Light at the end of the tunnel
Often in life it's really hard to do things that matter. In The War of Art Steven Pressfield calls the force that makes accomplishment so hard resistance: "Are you are writer…
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November 21, 2012
Reflections
What is it about reflections that draw us in? The initial fascination lies with the mirror world aspect of something reflected. Of course, the reflection is mostly like our world---but it differs.…
November 20, 2012
Down with irony
In a recent excellent and thought provoking online New York Times opinion piece Christine Wampler suggests that "irony is the ethos of our age." Wampler identifies advertising, politics, fashion and television…
November 18, 2012
Waves are wild and free
There are so many reasons that I love to photograph waves. Waves are wild and free. It is hard to predict what a wave is going to do next. A…
November 17, 2012
Harold Davis Workshop Updates
I've been asked a great deal about my upcoming workshops. So here's the current rundown in terms of what's scheduled through mid-2013. My workshops take considerable amounts of my creative…
November 16, 2012
Nikon World Calendar and Popular Photo Feature Harold Davis
I'm pleased about some recent publications of my work. Ancient Music of the Stars, shown below, illustrates the month of December in the 2013 Nikon World calendar. Click here for…
November 15, 2012
Opposites
When it comes to image conception and post-processing these days I seem to be thinking in opposites. In my image of the Triumph of the Wave (below) the breaking surf reforms…
November 12, 2012
Foundation of all those fables
Wandering on the slopes of Mount Tamalpais, high above Stinson Beach, the Bolinas lagoon, Duxbury Reef, and the open Pacific the seascape below was cloud-covered. As the sun began to…
November 11, 2012
Two from Point Lobos
I was lucky last week to spend a little time photographing at Point Lobos on the coast of California between Carmel and Big Sur. The weather was perfect: raining when…
November 9, 2012
Harold Davis Classic California 2013 Wall Calendar
I am very pleased and excited that Cameron + Company has published a 2013 wall calendar of my black & white photography of California. You can see the cover of…
November 6, 2012
Harold Davis Craft and Vision Presentation
Here's the video of my Creative Vision and Craft in Digital Photography presentation sponsored by Moab Paper at B&H in New York City. Please let me know what you think,…
November 4, 2012
Midtown Babylon
Midtown Babylon is a digital collage created using thirty exposures shot through the window of my hotel room on a recent trip to New York City. I've printed it on…
October 31, 2012
Signifying the Whale
I fondly dubbed my shot of a wet cyclamen "Moby Dick" because the flower looked to me like a white whale. I never expected the New Bedford Whaling Museum---surely an…
October 26, 2012
Land’s End
The past few days have been spectacular in the San Francisco Bay area. Night rain has alternated with crystal clear days. The days themselves have vibrated with clarifying autumn light, while exotic…
October 26, 2012
Brush Tool
I'm getting more interested in explicitly painterly effects in my digital imagery. At times I am presenting myself as a painter who uses digital photos for my materials (although of…
October 21, 2012
Like a Titian
With this image featuring the travelling model Kellie my idea was to recreate something of the feeling of a Titian painting, particularly in the folds of red velvet draped on…
October 18, 2012
White Dalhias
Shot on a lightbox at the same session as When Dahlias Dream, my thought in processing White Dahlias was to create an image that showed its photographic heritage with a…
October 16, 2012
When is a river not a river?
It is called the "East River" but---technically speaking---this body of water is actually a tidal strait. The East River connects the Long Island Sound with New York harbor, and the…
October 13, 2012