The Reston Photographic Society will hold its January meeting on February 16 at 7 PM on Zoom. Harold Davis will be presenting his online workshop: Intimate Flowers: Exploring Macro Photography.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88131820227?pwd=aNEIU0AtGqsmNnTxLwaxAiU5O2ITOG.1
Harold Davis is a world-class artist and photographer who has expanded the parameters of his field with imagery, new techniques, and as an author and educator.
Honored with the prestigious Photographic Society of America Progress award in 2022 for his development of a unique technique for photographing flowers for transparency, these works have been described as "ethereal" and having "a purity and translucence that borders on spiritual" (Popular Photo Magazine). Previous Progress award honorees include Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Walt Disney, and Ken Burns.
Davis's most recent books include Composition & Photography, Creative Garden Photography, and Creative Black & White, all from Rocky Nook. In February 2023, the PSA Journal reviewed Composition & Photography, noting that "While the text is compelling, the photographs are stunning and invite the reader to read even more."
He is also recognized as a master of black and white. The Seattle Times put it this way: "Harold Davis is the digital black and white equal of Ansel Adams’s traditional wet photography."
Harold Davis is proud to have been selected as a Moab Master.
In 2022, two of Davis's floral images, "Tulip Panorama" and "Sunflower and Friends," were produced as United States postage stamps. Five additional Harold Davis United States postage stamps were released in 2024, with the first day of issue July 18, 2024 in Berkeley, California. An additional floral stamp will be released by the USPS in early 2026.
Translucent Flora: Photographs by Harold Davis was exhibited at the Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture at the San Francisco Botanic Garden in 2023.
Harold is a sought-after workshop leader, who has led groups all over the world and taught and lectured at many institutions including the School of Visual Arts, New York, Google, Maine Photographic Workshops, and the Heidelberg Summer School of Photography in Germany.
Harold’s website is digitalfieldguide.com.
Intimate Flowers: Exploring Macro Photography. Online Workshop with Harold Davis
When you look closely at a flower an incredible world of color, shape, form, and detail is revealed. This is a universe that delights the heart and mind with its riotous uniqueness. No two flowers are alike, but all are “designed” to attract pollinators and the human gardeners that help propagate, cultivate, and extend floral species.
In this presentation, master photographer Harold Davis shares from his extensive collection of macro flower photographs. Harold says, “One of the reasons I enjoy macro flower photography so much is that it is so revelatory. The secrets of flowers are shown to those who look closely. At the same time, the sex appeal of flowers in popular culture and in floral photography is undeniable.”
At the same time, photographing flowers intimately requires the same skillset as other forms of macro photography, including lighting and composition and tools such as tripods, macro lenses, and focusing rails.
In this presentation, Harold will delight your heart and mind with his intimate portraits of flowers. Along the way, he will share his passion for floral photography and the tools and techniques for creating effective macro compositions.
Bring your questions! The presentation will be followed by a Q&A.
