by btharp | Jul 15, 2017 | books, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, nature photography, photo tips
Another excerpt from my newest book Expressive Nature Photography, in the chapter The Narrative Image: Find the story in the landscape – “Even a landscape pictures tells a story. Begin by first figuring out what inspires you in the location. What makes...
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 | Mar 11, 2015 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, general photography, Landscape Photography, photo tips
Cabin fever got the better of me this past weekend, and I took off for a very quick trip up into the Merced River canyon and Yosemite. I was in search of redbud, having heard they were popping into bloom with the warm weather. I found various stages from full bloom...
by btharp | Oct 6, 2013 | bird photography, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, nature photography, Photo Blog, Photo equipment, photo tips, photography, The Blog, workshops & photo tours
My photo tour group in Lake Clark National Park this past July was such fun, and they were all really good photographers. We were there mostly for the bears, so the horned puffins (Fratercula corniculata) were an added bonus – if the weather cooperated. It...
by btharp | Feb 25, 2013 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Insights, Photo Blog, photo tips, photographing people, photography, The Blog, travel photography, workshops & photo tours
Trinidad, Cuba Morning or late afternoon light can be a great thing to photograph in villages and cities, when the light streams down the cobblestoned streets, skimming the surface of stones and walls, bringing out the texture, and creating long shadows. As...
by btharp | Jun 22, 2012 | books, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, photo news, photo tips, photography, The Blog
There a new e-book out by Andrew Gibson, published through Craft and Vision. UP CLOSE is full of helpful information on getting you started with close-up photography on a variety of subjects. As stated on C & V website, “He covers crop factoring and...