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…
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November 17, 2012
digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
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
When Dahlias Dream
Shopping for groceries at Berkeley Bowl the other day I came across these dahlias and asters that called out for photography. Taking the flowers home, I shot them on a…
October 8, 2012
Editions Limited Publishes Two Harold Davis Posters
I'm pleased to announce that two of my images have been selected for publication by Editions Limited, a leading publisher and distributor of fine art reproductions. The two images are Aisle…
October 1, 2012
Lush and Faux
In New York's Central Park the lush---but artificial---landscapes make the cityscape look almost pastoral in its beauty. Central Park is the landscape architecture masterpiece of Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert…
September 28, 2012
9/11 Memorial
At the 9/11 Memorial the water pours endlessly down into what used to be the cellars of the World Trade Towers. This is a place of sad and melancholy wonder---and…
September 19, 2012
Photographing Flowers on a Lightbox for Transparency
So far as I know I am the inventor of my process for creating images of flowers using a lightbox that are transparent---actually, images that seem translucent. This process relies…
September 4, 2012
Handcrafting Digital Black & White
The motorcycle shown in the monochromatic image below has been created by hand by Ian Barry, a true artist at what he does. You can click here to read my…
August 29, 2012
HDR in an old-time drugstore
What takes eight exposures, a tripod, and a range of 12 EVs? If you guessed a RAW exposure sequence manually bracketed for HDR (High Dynamic Range) with a strongly back lit window…
August 27, 2012
64 hours to reach my Kickstarter funding goal
Phyllis and I have created many conventionally published photography books. Recently, we've become interested in the possibility of using new technology to create a hand made, limited edition art book, reminiscent…
August 24, 2012
Botanicals Fine Art Photography Exhibition
I'm excited about having my large botanical Washi prints in the Botanicals group exhibition at PHOTO in Oakland. The exhibit runs from August 23 through September 29, 2012. Note that…
August 22, 2012
All Squared Away
I found this wall of plumbing parts in the farming tool shed at Green Gulch where I was leading the Tao of Photography workshop. To make the image I shot…
August 11, 2012