Christmas in the Music Room and Organ Room – Longwood Gardens – 2016
The only way to describe Christmas at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania is MAGICAL! Every year they create a themed display that fills the conservatory, the DuPont House and the Longwood grounds. This year’s theming includes music, lots of red and gold...
Christmas at Longwood Gardens 2016
Every year one of my favorite December traditions is to visit Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania to their Christmas display. In 1906, Pierre du Pont purchased a farm in Kennett Square, in part to preserve the woods on the property. Within a few years, he...
Come Photograph with Me in 2017 – Registration is Open for All Workshops
Registration is open for all of my 2017 workshops in the first half of the year! I’d love to have you join me for one of my flower or landscape photography workshops or my Springtime in the South photo tour. Join Bill and me for an afternoon of photographing flowers...
Oakwood Cemetery in Troy, New York
While I was photographing in the Hudson River Valley earlier this year I had a chance to stop and photograph at Oakwood Cemetery in Troy, New York. Founded in 1848, Oakwood Cemetery is another of the wonderful rural cemeteries I've been photographing at this year. The...
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 ...