Whirl of Rose

Whirl of Rose, photo by Harold Davis. Briefly noted: This is one of the roses I brought to a recent Creative Close-Ups workshop. I photographed the blossom straight down using…

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Snake Skin

Snake Skin, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. On Friday, I drove out to the historic Coastguard boathouse on the tip of Point Reyes to give a weekend…

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East of Eden

Owens River Valley, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Exploring the high volcanic tableland in Owens Valley with Steven, I positioned my tripod on the brink. Far below,…

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Forget-Her-Nots Cover

I was very pleased to see the way my photo turned out on the cover of Amy Brecount White's Forget-Her-Nots. The publisher is Greenwillow Books (part of HarperCollins) and the…

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Rose

Rose, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I finally got around to post-processing this rose photo, originally shot in 2007. Like most active photographers I have a huge…

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Diffusion

Diffusion, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: The sun shining through pockets of fog in this woodland valley created a perfectly diffused lighting source. I used…

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Why do you photograph?

Eye Pluribus, photo by Harold Davis. With two working parents and four kids, two of the kids with special needs, my family life is often fun but seldom tranquil. Particularly…

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Poppies

Poppies, photo by Harold Davis. Briefly noted: I photographed these poppies (Papaver Rhoeas) for transparency by backlighting them using a lightbox. Exposure data: 50mm macro, six captures at shutter speeds…

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Dahlia

Dahlia, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I placed this Dahlia from my garden on a black background, and lit it from the front using a small LED…

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Tulip

Tulip, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: This tulip was great fun to photograph. I used back lighting to make it seem like the core of…

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Creative Portraits a Bestseller

It's very exciting for us. Our new book Creative Portraits: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques made the bestseller lists on Amazon today. Creative Portraits was number one of all the…

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