I don’t normally do newborn/baby photos – for one, I’m just not asked very often to do them, and two, I don’t feel that it’s particularly my strong suit. I love newborns and babies and infants, but it takes a special photographer to really capture the essence of a newborn in a photograph. Nevertheless, I’m still asked occasionally by friends to do photos of their newborns and of course I’m more than happy to do it and I just hope and pray they turn out somewhat decent.

World, meet David Franklin (Frankie), born to our dear friends Paul & Abbie who also have a son Anthony who posed for a photo at the end with our son Andy. We took some chili over to visit one evening after Frankie arrived home and spent a few quick minutes taking a couple photos. I think they turned out pretty good! What do you think?

 

So I’ve been seeing/hearing this a lot these days from photographers – both professional and beginner. “Everyone’s a photographer.” My favorite was, “If you are a human and you don’t own your own photography business yet, just wait, you will.” – Hilarious. Largely because it’s a generally accurate statement – especially in the wedding and portrait photography market. Since the rise of photojournalism as a wedding and portrait photography style coupled with the accessibility and affordability of professional grade or near-professional grade camera equipment, “Professional” photographers have become a dime-a-dozen, so to speak. I don’t believe that this is a bad thing for the industry as it provides a healthy amount of competition to the market, competition controls price, and competition creates a climate of excellence.

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One of the most rewarding things about being a wedding photographer is getting to spend the entire wedding day with the couple. You get to experience moments with them that only their closest friends and family get to experience and you get to capture it all for them to remember for a lifetime. What’s even better than all of this, is when you get to do this for friends. Andy was a senior when I was a freshman and high school and is one of my brother’s best friends. Ashlee is the best friend of my soon-to-be sister-in-law. Lauren and I were so honored to spend our last wedding of 2011 shooting for friends and people we care about – it makes all the hours we put into a wedding absolutely worth every second.

Enjoy some of our favorite moments from the day!