
Episode 5: Today I sit down with Brenda Tharp, to chat about:
- Her journey into photography
- Her lifelong connection to and love of nature
- Where she derives inspiration from and how she approaches composition
- When to use the rules of composition and when not to
- Visual flow in composition
- Visual design elements and how they relate to composition
- Learning how to see light
- And much more!
LINKS MENTIONED:
Website: http://www.brendatharp.com
Follow Brenda Tharp on Instagram
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Note: Some of the resources below may be affiliate links, meaning I receive a commission (at no extra cost to you) if you use that link to make a purchase.
Creative Nature and Outdoor Photography, Brenda Tharp
Expressive Nature Photography, Brenda Tharp
Learning to See Creatively, Byran Peterson
The Photographer’s Eye: A graphic Guide: Instantly Understand Composition & Design for Better Photography, Michael Freeman
Nature First: The Alliance for Responsible Nature Photography
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ABOUT BRENDA PETRELLA (host)

Brenda Tharp
Photographer
Brenda Tharp is a full-time photographer, educator, and speaker with a passion for the natural world. Her landscape and nature photographs have been used by Apple, Audubon, Nature Conservancy, the National Park Service, Sierra Club, and more. She is an author and contributor to many photography magazines and books on composition, which I definitely recommend you check out. She shares her love for celebrating the beauty of this world through her workshops and through her fine photographic prints offered for sale on her website at https://www.brendatharp.com.