First Look: HDR Efex Pro
I made this image from five bracketed captures shot in the autumn of 1997, combined primarily with Nik Software's new HDR Efex Pro. Taken near sunset, I was standing on…
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February 24, 2011
Water Drop Season
With flowers beginning to bloom and spring on the horizon, water drop season is open. I went hunting the other day after a fairly long siege of cold and rainy…
February 22, 2011
Katie Rose in the Sandbox
I took the kids out to the playground today, and shot some photos with my new "toy" camera. It's a Nikon Coolpix P7000, and I'm kind of impressed. This one…
February 21, 2011
Red and Blue Splash
This is a shot taken in Scott Dickson's garage. In the grand tradition of American garage tinkerers, Scott has constructed a number of devices used to create stop-motion photos involving…
February 20, 2011
Star Magnolia
It has rained hard the last few days. On one of the breaks in the weather I wandered across the street. A Star Magnolia, Magnolia stellata, was attractively in bloom,…
February 18, 2011
Matanzas River
The gritty provincial city of Matanzas is sometimes called the Venice of Cuba because of its many rivers and bridges. This is a stretch---but as I walked across a central…
February 17, 2011
Teakettle Junction
Midway between Owens Valley and the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the west, and Death Valley to the east, six miles from the Racetrack playa, Teakettle Junction is pretty much in…
February 16, 2011
Digital Asset Management: Be the Boss of Your Photos
Phyllis and I have been experimenting with various forms of e-Publication. DAM: Be the Boss of Your Photos is our first straight-to-Kindle publication. As you probably know, there's a Kindle…
February 16, 2011
Photographer of the Month—Harold Davis
I am pleased to be interviewed by Darwin Wiggett as his Photographer of the Month. This lengthy interview does not consist of entirely easy pitches. Here's how it begins: Darwin:…
February 15, 2011
Photoshop Darkroom 2 Available
Our new book The Photoshop Darkroom 2: Creative Digital Transformations is now shipping on Amazon, where you can find excerpts and other information about the book. I know some of…
February 14, 2011
Barn Door
I spent a thrilling couple of hours in the late afternoon photographing inside the old barn at the Pierce Ranch on the north fork (towards Tomales Point) of Point Reyes.…
February 12, 2011
There’s Always Something to Learn
There's always something to learn in Photoshop. One could spend a lifetime, and still not learn all there is to know about this wonderful program. Which is one thing I…
February 11, 2011
Canoe in the Adirondacks
I shot this image with a field view camera using 4X5 sheet film in the early 1980s. What you see here was scanned from a print.
February 10, 2011
Rose with Wood Background
Ever since my daughter Katie Rose was born a few years ago we haven't used our fireplace for fear the wood smoke would irritate her already compromised lungs. This means…
February 9, 2011
Keira
This is a monochromatic studio portrait of Keira, a professional figure model. Usually, as I note in Creative Portraits, I prefer to use the camera to show someone's eyes when…
February 8, 2011
Wave
This is a shot of a breaking wave in pounding surf. The stiff wind is creating the mist you see. I shot the image on the great South Beach of…
February 6, 2011
White Iris
Since I was setup and enjoying photographing flowers on a white background, I decided to add these partially transparent white Iris to the mix. More Iris here.
February 4, 2011
Hellebore Stems on White
My idea with this shot was to use the same technique as I did with my Cherry Branch on White---using a group of Hellebores. In some respects these flowers are…
February 3, 2011