by btharp | Dec 4, 2012 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Landscape Photography, nature photography, Photo Blog, photography, stock photography, The Blog, workshops & photo tours
We began our instructional tour on Sunday night, and this was our first morning photo session. Zabriskie Point, classic view, iconic rock and mud formations, but you never know what the light will be! We had a lovely warm-pink glow for a very short time, before it...
by btharp | Feb 27, 2012 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, photography, stock photography, travel photography
It’s an interesting connundrum when you do travel or photojournalistic-style photography. Your main goal is telling a story, and that might mean including quite a bit of information. In this picture, what caught my eye right away was the guy on the phone with...
by btharp | Feb 11, 2012 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Landscape Photography, nature photography, photography, road trip, stock photography
Traveling back from our Instructional tour of Death Valley, through the back side of the Sierra. Not much snow so far this year, but enough to dust the peaks a bit. Clear morning, and four of us tried to squeeze into position to capture the arch. Not easy to get...
by btharp | Jul 19, 2011 | Accessories, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Business and Marketing, Insights, Landscape Photography, nature photography, Photo equipment, photography, Portfolio, road trip, stock photography, The Blog
You never know what the forecast will be at the coast – even on a nice sunny day you can be socked in with fog and never see the sun. Our forecast was for ‘mostly cloudy overnight with gradual clearing in the morning.’ Cloudy doesn’t work well...
by btharp | Feb 20, 2011 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, events, photography, stock photography, The Blog, travel photography, workshops & photo tours
This morning many of the group got up to witness and photograph the traditional raising of the huge flag in the zocalo, main square, of the historic district in Mexico city. It’s unusual to be photographing military, but like the changing of the guard in...
by btharp | Feb 19, 2011 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, photography, Processing Techniques, Software, stock photography, travel photography, workshops & photo tours
I arrived in Mexico City last evening in time for Margaritas on the hotel terrace! Met up with Nevada Wier and Jeremy Woodhouse to meet and greet and talk over plans for the coming tours. Excited to begin! The hotel, The Gran Hotel Ciudad de Mexico, has a lovely...