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…
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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
Abroad at Home
Photographing with a group at Kirby Cove waiting for the full moon to rise behind the Golden Gate Bridge, it seemed to me that I live in one of the…
April 19, 2014
Isuien Garden
Gardens in Japan are almost never just about nature. The key point in a Japanese garden is how the natural elements interact with structural and human elements. The style of…
April 18, 2014
Harold Davis Portfolios—current availability
I wanted to post current information about our portfolios: Botanique, Monochromatic Visions and Following the Kumano kodo. I am very excited that both Botanique and Monochromatic Visions were featured in Fine Art…
April 17, 2014
Solar Flare
Rain in California this spring has been sorely needed. It has fallen intermittently and blessedly heavy at times---but never enough to stop the drought or replenish the reservoirs. After one…
April 10, 2014
Using Light for Emotional Impact
Photography is the art and craft of capturing light, whether via silver halide chemistry on film, or via silicon on a sensor array. "Capturing light" is probably the key part…
April 9, 2014