Face of the Deep
On a cloudy late afternoon I stood on the Great Beach of Point Reyes, California, watching the roiling surf that had made its way across the empty miles of the…
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January 20, 2015
Making the Artisanal Inkjet Print
I was recently asked by an art gallerist I work with to help educate some clients regarding my printmaking. Essentially the issues come down to exploring how my prints differ…
January 15, 2015
Photographing Flowers for Transparency presentation Jan 27
I'll be showing my botanical work and explaining "How to Photograph Flowers for Transparency on a Light Box" at the Peninsula Camera Club in San Mateo, CA on January 27,…
January 15, 2015
Night Light
Click here for information and registration, and here for a PDF download of this e-Card. Click here for Harold Davis Workshops & Events. In a letter to his brother Theo,…
January 13, 2015
Simplicity
Sometimes simplicity is best, although simplicity can be hard to achieve. Both visually and technically, simple images give you no place to hide. In other words, complexity can hide problems,…
January 12, 2015
Serendipity and photography
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January 11, 2015
Megaliths Modern and Ancient
There are probably more neolithic sites in Portugal than anywhere else in Europe. While I was trying to locate a large neolithic site near Evora, Samantha guided me beneath a…
January 9, 2015
Castelo Marvao
Late on a frigid November afternoon I checked into the Pousada Santa Maria---a converted convent---in the eagle-nest town of Marvao, Portugal. I was the only guest at the hotel. I…
January 8, 2015
Come join me to photograph flowers in Maine this summer!
I'll be presenting a full week of Creative Flower Photography---including Photographing Flowers for Transparency on a light box---at Maine Media Workshop in Rockport on the beautiful coast of Maine from…
January 7, 2015
Workshop Updates
The new year means new beginnings, and is a good time to take stock of the schedule details and changes related to my workshops that you may want to know about!…
January 5, 2015
Drowning in a Plethora of Stuff
As the father of four kids with ages from six to seventeen it is not hard for me to feel like I am drowning in a plethora of stuff. Each…
January 3, 2015
Warm wishes for a joyous New Year!
Warm wishes for a joyous New Year! Delve into your creative spirit in 2015... Click here for a PDF version of this card. Click here for My Best of 2014.
December 31, 2014
Not a Through Tree
There are streets that are through, and streets that are not through. Then there are trees that are through, and trees that are, well, not through. I guess with this…
December 31, 2014
White Poppy © Harold Davis
My Best of 2014
2014 has been an exciting year for me photographically, from many viewpoints, including the geographic and chronological. When I am not suffering from temporal displacement syndrome (otherwise known as jet…
December 25, 2014
Falling Water
Recent winter rainstorms have battered the San Francisco area in Northern California with much needed rain. In a break in the weather I decided to hike to Cataract Falls on…
December 24, 2014
Photographing Waves
Waves are a fundamental form of the universe. Light and sound come in waves. Wave formation underlies much that we know, and don't know, about the universe around us. As manifest…
December 22, 2014
Waterdrops via Otus 85
I shot this image with my new Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 lens during a break in the rainy weather. To get closer to the waterdrops, I added a 36mm extension…
December 21, 2014
Flash Craftsy Sale
Photographing Flowers is the acclaimed online Craftsy course with Harold Davis. Sign up with a special 50% off today for yourself or as a gift! ALL Craftsy classes (choose from an…
December 20, 2014