Brenda Tharp

Keynote Saturday Evening:   To follow banquet
Sponsored by NIK SOFTWARE

CASCADE BALLROOM

Photographing with your Heart, Eyes, and a Camera

We all want to create photographs that create a reaction in the eyes of our viewers, photographs that get remembered, that win awards, even sell!  As creative artists, our goal should be to make images that express our view of the world, how we see it and how we feel about it, so when viewers look at our images, they might feel something, too. It’s about making images from the heart, combined with a mastery of the craft to translate what we see into a dynamic image that evokes response. It can involve a fresh approach to your photography. In this inspirational and motivational presentation, Brenda will discuss her ideas and how she applies them to her life as an outdoor and travel photographer and share her insights for creating heart-felt images, turning an ordinary photograph into an extraordinary one, including those seen everyday around us.
Special presentation: Saturday Breakout Session   1:00-2:30pm
Red Jacket Room
Sponsored by NIK SOFTWARE

Enhancing your Images with NIK Software

Learn how to edit and enhance your images using NIK Software’s collection of products. During this breakout Brenda will present a brief overview on the software’s interface with Lightroom, Aperture and Photoshop, i.e. how to incorporate them your image-editing workflow. Using her images she will demonstrate the use of Viveza, Silver Efex Pro, Color Efex Pro, and HDR Efex Pro to show you ways to bring more impact to your images when processing them.

BIO:

Brenda Tharp is an acclaimed nature and travel photographer, with fine art images in private collections around the world. Over the course of her career, she has photographed for commercial and editorial clients, and produced books on photography. Her clients have included Amphoto, ATT, Audubon, British Gas, Chronicle Books, Michelin Travel Publications, National Geographic, Nature Conservancy, Navigator, Outdoor Photographer and a host of others. As a teacher, writer, photographer, jewelry maker, and gardener, she draws from those wells to enhance her life and express her creative vision of the world around her. Brenda has spoken to thousands of people across the country, and she frequently leads photography tours and teaches workshops. Her new book, Photography Close To Home, will be released in the Fall of 2012.
www.brendatharp.com