digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
How are peonies, iPhones and implementation details related? The relationship between how a photo was made and the perception of the photo by those who view it is an interesting…
Some of the best BBQ in the Bay area, with a decor that gives you plenty to look at as your slab comes off the grill. Then---bang, bang, bang---the slab…
Exposure data: Nikon D800, Zeiss 135mm f/2 lens with 12mm extension tube, 2 seconds at f/22 and ISO 100, tripod mounted, exposed on a light box for transparency, processed in…
Want to be able to get the nuts and bolts of a subject and play it again as often as you'd like? Access to the following webinar recordings is available.…
BY POPULAR DEMAND! Space is limited, and this workshop usually sells out, so don't delay. Two Day Workshop: Photographing Flowers for Transparency with Harold Davis Info & Registration: http://www.meetup.com/Harold-Davis/events/183306272/ Master photographer Harold Davis…
We are making available a new print of Falling Rose Petals directly from my studio. Falling Rose Petals is printed on Awagami Unryu washi, generously sized on 12" X 17" paper. Each…
My latest additions to the Multiple Exposures sequence are Kali (below) and Les Demoiselles (bottom). Kali is essentially an in-camera multiple exposure, while Les Demoiselles is more of a Photoshop confection. Other…
Saturday August 23 and Sunday August 24, 2014 The San Francisco Bay area is one of the places on our planet most visited for photography. If you live here, why…
The first duo (and redo) is another in-camera multiple exposure in the series with Solace for the Wild Rest and Being and Becoming. With Earthbound Angels (below), I also added a…
Selective Sharpening in LAB Color with Harold Davis Have you ever over-sharpened an image? (We all have!) Have you ever wanted to to sharpen just one thing in a photo,…
It's the peonies time of year, and I am putting aside some time to photograph some luscious Peony blossoms! To learn how I made this photo, check out the FAQs…
Using Backgrounds and Textures with Harold Davis Webinar Recording Have you ever wanted to turn your photos into fine art design pieces? With a little bit of Photoshop know-how, a…
Click here for unlimited access to the Painting in Transparency Using a High-Key Layer Stack Webinar Recording (the cost is $19.95). Are you intrigued by transparent flower photos? Ever wanted to know how to…
Unlike Being and Becoming, there's rather little Photoshop in Solace for the Wild Rest. This is an in-camera multiple exposure, using eight individual exposures with auto-gain turned on, using the…
Please consider joining me for the opening reception for the Best of Botanicals exhibition at Photo Oakland on Saturday, June 7, 2014. Best of Botanicals is a national juried photography…
I often get asked questions about my Photographing Flowers for Transparency on a light box technique. Frequently asked questions range from how the technique works, to where to get (or…
If you know what shutter speed does, then you know how to control one of the great creative aspects of photography. Shutter speed is not actually a speed at all---it…