Under the Dumbarton Bridge
In 1982, a new Dumbarton Bridge replaced the old, cast-iron cantilevered span across San Francisco Bay from Hayward to Palo Alto. The hardest part of the construction was the giant…
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December 7, 2019
Flower Magic
This is a light box image of sunflowers, tulips, and irises, with bamboo cut from the neighborhood. Click here for an FAQ about my techniques for photographing flowers for transparency,…
November 29, 2019
Mandala with Starfish
I've been experimenting with creating light box mandalas that include seemingly unlikely objects, particularly as the central element. Last week I built the mandala around a succulent plant. Along with…
November 28, 2019
Black Friday Workshop Discounts
In honor of the great tradition of Black Friday, we are offering special discounts (through Sunday December 1) this week for workshop registrations, as follows: Photographing Flowers for Transparency, June…
November 25, 2019
Untitled In-Camera Multiple Exposure
I'm back at the in-camera Multiple Exposures. This one can be visually interpreted in a number of ways if you don't look too closely, as is the case for many…
November 23, 2019
My life story in and out of photography along my road less traveled
In Guest Blog Post: Photographer as Poet Harold Davis I write that selfies are silly and that photography is poetry. I also tell some of my life story in and…
November 20, 2019
Wreath
A good time of year for wreaths, this is a not-quite-Thanksgiving wreath slash mandala in California style with a succulent in the center and autumn grasses arranged symmetrically around the…
November 18, 2019
Trio of Prints Sold: Sometimes Simplicity Is Best
I'm very happy to have sold a trio of lightly sepia-toned monochromatic prints on Moab Juniper Baryta to a collector. In garden photography, sometimes simplicity is the point. I made…
November 12, 2019
Tracking the Curls
I don't know how to keep track of the curls any more. Maybe the best way is to run a train track through the curls in the two-dimensional substrate. Any…
November 8, 2019
Peonies mon Amour on Washi
The image shows a print of my 2012 Peonies mon Amour, one of my most popular botanical images, as printed on simulated Awagami Unryu washi, distributed in the United States…
November 8, 2019
Print Sold
I am grateful to a longtime collector and friend who recently purchased this print on Moab Juniper Baryta of my Through the Rabbit Hole. Most of my images are available…
November 6, 2019
End of Days
Soon the hot wind from on high is among us, and we feel the devil's riding crop. What unknown blasts fuel the motion of an already unstable and pockmarked sphere?…
November 5, 2019
Leek and Lichen
Leek & Lichen should perhaps be the name for a pub on the outskirts of London, somewhere past Elephant & Castle and nearby to the Queen's Head and Artichoke. Alas,…
November 4, 2019
Snows of Yesteryear
Thinking about the upcoming photography conference in Yosemite led me to browse through some of my archives of work of Yosemite in winter's past. Digital means never having to say…
November 2, 2019
X-Ray Floral Medley Fusion Print Sold
I'm pleased to sell a print of X-Ray Floral Medley Fusion (an iPhone snap of the print is shown below) to a longtime collector. Printed on Moab Juniper Baryta, one…
November 1, 2019
Platala
My goal with an image like Platala is to create a field that is so visually lush that it is distracting. This kind of image should be beautiful, with so many…
October 31, 2019
Happy Hydrangeas
I added some red carnation petals to the Hydrangea Blossoms composition. The result is a really emotive light box image: this piece says "happiness" to me.
October 30, 2019
Progression
Progression 1, shown above, is an image designed to be visually to be read from left to right. Creating this kind of fantastic decorative imagery takes more than a little…
October 28, 2019