by btharp | Oct 14, 2016 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, creative ideas, Processing Techniques, Special Effects, travel photography, workshops & photo tours
In May 2015, I led a photography tour to Andalusia, along with pro photographer (and my partner) Jed Manwaring. We had a lovely group with us, an enthusiastic and flexible group, and we saw so many wonderful sites! One great place was the Mezquita, the...
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 | Mar 6, 2015 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Plug-ins, Processing Techniques, travel photography
Cuba Today, or Yesterday?? It’s alway amazed and delighted me how taking the color away from an image can give it a timeless feel. Such was the case here. I loved how the light spilled down the cobblestones and elongated the shadow of the car, while bringing...
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 | Nov 26, 2014 | photography, Plug-ins, Processing Techniques, Special Effects, The Blog
It’s Time to give THANKS to all these companies creating such great processing software for our images! These folks have worked hard to create a series of quality plug-ins for everything from essential processing to creative processing effects for your images....
by btharp | Apr 1, 2014 | Black-and-White, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Landscape Photography, nature photography, Photo Blog, photography, Processing Techniques, The Blog
As the rain pounds the flat roof over my office, and the winds whip up the leaves through the trees outside, I am sitting snug and warm in front of my computer editing images – a perfect thing for a rainy day! We are celebrating the storms that are passing...