by btharp | Nov 24, 2012 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, creative ideas, Insights, Landscape Photography, nature photography, photography, Special Effects, The Blog
First pink, but faintly. As the sun bids farewell to another day the clouds begin to glow. Blue, then orchid, then wild peach and flaming pink – as if rolling through giant palettes of water colors. Nature painted a wonderful canvas tonight. ...
by btharp | Oct 23, 2012 | creative ideas, general photography, Insights, Landscape Photography, nature photography, photography, Photoshop tips, Processing Techniques, Special Effects, The Blog
“It” being the little photo jaunt I was on with my photo buddies – Craig Blacklock, and Jon Smithers. We stopped at an information booth along the highway, and as we pulled up, I spotted this – only a nano-second before everyone else did! So it...
by btharp | Aug 24, 2012 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, general photography, Photo Blog, photography, Photoshop tips, Processing Techniques, Special Effects, The Blog, Thoughts on Creativity
While teaching last week in Maine, we went to the Olson House, the home made famous by Andrew Wyeth. It stands empty now, with just a few pieces of furniture, tattered wallpaper, old stove and such. But it’s in that emptiness that you often can find and...
by btharp | Aug 11, 2012 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, creative ideas, general photography, iphone Apps, iPhone art, photography, Special Effects, The Blog
Arrived in Maine last night in the dark and rain. Woke to a gray sky, but no rain! Went into Zoots in Camden for coffee and to do email stuff. This great folk musician came in and sat down to play for the coffee craving crowd. A moving audience as people passed...
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 5, 2012 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, photography, Special Effects, The Blog, travel photography, workshops & photo tours
Yes, it’s been a rather long time since my last post, but for many a good reason. It was all to keep you, my dear readers, safe from harm! It’s been a rather interesting past two weeks – I returned home from Italy with a plan to edit pictures and...