by btharp | Oct 15, 2016 | America, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, general photography, USA
I’m a sucker for the countryside, with all its barns and farming paraphanelia. Perhaps because I grew up near farming, as it was just 10 minutes outside of town where I lived. We would take Sunday afternoon drives (gas was a LOT cheaper then) and the family...
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 | Feb 13, 2012 | creative ideas, photography, Processing Techniques, Software, The Blog
Visited the Railroad Museum in Laws, CA on Saturday. Lots of memorabilia from the old movie-westerns, and lots of fun! Details galore. As I walked around the site, I imagined life during those times. Maybe romantically, because it was a rough and tumble lifestyle...
by btharp | Dec 10, 2010 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, creative ideas, photo tips, photography, Processing Techniques, Software, Special Effects, Thoughts on Creativity
A recent post I did mentioned Dewitt Jones, and in his talks he speaks about there being more than one right answer – in Photography and in Life, as he relates how he approached various assignments. These days, it also relates to how we process an image –...