by btharp | Mar 6, 2015 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Photo Blog, photographing people, travel photography
It’s true. Everyone seems to want to be in the photographs we make when we’re in Cuba. Even the pigs. Perhaps they are just as curious about us as we are of them. Just like many of the people. And how long will that last? No one knows, for sure. But if we,...
by btharp | Dec 26, 2014 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, close-up photography, general photography, Landscape Photography, nature photography, Photo Blog
Anyone who has traveled with me probably knows I LOVE rocks. I’m not sure why I didn’t choose geology as a major in college, but regardless of that, I have continued to be excited by rocks, rock formations, and how it all formed, wherever I go. When our...
by btharp | Dec 17, 2014 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Photo Blog, photography, travel photography, workshops & photo tours
Exciting news from President Obama this morning. I especially liked his statement that ” we do business with China… and we have relations with Vietnam… so why not Cuba, too?” I agree that engagement, exchange of ideas, and bringing to the...
by btharp | Dec 10, 2014 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, nature photography, Photo Blog, photography, The Blog, wildlife photography, workshops & photo tours
“Mom? What are those things on two feet back there? They have HUGE glassy eyes pointed at me. There are at least 8 eyes. I’m not sure about this, can I hide behind you?” OK, so we’re not supposed to anthropomorphize with wildlife, right?...
by btharp | Nov 26, 2014 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Insights, Namibia, nature photography, Photo Blog, photography, The Blog, workshops & photo tours
So here I was in this incredible Quiver Tree Forest* in Namibia, amazed by the bizarre shapes, colors and the textures I was seeing. As the light lowered in the sky, getting warmer, the trees glowed. Yet it was my second afternoon there, and I was looking for...
by btharp | Nov 23, 2014 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Landscape Photography, nature photography, Photo Blog, road trip, The Blog, workshops & photo tours
When I hear the words ‘storm’s a-brewin’ I get excited, because that means the potential for dramatic light and CLOUDS! I love love love clouds. They make those blank shapes of sky work within your landscape images so much more effectively. Not...