Harold Davis presents The Art of Photographing Flowers for Transparency on Monday August 13, 2018 at the B&H Photo Event Space, 420 Ninth Avenue, in New York City from 1-3 PM. The event is free, but space is limited, so pre-registration is strongly suggested. For information and registration for the live event, or to view it live-streamed, go to https://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/eventDetails.jsp/id/2828.Event Description: According to Popular Photography, Harold Davis’s botanical images "have a purity and translucence that borders on spiritual." Harold Davis is a renowned photographer, an internationally-known digital artist, a workshop leader, and a bestselling author of numerous books about photography. His upcoming title is "The Art of Photographing Flowers for Transparency". He has been honored as a Zeiss Lens Ambassador and a Moab Master. His high-key photographs of flowers on a light box are widely imitated, but seldom equaled.
In this presentation, Harold will show examples of how he arranges and lights his flowers for photography. He’ll explain the secrets of high-key HDR photography, and show how his images are combined using post-production techniques. Tools, techniques, and the craft of light box photography will be demystified. Harold will explain inverting his light box images using LAB color, so they can be easily presented on a black background, and will discuss botanical printmaking, including how he makes his sought-after washi prints.
About Harold Davis: Harold Davis is a digital artist and professional photographer whose work is widely collected. He is acknowledged as one of today's leading photographers. Harold is a bestselling author, a popular workshop leader, a Zeiss Lens Ambassador, and a Moab Master.You can learn more about Harold and his work on his website, photoblog2.com. Harold's most recent book is "The Photographer's Black & White Handbook", published by Monacelli Press.