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…
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August 17, 2013
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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
Beneath the Surface
To make this photo-collage, I shot a number of bracketed exposure sequences of individual shells on a white background. I then auto HDR processed each sequence, converting to monochromatic HDR…
May 31, 2013
Katie Rose does Cuong Nhu
Here's Katie Rose in her Tiger Team outfit, ready to take on the world!
May 31, 2013
Room with a View
In photography, as in life, there are always at least two points of view: that of the camera, and that of the subject. My title for Room with a View may…
May 28, 2013
Villandry Gardens
At the opposite end of the garden spectrum from the lush and free-form gardens at Giverny is the regular and geometric garden at Villandry Chateau in the Loire Valley. Inspired…
May 23, 2013
Botanique and Monochromatic Visions
Botanique, my handmade limited edition artist book of botanical prints, continues to sell well. There are still a few copies left in the $1200 pricing tier. Click here for more information…
May 22, 2013
Eiffel
Reviled when it was built as a fun house rocket ship and aesthetic monstrosity, it's amazing how the Tour Eiffel in fact manifests visual grace with decorative flourishes and curls…
May 15, 2013
Katie Rose is Five
Yesterday we celebrated Katie's fifth birthday with parties at Step One (her preschool) and at home. Katie Rose is a charming, wonderful little girl---and living proof that there are miracles.…
May 14, 2013