New York Times reporter Roy Furchgott provides tips on High Dynamic Range photography techniques from Harold Davis on the New York Times Gadgetwise blog. The emphasis is on HDR that…
This is an arrangement of Peonies, Hydrangeas, and Campanulas---mainly Peonies---arranged on my lightbox and shot straight down in pieces. Each piece was shot using high-key HDR, with ten bracketed exposures.…
My monochromatic image of an egg slicer was honored with a Nominee Black & White Spider award in the Professional Still Life category. Click here for the press release about…
Browsing the cornucopia of fruits and vegetables at Berkeley Bowl, this heirloom tomato called out to me for photography if not for my salad. There is no doubt that when positioned…
In the discussions over whether Photoshop is artistry or illegitimate trickery, the extent to which photography itself is a medium that relies on sleight-of-hand is often overlooked. In regard to…
A large print of my Lonely Islet on Moenkopi Kozo Washi rice paper will be on exhibit at Misho Gallery in San Francisco from June 22 - June 30, 2012.…
The best camera to use is the one you have with you, and the camera I have with me all the time is my iPhone. So most of the photos…
I joke (and mostly it is not a joke) that all my photos are HDR---High Dynamic Range. This image of the world within a seed pod is no exception. The seed…
I never know when that moment of revelation is going to strike. It is kind of like an "aha" feeling---but a little bit different, both more and less. I'm plodding…
Last weekend's Macros and Close-Ups workshop was held at the western end of Point Reyes in a romantic and historic Coastguard Lifeboat building. Saturday was foggy, but we were surrounded…
Capturing a dynamic range that includes detail in both the moon and the night landscape is essentially an unsolvable problem. The moon is as bright as daylight and the the…
As a photographer, I am often reminded to expect the unexpected. The expected can produce workaday good pictures but it is the unexpected that produces great photos. Since fortune favors…
A celebration today marks the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge. As I remarked in my book 100 Views of the Golden Gate, "the wonders of the Golden Gate…
Katie Rose has learned that the pout can be mightier than Mom and Dad, mightier than the sword, and mightier than this blogger. She is persistent and remorseless in getting her way---if…
At this time of year some flowers are too special not to photograph. In that spirit, I've been having a great time the last few days photographing peonies. These flowers…
I noticed some white "Iceberg" roses growing in a corner of my garden. Their lovely white-on-white shapes truly appealed to me, but I knew all the whiteness would cause difficulties…
The tulips were strongly backlit by the sun. The flowers were also swaying to and fro in a swift breeze. With my 200mm telephoto macro lens mounted on a tripod…
Recently we celebrated Katie Rose's fourth birthday. As you can see, the birthday girl had a good time. To see her today gives us a big smile, and it always…