Hey there.
I’m Franziska ( Fran) and I am the face behind Wispy Wings Photography.
If you’re anything like me, then you probably have hundreds of photos on your phone OF your Horse but not that many WITH your horse. And if you are in any photos, then they’re usually a super awkward selfie am I right?
I have been in those shoes. I remember always taking my little point-and-shoot camera to the barn with me ( remember those?!) and taking photos of my horse, or asking my dad or the girls at the barn to take a quick photo for me, but that always felt super rushed. Then I would get home and look through the camera roll and maybe if I was lucky, there was one that was semi-usable. Now I realize how old I sound bringing up a point-and-shoot, but even with todays phones, I still never get the photos I dream up in my head when I ask others to take them for me. (shoutout to my husband for continuing to try though! haha)
Never having any beautiful photos of myself and the (back then) lesson horses, or now my own, is what sparked this passion in me. If this is how I felt, I was sure that others were feeling the same about the lack of Images they had and loved.
Wispy Wings came together to capture exactly that for you. Images that look and feel like you, that show off the special bond you have with your horse and most importantly are just that - real!
So who am I outside of Wispy Wings? First and foremost I am a Mama to the most amazing little boy. I am an animal lover through and through. We have two dogs (Molly & Abby) and 3 horses ( Tucker, Cooper & Feather) out on our acreage. If we could we would probably run some kind of animal shelter and we would basically be a silly farm, but my husband would probably kill me. Which brings me to being a wife! Or a mother to another child? Debatable some days.
But let’s get more into why I do what I do! I have very much aways enjoyed Photography, to the point that I would bring a camera everywhere I went. But honestly it never clued in that maybe, just maybe, that was my calling. We went through 8 years of Infertility and lost 4 babies before having my Son in September of 2020. I lost a lot of myself during that time, but photography has always been something I truly loved. So being able to hold on to something in my life, that feels like ME and who I truly am, is so important to me.
During the years, my husband and I always had at least one photoshoot every year, no matter what was happening during that time, and I very quickly learned that all those moments fade away so quickly and all that we are left with, are the pictures that we (hopefully) took.
Recently we have lost 2 of our fury family members, and the first thing I did was to look through old photos to be able to memorize all the great times we had with each of them. One of the losses was a chosen day, so we had the time to have that last photoshoot etc to make sure we had up to date Images, but the second loss was unexpected and completely out of the blue. And let me tell you that there is no pain like realizing you did not take enough photos WITH your fur baby.
It’s the kind of pain I do not wish on anyone. Which is when my niche of Equine ( and Animal) photography became clearer than ever to me. I want to make sure that you have beautiful Images always!
okay okay enough sadness! Let’s get back to the happy times and capturing ALL the special moments!
I can’t wait to chat with you and hear your story.
XO, Fran
“I found Fran on Facebook, and after telling her my wedding photo story she wanted to help me create the wedding photo's I had dreamed of! Fran is not only a spectacular photographer capturing the posed moments as well as the candid & raw ones, she is friendly, kind, and accommodating. Now we have many different photos and memories to cherish.”
— Kayla H.