by btharp | Oct 14, 2013 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, creative ideas, general photography, Photo Blog, Processing Techniques, Software, The Blog
I was recently watching a Masterpiece Theater program, produced by the BBC, and I saw lighting that reminded me of this image I had made back in early September while teaching in Maine. The BBC programs often have wonderful lighting in them, in the...
by btharp | Oct 5, 2013 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Photo Blog, photographing people, photography, Processing Techniques, The Blog, travel photography, workshops & photo tours
Which one is your favorite? I made the image above in Trinidad, Cuba, on my last tour there in April 2013. This house was a pale turquoise, and I really liked the color contrast of it against his warm-toned tanned skin in late afternoon light. (see below image) But...
by btharp | Apr 9, 2013 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, creative ideas, general photography, Photo Blog, photography, Processing Techniques, Software, The Blog, travel photography
I was teaching recently at the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, and gave my students an assignment of seeing and photographing shadows, while they were exploring the plaza downtown. Since they were to wander on their own, to find unique photographs, I wandered,...
by btharp | Feb 22, 2013 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Photo Blog, photography, Processing Techniques, The Blog, travel photography, workshops & photo tours
I’ve been going through my past pictures of Tuscany, getting psyched for our upcoming photo tour there. It’s amazing how easily we forget images that we made when often there’s so many from just one trip! But I came across this one from Volterra,...
by btharp | Dec 16, 2012 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Processing Techniques, Software, The Blog
I was on the road when Topaz announced Detail 3 but when I heard all the buzz I was excited to try it out! As usual the folks at Topaz have done a great job of adding and improving the plug-in. You can now selective target the details in shadow or highlight areas, or...
by btharp | Oct 24, 2012 | general photography, nature photography, Photo Blog, photography, Processing Techniques, Software, The Blog
ROCKS AND LEAVES ON THEM DON’T MOVE IN THE WIND! We were checking out this cove/harbor, looking at the larger landscape (some of us), but being me, I was gravitating towards a more intimate scene. I grabbed this leaf on the trail down when it caught my eye...