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About Us

Austin & Kaite, the faces behind Folland

We are Folland Photography, a husband and wife duo located in the Florida Keys. We started our company in 2017 and it has been a blast! After shooting almost anything and everything we found our passion in family photography. We know just how important family is and it is such a gift being able to capture lasting memories with the families that we meet.

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Our Story

We met while Austin was on vacation in the Keys. We bonded over our love of photography, family, and nature. We had the best first date of our lives that lasted over 10hrs exploring the keys. We said our goodbyes and Austin went back north 9hrs to Tallahassee. A month later he came back to the keys for my birthday and the rest is history. He moved down 5 months later. Then a few months after we started our business together after knowing each other for less than a year, crazy right? 

 

We survived hurricane Irma in 2017, rebuilt our lives and business. It ended up being one of the most traumatic yet best thing we experienced. Fast forward to April 2019, we got engaged with a surprise trip to the Turks and Caicos and adopted our pup while we were there. We tied the knot later that year in the PNW at Rialto Beach. Literally the furthest NW you can be in the contiguous United States from the Keys. 

 

In 2023 we welcomed our son, truly the best moment of our lives. Now we are embracing parenthood and all the joys (and stress) that it has to offer haha. 

Fun Fact, we took our own wedding photos. We have always loved self portraits so we figured why not take our wedding photos ourselves. We flew to the PNW to tie the knot with our parents. We spent the week documenting all of our adventures. For our wedding day, we put our cameras in "Nanny Mode" and turned our dads loose as we posed ourselves and ran around the beach. Even funnier, Austins dad forgot his lens could zoom so he got some pretty epic wide angle shots haha. 

Our Mission

 

Something that we bonded over and something that is one of our biggest core values is family. After having a son of our own, we see how truly special family is. Capturing family moments and the relationship between your loved ones is paramount. Life is fleeting and you never know when you will lose a loved one. Having photos to look back on is so important.


Our photography style is authentic and focuses on capturing the bond between you and your family. We like to capture a mix of posed and candid photos that show the dynamic of you and your loved ones. We are very thorough and consistently produce great photos.


We truly believe that because we feel family is so important it allows us to connect with our clients on a deeper level. In doing so we are able to produce genuine emotions and photos that will be a keepsake for generations to come. 

What Sets Us Apart

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Our clients love how quickly and effortlessly we capture authentic moments with their families. They’re always thrilled with the experience we provide—making family photos easy, enjoyable, and delivering stunning results every time.

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Our sessions feel more like playtime than a formal photo shoot. This keeps the kids happy, engaged, and smiling. We’ll guide you every step of the way—from poses and hand placement to easy prompts that bring out natural emotions and playful moments. At the heart of it all, we’re here to capture you—and all the little moments that make your story unique.​

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With over 7 years of experience, we’re pros at handling any challenge to capture the perfect shot. More than 1,000 families have trusted us to preserve their favorite memories—and we’d love to do the same for you!​​

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Meet The Team

Lead Photographer

Hi, I'm Kaite

​I am the "face" of Folland. When you reach out, I am the one you’ll be talking to—and the one behind the camera. 

 

I am a big believer that life can change in an instant. One moment, I was a college athlete chasing a dream of playing soccer and becoming a physical therapist. The next, I was sidelined by a traumatic brain injury. Back-to-back concussions my freshman year forced me to retire from soccer and withdraw from school. I spent years in recovery, enduring every form of physical therapy you can imagine.

 

Fast forward a few years, my health became stable. My physical therapist suggested I take some community college classes to test my progress. Photography happened to be one of them.

 

What started as just a class quickly became a passion. I had a knack for photography and my professor encouraged me to pursue it further.

 

Fast forward to 2016—I met my husband who also happened to love photography. We turned our passion into something bigger than us. That’s how Folland was born.

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If I have learned anything, it’s this: LIFE IS FLEETING. Capture the moments & Cherish them. Because at the end of the day, those moments are everything.

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Lead Editor

Hi, I'm Austin

I am the behind-the-scenes pro, handling final edits and everything that goes unnoticed. I specialize in portrait retouching and real estate/architectural design photography. 

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Not to brag, but I am a whiz at editing, there is almost nothing that I can't do. I used to spend hours watching YouTube videos learning the ins and outs of photoshop. I even taught Kaite a thing or two haha.

 

One of my passion projects is creating unique art pieces by blending realism and surrealism in my photos through post-processing. All those years of photoshop tutorials really paid off.

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For me, photography wasn’t always the plan. I studied Economics with a minor in Entrepreneurship at FSU. But after a rugby injury to my back, I discovered photography and quickly fell in love with capturing landscapes.

 

Landscape photography became my creative escape and newfound passion.

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I graduated in 2017 and moved to the Florida Keys, where I met my wife. We explored the area and beyond, documenting the beauty of our adventures. Along the way, we found a passion for portrait photography—and have never looked back.

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What is the favorite part of your job?
Meeting new families and seeing where they are from! At this point we have photographed families from at least 40+ states, how cool is that?

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What do your clients notice most about you?
How efficient we are! We know time is important and limited, especially with young kids, so we try to respect that.

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What would surprise your clients to know about you?
That we met on Tinder. If you knew us you would know how unlikely it was that we even had the app but man did it change our lives! Now we have a son, a cute pup, and just celebrated 5 years of marriage in 2024. Can't recommend online dating apps enough haha.

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What helps you most in capturing a great shot?

We truly believe that connection help us to capture the best shots. Knowing more about you and your family dynamic allows us to know what is most important to you and to document exactly that.​​​

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What is your favorite part about photography?

I genuinely love how diverse photography is. Initially, photography was a creative escape that I could use to express my emotions. It got me through a really dark place after my brain injury. From there it transitioned to a bonding point between my husband and I. It allowed us to travel the country and then some, exploring beautiful places and documenting it along the way. Most important it has now allowed us to create a dream life where we get to stay home with our son. Even more so, where we get to capture the bond between other families and share with them just how special photography can be.

Our Promise to You

 

Our families can expect to have an a great experience filled with laughter and fun! We are committed to getting the best photos possible and will do anything to make that happen! We always try to go above and beyond for our clients, we know how important photos and your time are. We are so grateful to those that have chose us, we do not take that lightly! 

 

We aim to make the sessions as stress free and fun as possible! We hear time and time again, especially from the adult men, that the session was fun or that was the best photo session they have had.  

 

We understand that every family dynamic is different and are happy to accommodate any special requests. 

Start Your Family’s Story with Us

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We would love to work with you! Whether you want to move forward with booking a session, would like to learn more info, or simply have questions, please reach out! 

 

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