by btharp | Dec 17, 2017 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, close-up photography, extraordinary everyday, general photography
Day 6 – Celebrating the “everyday” and recognizing there is beauty and something of interest in all things around us, if we bother to look. Elevate the ordinary to the...
by btharp | Dec 8, 2017 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, close-up photography, creative ideas, Insights, nature photography
I’ve been editing a whole lot of photographs lately, my ‘slow time’ at home giving me the opportunity to process pictures and reflect on the year’s work. Through this process, I always evaluate what works, what doesn’t, etc. As I came...
by btharp | Feb 21, 2016 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, close-up photography, nature photography
I am a sucker for roses that smell yummy, and we have a few bushes in our garden that are heritage types, not hybridized so the fragrance is gone. This is one of them, and I always love going out and just breathing in the fragrance as deeply as I can. Thankfully, no...
by btharp | Jan 16, 2016 | America, bird photography, close-up photography, nature photography, workshops & photo tours
I know that it’s the ‘dead of winter’ in many parts of the USA, but in Arizona, spring is just around the corner! Spring begins in mid to late February and runs through April, with a succession of events involving everything from birds and baby...
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...