by btharp | Mar 26, 2017 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Landscape Photography, nature photography, road trip, USA
After teaching in Saguaro National Park and Tanque Verde in Tuscon, last week, I headed back down to Organ Pipe Nat’l Monument, as I figured the brittlebush would be in full bloom, and I was not disappointed! Clouds of yellow dotted the hillsides amidst the...
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 | Nov 28, 2016 | Alaska, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, nature photography, wildlife photography, workshops & photo tours
I’m on an Alaska theme currently – but that’s because I’m editing my huge collection of images from all my past photo tours I’ve led on the M/V Delphinus with Dolphin Charters. It’s been an incredible journey – the whole of it...
by btharp | Nov 19, 2016 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Landscape Photography, nature photography
On this foggy rainy day in northern California, I am reminded of the same conditions from a day we spent in Triglav National Park, Slovenia. Fog is such a wonderful element for nature photography because it can isolate your subject and simplify backgrounds that would...
by btharp | Nov 16, 2016 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Italy, Landscape Photography, photography, travel photography
Late June, I attended a tour to the Dolomites so that I could get to great spots for sunrise and sunset without having to do all the research, as I was crunched for time working on my new book. I hadn’t take someone else’s tour in a long time, and it was...