Models
I shot this in the studio with my iPhone camera while I was experimenting with multiple exposures on the DSLR, some of which are shown in Solace for the Wild Rest…
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June 5, 2014
Peonies and Poppies
Yesterday in the morning I wrote and posted my Using a High-Key Layer Stack FAQ. Around lunch time I took a product development conference call. Phyllis brought in some pizza…
June 3, 2014
New Webinar Sessions with Harold Davis
Please consider one of our upcoming live webinar offerings. Each costs $29.95, has very limited seat availability, and includes access to the webinar recording following the session (a $19.95 value).…
June 2, 2014
Painting in Transparency Webinar Recording Available
Click here for unlimited access to the Painting in Transparency Using a High-Key Layer Stack Webinar Recording (the cost is $19.95). Are you intrigued by transparent flower photos? Ever wanted to know how to…
May 31, 2014
Solace for the Wild Rest
Unlike Being and Becoming, there's rather little Photoshop in Solace for the Wild Rest. This is an in-camera multiple exposure, using eight individual exposures with auto-gain turned on, using the…
May 28, 2014
Opening reception for Best of Botanicals Show in Oakland
Please consider joining me for the opening reception for the Best of Botanicals exhibition at Photo Oakland on Saturday, June 7, 2014. Best of Botanicals is a national juried photography…
May 27, 2014
Photographing Flowers for Transparency FAQ
I often get asked questions about my Photographing Flowers for Transparency on a light box technique. Frequently asked questions range from how the technique works, to where to get (or…
May 26, 2014
Being and Becoming
To make this image, I started by photographing the beautiful models Kira and Merrique together on a black seamless background with studio strobe lighting. The lighting was set up with a…
May 26, 2014
Creative Use of Shutter Speed
If you know what shutter speed does, then you know how to control one of the great creative aspects of photography. Shutter speed is not actually a speed at all---it…
May 23, 2014
Giverny
I've been lucky enough to visit Monet's gardens at Giverny three times in the past year, and each time they've been very different. The spring this year was good for…
May 20, 2014
Overlooking the Dordogne River
I got to talking about photography with the couple who ran the B&B where I was staying in the ancient monastery town of Cadouin, France, and they suggested I check…
May 18, 2014
Papaver Somniferum and friends
Returning home from travels abroad in mid-May, one great pleasure was to find poppies still in bloom in my garden. The large one as big as a platter towards the…
May 16, 2014
Shadow of the Glass
For me, one of the nice things about traveling with my iPhone is that I have a camera always with me---and a post-production digital darkroom always with me too. So…
May 15, 2014
Room in Bourges
The old city of Bourges, France is known for its cathedral. This structure, a World Heritage Site, is probably the largest Gothic cathedral ever built. I think five Notre Dames…
May 13, 2014
Impregnable
Today the city of Cahors in the southwest of France is a slightly gritty provincial capital---but back in the middle ages it was fabulously wealthy. Protected on three sides by…
May 7, 2014
What’s new is old again in Paris
Paris is a city with a tremendous and varied historical legacy from many eras. But after you are here for a while you realize that it is also constantly changing.…
May 4, 2014
Splash
Rain left puddles along the paths and trails of the Parc de Sceaux, on the outskirts of Paris. I positioned my camera to capture the perspective generated by the reflections…
May 3, 2014