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! :)

Clare & Daniel's Session

Clare & Daniel are absolutely adorable together. I photographed Clare a few months ago for her Senior Portraits & when she asked me if I'd take pictures of her high school sweetheart too, I couldn't resist. Young love is beautiful. :) I took this couple to two separate & still quite secret locations --> My favorite Annapolis beach & an abandoned radio station a few minutes up the road.

It was an extremely windy, extremely cloudy day.

I love the way the clouds appear so cinematic in the beach shots! :)

After shooting for an hour at the beach,

we drove 2 minutes up the road to my favorite abandoned field.

Oh Hey Hon!

If you're locally from the Baltimore area, you have probably heard of HonFest! It is a weekend long street festival in Hampden that celebrates that "Hontastic" style and history of Charm City! I attended HonFest this year with The Blonde Creative (a project initiated by Jaime Windon of Blonde Photo to promote artists across all mediums). I had an amazing time & can't thank Jaime enough for inviting me!

You can view the full GALLERY here.

Beehives were the hair style of choice!

This adorable pooch rocked my favorite dog inspired bee-hive hairdo!

Loved the pink puppy toe nails!

The Baltimore Sun created a fantastic Honfest guide for visitors to use!

"Hontastic" booths sold everything from crabcakes to earrings! :)

The day was hot, but the Hons were hotter. :)

At the opposite end of "The Avenue" - Bands played all day long!

Notice that handsome guy taking a break on the curb, it's Huey!

While at the stage, I was lucky enough to watch Pete Yorko's performance.

He was absolutely amazing! :)

As soon as I'm finished with all of the photos I'll be posting a gallery on my client website & will link it to this post! :) YAY!

All the best,

Natalie Franke

Family Session

Monday afternoon I had the pleasure of photographing the beautiful & very energetic Kravitz family! Despite the heat & humidity, this family ran up and down the pier at Chesapeake beach countless times, laughing & smiling uncontrollably! I had a fantastic time & had a tough time deciding what pictures to choose for the blog! They were all too cute! :)

Chloe had more energy than anyone I've ever photographed! :) 

Who couldn't love that face? He is adorable!

 

All the best,

Natalie Franke