by btharp | Feb 8, 2017 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, general photography, Insights, photography, Portfolio
You might call it shameless self-promotion, but the reason behind this blog post is quite altruistic, I assure you! A long while ago, I was an amateur photographer with a dream to become professional ‘someday’. I had no specific time schedule in mind, at...
by btharp | Jan 17, 2017 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, general photography, nature photography
I’ve been spending the past week with family in western Maine and my sister has a hoop-house for growing greens during the winter. One morning the frost on the window was lovely, and I got a few pictures. My sister then showed me some pictures she’d made...
by btharp | Dec 31, 2016 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, general photography, Insights, Landscape Photography
Yes, it’s that time of year when everyone is posting their ‘favorites’ – or asking you to choose your favorite. But what about the stories and experiences behind some images that might be my favorites? Is it not, after all, the images that...
by btharp | Nov 2, 2016 | America, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, general photography, photo tips, road trip, USA
So here I was, driving through the Willamette valley in September, on my eventual way home, looking for an apple stand, when I saw this huge dust cloud from a distance. I could see the tractor at one point, and I decided I had to get there somehow to photograph this...
by btharp | Nov 1, 2016 | Alaska, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, general photography, USA
We had just finished an amazing photo tour in southeast Alaska last year with Dolphin Charters, and as we were coming into Petersburg, the weather ‘went south’. A thick fog rolled in, but it wasn’t raining. After we docked, I stood outside on the...
by btharp | Oct 15, 2016 | America, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, general photography, USA
I’m a sucker for the countryside, with all its barns and farming paraphanelia. Perhaps because I grew up near farming, as it was just 10 minutes outside of town where I lived. We would take Sunday afternoon drives (gas was a LOT cheaper then) and the family...