Bristlecone textures
I lead a night photography workshop in the Bristlecone Pines in the White Mountains in eastern California every year. So of course I shoot night images while I am there. But…
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December 28, 2012
digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
Patterns on my windows
Rainy season in Northern California can seem endless, and when it does rain for days the windows on the inside of my house steam up with myriad waterdrops. These droplets…
December 27, 2012
On Duxbury Reef
A monster low tide occurred at the same time as the early winter sunset. Taking advantage of this conjunction, a friend and I wandered out on Duxbury Reef. Duxbury Reef, shown in…
December 25, 2012
Seasons Greetings
Best wishes from Harold, Phyllis, and the Davis family for a happy holiday and a wonderful 2013!
December 22, 2012
Midwinter Print Fair
Come say hello to me at the Midwinter Print Fair hosted by PHOTO, Fine Art Photography in Oakland, California. I'll be there Friday, January 4 and Saturday, January 5 along with…
December 21, 2012
Emergence
The idea behind Within the Canvas (below) is to show the model emerging from a background. It is not clear where the model begins and where the model ends. Model and…
December 10, 2012
Wet Adherence
For the past several days we've had very wet and windy weather---the epitome of winter's rainy season in the San Francisco Bay area. During an interlude in this weather I…
December 5, 2012
Nicky in a fedora
We recently celebrated Nicky's eleventh birthday. The fedora hat shown in this photo was one of the birthday presents he had requested. I don't know where he gets his sense…
November 25, 2012
Light at the end of the tunnel
Often in life it's really hard to do things that matter. In The War of Art Steven Pressfield calls the force that makes accomplishment so hard resistance: "Are you are writer…
November 21, 2012
Reflections
What is it about reflections that draw us in? The initial fascination lies with the mirror world aspect of something reflected. Of course, the reflection is mostly like our world---but it differs.…
November 20, 2012
Waves are wild and free
There are so many reasons that I love to photograph waves. Waves are wild and free. It is hard to predict what a wave is going to do next. A…
November 17, 2012
Nikon World Calendar and Popular Photo Feature Harold Davis
I'm pleased about some recent publications of my work. Ancient Music of the Stars, shown below, illustrates the month of December in the 2013 Nikon World calendar. Click here for…
November 15, 2012
Foundation of all those fables
Wandering on the slopes of Mount Tamalpais, high above Stinson Beach, the Bolinas lagoon, Duxbury Reef, and the open Pacific the seascape below was cloud-covered. As the sun began to…
November 11, 2012
Two from Point Lobos
I was lucky last week to spend a little time photographing at Point Lobos on the coast of California between Carmel and Big Sur. The weather was perfect: raining when…
November 9, 2012
Harold Davis Classic California 2013 Wall Calendar
I am very pleased and excited that Cameron + Company has published a 2013 wall calendar of my black & white photography of California. You can see the cover of…
November 6, 2012
Harold Davis Craft and Vision Presentation
Here's the video of my Creative Vision and Craft in Digital Photography presentation sponsored by Moab Paper at B&H in New York City. Please let me know what you think,…
November 4, 2012
Midtown Babylon
Midtown Babylon is a digital collage created using thirty exposures shot through the window of my hotel room on a recent trip to New York City. I've printed it on…
October 31, 2012
Signifying the Whale
I fondly dubbed my shot of a wet cyclamen "Moby Dick" because the flower looked to me like a white whale. I never expected the New Bedford Whaling Museum---surely an…
October 26, 2012