by btharp | Dec 22, 2017 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, creative ideas, extraordinary everyday, general photography, Special Effects
Day 11 – Celebrating the artist within! However you see the world around you, believe that you are creative! Celebrate...
by btharp | Dec 8, 2017 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, close-up photography, creative ideas, Insights, nature photography
I’ve been editing a whole lot of photographs lately, my ‘slow time’ at home giving me the opportunity to process pictures and reflect on the year’s work. Through this process, I always evaluate what works, what doesn’t, etc. As I came...
by btharp | Mar 29, 2017 | creative ideas, nature photography, photography, road trip, Spring, wildflowers
What to do when the wind is blowing gusts and the flowers are dancing? Go with it!! The owl’s clover, poppies, goldfields, and grasses galore were being buffeted by winds in Antelope Valley on Monday, March 27th, so there was no hope of capturing and close-ups,...
by btharp | Mar 18, 2017 | creative ideas, general photography, photography, USA, workshops & photo tours
I’ve been teaching a workshop in Tucson this past week for Madeline Island School of Arts (MISA) and having a great time. I love how the students inspire me when I’m working to inspire them! Our last day today, we went for a walk-about in the Barrio Viejo,...
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 | Mar 26, 2016 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, creative ideas, Landscape Photography, nature photography
The Carrizo Plain is a wonderful place, home to pronghorn antelope, birds, reptiles, and in Spring, a great location for large displays of flowers. This year, it was mostly goldfields, with some purple phacelia and a few Fremont Tidytips thrown in, but the wind was...