blog - Stephanie DeFranco Photography

APRIL 11 - 2024

keep looking for where your light pours in I can still remember sitting at 2012 WPPI listening to Lindsey Adler talk about how she uses random ...

NOVEMBER 20 - 2023

YOU DON'T TAKE A PHOTO, YOU MAKE IT. - ANSEL ADAMS I'm always asked what a good gift is for that photography lover in your life, so I've ...

FEBRUARY 23 - 2023

“To the stars who listen— and the dreams that are answered.” It's been awhile since I've done a blog about a Lensbaby lens but I'm back with a ...

MARCH 8 - 2022

breathing dreams like air. - f. scott fitzgerald - I think one of my favorite parts of being a beta-tester for Lensbaby is partnering with other ...

NOVEMBER 29 - 2020

Let's talk bokeh!First off, what is bokeh? By definition, bokeh is the blurred quality or effect seen in the out-of-focus portion of a photograph ...

OCTOBER 31 - 2020

Trick or Treat

Anyone could see that the wind was a special wind this night, and the darkness took on a special feel because it was All Hallows' Eve. - Ray ...

JULY 1 - 2020

Like wildflowers; You must allow yourself to grow in all the places people thought you never would. All photos were shot with the Lensbaby ...

APRIL 21 - 2020

When I received the email that a Velvet 28 was in the works, my mind instantly went back a week when I was trying to document an old house that ...

APRIL 9 - 2020

Quarantine. Pandemic. Covid.Words that we are so tired of hearing and don't want to hear ever again in our lifetime. I think we all feel the ...

MARCH 6 - 2020

How did we end up in New York you might ask? Last year, 54 Below announced that Jeremy Jordan would be performing a solo show in July ...

FEBRUARY 11 - 2020

pas de deux: a dance or figure for two performersthe first conference of it's kind and to say I was able to attend is amazing. i learned about ...

JANUARY 7 - 2020

To read the previous years review, click below.2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 2010. I was still in ...

OCTOBER 27 - 2019

Kandy Kate

Nikon d800 • Sigma 85 1.4 • Lensbaby Omni Filter & Color Pack ExpansionModel: Kate McDonaldVideo: Steven Johnson Electro ...

AUGUST 10 - 2019

"We'll be friends forever, won't we, Pooh?" asked Piglet."Even longer," Pooh answered. I love you Christine, my best friend and forever ...

JULY 19 - 2019

“This is why the idea of finding love across the dance floor endures – symbolizing that, when we know the true rhythm of our heart, we ...