It’s Never Just a Photograph!

Whether you need a wedding photographer, engagement photographer, or portraits for seniors, newborns, maternity, family, birthdays, special events, or if you just want to have beautifully done portraits or you and your family, my entire focus is to make sure, that from beginning to end, you are more than happy with your images and your experience with me. My motto is the same with every customer. You must be satisfied or my job is not complete!

No need to worry if you feel that you are not photogenic or are nervous about being in front of a camera. I take the time to get to know you and personalize each session to help you feel comfortable and have fun. I enjoy talking with clients who put photography at the highest level of importance for their wedding day and special life events worth celebrating, and knowing that we will be the ones to capture their once-in-a-lifetime moments brings such tremendous happiness to me.

I specialize in natural light and studio photography and would love to have you in my next session! Please take a look at some of my work and contact me for more information!

*** All sessions by appointment only. Please call, email or fill out the contact me form on my website. Thank you for your business!

Testimonials

John and Tracy did my wedding photos and were very easy and fun to work with. Our pictures turned out beautiful, I would highly recommend them to anyone !!

Shelby HahnWedding & Engagement

John and Tracy photographed our engagement and wedding recently, and did a wonderful job. Never thought of us as being photogenic, but John captured the love and happiness that we both felt and shared with our family and friends. The process of having our pictures taken was a wonderful experience. They made the photo shoots fun! They worked with us to capture the pictures we wanted, as well as those we never thought about having done. From the posed pictures to the candid shots, we were thrilled with the results. We highly recommend John Dukes Photography for all your professional photography. Thank you so much, John and Tracy!!!

Cindy SchreinerWedding & Engagement

I was blessed to have John photograph the ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery for my late husband Chris. The respect and dignity John showed throughout the service while capturing some incredible memories is unparalleled. He has such a talent with showing emotion through the photographs. I am so thankful to John for sharing his gift. The day was very cold and rainy and he went above and beyond in spite of the mud and rain. Thank you John!

Carol BeaupreMilitary Funeral

“John and Tracy were absolutely a delight to work with! John, along with Tracy, far exceeded our expectations not only as far as the end product, but also in terms of our comfort and enjoyment. None of us are terribly comfortable with having our picture taken, but they put us at ease and made the whole experience enjoyable. We couldn’t be happier with the results! The pictures look natural and beautiful….and just very “us.”

My parents had tears in their eyes looking through the photo gallery…astounding.

I just can’t recommend John Dukes Photography highly enough! We LOVE John and Tracy!”

Heather McKennaFamily Portraits

“I lucked upon finding this gem of a photographer! He and his partner in crime went above and beyond in every aspect and at every turn of the job. I scheduled a family portrait day combined with my grandson’s first birthday, and together they ensured that our photos came out extraordinary! (They even shopped for props specifically for our special day.). And our photos came out absolutely PERFECT!

I will definitely be using John Dukes for our future special moments!”

Glennda SmithFamily Portraits

“John Dukes and his fiance deserve way more than 5 stars. What makes John Dukes photography different is his passion and love not only for the photos, but for the people he’s shooting. His love for my fiance, Gabe and I is incredible. He goes far and beyond just taking photos, but instead cherishes who we are and we all have an incredible time doing photos.

Our photoshoot kept having to get rescheduled due to climate problems, so he and Tracy DECKED out their studio to bring Brookside Gardens to Frederick Maryland! They went so far and beyond our expectations and I can’t wait to see what the wedding looks like.

If you want a photographer to just come, snap photos, edit and leave, then don’t pick John Dukes because that’s not what he does. He captures amazing moments, puts his heart and soul into his work and challenges us as a couple through this crazy adventure called life with his photos and love for you. Hands down an amazing man and I’m so thankful to have met him and his family.”

Caroline MorseEngagement/Wedding

John was truly amazing!!! Loved the help from his wonderful fiance Tracy! Did everything and more that we asked for. Couldn’t ask for anything better! Highly recommend!!! We love our pictures

Amanda KeisterEngagement/Wedding

“John did such an amazing job of my sons senior portraits, capturing Aiden’s true nature in every shot. And making the experience so much fun. So when it came time to hire a photographer for my wedding, it was a total no brainer!!

John, along with his fiance Tracy, put so much love into their work. From meeting with us to see what our thoughts and special requests were, to working from before the ceremony to the end of the reception, John captured every moment of our celebration perfectly. They captured not only pictures, but joy and love in every picture and truly brought our portraits to life!!

Thank you, John and Tracy, for making our day even more special!!”

Eileen GunnEngagement/Wedding

“We got to spend a lovely fall afternoon with John for our family photo shoot this year, and we couldn’t he happier with the photos he captured! He took time to get to know what we were wanting for our shoot, and worked with us and the sun, to capture beautiful photos. The kids loved working with him, and he did a SUPER job capturing our seeing-eye puppy that we are raising! We will be so grateful for the photos of/with him when he goes back to The Seeing Eye.
I would highly recommend John for any family photo needs! He’s got a great eye, and is just a fabulous, lovable, and kind man! A true joy to work with!”

Erin AllportFamily Portraits

“What a wonderful photo shoot John had with three young ladies from Eastern university beautiful amazing work fun day for the girls and the outcome was some amazing pictures for years of beautiful memories thank you John for this beautiful experience for my daughter I could not be more pleased !!!!”

Suzanne ZadrogaSchool Portraits

“My daughter, Grace, loved her photo shoot with John Dukes Photography. The pictures turned out beautiful and our experience was wonderful! Great ideas for locations and poses made it even more special….and we learned a lot about photography since John loves to share his passion for the craft! Thanks so much, John!”

Jennifer Cross LawellSenior Portraits

“Saturday evening, sunshine and perfect temperatures found my 17 year old son and I meeting up with John and Tracy for senior pictures in my requested “nature” locations….a 17 year old son who hates having his picture taken…gulp. OH MY GOSH..we had the BEST time ever….we drove around Mt Airy, stopping and trying out several locations…all of which, with John’s photography skills and Tracy’s skill for perfect poses, turned out to be perfect spots!! From old buildings to staircases to open fields and woodland, each and every picture turned out perfect….Even more importantly is that John and Tracy immediately got Aiden to be at ease in front of the camera and were able to draw out and capture his fun loving personality!! Could not have asked for more…cannot wait to use this dynamic duo for our wedding in a few months!!”

Eileen GunnSenior Portraits

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