I love spring. For me, it means warmer weather, longer days, blooming flowers and wildflowers and a sense of renewal. And this year, I’m looking forward to spring more than usual.
For many, 2016 ended and 2017 began on a depressing note. And now, here in the United States, many of us are coping with shorter days, gray skies, colder weather and few flowers to photograph.
So now, I’d like to encourage you to plan for a great 2017 full of beauty. For photographers, that can mean planning a trip, taking a workshop, or even just taking time to explore somewhere local with your camera.
Marmorata Water Lily © 2015 Patty Hankins
For those of you in the Washington, DC area, I’d like to invite you to join my Meetup Group the DC Area Flower Safari. We head out photographing at a local garden on a monthly basis. You can find out more info about the DC Area Flower Safari on meetup at https://www.meetup.com/DC-Area-Flower-Safari/
Or if you’d like to come photographing with me, I am teaching three workshops this spring and would love to have you join me.
Graveyard Angel © 2015 Patty Hankins
Springtime in the South
I’ll be leading my Springtime in the South photo tour in late March. We’ll spend a week photographing from Savannah, Georgia to Charleston, South Carolina. So a week of exploring wonderful locations amid the dogwood blossoms, azaleas, and spanish moss. You can read more about my Springtime in the South photo tour at http://beautifulflowerpictures.com/springtime-south-savannah-charleston-south-carolina-low-country-2017/
Song of Norway Iris © 2016 Patty Hankins
Photographing the Gardens of Philadelphia
I’ll be leading my Photographing the Gardens of Philadelphia workshop in mid May. We’ll spend several days exploring and photographing several of the 30 botanical gardens and arboretums in the Philadelphia area and then head to New Jersey to visit an incredible iris garden. You can read more about my Photographing the Gardens of Philadelphia workshop at http://beautifulflowerpictures.com/photographing-gardens-philadelphia/
Purple Pansies © 2016 Patty Hankins
Photographing Flowers (Without Swearing at Your Camera)
And finally, I’ll be teaching a flower photography weekend workshop in the Washington, DC area in early June. We’ll visit some of my favorite local gardens photographing late spring and early summer blooms. This is the perfect workshop for people just getting started with flower photography or who only have a limited amount of time to take a workshop this spring. You can read more about DC area flower photography workshop at http://beautifulflowerpictures.com/photographing-flowers-without-swearing-2017/
I’d love to have you join me at one of the Flower Safari meetups or in one of my workshops. If you have any questions about any of them, just drop me a note at patty@hankins.net and we’ll find a time to talk.