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!

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Stacey, Jason, & Peyton's Family Session

I have seen a lot of toddlers this year, but Peyton might just be the cutest! She was so happy to be at the beach and didn't mind getting her picture taken. With little curls and bright blue eyes she'll steal your heart for sure. And I can't forget to mention how wonderful Stacey and Jason were as well! Such a good hearted and beautiful family! :) Here are just a few of my favorites from that day!

This is one of my favorites. Too cute! :)

I love the candid family portraits, when smiles and laughter come naturally!


My favorite time to shoot is right around sunset. We lucked out and had an absolutely spectacular sky!
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Monday, August 24, 2009

Melissa & Bobby's Session

After days of nearly constant storms, I was thrilled to have one afternoon without a cloud in the sky! Melissa and her husband Bobby joined me in downtown Annapolis for a couple shoot to celebrate being in love! They have been married for two years and are one of the cutest couples that I've ever photographed! Not to mention that Melissa is an awesome photographer herself!



A little love through the lens.


We took a little break for ice cream! :)

After this session, I'm determined to find a cute pair of pink pumps!

Friday, August 21, 2009

Emily's Senior Session

Emily is a rising senior in high school and decided to do her senior pictures in downtown Annapolis. One of my favorite parts about Annapolis is the fact that every shoot I do around the city looks completely different. There are so many backdrops and colors, it's a photographer's dream! Here are a few of my favorites from the session.


As we were walking around, we saw this little table already set up with a vase of sunflowers.
Talk about lucky timing! :)



Thursday, August 20, 2009

Meredith's Senior Session

Meredith is a gorgeous and incredibly fun high school senior! We kept going back and forth on locations for the session and eventually decided to use her home. It was absolutely breathtaking, overlooking the water. Here are just a few pictures from our session! :)





A true summertime photo!

Saturday, August 15, 2009

The Richeson Sisters

Stephanie is headed off to college & before she left, she wanted to get pictures of her with her younger sister, Courtney! These girls were so much fun to shoot. We walked around downtown Annapolis and took pictures at a few of my new favorite spots! Take a look.



I loved the backlighting on the girls hair & all of the colors behind them!

Gorgeous! :)
The whole family!
Jumping in downtown.