by hankinslawrenceimages | Apr 17, 2019 | Orchidaceae Family
I found several sets of orchid photos that I hadn’t edited or shared – so I thought I’d share them with you today. Hope you have a wonderful day
Yellow Lady’s Slippers © 2019 Patty Hankins
Yellow Lady’s Slipper © 2019 Patty Hankins
Orchids in the Woods © 2019 Patty Hankins
Orchids in the Woods © 2019 Patty Hankins
Orchids in the Woods © 2019 Patty Hankins
Orchid © 2019 Patty Hankins
Orchid Ruffles © 2019 Patty Hankins
Orchid Ruffles © 2019 Patty Hankins
Orchid Ruffles © 2019 Patty Hankins
Orchid Ruffles © 2019 Patty Hankins
by hankinslawrenceimages | Apr 15, 2019 | Abstract
Rust and Green Paint Abstract © 2019 Patty Hankins
I’ve recently added a new photo – Rust and Green Paint – to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/rust-and-greenpaint/
As I saw this through my camera, I felt like I was looking at a map of an unknown land with brown islands surrounded by green water. What I was actually photographing was some rust and paint on a car at Old Car City in White, Georgia. Seeing and sharing something totally different from what I actually was photographing is one of the things I love about creating abstract photographs.
This photograph is available matted to 11 X 14 for $ 54 and 16 X 20 for $ 109.
by hankinslawrenceimages | Apr 12, 2019 | Photo Tips
One of the most important decisions a photographer makes that will determine the look of their photograph is lens choice. Should you use a wide angle lens to show the whole scene? A long telephoto lens to compress the scene? A macro lens to get close and show all the details? A specialty lens like a Lensbaby or Tilt-Shift lens? The answer is – it depends on what you want your vision for your image is.
A couple weeks ago, I spent some time at the National Arboretum in Washington DC photographing a beautiful cherry tree with three different lens. Each lens gave me a very different look to my photos. All the photos were taken with my Sony A7iii full-frame camera on my tripod.
The first lens I used as my Sony 90mm Macro lens. The lens’ widest aperture is f 2.8 so I can get a very nice shallow depth of field if I want. The lens is image-stabilized so I can photograph hand-held with it without having to really up the ISO to get a sharp photo.
Cherry Blossoms © 2019 Patty Hankins
Cherry Blossoms © 2019 Patty Hankins
Cherry Blossoms © 2019 Patty Hankins
The next lens I worked with was my Lensbaby Burnside 35. This is a fun manual focus lens known for it’s swirling bokeh and vingnette effects or in other words – the Burnside gives me a great swirl effect in the background. It’s not a lens I use often, but when I do, I’m often pleased with the photos I get with it.
Cherry Blossoms © 2019 Patty Hankins
Cherry Blossoms © 2019 Patty Hankins
Finally, the third lens I worked with was my Lensbaby Velvet 56. Another manual focus lens, the Velvet 56 is known for it’s soft focus look especially when used wide open at f 1.6 and it’s ability to focus as close as five inches from the subject.
Cherry Blossoms © 2019 Patty Hankins
Cherry Blossoms © 2019 Patty Hankins
As you can see, each of the three lenses gives me a very different look for my photographs. And so back to the original question – which one should you use? The answer depends on what lenses are in your bag and what is the look you want for your photographs.
Figuring out which lens to use and how that choice will affect how your photo looks is one of the skills we’ll be talking about during my Gardens of Philadelphia workshop from May 5 – May 11. For more information about the workshop, visit https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/photographing-the-gardens-of-philadelphia-may-2019/
by hankinslawrenceimages | Apr 10, 2019 | Cemeteries, New York
Last month while I was in Rochester, NY for a workshop, I spent a wonderful morning photographing at Mount Hope Cemetery. Founded in 1838, Mount Hope is a beautiful garden/rural cemetery full of wonderful statuary and stone carving. I thought I’d share some of my photos from Mount Hope Cemetery with you today.
Susan B Anthony’s Grave
Susan B Anthony Grave, Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY © 2019 Patty Hankins
Graveyard Angels
Graveyard Angel, Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY © 2019 Patty Hankins
Graveyard Angel, Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY © 2019 Patty Hankins
Graveyard Angel, Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY © 2019 Patty Hankins
Graveyard Angel, Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY © 2019 Patty Hankins
Graveyard Angel, Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY © 2019 Patty Hankins
Civil War Memorial
Civil War Memorial, Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY © 2019 Patty Hankins
Civil War Memorial, Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY © 2019 Patty Hankins
Civil War Memorial, Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY © 2019 Patty Hankins
And a few other grave markers and monuments that caught my eye
Libbie & Jennie, Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY © 2019 Patty Hankins
Grave at Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY © 2019 Patty Hankins
Grave at Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY © 2019 Patty Hankins
Grave at Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY © 2019 Patty Hankins
I’d love to spend more time photographing at Mount Hope Cemetery. My guess is in spring, summer or fall, the foliage will give the cemetery a completely different look. And hopefully, if there isn’t snow on the ground, I’ll be able to photograph Frederick Douglas’s grave!
by hankinslawrenceimages | Apr 8, 2019 | Liliaceae Family, New Photos
Pink & White Tulip Petals © 2019 Patty Hankins
I’ve recently added a new photography – Pink & White Tulip Petals – to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/pink-white-tulip-petals/
When I saw these beautiful pink and white tulips at the store, I fell in love with their soft colors. As they opened up and I brought them into my studio to photograph, the layers of soft petals were what caught my eye and what I tried to capture in my photograph.
This photograph is available matted to 11 X 14 and 16 X 20
