Welcome to my blog! My name is Natalie Franke and I'm a wedding photojournalist and portrait photographer in the Philadelphia, Baltimore, & DC metro areas!

I specialize in capturing candid moments as they unfold and finding real emotion in each image that I produce.

I love my job & feel so blessed for all of the incredible friendships that I have gained through photography. I'm happy that you've come across my little piece of the universe! Take off your coat & stay a while!

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Showing posts with label philadelphia lifestyle photographer. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Autumn at Penn

I am done with my weddings for the year and am excited to finish the thousands of photos in need of editing as soon as possible! With the holidays right around the corner, be sure to order prints as soon as possible so that they arrive in time for Christmas! Autumn is flying by and before I know it there will be snowflakes in the air! I still have a few availabilities in late December, but am close to booking up so email me to reserve your session! I have so many incredible surprises & updates coming for 2010! I can't wait to share them all with you! I'll try to update the blog at least once a week even if it's just for personal snapshots!


And November means saying goodbye to my beloved flip-flops. :(

As always - thank you for the incredible support! Every comment, email, and tweet helps me to keep pushing to be a better photographer. This is my passion and I feel so blessed to have the opportunity to share it with the world! :)

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Akeia & Mike's Engagement Session

Akeia and Mike drove up to Philadelphia for their engagement session and we lucked out with gorgeous fall weather! After days of 45 degree mornings and rain, the sun arrived at the perfect time! It becomes obvious after a few minutes how happy Akeia and Mike are together. They are one of those couples that you can honestly see spending the rest of their lives together. Here are a few photos from yesterday's session! Enjoy! :)






Her ring is absolutely gorgeous! Seriously, gorgeous!



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When looking through the images there was something really magical about this one. It fits them so perfectly. The world is spinning, cars are passing by, and all that matters are that they are together.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Paisley Turns Two!

Yesterday, I met up with Steven, Katie, and their daughter Paisley for a family photo shoot in celebration of Paisley's second birthday! Steven and Katie drove up from Maryland to visit art galleries in the city and have a family session! They came more than prepared with tons of toys to keep her happy & a gorgeous hot pink petticoat! This was my first shoot in Philadelphia (yay!) and we never even left Penn's campus. Here are just a few of my favorites from the session!






Katie & Paisley!
The squirrels on Penn's campus are too familiar with people!
This little guy thought that we had food and kept running up to us!
Steven & Paisley!
Hugs for Paisley!
I love the curiosity that children have. Everything is so new to them & they aren't afraid to explore!



Katie & Steven -- Thank you so much for driving to Philadelphia! I had an amazing time at the shoot and it was great to see you both again! :)