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Inspired by the Kodak Girl V

Inspired by the Kodak Girl V

One of my favorite advertising campaigns is the Kodak Girl campaigns of the early 1900s. Kodak wanted to get women involved with photography figuring that if women had cameras and took photographs than they would sell more film and cameras. So they created the Kodak Girl who was portrayed in the ads as an active woman out with her camera. She traveled, she participated in sporting events, and she photographed her friends and family. What she didn’t do was be an object photographed by male photographers.

So this series of photos is inspired by the early Kodak Girl campaigns – portraying women across the years out photographing with their cameras.

Every model photographed in this series has been a joy to work with. The images are collaborations that I could not create with them. They all have contributed wonderful ideas, outfits, cameras and an amazing sense of fun to the project. Without their help, this project would still be an idea floating in my brain – they have brought the Kodak Girl to life.

Kodak Girl Blue River Dream © 2021 Patty Hankins

Blue River Dream © 2021 Patty Hankins

 

Gazelle Powers - Inspired by the Kodak Girl © 2021 Patty Hankins

Gazelle Powers  © 2021 Patty Hankins

 

Kodak Girl Blue River Dream © 2021 Patty Hankins

Blue River Dream © 2021 Patty Hankins

 

Gazelle Powers - Inspired by the Kodak Girl © 2021 Patty Hankins

Gazelle Powers  © 2021 Patty Hankins

 

Liv Sage © 2022 Patty Hankins

Liv Sage © 2022 Patty Hankins

 

Augusta Monroe © 2022 Patty Hankins

Augusta Monroe © 2022 Patty Hankins

Inspired by the Kodak Girl IV

Inspired by the Kodak Girl IV

One of my favorite advertising campaigns is the Kodak Girl campaigns of the early 1900s. Kodak wanted to get women involved with photography figuring that if women had cameras and took photographs than they would sell more film and cameras. So they created the Kodak Girl who was portrayed in the ads as an active woman out with her camera. She traveled, she participated in sporting events, and she photographed her friends and family. What she didn’t do was be an object photographed by male photographers.

So this series of photos is inspired by the early Kodak Girl campaigns – portraying women across the years out photographing with their cameras.

Every model photographed in this series has been a joy to work with. The images are collaborations that I could not create with them. They all have contributed wonderful ideas, outfits, cameras and an amazing sense of fun to the project. Without their help, this project would still be an idea floating in my brain – they have brought the Kodak Girl to life.

Kodak Girl Gazelle Powers © 2020 Patty Hankins

Gazelle Powers © 2020 Patty Hankins

 

Kodak Girl Blue River Dream © 2021 Patty Hankins

Blue River Dream © 2021 Patty Hankins

 

Pre-Raphaelite Selfie © 2021 Patty Hankins

Ivory Flame © 2021 Patty Hankins

 

Kodak Girl Gazelle Powers © 2020 Patty Hankins

Gazelle Powers © 2020 Patty Hankins

 

Kodak Girl Blue River Dream © 2020 Patty Hankins

Blue River Dream © 2020 Patty Hankins

 

Astrid Kallsen © 2022 Patty Hankins

Astrid Kallsen © 2022 Patty Hankins

Inspired by the Kodak Girl III

Inspired by the Kodak Girl III

One of my favorite advertising campaigns is the Kodak Girl campaigns of the early 1900s. Kodak wanted to get women involved with photography figuring that if women had cameras and took photographs than they would sell more film and cameras. So they created the Kodak Girl who was portrayed in the ads as an active woman out with her camera. She traveled, she participated in sporting events, and she photographed her friends and family. What she didn’t do was be an object photographed by male photographers.

So this series of photos is inspired by the early Kodak Girl campaigns – portraying women across the years out photographing with their cameras.

Every model photographed in this series has been a joy to work with. The images are collaborations that I could not create with them. They all have contributed wonderful ideas, outfits, cameras and an amazing sense of fun to the project. Without their help, this project would still be an idea floating in my brain – they have brought the Kodak Girl to life.

Maya Tihtiyas - Inspired by the Kodak Girl © 2021 Patty Hankins Background textures by Janet Broughton and 2 Lil Owls

Maya Tihtiyas © 2021 Patty Hankins

 

Kodak Girl Gazelle Powers © 2020 Patty Hankins

Gazelle Powers © 2020 Patty Hankins

 

Kodak Girl Blue River Dream © 2020 Patty Hankins

Blue River Dream © 2020 Patty Hankins

 

Gazelle Powers - Inspired by the Kodak Girl © 2021 Patty Hankins

Gazelle Powers © 2021 Patty Hankins

 

Kodak Girl Anoush Anou © 2021 Patty Hankins

Anoush Anou © 2021 Patty Hankins

 

Kodak Girl Augusta Monroe © 2022 Patty Hankins

Kodak Girl Augusta Monroe © 2022 Patty Hankins

Inspired by the Kodak Girl II

Inspired by the Kodak Girl II

One of my favorite advertising campaigns is the Kodak Girl campaigns of the early 1900s. Kodak wanted to get women involved with photography figuring that if women had cameras and took photographs than they would sell more film and cameras. So they created the Kodak Girl who was portrayed in the ads as an active woman out with her camera. She traveled, she participated in sporting events, and she photographed her friends and family. What she didn’t do was be an object photographed by male photographers.

So this series of photos is inspired by the early Kodak Girl campaigns – portraying women across the years out photographing with their cameras.

Every model photographed in this series has been a joy to work with. The images are collaborations that I could not create with them. They all have contributed wonderful ideas, outfits, cameras and an amazing sense of fun to the project. Without their help, this project would still be an idea floating in my brain – they have brought the Kodak Girl to life.

 

Maya Tihtiyas - Inspired by the Kodak Girl © 2021 Patty Hankins Background texture from The Coffeeshop Blog

Maya Tihtiyas © 2021 Patty Hankins

 

Kodak Girl Augusta Monroe © 2022 Patty Hankins

Augusta Monroe © 2022 Patty Hankins

 

Kodak Girl BlueRiverDream © 2020 Patty Hankins

BlueRiverDream © 2020 Patty Hankins

 

Kodak Girl Ivory Flame © 2021 Patty Hankins

Kodak Girl Ivory Flame © 2021 Patty Hankins

 

Kodak Girl Gazelle Powers © 2020 Patty Hankins

Gazelle Powers © 2020 Patty Hankins

 

Kodak Girl Zoe Celesta West © 2020 Patty Hankins

Zoe Celesta West © 2020 Patty Hankins

 

Inspired by the Kodak Girl

Inspired by the Kodak Girl

One of my favorite advertising campaigns is the Kodak Girl campaigns of the early 1900s. Kodak wanted to get women involved with photography figuring that if women had cameras and took photographs than they would sell more film and cameras. So they created the Kodak Girl who was portrayed in the ads as an active woman out with her camera. She traveled, she participated in sporting events, and she photographed her friends and family. What she didn’t do was be an object photographed by male photographers.

So this series of photos is inspired by the early Kodak Girl campaigns – portraying women across the years out photographing with their cameras.

Every model photographed in this series has been a joy to work with. The images are collaborations that I could not create with them. They all have contributed wonderful ideas, outfits, cameras and an amazing sense of fun to the project. Without their help, this project would still be an idea floating in my brain – they have brought the Kodak Girl to life.

Maya Tihtiyas - Inspired by the Kodak Girl © 2020 Patty Hankins Background texture from French Kiss Collections

Maya Tihtiyas© 2020 Patty Hankins

 

Kodak Girl Anoush Anou © 2022 Patty Hankins

Anoush Anou © 2022 Patty Hankins

 

Kodak Girl Augusta Monroe © 2021 Patty Hankins

Augusta Monroe © 2021 Patty Hankins

 

Keira Grant © 2022 Patty Hankins

Keira Grant © 2022 Patty Hankins

 

Kodak Girl Liv Sage © 2022 Patty Hankins

Liv Sage © 2022 Patty Hankins

 

Gazelle Powers - Inspired by the Kodak Girl © 2021 Patty Hankins

Gazelle Powers © 2021 Patty Hankins

 

 

Blue River Dream

Blue River Dream

One of the figure models we work with is Blue River Dream, a local model here in the DC area. She is always great fun to collaborate with on ideas for photos. I’ll come up with an idea for a photo session, she’ll look through what she has for wardrobe and props, and between us, we always come up with wonderful ideas. I hope you enjoy seeing some of my photos of Blue River Dream.

BlueRiverDream © 2019 Patty Hankins

BlueRiverDream © 2019 Patty Hankins

 

Kodak Girl Blue River Dream © 2020 Patty Hankins

Kodak Girl Blue River Dream © 2020 Patty Hankins

 

Ewok Family Portrait © 2020 Patty Hankins

Ewok Family Portrait © 2020 Patty Hankins

 

Blue River Dream © 2020 Patty Hankins

Blue River Dream © 2020 Patty Hankins

 

Kodak Girl Blue River Dream © 2020 Patty Hankins

Kodak Girl Blue River Dream © 2020 Patty Hankins

 

Kodak Girl Blue River Dream © 2021 Patty Hankins

Kodak Girl Blue River Dream © 2021 Patty Hankins

 

Kodak Girl Blue River Dream © 2021 Patty Hankins

Kodak Girl Blue River Dream © 2021 Patty Hankins

 

Kodak Girl Blue River Dream © 2021 Patty Hankins

Kodak Girl Blue River Dream © 2021 Patty Hankins