Tracey Franks Photography

Tracey was the photographer at my wedding and I couldn't ask for a better photographer. She was there at every shot and was very creative throughout the entire process.
I am a photographer as well, and no the ins and outs of wedding photography and she just nailed every shot. She worked with me on my budget and helped me decide what was important such as the wedding album ( I did my own) since that would have been an added expense, to whether I wanted to print my own or have them on discs with her edits. Her edits were great, the technical work was fantastic as well as the creative side. I can't say enough good things about her.
I will say that it took a long time for me to decide which photographer to go with and I have not regretted my decision to go with Tracey. She did not dissappoint at all. She was pleasant to work with and her work was very professional as well. She will be the one I go to for all my photography needs from now on. She will also be doing my sister's wedding in the fall of this year, as I am in the wedding. Tracey if you see this, thank you so much!

Tracey Franks is a photographer that 'shoots & burns' the photos onto a dvd. She does not check or edit any photos herself so you are responsible for correcting hundreds of adjustments via your own photoshop program & creating your own wedding album.

CHECK OUT THE PROFESSIONAL PHOTOS FROM THIS VENDOR IN MY BIO.

There is little incentive to the photographer for thoughtful & creative poses if they are not the ones that are responsible for being able to print out and create beautiful portraits. There were so many gorgeous backgrounds that could have been used & weren't. We now have several poses of the wedding party in a generic line-up & everyone has squinty eyes because they were facing the sun.

Our favorite photos are the ones that several guests shot with a PowerShot. If the price was no more than $300 for a 5 hour wedding I'd say go with it, but for $1200, I am deeply disappointed.

I wish I had hired a professional photographer that would have been the one ultimately responsible for printing the photos and creating the album.

10/21/09: I respect the other poster's opinions, perhaps the photographer realized she was charging way too much. I on the other hand, was charged a ridiculous amount & I feel it is in the best interest of all brides to carefully check references, look at actual work, and ask for the names of previous clients that can be called & willing to show you examples of their work. Look over the vendors websites, as you can often gauge their attention to detail regarding updated info,etc. Make sure that the photographer you hire - uses a backup camera, or assistant! And if they don't, make sure they don't offer a laptop display of shots for the guests to view, as this takes an incredibly long time to set up and the best shots are lost.

UPDATE: ALMOST A YEAR SINCE MY DAUGHTERS WEDDING AND ONLY 5 PHOTOS THAT ARE DECENT. FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY-FORUM.ORG:

Hi - the exif data is showing this was taken on a canon 20D at 75mm, f10, 1/500th second at iso 800 - no flash. Im not sure how good the 20D is at that iso setting but there was no need for it to be that high...and I would imagine the exposure has already been 'pushed' on this resulting in the noise issues (meaning it was under-exposed to start with). If the shot had to be taken where it is with that background I personally would've reduced the ISO setting and opened up the aperture significantly (both to reduce any noise as well as to get the background out of focus). When you add in that the pose isn't great either, this all adds up to a 'bad shot' as Dave has said.
Hope this helps.
Mick

SO TRACEY, IF YOU ARE READING THIS, THE ABOVE IS A LITTLE SUGGESTION - TOO LATE FOR ME AND THE 500 PICTURES YOU SHOT ON THE WRONG SETTINGS OF MY DAUGHTER'S WEDDING ON A CD FOR $1200. SHAME ON ME.

DO THE HOMEWORK ~ STUDY DETAIL: Tracey Franks was hired for 5-6 hours to shoot photos of my daughter's wedding & then burn them onto a dvd. The price: $1200! This doesn't include any edits (not even white balance), prints or album so pouring over the 500-600 photos we received a few days after the wedding, I believe little interest to capture fantastic shots - requiring few adjustments to turn into fantastic prints for album, may have been neglected. She had never been to the venue before the wedding day - not even to scope out a great photography plan which as MOB I would have assumed she would. Other concerns were the actual quality and creativity of the various shots (see projectwedding for another review with pictures I posted). I have been working dilgently with an artist that is now attempting to 'fix' the photos we desired to have copied into an album, but many (over 3/4) could not be corrected for a reasonable amount of money(less than $40 a piece). I am not trying to be cruel in any way, however, a guest's canon sureshot camera captured more candid & cherished moments - and the resolution in many were equal or even better. Also, my I suggest to all Brides - even for 65 guests - you need 2 cameras especially if a lap top will be set up as a slide show. This photographer shot the ceremony, went inside to set up the laptop show & neglected to take pictures of the delightful cocktail reception taking place with guests milling about the beautiful gardens. I also would have preferred photos taken where eyes were not facing direct sunlight which was the case for almost all the outdoor photos. Just a heads up to 'do your homework' before deciding on any photograher: what kiind of current and past training have they had to qualify them as a photographer, ask & check their last 5 wedding they photographed for references - then when you call the brides ask for actual examples of their work. Remember you need 2 cameras for the ceremony. DO THE HOMEWORK ~ STUDY DETAIL.

Tracey was GREAT! She did our engagement photos, my bridal portrait, and our wedding day photos. I love her down to earth personality and the fact that she allows us to purchase the copyright to our photos. I had a HARD time finding someone that would do that.

I used Tracey for my wedding and was very pleased with the experience. She is very professional and reasonable. I could not have asked for better pictures on such a special day. Somehow, she captured every moment that I wanted and then some! She was very patient in helping us decide what pictures we should use for our wedding album. There were so many pictures, and they all were fantastic! We have had so many compliments on our wedding album and I have referred everyone I know looking for a photographer to Tracey! She is very unique and thinks outside the box to create unbelievable pictures. Our wedding pictures are everything but traditional! Thanks Tracey!!! I will definitely be a repeat customer!

Tracey worked very hard to make sure we got all the pictures we wanted plus some. She was very active during the ceremony and reception getting many shots throughout our day. She was never in the way, but still captured the day perfectly.