by btharp | Jan 27, 2018 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Insights, Landscape Photography, nature photography
Gottcha! – This conjures up images of naked bodies standing in waterfalls, swimming in quiet pools or streams. But in this case ‘forest bathing’ is the practice of taking in the forest atmosphere – by taking a short, leisurely visit to the...
by btharp | Jan 6, 2018 | America, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Insights, nature photography, photography
OK, so it’s a play on the song, but it still rings true. When I am out in nature, I am seeking not only photographs, but the love that is out there in nature. By love, I mean that connection to natural things around me. I celebrate the sounds of babbling brooks,...
by btharp | Jan 3, 2018 | America, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Insights, nature photography
Cleaning up my act, getting stuff done, losing weight, re-evaluating my goals, – we all know the phrases we use for the beginning of a new year. But this year, I can say I’m achieving at least one goal! It was quiet the month of December 2017 around my...
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 | Apr 12, 2017 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Conservation, Insights, Landscape Photography
National Park Week is almost here! It’s the week of April 15-23, and the National Park Foundation and National Park service are partnering to offer free admission to hundreds of national parks (and monuments) across the USA on April 15-16th, so plan to get out...
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...