Duos and Redos
The first duo (and redo) is another in-camera multiple exposure in the series with Solace for the Wild Rest and Being and Becoming. With Earthbound Angels (below), I also added a…
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June 9, 2014
New Webinar Sessions with Harold Davis
Please consider one of our upcoming live webinar offerings. Each costs $29.95, has very limited seat availability, and includes access to the webinar recording following the session (a $19.95 value).…
June 2, 2014
Painting in Transparency Webinar Recording Available
Click here for unlimited access to the Painting in Transparency Using a High-Key Layer Stack Webinar Recording (the cost is $19.95). Are you intrigued by transparent flower photos? Ever wanted to know how to…
May 31, 2014
Being and Becoming
To make this image, I started by photographing the beautiful models Kira and Merrique together on a black seamless background with studio strobe lighting. The lighting was set up with a…
May 26, 2014
Overlooking the Dordogne River
I got to talking about photography with the couple who ran the B&B where I was staying in the ancient monastery town of Cadouin, France, and they suggested I check…
May 18, 2014
Painting in Transparency Using a High-Key Layer Stack Webinar with Harold Davis
Are you intrigued by transparent flower photos? Ever wanted to know how to make them? Well, here's your chance! With photography on a light box, once you photograph a bracketed…
April 20, 2014
Using Backgrounds and Textures with Harold Davis Webinar
Have you ever wanted to turn your photos into fine art design pieces? With a little bit of Photoshop know-how, a few inexpensive tools, and the techniques explained in this…
April 20, 2014
Selective Sharpening with LAB Color Webinar
Have you ever over-sharpened an image? (We all have!) Have you ever wanted to to sharpen just one thing in a photo, not the entire image? If you answer "Yes!" to…
April 20, 2014
Rose after Delauney and O’Keeffe
At a recent lunch with my brother he reminded me how we both benefited from a classical education in the arts when we were young. I may not have got…
March 24, 2014
Mandalas from a Crystal Bowl
Wandering the crowded aisles of Berkeley's Urban Ore---a somewhat dodgy cross between an upscale junkyard and a down-at-the-heels flea market with an added smidgen of green ideology---with my camera and…
March 7, 2014
Quince by Moon
Here's my red flowering quince shot, with the moon in an alternate position. Good argument for archiving one's layers unflattened---that way it is easy to go back and move the…
February 4, 2014
Broken Arrow and Creating LAB Patterns
Wandering the pedestrian walk on new San Francisco Bay Bridge span in the waning days of the year, I shot this directional arrow, intended to guide foot and bike traffic,…
January 19, 2014
Star light, star bright, stacking star trails tonight!
Star trails are magical. It's amazing to see the stars circling in the sky, reminding us that our planet is rotating in space. For many folks who want to get…
October 4, 2013
Digital is Different
Vive la différence! In my recent post featured on the Amazon Digital Design blog, I explain how digital photography differs from analog photography, and how you can take advantage of…
October 1, 2013
Mastering Creative Photoshop Workshop
Mastering Creative Photoshop: The Way of the Digital Photographer A Two-Day Weekend Workshop with Harold Davis Overview: Frustrated by Photoshop, and mystified by how to integrate Photoshop into your workflow? This…
September 27, 2013
Monochromatic HDR Photography publication announced
Focal Press, a leading publisher of media technology books, announced today the availability of Monochromatic HDR Photography by Harold Davis, an award-winning photographer and best-selling author of more than 30…
September 23, 2013
Using Selective Focus Article on Photo.net
In my new article on Photo.net, Creatively Using Selective Focus in Photography and Photoshop, I start by explaining how to control focus using exposure settings in the camera. Next, I…
September 19, 2013
Flowers of Late Summer
Flowers of Late Summer was shot on a lightbox using my Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 lens and the full-frame Nikon D800. Layering the 36MP RAW captures brought my computer down to…
September 7, 2013