Christmas in the Music Room and the Ballroom – Longwood Gardens – 2015
Continuing with my photos of the Christmas display at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Today's photos are from the Music Room and the Ballroom This year the Music Room was set up as Mr. DuPont's office. In reality - his office was in the DuPont House...
Christmas in the Exhibition Hall – Longwood Gardens – 2015
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 theme revolves around fountains and ice...
Poinsettias 2015 – part 8
Continuing with the wonderful varieties of poinsettias I've photographed this year . . . Saturnus White Titan Pink Poinsettia Titan Red Poinsettia Titan White Poinsettia Top White Poinsettia Whitestar Poinsettia ...
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas from all of us at Hankins-Lawrence Images including Jackson the Red-Nosed Reincat Ansel Dusty and Pixel, who at least semi-consented to having her photo taken this year
Peaceful Beauty 2015
It's hard to believe that it's almost the end of 2015. As I look back, I've had a wonderful year and have so much to be grateful for. I often say that I have the best job in the world - that I photograph flowers. And I really do mean it because not only do I get to...
Poinsettias 2015 – part 7
Continuing from yesterday with my photos of the wonderful varieties of poinsettias I’ve photographed this year at Longwood Gardens . . . Prima Donna poinsettia Red Glitter poinsettia Red Twist poinsettia Santa Claus Red poinsettia ...
Poinsettias 2015 – Part 6
Continuing from yesterday with my photos of the wonderful varieties of poinsettias I've photographed this year at Longwood Gardens . . . Cinnamon Star Poinsettia Infinity Marble Poinsettia Marbella Poinsettia Orange Spice...
Poinsettias 2015 – Part 5
Just when you thought it was safe to come back to my blog and not find more poinsettia photos - I figured it's time to start sharing some of the photos of poinsettias I've taken this year. So far I've been up to Longwood Gardens four times to see their wonderful A...
Christmas at Longwood Gardens 2015
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...
Sheldon Church Ruins, Yemansee, South Carolina
One of the places I'd hoped to photograph when I was in South Carolina in March was the ruins of the Old Sheldon Church in Yemansee, South Carolina. Unfortunately - the directions I had for finding the ruins weren't very good - and I never found it. When I returned to...
Poinsettias 2015 – Part 4
Here are the last few poinsettia photos I forget to post last year - I'm putting more than usual in this post - or else I won't get all these wonderful poinsettias posted in time to share all the new ones I'm photographing this month 🙂 Princetta Pink Poinsettia...
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...