by btharp | Jul 22, 2012 | general photography, photo news, photography, The Blog, travel photography, workshops & photo tours
Viva Cuba! Photo © Jeremy Woodhouse, Pixelchrome, Inc. NEW PHOTO TOUR for 2013!! Can you feel the rhythm? Can you pre visualize the street scenes, the faces and places of Cuba? I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be joining Jeremy Woodhouse...
by btharp | Jul 18, 2012 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, general photography, Photo equipment, photo news, photography
It’s been a very very busy 10 days around my office – I’m working on a new design to the website and putting up new images, etc., and I get so lost in the process that I forget to be ‘social’ in posting blogs, tweets and Facebook...
by btharp | Jul 11, 2012 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, general photography, Landscape Photography, photo news, photography, Processing Techniques, Software, Special Effects, The Blog, travel photography, workshops & photo tours
Marjorelle Gardens, a botanical oasis once owned by Yves Saint-Laurent, in Marrakech, Morocco I had an opportunity finally to try out HDR Efex Pro 2 from NIK. The image above from our 2010 Morocco photo tour was processed using it in addition to Lightroom final...
by btharp | Jun 22, 2012 | books, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, photo news, photo tips, photography, The Blog
There a new e-book out by Andrew Gibson, published through Craft and Vision. UP CLOSE is full of helpful information on getting you started with close-up photography on a variety of subjects. As stated on C & V website, “He covers crop factoring and...
by btharp | Apr 27, 2012 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Photo equipment, photo news, photography
Think Tank is always redefining and refining how we carry our gear when we go out to photograph. This new product sounds exciting – my back’s been getting more tired these days with a loaded backpack, and rolling a bag through the airports is great...
by btharp | Apr 4, 2012 | events, nature photography, photo news, photography, Processing Techniques, Software, The Blog
Ah, Springtime! Even in Santa Fe, it’s starting to happen. My short time there provided glimpses of confetti-like blossoms hanging delicately on trees planted against adobe walls. I managed to find and create this image before the strong New Mexican sun...