Belying Apparent Simplicity
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…
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January 24, 2016
Learning to Photograph Flowers for Transparency (article on Pixsy blog)
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,…
January 21, 2016
Steep Ravine
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…
January 19, 2016
Stargazer Lilies
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.…
January 17, 2016
Pentaptych of Tulip Petals
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,…
January 15, 2016
Harold Davis Topaz Webinar on YouTube and Topaz Discount Code
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…
January 14, 2016
Blast from the Past: Travels with Samantha
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…
January 11, 2016
Blast from the Past: Free Wrecked Blue Couch for House Guests You Hate
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…
January 10, 2016
Two to Achieve Their Potential, and Two to Photograph Paris, too!
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…
January 9, 2016
Painterly Effects with Topaz: Free Webinar
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…
January 8, 2016
Blast from the Past: Noriko Tries to Poison Me
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…
January 7, 2016
Blast from the Past: Between Earth and Sky
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…
January 7, 2016
Blast from the Past: Sacré Coeur Passage
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…
January 6, 2016
Get Your Camera Off Auto
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…
January 4, 2016
Positano Morning
The early morning light from my hotel room, the Villa La Tartana, in Positano, Italy was warm and life-affirming. I positioned my camera on the tripod, and bracketed a series…
January 3, 2016
Davis Family Startup
Now if only I could direct them away from Minecraft and Wizard 101 into something that pays...from left to right in our computer lab for the kids, top row: Julian,…
January 2, 2016
Romanesco Broccoli
Browsing in the produce section of Berkeley Bowl I was transfixed by spiral nature of Romanesco Broccoli, an edible flower in the broccoli family. The flower's form approximates a natural fractal…
January 1, 2016
Happy New Year!
Words to Live and Create By Being Creative => peace · joy · love · creativity · harmony · beauty · imagination · exploration Being Loving => freedom · exploration ·…
December 31, 2015