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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…
I've been lucky enough to visit Monet's gardens at Giverny three times in the past year, and each time they've been very different. The spring this year was good for…
Rain left puddles along the paths and trails of the Parc de Sceaux, on the outskirts of Paris. I positioned my camera to capture the perspective generated by the reflections…
Photographing after dark in the grand courtyard of the Louvre is always great fun. The pyramid becomes an abstraction, and is an interesting contrast in its modernity with the ornate…
In the afternoon the rain started to come down hard, with a lush, almost tropical sound as it fell hard on the rooftops of Paris. I went upstairs because I…
One of my favorite places in Paris is the garden behind the Rodin Museum, where I went this morning. Of course, a Rodin garden would not be complete without Rodin's…
Spring in Paris means that sometimes it rains, which can make it all the more romantic. I took advantage of the moody light today to photograph along the Seine River.…
Ingredients: 1 DSLR (Nikon D800 or equivalent) 1 Moderate telephoto lens (135mm f/2 Zeiss or equivalent) 1 Extension tube (12mm) 1 Tripod 1 Remote release 1 White bed sheet 2…