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WELCOME!

Thank you for stopping by my photography blog. My name is Dustin Francis and I am a wedding photographer from Ann Arbor, Michigan.

This blog follows all aspects of my life, but most importantly, my life as a wedding photographer. This blog is intended to be an up to date journal of my daily life as well as a way to share with all that visit my love for photography and the images I create! I have to admit that the old cliche is true, if you truly love what you do, you won't work a day in your life!

I love the way the wedding photography industry is; where we can all share and have input into one anothers personal and professional lives. I enjoy teaching and learning constantly to aid me in coming up with unique ways to tell the story of my life as well as the lives of the wonderful brides and grooms I have the pleasure to photograph. You know you want to leave me a comment!

Brooke + Brian: Engagement

Thursday, July 2, 2009 Engagement

I met up with Brooke and Brian at Bookie’s dowtown Detroit, where Brian DJ’s regularly. From there we went down to the riverwalk to grab a few shots. It was only a few days before their wedding and the weather was looking rather dull, but as I said to Brooke, “better now then on your wedding day.” I had a fun time with the two of them and was so happy to see them be able to warm up to the camera so quickly. One thing for sure…there were plenty of smiles and laughing going on Here are a few pics!

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Gimme some art…

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Personal

Well, if you’ve been to my house, you might have noticed that for a photographer, my walls sure are bare. So I am going to remedy that problem over the next few months. I walked around my neighborhood today with my camera to “warm up” to taking images of things that aren’t people. I just thought I’d share with you some of what I captured. Nothing that I will be putting up, but it was fun and I’m excited for what I will find if I actually get in my car and drive somewhere. These are slightly cropped, because I made them into wallpapers which are a little wider than what you see, but you can get the idea non-the-less. For you photographers out there, these were shot with a Nikon D3, 70-200 f/2.8 and the close-up shots had a Canon 500D close-up filter attached. Enjoy some pretty-ness

P.S. Lots of blog posts coming!

Not hard to guess, my theme was “green”.

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Regina - Dustin these are so beautiful.

Kate Elliott - Lovely Dustin! I'm a big fan of flower/plant images!!

Mom - so when does Mom get copies of these lovely photos?

Karrn - You gotta know I love that waterlily shot, GORGEOUS!

Tricia + Kevin: Engagement

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Engagement, Slideshow

You might remember Tricia and Kevin from their engagement session I did last October. We decided to get together again and take a few more shots at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor. One of the things I love about Tricia and Kevin, is how good they are at acting like the camera is not there and just having a good time. It was nice seeing you two again and I’m excited for your wedding. I’m glad you enjoyed The Blue Tractor too! Enjoy the pics.

For more images from their session, CLICK HERE FOR A SLIDESHOW!

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Kevin - Great Photo's! I'm really excited for you to shoot the wedding now (not that I wasn't before too... =) )!

Wendy - You sure know love, Mr.... and you capture it beautifully!

Kara + Jonathan: Wedding

Monday, June 22, 2009 Slideshow, Wedding

Here are some pics from Kara and Jonathan’s wedding from the 14th! A big thanks to my friend Rachael, who came a long to help me document Kara and Jonathan’s big day and a big thanks to Kara and Jonathan for being so much fun to work with…thanks you two! We started out at the salon where Kara works, Utopia, and had it all to ourselves.

Pretty dress and pretty shoes…

For this pretty lady

It’s all about the lashes baby.

Love, love. love this one!

This one too! (Great shot Rachael)

I’m tellin’ ya, it’s the shorts that make it.

Can ya feel the anticipation?

Waiting for this moment…

I never get tired of this moment…

Both the ceremony and reception were held at the St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Southgate…what a beautiful place.

This image is so peaceful.

For the reception, Kara put her hair down with this gorgeous hair-piece…so classy.

The flowers provided by Acreations, were gorgeous!

A very happy husband and wife…

Kara ran into her hubby’s arms…so cute

I’m pretty sure everyone had fun…right Kara? :)

For more images from Kara and Jonathan’s wedding, CLICK HERE FOR A SLIDESHOW!

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Wayne Toshikazu - Nice work, buddy - so many great shots. And what a beautiful church!

Melissa - Oh my gosh...Dustin! These are BEAUTIFUL! The shot of the inside of the church is amazing! The little guy in his shorts is So cute too!

Mary - Dear Dustin, Have to honestly say as a participant at the wedding, I wasn't too sure about you as a photographer. Honey, you did an amazing job! Many, many favorites. The ultimate being Kara holding Jon from behind. Their eyes tell it all!!!! Thanks for giving them such beautiful memories on print.

ben + laura - great work bro ... love the third shot from the top, great composition ... and the solo shot of the bride, so natural ... nice!

Wendy - Stellar work as always, Mr. D! I love how you capture the expressions--- love the eyelashes shot! Nice work!

Nathan - Dustin you are amazing, I have never actually wanted to look at wedding pictures before. You capture so much more then the visually apparent... amazing.

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