Photoshop Layers 101 Recording The ability to work with layers and layer masks in Photoshop is what unlocks the power of Photoshop, and separates it from more mundane image editors.…
I've been asked to explain by several people who are interested in my photographic trip to Japan why it is "so expensive." You can find the full trip itinerary here, and…
I feel like showing the six images in my Multiple Exposures series (at least so far there are six) in one blog story. Thanks Marianne for the great title suggestion…
I will be presenting "Creative Black & White" at the Los Gatos-Saratoga Camera Club on Monday, August 18 2014 at 7:30PM. Here's the event description: Creative Black and White Photography---Harold is…
My twelve year old son Nicky (shown here a while back) was in the ensemble at Berkeley Playhouse for a teen production of the musical Shrek. For opening night, his…
I've been testing a new interchangeable lens camera, the Sony Alpha a7R, to see if I can happily use it. The a7R can truly be thought of as a new…
In the surprising uplands of Dordogne and Lot in the southwest of France high alkaline plateaus are bisected by deep river valleys. You'll find medieval towns and castles, with markers…
On a misty spring afternoon we left Paris, getting on the van for Monet's famous gardens at Giverny. The pre-visualizations that I saw in my mind's eye along the drive were…
Way off the beaten track in the southwest of France, I stopped to photograph the ancient church at Sainte Croixe de Beaumont. This complex belonged to the Knights Templar, and…
Please consider joining me on a photographic odyssey to Japan in the spring of 2015. This is my dream trip to Japan, a once in a lifetime exclusive eighteen-day opportunity. This…
Hohenzollern Castle, located in Swabia about 80 kilometers south of Stuttgart, Germany was home to the family that eventually spawned the emperors of Germany. Destroyed and rebuilt a number of…
I was reminded of the very high resolution you can get from an inexpensive flatbed scanner recently when there was interest in a large print from one of my scanned…
Creative Use of LAB Color Webinar Recording Understanding the creative use of LAB color in Photoshop unlocks a vast treasure trove of under-utilized and under-explored possibilities. Truly one of the…
When is a photo not a photo? For many people in the photography and art worlds the answer to this question seems to depend on the aesthetics of the image…
What fun to pick Katie Rose up at her pre-school, and wander down the coastal range by footpaths, steps and stairs. To watch her pleasure at an ice cream treat,…
Photographing the Paris skyline at dusk would seem to be pretty straightforward. The rooftop observatory on top of the Tour Montparnasse is open late, and there are gaps in the…
Saturday August 23 and Sunday August 24, 2014 The San Francisco Bay area is one of the places on our planet most visited for photography. If you live here, why…
The Gloriosa Lily is a notoriously poisonous---and extremely beautiful---flower. We had the Gloriosa and many other exceptional flowers to play with at the recent Creative Flower Photography workshop sponsored by…