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Introducing Six Brand New Photographs

by hankinslawrenceimages | Jul 1, 2016 | Flowers, New Photos

I wanted you to be the first to hear that I’ve added six brand new photographs to the store on my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website.

The new photos include

Babe Spray Roses

Dune and Adventure Gerbera Daisies

Pink Sweet Peas

You can all my new photos at http://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/new-photos-3/

I’ve also brought back several of my older rose and sunflower photos for a limited time. These returning favorites will be available until August 30. After that – they probably won’t be available again until next year when the roses and sunflowers are blooming again.

Among the returning favorites are

Cherry Parfait Rose

English Garden Rose

Field of Sunflowers

You can see all of the returning favorites at http://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/returning-favorites/

Three Brand New Photos on my Website

by hankinslawrenceimages | Jun 1, 2016 | Asteraceae Family, Flowers, New Photos, Rosaceae Family, Virginia

I wanted you to be the first to hear that I’ve added three new photos to my website. I’ll be blogging about them in the weeks to come – but in the meantime – here they are if you’d like to take a look.

Chincoteague Sunrise Reflections © 2016 Patty Hankins

And don’t forget I’ve brought back several of my older iris and tulip photos for a limited time. These returning favorites will be available until June 30. After that – they won’t be available again until next year when the tulips and irises are blooming.

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing my latest photos.

New Photo: Star Campanella Rose

by hankinslawrenceimages | May 15, 2016 | Flowers, New Photos, Rosaceae Family

Star Campanella Rose © 2016 Patty Hankins

I’ve recently added a new photo – Star Campanella Rose – to the shop on my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website.

What can I say – other than WOW!!!!! When I saw the Star Campanella Roses at my local floral wholesaler I knew I had to get them and photograph them. The soft layers of yellow petals seem to go on forever. The more I looked at the details of this beautiful flower, the more patterns and textures I saw to photograph. For this photo, I chose to show the beautiful complex center and the delicate edge petals of the rose

Star Campanella Rose is available as a matted print on my website.

Jalah Roses – or Ever Just Have One of Those Days . . .

by hankinslawrenceimages | Nov 18, 2015 | Flowers, In the Studio, Rosaceae Family

Last month I bought what I thought was a lovely set of Jalah roses to photograph in my studio. Problem was – they weren’t in as good of shape as I thought they were – and the damage to the petals (especially along the edges) really shows in the photos.

Once I realized the flowers weren’t in the shape I needed them to be in to create the photos I wanted – I should have stopped shooting and done something else. Instead I tried all sorts of things to get better captures – including taking sets of images that I could stack in Helicon Focus to create images with greater depth of field.

What I ended up with – was a bunch of photos I’m not particularly happy with – after spending a few hours in the studio with them – and way too much time in Helicon Focus and Lightroom. I’m sharing them as much for a reminder to myself that it’s better to walk away from images that aren’t working – than to spend a lot of time creating not so great images – as anything else.

So here are the best of a not great photo set . . .

Roses at Manito Gardens Park in Spokane, Washington

by hankinslawrenceimages | Aug 5, 2015 | Flowers, Rosaceae Family, Washington

On my last morning in Washington I spent a few hours at the Manito Park Gardens in Spokane (by now – you know if I’m travelling somewhere I’m going to look for a botanical garden to photograph!). One of the highlights of the gardens was the rose garden. Not only was it full of beautiful roses – but most of them were varieties I wasn’t familiar with. I don’t know if that’s because some roses do better on the west coast than the east coast, or just that the gardens around here tend to plant similar roses. In any case, photographing these roses was a wonderful way to end a fantastic photography trip to Washington.

The Impressionist – a beautiful yellow, peach and orange rose

The Impressionist Rose © 2015 Patty Hankins

Neptune – a soft purple rose

Scentimental – a lovely red and white rose

And finally Brass Band – a beautiful peach and pink rose

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