Flowers of Late Summer
Flowers of Late Summer was shot on a lightbox using my Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 lens and the full-frame Nikon D800. Layering the 36MP RAW captures brought my computer down to…
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September 7, 2013
digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
Vibrance Poster
I am pleased to announce a new Harold Davis poster from Editions Limited. It is called Vibrance, measures 24" X 36", and is shown below. See related story: Editions Limited…
September 5, 2013
Art, Portfolios and Workshops
Art & Portfolios I have two prints in the exhibition Timeless: The White Mountains at Photo Fine Art Photography, a gallery in Oakland, CA. If you are in the Bay area, please consider joining me…
September 4, 2013
Timeless: The White Mountains
I have two prints in the exhibition Timeless: The White Mountains at Photo Fine Art Photography in Oakland, CA (one is of the Distant Night Storm image shown below). The exhibition runs…
September 2, 2013
Working with Layer Masks: The Way of the Digital Photographer excerpted
Peachpit Press has published an excerpt from my new book The Way of the Digital Photographer: Walking the Photoshop post-production path to more creative photography. Click here to read the…
August 20, 2013
Crown of Thorns
Every part of the Gothic cathedral had metaphoric significance. So it is reasonable to think that the summit of the less-photographed northern spire of Notre Dame was intended to represent…
August 19, 2013
On the Dunes
Coming down from the highest parts of Eureka Dunes, located in a remote corner of Death Valley National Park, the last light of the day made a halo around the…
August 18, 2013
Lone Pine Sunset
Late in the afternoon on a chilly November day the sun peeked out east of the Sierras. Looking up, I could see patches of new snow that the autumn storm…
August 17, 2013
2014 Harold Davis Photography Workshop Schedule
For planning purposes, and to help you avoid disappointment, I wanted to let you know about the photography workshops I have scheduled in 2014. I am very excited about these…
August 16, 2013
Botanique Featured in Fine Art Printing Magazine
My handmade artist book Botanique has been featured in Fine Art Printer, a glossy German magazine that is the only periodical in the world specifically devoted to fine art photographic…
August 13, 2013
John Templeton Foundation
The 25th Annual Capabilities Report of the John Templeton Foundation features my monochromatic Nautilus shell image, shown below. The John Templeton Foundation "serves as a philanthropic catalyst for discoveries relating to…
August 11, 2013
Ancient Bristlecone Pine
These ancient trees---thousands of years old---thrive in the dry, alkaline soil of their high mountain range. They face the day and night and gradually grow old. Perhaps they are wise,…
August 10, 2013
Waterdrops as a lens
Waterdrops reflect and refract the world around them, creating exciting globes of color. But waterdrops also magnify, behaving in this way like camera lenses. You can see an excerpt using…
August 9, 2013
Bolinas is the winner
The Bolinas team, shown here at the Bolinas July 4 parade in front of Smiley's Saloon, is the winner in the 2013 annual tug of war contest with Stinson Beach,…
July 4, 2013
Happy Fisheye Family
Every once in a while a photographic gadget comes along that is simply so silly, and such a kluge, that I have to try it! After all, photography is about…
June 21, 2013
Through a Window Lightly
I love to shoot through window glass when it is wet or has been raining. This transcends nationality, location---or anything else. As an artist, my imperative is to see beauty,…
June 15, 2013
Chartres
Looking up at Chartres is a memorable experience! What a vast amount of effort, creativity, engineering and spirituality over what a long period of time went into building this structure.…
June 6, 2013
72.5 Hours Left
Three days and change left to buy an original Harold Davis print at below market prices via Kickstarter and to help me out at the same time. Thanks for your…
June 5, 2013