Authors Guild Member Spotlight: Harold Davis
Why is writing important to you and why do you think it's an important medium for the world? Words and writing are fundamental to what it means to be human.…
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November 6, 2020
Dahlia. Just Dahlia. Dahlia, darling!
Here are three version of a light box image of a white dahlia from my cutting garden, photographed back in June. The simple monochromatic conversion is shown on top. Next,…
November 2, 2020
Ruth Asawa and my crystal ball
The other day I was introduced to the rather wonderful work of the artist Ruth Asawa (1926-2013). She is perhaps best known for her intricate nature-inspired sculpture made of metal…
November 1, 2020
New Light Box Work
Happy to have fun playing with flowers on my light box. These recent compositions are partly made from"store bought" flowers, and partly from my garden's flowers. We're beginning to enter…
October 30, 2020
Up Close and Personal Flowers
For me, photographing flowers is a form of worship, and a way to be in touch with my own spirituality. This has ed to fairly straightforward photography. I use (carefully…
October 28, 2020
Spiral of Flower Karma
To create this image, I soaked some chrysanthemum flowers (just the blossoms) and alstromeria (Peruvian Lily) petals overnight to make the flowers pliable. The fuchsias come fresh from my garden.…
October 27, 2020
Through a Glass Lightly
Please consider joining us for Photographing Bottled Light on Thursday, October 29 at 10am PT via Zoom. How creative can get you get with colored liquid, sunshine, some glass bottles,…
October 26, 2020
Announcing new Homage to Blossfeldt limited edition prints
We're pleased to announce a new series of eight limited edition Harold Davis prints in homage to the great botanical photographic artist Karl Blossfeldt, now available for sale on Saatchi…
October 24, 2020
Skeletons in the Hood
This year, there seems to be plenty of pre-Halloween activity in the neighborhood. Perhaps in the same pandemic spirit as the many close-by home improvement projects: the psychology seems to…
October 22, 2020
Halloween in the New York that Was
I made the photos shown in this story in or around the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade in the 1980s in New York City. The versions of my images shown here…
October 21, 2020
Finding the Mysterious in Photography webinar on Saturday
Please consider joining us for a wholesome-but-spooky pre-Halloween photographic experience at Finding the Mysterious in Photography on Saturday October 24 at 11am PT. Click here for more info and here…
October 20, 2020
Metamorphosis to Autumn
Even here in the Bay area, in a season rife with wild fires and air that is unseasonably warm, we can feel the shift towards autumn. Renewal, I am reminded,…
October 19, 2020
Coming Up Soon! And, hanging in there…
I hope everyone is doing well, and hanging in there (as we are). We have four kids doing distance learning from home (two in college, one in high school, and…
October 15, 2020
Special Pandemic Prints
I'd like to remind potential print collectors that we are still offering a "pandemic" print special (please click the link for the details of our offer). Of course, we are…
October 14, 2020
5-Star Reviews of Creative Garden Photography
I am very pleased and thankful for the positive reviews of our new book Creative Garden Photography on the publisher's website and on Amazon. These reviews are tremendously helpful to…
October 13, 2020
Contribution to the NAACP
Thanks to you---our photography community---and the very special panelists, photographers Jennifer King and Alan Shapiro, we were able to contribute $839.08 to the NAACP. Thanks again! If you weren't in…
October 10, 2020
Starfish Mandala
I spent much of yesterday creating this Starfish Mandala designed on my light box (the LAB inversion is shown above on black, and the "straight" light box version below). Yesterday…
October 8, 2020
Hawk Feather and Dried Sunflower
Hawk Feather and Dried Sunflower (in black and white) and the detail of the Hawk Feather (in color, below) were photographed using low-key HDR on a black velvet cloth. I…
October 7, 2020