Temple Flags
The temple flags shown in this image are along the steps leading up to the grand shrine of Kumano Hongu Taisha located in Tanabe, Japan on the Kii peninsula in…
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January 8, 2014
Coming into the new year with my books
Coming into the new year, I'm delighted that my recent titles are doing well. The Way of the Digital Photographer from Peachpit has been named a best photo book of 2013…
January 6, 2014
Anemones 1 © Harold Davis
My best of 2013
As an exercise, and also to participate in a compendium of "best of" blogged photos, I've put together what I think are my best photos from 2013. This has been…
January 5, 2014
Kate Rose is doing fine!
From time to time I get asked for a follow up on the story of Katie Rose from people---both strangers and those I know---who remember how she was born. Katie…
January 4, 2014
Special Edition Print: Kumano Sanzen Roppyaku Po
What better time to consider the spiritual side of things than at the beginning of a new year? Hiking the ancient Kumano kodo trail on the Kii peninsula in Wakayama prefecture…
January 2, 2014
You KNOW You’ve Always Wanted to Photograph Paris
Wanted: A few good photographers! Can you handle photographing Paris in April? Are you serious about your photography and looking to have fun with it in an environment that has…
January 1, 2014
Learn Photoshop this year
Make this the year that you finally learn Photoshop! It's time to bend Photoshop to your creative will. Whether you want to enhance your existing digital workflow, create black and…
December 31, 2013
Monochromatic HDR Photography
The two images shown in this blog story are both examples of monochromatic HDR photography. Each was shot using a bracketed exposure sequence. The exposures in each of the bracketed…
December 31, 2013
Out with the Old
As the new year approaches I am reminded of the saying "Out with the old, in with the new." As an immigrant to California, this truly resonates for me because---as has…
December 30, 2013
Samadhi Mudra
The hand gestures of representations of Budhha are significant, and have specific meanings. The Dhyana mudra (hand gesture of Buddha), also called the Samadhi mudra, is shown in the photo below.…
December 28, 2013
White Chrysanthemums at Giverny
At a casual glance, this is a fairly simple selective focus image of lush white flowers in an autumn garden. Actually, there's more to it photographically than meets the eye.…
December 24, 2013
Negative Space
Negative space is often defined as the space around and between the subject of an image. From a formal design perspective, learning to see negative space helps one to visualize the…
December 22, 2013
Harold Davis Photography Workshops in 2014
I hope to see you at a photography workshop in 2014. I have the following workshops scheduled for 2014: 2014.01.25—2014.01.26—Mastering Creative Photoshop: The Way of the Digital Photographer—This workshop covers…
December 20, 2013
Photographing the Unusual in Paris
I am looking for a few select photographic souls who are Parisian at heart to join my wonderful group of photographers in Paris in April and May of 2014. Click here…
December 18, 2013
A studio is a frame of mind
A studio is a frame of mind, not a place. When I tell people that I am in my studio, it means to me that I am working as an…
December 16, 2013
Red red rose
As many times as I photograph roses I never have enough! There is always a different way to approach a rose, or any other flower for that matter. Verily, there…
December 13, 2013
As time goes by
At first glance, this image has been mistaken for an iPhone shot (after the pattern of the special effects iPhone photos in my iPhonographie de Paris). The banks of the…
December 7, 2013