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…
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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
Night at the Louvre
Photographing after dark in the grand courtyard of the Louvre is always great fun. The pyramid becomes an abstraction, and is an interesting contrast in its modernity with the ornate…
May 2, 2014
Under the Pont de la Concorde
A pedestrian esplanade runs from the Musée d'Orsay to the Tour Eiffel along the left bank of the Seine River. This walk way has been reclaimed from vehicular traffic only fairly…
May 1, 2014
Giverny via iPhone
I shot this image of Monet's water gardens at Giverny with my iPhone camera, and processed it into three versions on the spot. Instant gratification is sweet! But I'm also…
April 30, 2014
Spirals at the Hotel D’Orsay
If you know me, you know that I am nuts about photographing spiral staircases. The Hotel D'Orsay in Paris has two, one with an elevator running up the middle, and…
April 29, 2014
Spoonerismo
Who says you can't play with your food? Or at least your fork and spoon... A well-polished breakfast service at the hotel makes for iPhone fun when playing with my…
April 27, 2014
Double Rainbow over Paris
In the afternoon the rain started to come down hard, with a lush, almost tropical sound as it fell hard on the rooftops of Paris. I went upstairs because I…
April 26, 2014
Rain in Rodin’s Garden
One of my favorite places in Paris is the garden behind the Rodin Museum, where I went this morning. Of course, a Rodin garden would not be complete without Rodin's…
April 26, 2014
Pont Royal
Spring in Paris means that sometimes it rains, which can make it all the more romantic. I took advantage of the moody light today to photograph along the Seine River.…
April 25, 2014
Recipe for a Refraction
Ingredients: 1 DSLR (Nikon D800 or equivalent) 1 Moderate telephoto lens (135mm f/2 Zeiss or equivalent) 1 Extension tube (12mm) 1 Tripod 1 Remote release 1 White bed sheet 2…
April 22, 2014
Painting in Transparency Using a High-Key Layer Stack Webinar with Harold Davis
Are you intrigued by transparent flower photos? Ever wanted to know how to make them? Well, here's your chance! With photography on a light box, once you photograph a bracketed…
April 20, 2014
Using Backgrounds and Textures with Harold Davis Webinar
Have you ever wanted to turn your photos into fine art design pieces? With a little bit of Photoshop know-how, a few inexpensive tools, and the techniques explained in this…
April 20, 2014
Selective Sharpening with LAB Color Webinar
Have you ever over-sharpened an image? (We all have!) Have you ever wanted to to sharpen just one thing in a photo, not the entire image? If you answer "Yes!" to…
April 20, 2014