Hi, we're Rob & Jill Futrell
We're Rob and Jill — a husband and wife team based in St. Augustine, and we've spent over a decade photographing the weddings, families, and moments that matter most to our clients.
Here's what makes us different. Jill is a former Occupational Therapist — genuinely skilled at reading people, easing tension, and making you feel comfortable long before the camera comes up. Rob comes from a software engineering background, which means the technical side of things — light, gear, and the entire workflow from booking to final delivery — is handled with real precision.
We prefer real over posed. We'll help you shake off the awkwardness, and then we'll get out of your way and let you just be yourselves.
Let's Work Together →How We Met
Jill's mom, Joy, tried to set us up through a mutual friend. Rob's buddy had been sharing terrible dating stories at work, and Joy—Jill's mom—decided she had to get them together. We were set up on a blind date. We both blew it off.
Joy didn't give up. She emailed Rob directly with Jill's contact information. Rob thought a friend was pranking him, but Jill reached out to apologize for her mom's forwardness. We started chatting, eventually went on a date, and have been inseparable ever since.
"Jill's mom loves taking credit for getting us together—and I am forever grateful to her."
How We Got Into Photography
Rob has been into photography since he was a kid, but when Jill got pregnant he wanted to document that journey and purchased his first real camera. He became obsessed with making his images look as good as the ones on the camera box. Friends started noticing his work and asking for photos. Then their friends asked.
The turning point: Rob's department at the bank was being dissolved. They offered him a severance package. He sat Jill down and said he wanted to try photography full-time. She was 100% supportive from the very beginning.
Jill joined because she's an artist—she painted, made stained glass, did pottery. As photography consumed more of Rob's nights and weekends, she wanted to be part of it. She saw how Rob was approaching certain situations and stepped in: "We can do this so much better."
Not bad for what started as a way to capture baby photos.
Why the Partnership Works
About Rob
The technical one
Before photography, Rob spent a decade as a software engineer at a major bank—technical communication, connecting front-end systems to hundreds of backend systems. He had a reputation for being more of a hacker. "My solutions weren't always the most elegant, but they were very practical."
That problem-solving, self-taught approach carried directly into photography—the same obsessive learning pattern of going deep when something interests him.
When he's not behind a camera? "I'm probably sitting at my computer editing. If I'm not editing, I'm answering emails. If I'm not answering emails, I'm responding to text messages. If I'm not responding to text messages, I'm asleep."
Off the clock: Bread baker · Espresso Perfectionist · Competitive Pickleballer · Gamer
About Jill
The people person
Before photography, Jill worked as an Occupational Therapist—she has a natural gift for reading people and knowing when someone needs a break or a confidence boost. That background shapes how she works during sessions.
During sessions, Jill's instinct to put clients first keeps Rob from getting too far down the rabbit hole on a specific picture. When things aren't working, Rob wants to make them work. Jill is smart enough to say, "Hey, let's pull the plug on this idea and move onto the next great idea."
"Jill is so graceful and people just love her energy."
Off the clock: Hot yoga, 20 years running · artist with a garage studio · concrete pots, candles, stained glass & painting
We Don’t Need Sentences
One of the benefits of working together for so long is knowing what the other person is thinking. If a pose or a location or certain lighting isn’t working out, we can quickly communicate with each other, brainstorm a better solution, and quickly transition into something better without having to have a long conversation.
"The best part of working with Jill is that she knows what I'm thinking without me having to say it. We've developed a shorthand over the years that makes us quicker and more efficient than other teams. She knows how to take my good ideas and make them great."
"We rarely disagree, but when we do it's usually a three-second conversation where I get a chance to plead my case and then we do what Jill suggested in the first place."
— Rob, on working with Jill
A Natural Team
Rob and Jill Futrell make a natural team—Rob's the technical one in the family. Computer issues, software problems, printer not working—that all falls on him. He loves researching cameras, lenses, hard drives, processors. He has pages of technical notes.
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Preferred & Featured Photographer
A preferred or featured photographer at over 20 St. Augustine venues, including
Life Outside the Lens
When we're not photographing your big moments, here's what we're up to
Our teenagers are in on the family business too. Our son is the official pet wrangler when couples bring furry friends to sessions, and our daughter runs our social media—which means she knows way too much about our work life.
We have two dogs—Marshall the Goldendoodle and Indy the Golden Retriever—who are fully convinced they're humans. Our cats, Jhit (Florida surfer slang for a little kid, spelled J-H-I-T) and Ziggy, sleep inside all day and go party outside all night. And then there are the 10 ducks who manage our pond and lay about five eggs a day. People are always surprised we eat the eggs, but duck eggs are amazing—bigger than chicken eggs with giant yolks.
Our Holiday Card Tradition
What started in 2012 as a fun way to test Rob's Photoshop skills has turned into a full-blown family tradition. Every year we dream up a new theme—sometimes elaborate, sometimes ridiculous, always a lot of work.
Our friends and family try to guess what we're doing next, and honestly, half the fun is watching them try to figure it out. These cards are a peek at who we are when we're not working: creative, a little quirky, and always up for a good time.
Our work
What We Photograph
We focus on the moments that deserve to be remembered — from wedding days to everyday family life.
Where We Work
St. Augustine, Northeast Florida and beyondAvailable throughout Northeast Florida and beyond — wherever your day takes us. Ask about your venue →