 2014
Panorama from Morocco
This is a thirty-image panorama I shot in Boulmane Dades, an oasis in trans-Atlas Morocco, at sunset. Each image was 36 MP, so the entire panorama made for a very…
December 8, 2014
My prints in a New York loft
I recently had the pleasure of visiting the New York loft apartment of a friend of mine who collects my prints. My prints were carefully selected and framed, tastefully arranged,…
December 5, 2014
A room with a view
When I travel I always try to select hotels that are likely to have interesting views, and to request a room with a view if possible. Of course, my idea…
December 4, 2014
Working on the Kumano kodo portfolio prototype
My Kumano kodo portfolio of images from spiritual Japan has been a long time coming. We're printing it on one long piece of Awagami Kozo washi, then scoring and folding…
December 2, 2014
Wider view of the Jemaa-el-Fna (with Zeiss 15mm)
This wider view of the Jemaa-al-Fna, the central square in Marrakesh, Morocco, was shot with the Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 lens, allowing a very broad view of the square in all…
December 1, 2014
ISO 51,200
Towards the bottom of one of the spires of Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain it is dim to the point of almost pitch blackness. Tripods are not allowed.…
November 30, 2014
Travels with Samantha
I’m normally a map, or a map-and-compass, kind of guy. But when I rented my car in Portugal I also rented a navigation system. Getting lost in obscure foreign parts…
November 24, 2014
Rats at Mafra
The imperial palace at Mafra, Portugal was built on a huge scale with loot from the Brazil colony. Everything is super-sized: room after room with billiard table, deer antlers, and…
November 24, 2014