Red and Blue Splash
This is a shot taken in Scott Dickson's garage. In the grand tradition of American garage tinkerers, Scott has constructed a number of devices used to create stop-motion photos involving…
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February 20, 2011
digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
Star Magnolia
It has rained hard the last few days. On one of the breaks in the weather I wandered across the street. A Star Magnolia, Magnolia stellata, was attractively in bloom,…
February 18, 2011
Matanzas River
The gritty provincial city of Matanzas is sometimes called the Venice of Cuba because of its many rivers and bridges. This is a stretch---but as I walked across a central…
February 17, 2011
Teakettle Junction
Midway between Owens Valley and the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the west, and Death Valley to the east, six miles from the Racetrack playa, Teakettle Junction is pretty much in…
February 16, 2011
Photographer of the Month—Harold Davis
I am pleased to be interviewed by Darwin Wiggett as his Photographer of the Month. This lengthy interview does not consist of entirely easy pitches. Here's how it begins: Darwin:…
February 15, 2011
Barn Door
I spent a thrilling couple of hours in the late afternoon photographing inside the old barn at the Pierce Ranch on the north fork (towards Tomales Point) of Point Reyes.…
February 12, 2011
Canoe in the Adirondacks
I shot this image with a field view camera using 4X5 sheet film in the early 1980s. What you see here was scanned from a print.
February 10, 2011
Rose with Wood Background
Ever since my daughter Katie Rose was born a few years ago we haven't used our fireplace for fear the wood smoke would irritate her already compromised lungs. This means…
February 9, 2011
Keira
This is a monochromatic studio portrait of Keira, a professional figure model. Usually, as I note in Creative Portraits, I prefer to use the camera to show someone's eyes when…
February 8, 2011
Wave
This is a shot of a breaking wave in pounding surf. The stiff wind is creating the mist you see. I shot the image on the great South Beach of…
February 6, 2011
White Iris
Since I was setup and enjoying photographing flowers on a white background, I decided to add these partially transparent white Iris to the mix. More Iris here.
February 4, 2011
Hellebore Stems on White
My idea with this shot was to use the same technique as I did with my Cherry Branch on White---using a group of Hellebores. In some respects these flowers are…
February 3, 2011
February Print of the Month
Our February, 2011 offering is Stars My Destination. This dramatic and colorful image of stars circling the heavens at night is presented on 22" X 17" paper. The actual image…
February 2, 2011
Darkness and Light
Without darkness there is no light, and when things are darkest distant light seems brighter. Metaphor and solace, perhaps, for these troubled times---or at least my meditation on this "grab…
February 1, 2011
Photographing Waves
On Saturday I led a workshop on Point Reyes about photographing waves. For this workshop, waves are what Alfred Hitchcock called a "MacGuffin"---a fun red herring that lets you get…
January 30, 2011
Playa Floor
This is a shot of the Race Track---a dried lake bed in Death Valley---taken just as the sun was coming up. The rising sun provides a harsh side light that…
January 30, 2011
Amanda
Briefly noted: This is a high-key shot of professional model Amanda, exposed without flash to take advantage of the beautiful light coming through the window.
January 28, 2011
Wire Sculpture
A visit to Cuba launches you into an understanding of revolutionary and totalitarian hagiography. The likenesses of the heros of the revolution—Fidel, Che, and other less well-known revolutionary generals—are everywhere…
January 27, 2011