As much as I dislike the whole connotation of the term “New Year’s Resolution”- the implication being that life has gotten wildly off track for us in the year just ending - this time of year does lend itself to a certain amount of both reflection upon the past and looking forward to the future. Recently, much of the [...]
Being Candid I don’t do so well taking posed portraits whether it’s in a studio or not. Directing people, choosing backdrops, controlling lighting – not my strengths. But shooting candid shots, well, THAT gets my blood flowing. What could be better than capturing a spontaneous, unselfconscious look that tells a great story in and of [...]
With over 25 years of photographic experience, long-time RMSP workshop leader, Brenda Tharp, is one of our most accomplished nature and fine art photographers & instructors. She’s back with us again in 2011 leading our Callaway Gardens: Georgia’s Springtime Palette workshop. I spent a few moments with Brenda in order to give our readers some insight to her [...]
Rocky Mountain School of Photography continues to strive for innovative ways to provide valuable and unique instruction for those looking to make photography a career. The fine art photographer is always challenged to have their work seen by as many eyes as possible in an environment conducive to selling to collectors and/or admirers. How do I approach a gallery [...]
Well, our readers have done it again! Rising to the challenge of capturing the culinary environment, we received a wonderful array of images from those daring photographers willing to step out of their comfort zones and into the cozy confines of their very own kitchens…with camera in hand. The results are as varied and creative as any we’ve [...]
With many folks traveling home for the holidays, how can they resist bringing their cameras with them to capture the familiar environment of loved ones and places so full of memories? Every year, RMSP reviews the results of the past year’s schedule of our popular Weekends events that take place in various cities across the U.S. We then decide where to [...]
I have gone on many backpacking trips in the past few years. One thing that I always have to consider when I’m preparing is, what camera equipment should I take along? The following information doesn’t apply only to backpacking; it also really applies to any instance when you’re doing some sort of outside adventure and [...]
Part 2: Homestead National Monument was created by an act of Congress in 1936 “…as an appropriate monument to retain for posterity a proper memorial emblematical of the hardships and the pioneer life through which the early settlers passed in the settlement, cultivation and civilization of the Great West.” Although part of the National Park [...]
During my time at RMSP I realized that simply seeing something different was only part of the artistic journey, that bringing meaning to the vision is an integral part of connecting the viewer to the story of the image. It was with that challenge in mind I decided to apply for one of the artist-in-residence [...]
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