digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
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:…
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.…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
First light of morning: Eyes dry from dust, photographing all night, restless napping in the van while the shutter clicks. On the road: Day in the life of the…
This is a shot of a hellebore blossom in a bud vase---or, as I like to think, escaping from the bud vase. The drops of water on the bud…
Shell Spiral 2, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: This is another shell spiral, this one much closer of a very small shell lit from behind.
Twisting, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a hand-HDR blend of four images, shot on the narrow shoulder leading up to Angel's Landing in Zion Nation…