blog - Stephanie DeFranco Photography

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 ...

DECEMBER 17 - 2018

Baking with Momma

The holiday's are a crazy time for everyone but one thing is for sure, mom will always have buckets and buckets of cookies and sweet treats for ...

SEPTEMBER 1 - 2018

Top 4 Styles for High School Seniors

If you've ever been on a session with me, you've seen my awkward-ness of trying to switch lens and not drop them. I try to keep my client in the loop ...

JUNE 26 - 2018

En Pointe with Velvet 85

Do what you can, with all that you have, wherever you are.- Theodore Roosevelt -

MAY 4 - 2018

Mescalero Sands, New Mexico

To become mindfully aware of our surroundings is to bring our thinking back to our present moment reality and to the possibility of some semblance of ...

MAY 1 - 2018

Brassy & Sassy

Every time I close my eyes blowing that trumpet of mine, I look right into the heart of good old New Orleans. It has given me something to live for.- ...

APRIL 16 - 2018

The Great Gatsby

I want to take a moment to acknowledge the people that design the equipment we photographers use on a daily basis. Someone had to come up with the ...