Hey,
I'm Frank.
Camera nerd, duck dad, hockey guy who loves pizza. I'm a real dad also, to tiny human girls who are my whole world. My wife Colleen and I love to travel, raise our children, and enjoy all the little things in life. My photography obsession started as a child in the 90's documenting my friends and I making music (noise) in punk bands, traveling to skateparks, and riding BMX bikes in the woods. I knew these wild, crazy, and beautiful times needed documented so the camera gravitated towards me. As I got older and those hobbies faded I found myself still pursuing photographic adventures but of other peoples lives instead. I like to think I got lucky finding my calling this easy but I also work HARD everyday to better myself and my skills for my family and my clients to not only accomplish expectations but to exceed them.
From grass-roots
beginnings.
I started this camera obsession back before the digital wave. Unloading and reloading film, waiting days to see the photos after development. The insane anticipation and excitement getting those photos back from the lab. No social media to post on, but shoe boxes filled with prints of my memories. Then having friends over to look through them all and laugh and reminisce. That was my LIFE. Not just a hobby.
Then when digital cameras and social media starting becoming main stream we still kept those same traditions. If we went out for an adventure, we had rules that we couldn't look at the photos on the back of the camera until the next day. Because well, its way more fun that way and also we never wanted to be out of the moment.
I still carry that way with me. Your photos should be attached to real moments. The power of a photograph is to bring you back to that exact feeling.
After photographing over 250 weddings I've learned A LOT. We will celebrate with you all day but also make sure you have down time and privacy when needed.
Creating powerful imagery.
My goal in photography is for you to remember how that day felt, not just how it looked. No Pinterest boards or shot list here, just real genuine moments of your unique selves, family, and friends spending time together. It's the celebration of the connection that is already there but also the begging of many many more memories together. There will be times we will guide you along but we prefer to create an environment where you can truly be yourselves and magical moments happen naturally. And that, I believe, is how the best art is made.
