www.asmp.org/strictlybusiness/2016/02/an-interview-with-pixsy-client-harold-davis/ Once I began putting my work up on the Web, it didn’t take me long to realize that I was on the horns of a very serious business dilemma.…
Curious about what's in my gear bag when I'm in the field? Check out this story from Zeiss! (Thanks Zeiss so much for the wonderful glass.)
An Easter Egg is a secret; for example, in software often it is a hidden pop-up window with an animation. In software, usually the Easter Egg is activated using a combination…
We still have room for two more in my very small group photographic tour of Paris beginning May 1, 2016. This is your last chance to register for the trip…
This image of Tulips in a Vase on White derives its power from its apparent simplicity. In fact, behind the scenes, I constructed the image with a certain amount of calculated…
I've written an article now posted on the Pixsy blog about my technique for photographing flowers for transparency on a light box: What are the steps to mastering the process? Surprisingly,…
The past several years during the great California drought the waterfalls on the slopes of Mount Tamalpais have been fairly dry, even in the rainy season. So what a wonderful joy to…
I photographed these Stargazer Lilies on a light box to show them on a white background. With one version (above) I added them in Photoshop to a scanned paper background.…
Inspecting some pink tulips the other day, I noticed that the demarcation behind petals and leaves was not as clear as I had thought it would be. With this flower,…
Click here for the replay of my webinar sponsored by Topaz, Beyond Photography: Painterly Effects with Harold Davis. Topaz Labs has generously provided discount codes as well (these codes are…
Originally published November 24, 2014. Editor's update: After publishing this post, I received a number of inquiries as to what I was doing traveling with "another woman" (Phyllis seems to have…
Originally published June 1, 2015. Editor's update: Phyllis eventually had to pay to have the couch hacked into pieces and hauled away. The response to the Craig's List ad quoted below…
I have two places left in Achieving Your Potential as a Photographer (March 12-13, and ongoing mentoring), and two for Paris Photography in the Spring. These won't last long, so…
Beyond Photography: Painterly Effects with Topaz Presented by Harold Davis Tuesday January 12, 2016 at 2PM Pacific Time SORRY - THERE ARE NO MORE SPACES LEFT. This will be recorded and…
Originally published November 4, 2013 Well, not really. In actual fact, Noriko took me to a wonderful, varied and seasonal dinner at a restaurant with no external signage in the…
Originally published September 22, 2008 Between Earth and Sky, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. On our way home from a sunset-to-night hike on the Tomales Point fork…
Originally published June 26, 2013: La Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre sits high on a hill overlooking Paris. Controversial from long before the start of construction, the design of…
Once every two or three years I give a session of my Get Your Camera Off Auto all-day workshop. We have a session coming up here in Berkeley, California on Saturday January…