Christmas at Longwood Gardens 2019 – Presents In the Music Room
It’s my favorite time of the year – Christmas at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania! Every year I’m amazed and in awe of the incredible job the staff does decorating the Conservatory, the DuPont house and the grounds. I usually make several visits to...
A Few Still Lifes VI
Continuing my exploration of creating and photographing still life scenes Meet the Hankins Family! My great grandparents William Lucas Hankins and Mary Jane Kellam are on the left, my great great grandparents Lucas Wurtz Hankins and Mary Ellen Ross are on the right...
Christmas at Longwood Gardens 2019 – In the Music Room
It's my favorite time of the year - Christmas at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania! Every year I'm amazed and in awe of the incredible job the staff does decorating the Conservatory, the DuPont house and the grounds. I usually make several visits to...
Start the New Year Off Right
I know - you’re thinking - New Year! Are you kidding - it’s not even Thanksgiving yet! But I wanted to let you know about an event Bill and I have scheduled for Saturday January 4 at our home in Bethesda. We know many photographers struggle with editing their photos....
Why Models? Why Figures?
A couple of people have asked me recently - why am I suddenly sharing photographs of figure models - including nudes, implied nudes, and clothed? Haven’t I always been a flower and nature photographer? The answer is - Bill and I started working with models a few years...
The Beauty of Flowers and Dreaming in Color
I just wanted to let you know of two opportunities to see my flower photographs in person. I have a solo exhibition “The Beauty of Flowers” in the Lobby and Library of the Visitor’s Center at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland. My photos will be on display until...
Join Me for One of My Upcoming Workshops
It's the time of year again - when I start planning workshops for next year. So far, I’ve got six workshops scheduled over the next several months. Most will be taught here at my home in Bethesda. The one workshop on the road will be my Photographing the Gardens of...
A Few Still Lifes V
Continuing with my exploration of still life photography ... Taken at a Still Life Photography workshop with Robin Zachary at Penumbra Foundation in New York Created in my studio earlier this summer ...
Chrysanthemums
A few days ago, I spent a morning photographing Chrysanthemums at Longwood Gardens. I thought I'd share a few of my photos from there with you today.
Inspired by the Kodak Girls: A Creative Partnership
When Bill and I work with a model, one thing we’re always looking for is someone who can help us create the photographs we’re seeing in our minds. We can figure out the lighting, the camera settings, and even some basic costuming. But when it comes to hair, makeup,...
A Few Irises
When I think if irises, I think about Bearded Irises, Siberian irises, Flag irises and the little dwarf irises I see in the early spring. It turns out that gladiolus are members of the iris family too! So today I have photos of some beautiful Blue Flag Irises...
Two Sunflowers – New Photo
I've recently added a new photograph - Two Sunflowers - to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/two-sunflowers/ Every summer I love to photograph local sunflowers. This year, I bought some from a local farmer and brought them into my studio. At...