by hankinslawrenceimages | Apr 6, 2021 | Berthe Morisot
Ivory Flame © 2021 Patty Hankins
This is one of a series of photographs inspired by the Impressionist painter Berthe Morisot. When I saw an exhibit of her work a few years ago, I was struck by how she portrayed quite behind the scenes moments in women’s lives – as they cared for their children, prepared for an evening out, played a musical instrument or just sat at their dressing table. Inspired by these paintings, I’m working with models to create photographs showing private moments in women’s lives.
In this photograph, Ivory Flame is thinking about the wonderful evening she spent with the man she loves
Background texture from French Kiss Textures.
by hankinslawrenceimages | Apr 1, 2021 | Flowers, Still Life
Ok – so I’m giving up on trying to organize posts subject. These days, I’m just grouping by season or subject or location.
So – here are some of the photos I’ve taken in my studio
Flowers
Orange Romeo Carnation © 2021 Patty Hankins Background texture from the French Kiss Collections
White Chrysanthemums © 2021 Patty Hankins Background textures from French Kiss Collections
Dahlia © 2021 Patty Hankins
Carnations © 2021 Patty Hankins Background textures from French Kiss Collections
Still lifes
A Snowy Afternoon © 2021 Patty Hankins Background Texture from Definitely Dreaming
Blueberry Muffins © 2021 Patty Hankins
Gus and his Graflex © 2021 Patty Hankins
Tea Time with Blueberry Scones © 2021 Patty Hankins
by hankinslawrenceimages | Mar 30, 2021 | Flower Portraits
Cosmos © 2021 Patty Hankins
This is another photograph in my series of flowers photographed as portraits with custom backgrounds designed to highlight what I see as the personality of the flowers. For this photo, I was struck by how the one cosmos in the center stands out from all the others – not just because it is a different color, but because it was putting it’s petals forward. It reminded me of a strong woman – leading others fearlessly – to do what she knows is right – not worrying about what others will think.
Flower from Plantmasters, a local flower farm in Maryland.
Background textures from The Coffeshop Blog.
by hankinslawrenceimages | Mar 25, 2021 | Tennessee
Ok – so I’m giving up on trying to organize posts by subject – and will just do it by season at least for a while. There are lots of posts with just a few photos lined up – and at the rate I’m going – I may never get enough photos for an entire post dedicated to a specific topic.
So – here are some of the wonderful fall scenes I’ve photographed over the years
Fall in the Smokies © 2021 Patty Hankins
Fall in the Smokies © 2021 Patty Hankins Background textures from French Kiss Collection
A Windy Day, Great Smoky Mountains National Park ©2021 Patty Hankins
Fall Color, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2021 Patty Hankins
Fall Color, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2021 Patty Hankins
Fall Color, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2021 Patty Hankins
Fall Color, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2021 Patty Hankins
Fall Color, Great Smoky Mountains National Park © 2021 Patty Hankins
by hankinslawrenceimages | Mar 23, 2021 | Berthe Morisot
Ivory Flame – Inspired by Berthe Morisot © 2021 Patty Hankins
This is one of a series of photographs inspired by the Impressionist painter Berthe Morisot. When I saw an exhibit of her work a few years ago, I was struck by how she portrayed quite behind the scenes moments in women’s lives – as they cared for their children, prepared for an evening out, played a musical instrument or just sat at their dressing table. Inspired by these paintings, I’m working with models to create photographs showing private moments in women’s lives.
In this photograph, Ivory Flame is spending the evening lost in thought while reading a novel.
