by btharp | Nov 10, 2015 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, creative ideas, Plug-ins, Processing Techniques
Quiet Day, Portmagee, Ireland My friends over at Topaz have done it again! This stand-alone and plug-in program has an incredible selection of texture effects, and everything in the library is modifiable ‘to taste’. I love programs that give you a place...
by btharp | Nov 9, 2015 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, creative ideas, general photography, travel photography
Well, it’s been another whirlwind of 2 months of travel and leading/teaching and I didn’t keep up with posting on my blog very well. But I’m back to it, and look forward to sharing images and insights with you in the coming weeks and months. The main...
by btharp | Apr 4, 2015 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, creative ideas, general photography
Spent an afternoon walking around through center city in Philadelphia, amidst raindrops and blustery winds. I wasn’t feeling terribly inspired today, and the white skies above the buildings weren’t adding to my mood. But with the rain, a lot of wonderful...
by btharp | Feb 25, 2015 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, creative ideas, Landscape Photography, nature photography, Processing Techniques
I’d say it’s been a long winter but most of you that know I live in northern California would scoff at that comment – given the amazing cold temps and snow so many of you have had! Usually I can get away with that because it’s so rainy and...
by btharp | Aug 27, 2014 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, creative ideas, general photography, Photo Blog, photography, Special Effects, The Blog, travel photography, workshops & photo tours
Here’s another one from Kolmanskop mining town. I loved how the doors were hanging by one hinge, and the rooms glowed with wonderful paint colors. In its day, it must have been a very colorful, pretty place. I used a bit of negative clarity on this one to...
by btharp | Mar 9, 2014 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, creative ideas, Photo Blog, Photo equipment, photography, The Blog, travel photography, workshops & photo tours
I spent a month in Cuba this year – mid-January to mid-February – and I came back with so many images. I knew I’d have a huge task ahead of me to import/organize, and edit/process. What I hadn’t planned on was a notice from my web server that...