This shot from within an abandoned building on Point Richmond, California is a good demonstration of capturing an entire dynamic range of light. There's quite a range between the bright…
Special Japan special offer. I am eager to get the Photographic Odyssey to Japan well-launched by the end of August. So this offer is intended for you, if you are sitting on…
Please click here to see Dance in the Rings larger. Also see A Rorschach for MFAs and Multiple Exposures.
Don't miss this opportunity to photograph San Francisco and the Bay area with a local master photographer! Saturday August 23 and Sunday August 24, 2014 The San Francisco Bay area…
This image, with the working title Gates after Rodin, shows one model many times. The model, Jacs Fishburne, is a self-described "tornado disguised as a woman." In the studio, Jacs…
When it comes to photographic technique, sometimes simple is good. I photographed these umbrellas on the street in Tokyo in a light rain on a overcast but bright autumn day,…
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…