Harold Davis Photography

I was particularly taken with your Spirals images and would appreciate any tech info that a nontechie such as myself could absorb. I have a black-and-white photography web site, all images having been captured with a Hasselblad camera, but I have recently been working with a digital camera in color and have discovered that I can imagine things that I could not imagine in black and white. It's a whole new experience, and I would really like to carry this as far as my imagination can take me with the help of Photoshop, some basics of which I understand.

Any suggestions?

Thank you for your time.

Rhea Malinofsky My web site: http://rheamalinofsky.com/

Dear Rhea - Thanks for your comment, and I particularly enjoyed looking at your black & white slot canyon photos.

So once you understand some Photoshop basics, you need to jump in. Anything you can imagine, you can create. So give yourself a project. The first one may not come out that well, but you'll get there! Consider the image in your mind's eye, not reality, and let your imaginaton soar.

I have quite a few stories on Photoshop techniques on my blog, see http://www.digitalfieldguide.com/blog/entries/photoshop. They may help you and give you a starting place.

Best wishes,

Harold

Hi Harold, Thank you mostley for sharing your life in Camera with all of us on Photo.net. You are an inspiration to us all: ) You have captured the unique essence of what is totally your own. Take a bow it is very much deserved. I do however plan to enter the contest but after looking at the competition I feel like my own photos are just not up to par.... but will enter anyway...after all it will be a learning experience.: ) Thanks , Terry S. Butler

Thanks Terry and definitely enter. It's not about winning or losing or comparing, it is about each of us sharing our own unique creativity and trying something new! Best wishes, Harold

Hi Harry , I discovered your PS tutorial blog and was very interested in most techniques. Thanks:-))

I have +- 20 years experience with PS (has an Art Director) and still learn every day, to realize my crazy, surreal images.

Wish you a lot of pleasure with photography and PS.

Best regards, ben

Night Stars Canon 30D Focal length 17mm Aperture F16 Exposure time 36mins 14secs

Hi there Harold

You have some amazing shots in your porrtfolio. Can I please ask about those photos showing the movement of stars in the sky, where are you located? How far north are you? I tried doing this in New Zealand and could not get the spiral effect. I did get a slight arc on my photos though. I would also like to know what lens you used on your drop of water reflection shot. What was the "F"stop on that lens please? Cheers

Beautiful work. I really enjoy the night photos.

Thank You very much for your real photoart!!! Valentyn

You're work is visionary.

Love that most. Straight-line Stills of the star streaks have more reach here when a shutter speed is given. Phillips published a book of nothing but this imagery I noticed once shopping in a camera shop on Queens St., Huddersfield.

To get circles you have to take multiple images and stack them. A circle is the 24 hour rotation of the stars around the SCP or NCP in the northern hemisphere. if you are in NZ point the camera towards the Southern Cross, the SCP (South Celestial Pole) is near the constellation. Go to an Australian forum called Ice In Space and you will find a useful photography section with many tips.

Really Harold! I had no idea what genius work you consistently produce! I mean, I got that you have created some amazing books but some of the images I see here are beyond the beyond! "Brilliant feels anemic in describing your art. INspired and inspiring!

You have some incredible work in your portfolio. I find all of it to be very inspirational. Thanks for sharing.
Best regards,
Nathan Craver

Hey just brought my 1st camera as my partner is pregnant and I want to capture every moment, but seeing your work inspires me to want to get out into the world and try learn to perfect the art of taking amazing pictures

Thank you for truly opening my eyes

Harold, I enjoyed your article on Expecting the Unexpected very much. Great to know there is this handy, 'getting unstuck' inspirational people like you to learn from. Thank you. Bettie