by btharp | Oct 1, 2014 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, general photography, Photo Blog, The Blog, travel photography, workshops & photo tours
In a photography tour having a great local guide is essential to a successful photography tour. They set up the access to places, arrange for models, meals, transportation, etc. They know what to do when things change unexpectedly, as they often do when in...
by btharp | Jul 25, 2013 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Photo Blog, photographing people, photography, The Blog, travel photography, workshops & photo tours
A Bagan Woman smokes a cheroot Great photo from our guide, Win Kyaw Zan! But then I’m not surprised, since Win is also a professional photographer as well as a photo tour guide. I’m delighted that on October 18th, I am heading to Burma (also known as...
by btharp | Nov 27, 2012 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, photography, The Blog, travel photography, workshops & photo tours
As a photographer, I was trained to ‘hit the ground running’ in terms of doing assignments for magazines. I often went to places for the first time and had to come away with photographs the editors liked and could use. That taught me to quickly...