Harold Davis's Blog, page 26

Another Take

Here’s another take on that wonderfully graphic flower subject, the Calla Lily.

Calla Lily Study #2 © Harold Davis

Monochromatic Visions prints curing

This iPhone shot shows prints curing, many of them destined for a copy of my Monochromatic Visions portfolio that we recently sold. The paper is Moab Juniper Baryta Rag.  Please contact us for portfolio availability and pricing information.

© Harold Davis

Flower like a shell

I’ve been working on photographing a group of white Calla Lilies the past few days. With this image, I tried to abstract the flower so that it seemed almost like a shell, or perhaps the sensuous lines of fabric.

Calla Lily Study © Harold Davis

Available Materials

I’m a firm believer that you don’t need fancy materials to make an interesting photo. In that spirit I present a small structure created with the materials to hand during a moderately lengthy bathroom break.

Untitled (TP construction) © Harold Davis

Walking by the Sea

Yesterday I went exploring with fellow-photographer QT Luong, the creator of Our National Monuments. Of course, we brought our cameras, and spent the afternoon through sunset along the beautiful San Mateo coast.

The first photograph was made in a grove near Davenport, California. The image below it was taken at  Waddell Beach as a squadron of pelicans flew in front of the setting sun. (What do you call a group of pelicans, anyway? I’ve heard “pod,” “fleet,” and “pouch”—but “squadron” seems to fit pretty well.)

Grove near Davenport, California © Harold Davis

Pelican Party © Harold Davis

2022 PSA Progress Award

I am pleased and astounded to learn that I will be the 2022 recipient of the Photographic Society of America’s prestigious Progress Award. The Progress Award recognizes a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the progress of photography or an allied subject. Previous recipients include  Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Gordon Parks, Ken Burns, and numerous other heroes of mine. This is not something I expected in my life, and I am deeply grateful.

Sunflower Bouquet © Harold Davis

Composition & Photography: A Hands-On Workshop

What: Composition & Photography: A Hands-On Workshop with Harold Davis

Where: Maine Media Workshops + College in beautiful Rockport, Maine

When: Sept 12, 2022 – Sept 16, 2022

Click here for more information and registration.

Description: In this hands-on workshop we will approach composition as an instance of open-ended two-dimensional design. Photographic exercises will start with simple shapes, such as lines and circles, and proceed through patterns and repetitions, and onwards to spirals, fractals, and abstractions.

Field sessions will take advantage of the “target-rich” mid-coast Maine scenery. Classroom discussions will be intended to provoke thought about composition basics and continuing to enable individual integration of the process of composition into each participant’s creative practice.

Tulip Pano © Harold Davis

Donation to Doctors without Borders

Thanks to the participants in the Creating Structure with Forms and Patterns webinar yesterday we are delighted to donate $712.88 to Doctors without Borders.

Harbinger of Spring

I remember when I lived in colder climates seeing the daffodils, green shoots with a yellow blossom, push their way through the frozen ground. So for me, daffodils will always be a harbinger of spring, and spring a sign of hopeful renewal, no matter what is going on in the world around me.

This Bunch of Daffodils is one of a Bunch of Bunches—although sometimes a mixed arrangement ages in an interesting way, as in Flowers for Miss Havisham.

Daffodil Bunch © Harold Davis

Last Chance for France

Last call for France, at least in April 2022, and with our small, exclusive photography group! We are finalizing arrangements for this trip shortly, and will be closing it to new enrollments. We do have an opening for either a single or a couple. If you are interested, please let us know in the next few days. Thanks.

Click here for more information, here for the Prospectus, and here for the Reservation form (includes pricing info).

Cordes sur Ciel at Dawn © Harold Davis