WELCOME to the new home of Lexia Frank Photography!
If you're returning - we're going through a big re-branding of our business (nothing like a fresh new coat of paint!), from sugarLeaf Photography to Lexia Frank Photography. If you're new ... well then hello :)
I'm a fine art wedding, portrait, and birth photographer that has a love affair with film. Yes... film. you thought it was dead? well... guess again. i shoot medium format film (and sometimes digital), but you can check out what's in my photography bag here
if you're intrigued (or you're just the techy-type that loves to know the specs). If you dont care about the specs, well... i shoot film because it makes me slow down. it forces me to wait for just the right second. it forces me to stop rapid firing and appreciate the quiet beauty of the moment. it is honest, true, and authentic.
i love the process, i love the film grain, i love developing my own prints. i'm a purist, a fine art major from the University of Wisconsin, and i like to treat my weddings and portrait sessions not like the run of the mill photographer, but like it's an assignment for a gallery space. i value physical prints over pixels, and want my own children to be able to riffle through boxes of prints instead of locating folders on harddrives when they want to reminisce about their childhood. we appreciate handmade albums for weddings and family heirlooms, and giclée prints for the walls.
We love traveling all over the country (and often the world) to photograph amazing events and milestones... it fuels my soul to see people fall in love with each other, their babies, their lives. You can also read more about what i do and contact me at my main photography website at www.lexiafrank.com
cheers!
over the years i’ve found that types of sessions come in waves. and right now, it is maternity maternity maternity. i’ve been photographing so many beautiful bellies lately, beautiful (!) births, and there are still more to come. one, i’m anxiously awaiting, that should come at the end of the month :)
shot exclusively in film, contax 645 fujifilm 400h
i loved this session with this beautiful family… but i am lucky enough to have photographed their birth as well. i’m waiting for the film to get back from the lab, and it’s killing me because i’m just so excited. I cant wait to share more with you from the birth of their little baby girl :)
this session is shot exclusively on medium format film- contax 645, fujifilm 400h pro, 80mm
we had a sunrise shoot this morning (the light was incredible! i love sunrise shoots!) and wanted to share these little gems before we left for Sanibel Island tomorrow. i’m attending a wedding…. as a guest! there is only one other time this has ever happened (in my whole.life)- at my cousin laura’s wedding (ps- she did a maternity series too). i’m not even sure what it will feel like- being able to enjoy the food, the company, the dancing. i dont even know what to do as a guest. what do you do? will it be hard to watch another photographer? will i instinctively reach for (my non-existant) camera?
also- i scouted locations for our family shoot this afternoon! pictures and a post to come soon….
Artist’s Statement:
In this ongoing series i attempt to blur the lines between nature and the modern world, drawing connection between the Earth, it’s elements, and the feminine body’s natural cycles of birth, aging, and processes. By using organic materials to cover the body, such as mud, milk, and water (among others), I seek to create a closer relationship with the elements that are so closely related to birth and beginnings but that are often overlooked in today’s hyper-sterilized world of birthing and life.
My experience with the births of my own two children serve as inspiration for this series, as it was a transformative process that i have yet been able to describe in words. The realization that my body was creating a human being while I went on about my day concerned with the mundane things of daily life, was an epiphany that our minds are not the ones in control of our bodies. Instead of being the Master Control Center, the brain was merely just another organ functioning as it was intended. The development of the fetus, the birth, and the post partum phase all seemlessly worked together just as it had for millenia. It is the one true tie we all have together, and should be celebrated as such.
see the mud series here: http://www.kissingtree.org/?s=fine+art+maternity
beaches can be harsh for photography- bright sunlight, sand in the equipment, sand in your face, wind blowing, saltwater on your lenses…
but it is so. so. so. worth it for the magic that happens inside the camera. There is just something about these elements in conjunction with pregnancy that just feels so right.
much more from this session to come! i can’t wait to share what we’ve been working on! :-)
Artist’s Statement:
In this ongoing series i attempt to blur the lines between nature and the modern world, drawing connection between the Earth, it’s elements, and the feminine body’s natural cycles of birth, aging, and process. By using organic materials to cover the body, such as mud, milk, and water among others, I seek to create a closer relationship with the elements that are so closely related to birth and beginnings but that are often overlooked in today’s hyper-sterilized world of birthing and life.
My experience with the births of my own two children serve as inspiration for this series, as it was a transformative process that i have yet been able to describe in words. The realization that my body was creating a human being while i went on about my day concerned with the mundane things of daily life was an epiphany that our minds are not the ones in control of our bodies. Instead of being the Master Control Center, it merely just another organ functioning as it was intended. The development of the fetus, the birth, and the post partum phase all seemlessly worked together just as it had for millenia. It is the one true tie we all have together, and should be celebrated as such.
