Dressing Up for the Holidays . . . With Photoshop
Whether its Kitty Dusty dressed up as Harry Potter or Kitty Ansel in his Santa hat, every time I post a photo of any of our cats dressed up for the holidays I always get asked “How do you do that? How do you get the cats to wear the hats and pose for you?” The...
In the Studio: Peonies
Earlier this year I bought some wonderful peonies at my local farmer's market and brought them into my studio to photograph. I found myself absolutely fascinated by all the curves, shapes and shadows in the flowers and petals. I thought I'd share some of my favorite...
Chrysanthemums 2016
Every year I love visiting Longwood Gardens in November to see their Chrysanthemum festival. I only had time for one visit this year - even so - I photographed some wonderful chrysanthemums. I thought I'd start sharing some of my photos with you today. Bill Holden...
Andrew’s Very Merry Christmas
As many of you know, my husband Bill's recent photographic projects have involved creating tintypes with several of the local models. (You can see his work on Tumblr at http://lawrencesview.tumblr.com/). As you scroll through his blog, you'll see several photos of a...
Top 5 Tips for Photographing Christmas Lights
Outdoor Christmas lights can be one of the toughest scenes to photograph well. All too often, photos come out too dark, too light, blurry, fuzzy or just plain don’t work. The combination of bright lights and dark backgrounds can make correct exposure a challenge. One...
Simply the Best – Opening Reception December 2, 2016
I wanted to let you know that I’ll have three photographs - Orange & Yellow Tulip Petals II, Petals of a Flaming Parrot Tulip and Pam Howden Dahlia in the “Simply the Best” show in the Montgomery County Camera Club Gallery at Artists & Makers Studios 2. The...
Flowers at Mardi Gras World
One of the wonderful places I photographed on my September trip to New Orleans was Mardi Gras World. I'll admit - I was skeptical about visiting when my friend Ann suggested we go - but she was right - it ended up being one of the my favorite stops on the trip. Mardi...
In the Studio: Champagne Dahlias
Not long ago I bought several champagne dahlias at my local farmers' market and photographed them in my studio. I thought I'd share my photos of them with you today. Champagne Dahlias © 2016 Patty Hankins ...
New Photos: Orange & Yellow Tulip Petals I & II
I’ve recently added a pair of new photos – Orange & Yellow Tulip Petals I and Orange & Yellow Tulip Petals II – to the shop on my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website. I’m becoming more and more fascinated with abstract close up photographs of flowers....
How I Name My Photos So I Can Find Them When I Need Them
This is the third article in my series on how I organize my photo files so I can find the photos I want when I need them. In case you missed them, the first two articles in the series are How I Organize My Photo Files on my Computer and How I Organize My Photos in...
A Few Last Irises for 2016
I think I've found all of my iris photos from earlier this year and this is the last set for me to share. These area a few Siberian irises, Japanese Water irises and a Blue Flag Iris. Blue Flag Iris - Iris Versicolor Sky Wings Siberian Irises Siberian...
More From the Lonaconing Silk Mill
In early October I spent an afternoon photographing at the Lonaconing Silk Mill in Lonaconing, Maryland. The mill was originally built in 1905 and functioned as a silk mill for the Klotz Throwing Company & General Textile Mills Company until 1957 when the mill was...