digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
Athena, photo by Harold Davis. My article (and tutorial) HDR in Adobe Photoshop CS5 is now live on Photo.net. Here's the description: “HDR—High Dynamic Range—imaging is a technology, concept and…
The Riddle, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: What is the question? What is the answer? There's a story here. But it's carefully guarded by this…
Mission Peak Sunset, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. On Thursday evening Steven, Eric, and I took the "steep trail" up the flanks of Mission Peak (above Fremont,…
The Dictator's Architect, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: This Photoshop composite includes pieces of governmental architecture from a number of places, including San Francisco's City…
Forest Light, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Driving back from giving a weekend night photography workshop last year I took the back roads on the Big Sur…
Faking Star Trails, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I faked these star trails. Meaning that this image is not based on an exposure, or combined composites of…
Becoming a Dream, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Creativity is very important to me, in photography and in life. I do not think that being creative is…
Cycle of Life, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Spring turns to summer, the precise demarcation of the season change lost for me in a haze of books…
Alien Fresh Jerky, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I used this photo in a demonstration for our new Photoshop Darkroom 2: Creative Digital Transformations. The point was…
Eye Pluribus, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a composite photo collage created in Photoshop---as if you couldn't tell! The background image shows the shadow of…
Dahlia Flutes Purple, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger Two recent macro shots of a Dahlia reveal the structure and mystery of this flower viewed extremely close-up. Both…
Wave Stack, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I've been thinking about stacking as a technique to use for subjects besides with star trails. I've tried a spider…
Dahlia, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I found this nearly perfect Dahlia growing my garden, in one of the protected side-yard raised beds that I use for…
Papaver and Campanula, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is an image of Papaver Rhoeas and Campanula---or, to use common names, Poppy and Bellflower---both kinds of flowers…
Pretzel, photo by Harold Davis. Briefly noted: Merrique is a model who is very comfortable with figure work, and who is a Yoga adept. This pose may seem contorted, but…
Star Trails over Drakes Bay, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I made this image as a demonstration of star stacking for a recent night photography workshop I…
Light of the Poppy, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: I photographed this poppy from my garden using late afternoon sunlight startegically beamed through a sheet…
Katie Rose Tutu Head, photo by Harold Davis. Katie Rose likes to wear her tutu on her head, as you can see in this studio portrait. I'll get over what…