Mustard Green
Mustard Green, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. In color, this leaf looked like some green and luminous sea creature, complete with curling tentacles. It was with some…
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September 15, 2009
Ten Hanky Special
Allium, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a close-up of a red onion cut against the grain. I photographed the onion on a black background using…
September 14, 2009
Channeling Edward Weston
Red Pepper 1, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I photographed this red pepper on a black velvet background using a single focused spotlight bounced against the ceiling---and…
September 13, 2009
Godetia on Paper
Godetia on Paper, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Following the egg yolk separator, more shadow play.
September 12, 2009
World Trade Towers
World Trade Towers aerial, photo by Harold Davis. I took this photo of the World Trade Towers on assignment hanging out of a helicopter. Those were the days! I enjoyed…
September 11, 2009
Egg Yolk Separator
Egg Yolk Separator, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is an old-fashioned egg yolk separator. Yes, there really is such a thing! Phyllis found it in one…
September 11, 2009
Cadillac
Cadillac, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I like the way the grill of this 1940 car looks almost abstract, and I thought it very fitting to show…
September 10, 2009
Radishes
Radishes, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I've been reading The Daybooks of Edward Weston. Actually, I should say I've been re-reading; but way back these did not…
September 8, 2009
Evolution
Evolution, photo by Harold Davis. This is a photo I created for my upcoming book Creative Close-Ups: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques. One of the parts of the books explains…
September 2, 2009
Shadowlands
I've been playing with shadows. The idea is to construct compositions where the shadow is as important (or more important) than the object creating the shadow. Sometimes an object and…
August 29, 2009
Annals of Parenting
Of my three sons, Mathew---who is five---has the most interest in the mechanics of photography. He wants to know how lenses fit on the camera, what lens is used to…
August 28, 2009
Still Lives
Three Jars, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I've been shooting still lives for an ongoing project---so more to come. Above: three jars, with potatoes, rocks, and marbles.…
August 26, 2009
Naked Came I
Hope Abandoned, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This group of photos shows the figures on the top, left and right of a casting of Auguste Rodin's famous…
August 23, 2009
Katie Rose in the Bath
Katie Rose in Color, photo by Harold Davis. Katie Rose is always cute (in my biased opinion). Here she has a strange hairdo in the bath!
August 22, 2009
Making the Unseen Visible
My new column is up on Photo.net. Here's the description: Harold Davis contributes a fourth Becoming a More Creative Photographer column, to help inspire us with tips and ideas on…
August 18, 2009
Stone River at Night
Stone River at Night, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a night view of the Andy Goldsworthy installation Stone River at the Stanford University campus. I…
August 16, 2009
Stacking Star Trails
Edge of Night, photo © Harold Davis. View this image larger. Star stacking is a technology that derives from astronomical photography. The idea is to solve the…
August 12, 2009
Night Photography in Big Sur, Carmel and Monterey
Night falls on Bixby Bridge along US 1 on the Big Sur coast - © Harold Davis Please consider joining me Friday, September 25 - Sunday, September 27, 2009…
August 11, 2009