Landon, Aubrey, & Monica - Senior Session

When I was first contacted to do a photo session on the military base at Fort Meade, I never imagined how beautiful it could possibly be! Two days ago I had the opportunity to photograph three fantastic seniors! Landon & Aubrey are twins, Aubrey & Monica are best friends, and Landon has been dating Monica for a little over 7 months. So what started out as a simple senior session turned into a fun & creative morning.

Grassy Field + Guitar + Beautiful Senior = Perfection

The twins.

Landon & Monica

Senior Sessions are always the best for jumping shots!

These girls were so natural in front of camera! I loved it!

Thank you to Landon, Aubrey, Monica, and the twins' mom Sheri for allowing me to document this wonderful time in their lives. :)

All the best,

Natalie Franke

Emily & Frank's Wedding

By Emily & Frank's big day, I had already photographed my first traditional Chinese wedding & was excited to work once again with the incredible Laura Kay. The entire day was wonderful & I wish the happy couple the best of luck as they begin this new journey together!

I love that Jellyfish was part of the ten course meal!

The programs were very intricately done, absolutely beautiful.

Thank you again to Laura Kay Photography for having me as a second shooter! You can see more of Laura's post here.

All the best,

Natalie Franke

Jen & Dan's Wedding

Last month I had the pleasure of second shooting for Laura Kay Photography. It was a beautiful venue and although thunderstorms roared all around us - we had a perfect rain-free ceremony! The night went off without a hitch & I had a fantastic time working for Laura! This is one of two traditional Chinese weddings that we photographed together that week - I'll have the second one blogged soon!

I thought that this was such a fun idea for place cards! :)

Another huge thank you to Laura Kay Photography for having me along! You can see Laura's blog post here.

All the best,

Natalie Franke

Update!

So what's been going on with me lately? In the last four days I've driven over 400 miles to second shoot a wedding in Cumberland, photograph a fun family session in Chesapeake Beach, rock a fabulous senior shoot on the military base at Forte Meade and run the many other errands that are required to survive. It's been crazy, but well worth it! I have five more sessions before the week is out & I couldn't be more excited!

*If you are considering booking a session this summer - please email me as soon as possible. I'm leaving September 1st for Philadelphia and won't be back for portrait sessions until the week of Thanksgiving! Between now and the end of August I'm hoping to have a camera in my hands 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Lets see if we can make that a reality? ;) Haha! Also, prices will be changing slightly as of July 1st to include digital images for all sessions! Yay!

All the best,

Natalie Franke

New Blog Layout!

You might have noticed my cute new blog layout! I'm extremely excited to have this new setup because it allows me to post my photos a little bit larger than before & enables me to have a much simpler feel! Here are two pictures of my favorite pups as an example! Let me know what you think! :)