Smoking Gun
There's one somewhat discordant element in this tableau of a metallurgic assayer's desk, shot at Laws Railroad Museum near Bishop, California. What is the gun doing in the image? According to…
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March 29, 2013
digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
Shell Spiral
This is a photo of a very small shell sometimes called a "Sundial" (of the architectonica genus). It is less than an inch across, and shown elsewhere on my blog…
March 26, 2013
Remembering Jack Tasoff
Recently, my friend and photography student Jack Tasoff died in a four-wheel-drive accident in a remote area of the Anza-Borrego desert. I first met Jack a number of years ago.…
March 23, 2013
Botanique on the Moab Paper blog
In "Botanique": Harold Davis's Origami in a Box on the Moab Paper blog you'll find a story about a mystery package. Here's how the story begins: "A mysterious package arrived in our…
March 23, 2013
Making Tracks
There's an almost infinite appeal to me in photographing railroad tracks---appropriately, because the visual metaphor of the railroad track is to show rails that are parallel and never touch. They…
March 23, 2013
Dragon Dawn
In the Anza Borrego desert the hard-scrabble town of Borrego Springs, California loses most of its population in the summer, when temperatures soar and stay above 110 degrees Fahrenheit. One part…
March 22, 2013
What some Botanique collectors have said
Acclaimed as “origami in a box” and said to be “destined for major museums,” Botanique is an innovative artist project that astutely blends old craft and cutting edge new technologies…
March 4, 2013
Creative Effects in the Camera
I guess by now I am notorious for using Photoshop as part of my digital photography. After all, I've described my work as "painting using digital photographs as my medium."…
March 3, 2013
Photographing your kids
Pity the poor children of the shoemaker---who go around perpetually down at their heels. Although photographic projects, clients, flowers and more beckon, such is not the case for my kids when it comes…
February 23, 2013
Floral Sunset
It's hard to imagine two subjects that are more over-photographed than sunsets and flowers. Of course, there's a reason that something is a popular subject for photography. It's wonderful to…
February 21, 2013
The Bristlecone Pines Endure
Above 10,000 feet in the arid White Mountains in eastern California the ancient Bristlecone Pines thrive. In this extreme environment wood decomposes slowly, and these trees can look more dead…
February 19, 2013
Anemones Redux and more floral panos on the way
Briefly noted: Here's another shot of anemones to go with my earlier anemones composition. I'm working on the post-production of two new anemone panoramas. Of course, this kind of post-production…
February 16, 2013
Introducing Botanique
Introducing, drum roll, Botanique. I'm pleased that Botanique, my handmade, limited edition artist book of botanical prints is seeing the light of day! It's very exciting when a new project is made physically…
February 12, 2013
Anemones
The North Berkeley farmer's market, on a stretch of streets sometimes known as the "gourmet ghetto," is certified organic throughout. Cruising with my camera, I spotted a flower vendor, Thomas Farm,…
February 10, 2013
Yosemite Dreaming postcard book
I am very pleased with a new reader comment on Amazon regarding my Yosemite Dreaming postcard book: "These cards are among the most beautiful I've ordered. The comments I've received…
February 9, 2013
A box for Botanique
Every handmade artist book deserves an elegant presentation box, and Botanique is no exception. As you can see in the photo (left), the box for Botanique is lovingly hand assembled. All the…
February 7, 2013
In Clarion Alley
One of my favorite places to photograph in the Mission District of San Francisco is Clarion Alley---a very magical but somewhat seedy place. Paintings cover the walls, and they are…
February 6, 2013
Models are people—not things
In the Pixar movie Finding Nemo one of the characters is a shark named Bruce in a 12-step program. Bruce has extremely dangerous looking teeth, and clearly has an appetite…
February 5, 2013