by btharp | Mar 24, 2014 | Black-and-White, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, general photography, Photo Blog, photography, The Blog
Cuba is certainly a colorful place – both in the actual colors and in the figurative sense of ‘colorful’. But it’s also a wonderful place for black-and-white, too. Traditional street photography was usually in monochrome. In this way, you...
by btharp | Nov 12, 2010 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, photo tips, The Blog
Another old abandoned vehicle in the field. I’m slowly creating a series of them. This one was in the hoppin’ town of Ash Fork, Arizona. It caught my eye as I was driving by on the freeway, and I had to weave through town to relocate it once I got off the...
by btharp | Nov 2, 2010 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, photo tips, photography, Processing Techniques, Software, Special Effects, The Blog
November is my birthday month, as many Facebook friends have just acknowledged – and November’s gemstone is Topaz, which just happens to also be a great collection of plug-ins for processing your images. I use Topaz products regularly in my workflow. I...
by btharp | Oct 21, 2010 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, photo tips, The Blog
Things last a long time in the desert – slowly rusting, weathering under the strong rays of the desert sun. As I drove around in the desert town of Moab, there were so many things abandoned, wearing out. I spotted this truck while looking for a grocery store,...