robin gale cornett (a photographer for babies, children, and families in fort myers, florida) » a beach

look! (Jan)

robin cornett — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:33:59 +0000

So, last week, I had this delightful family session where everyone was a grownup (or close enough to count). Mainly, that meant that they all listened and did what I asked them, except when they weren’t, which happened more often than you might think. We laughed a lot; at least, I did! I love seeing the other end of the family spectrum–this group includes newlyweds, a college grad starting an exciting job, a high school grad heading for college, and one last high school student to stay home and enjoy being an only child for a little while. I look at how my children are growing and learning and I can’t wait until they are at these ages, so that I can be as proud of them as Jan and Kevin (understandably) are. Well, I can wait, because I don’t want them to be old enough to date and stuff like that, but I know you know what I mean!

To see the pictures, click on the big one or the thumbnails and then you can use the arrow keys or click on prev/next to go through them all.

look! (Alana)

robin cornett — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:59:24 +0000

I had the opportunity this week to revisit Alana and her family… last year I visited them at home. I love getting the chance to see how these babies grow and change, and how the family as a whole grows together. It’s also a lot of fun to visit different places, too! I had a really wonderful time with these guys, despite the heat and the looming storm (both standards for Florida in June!). You will be happy to know that these children are as sweet as they are beautiful–I got big hugs at the end of the evening. That, my friends, is a win in my book.

look! (Lindsay)

robin cornett — Sat, 29 May 2010 02:33:36 +0000

Last week, I had the fun opportunity to spend an evening at the beach with Lindsay Lee, a Sarasota based photographer, and her family. It was great to explore the beach, check out the animals and vegetation (those are called nicker beans, Lindsay, and they use them to make worry beads!), and chat about our businesses. Since we are both mommas who are usually holding the camera, instead of being in the picture, I enjoyed getting to put her on the other side of the camera for once! Thanks so much for coming down, Lindsay!

Check out Lindsay’s baby images on her blog–I really wish I had some of these of my own!

look! (Cherlynn)

robin cornett — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:27:04 +0000

This year’s session with this beautiful family was an exercise in persistence! Not because of Cherlynn’s family, because look at them–gorgeous! No, we’ve had an unusually chilly winter here in southwest Florida and the weather didn’t always cooperate for us very well. Actually, the morning of our session, I woke up to rain (again!), but we decided to wait it out and see if we could have our time together regardless. Well, we did. Aren’t they beautiful? (Oh, wait, I already said that, didn’t I. Apologies for truthful redundancy.)

I’m not normally a big vintage treatment person for my images, but as soon as I saw this first one come up on my computer, I absolutely felt like I wanted it to have a dreamy, timeless kind of feel.

look! (Amy)

robin cornett — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:19:53 +0000

I met this sweet family out on Sanibel Island (if you don’t recognize the landmark on your own) while they were here on vacation. We could have asked for better weather, but the rain held off for us (it did rain on me as I was driving home!). Amy is one of the three beautiful daughters and she is the force behind Big Woods Creative. Check out her work–I love the wedding invites with the birch trees and her favorite images of 2009? Woooowwwww. I think my next vacation will be to go visit her.

Amy (and everyone), thank you so much for inviting me to meet your family!

look! (Angie)

robin cornett — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:46:16 +0000

This adorable family drove down to Florida for an early spring break week and kept on coming down to meet me at the beach! It’s a fun way to remember a family vacation, isn’t it? I sure hope they are enjoying their week–although it’s been gorgeous, it’s been a little chilly for my thin blood (confession: I am typing this wrapped up in a warm blanket). They are from the frozen North (well, maybe not quite that far), so I’m guessing it’s just pleasant for them. Angie and I actually knew each other in college and it was so fun to see her again, and meet her sweet husband, and her beautiful kids! (For bonus points, guess how old her son, who asked me to call him “Knight”, just turned this week.)

My only excuse for not blogging at all in February (gasp!) is illness. And paperwork. And the totally not glamorous side of running your own business. Which entails being sick of paperwork. I shall try not to let it happen again!

look! (erik & sarah)

robin cornett — Sat, 30 May 2009 21:10:30 +0000

I have known Erik for a while now, and have him to thank for tweaking the code on my site to make my sister in law me happy about how my post galleries get to my subscribers. His day job is working in my husband’s office doing fabulous design work and running their website, but he has his own company as well and does great stuff. I finally got to meet his beautiful wife, Sarah, and we headed out to the beach to take pictures. It was so much fun for me, and kind of surreal because I’m not used to taking pictures which don’t have small children in them. Plus, they were just fun people to be around, and didn’t care how many pictures I took of them, so I love them forever now.

sanibel sunset

robin cornett — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:25:57 +0000

Just one for y’all today… we’ve gotten out to Sanibel a couple times recently with the new puppy for an evening picnic and have really enjoyed it. Both times it was low tide and the water was so calm, leading out to kind of a sandbar that was just the right depth to walk on or sit on. I loved the sky on this night last week so I made the kids plop down for a shot. My only disappointment with this beach is that it faces more or less east, so the sun sets behind us.

And before you ask, yes, this is what my children wear for most of our family pictures. Finding shots where everyone has clothes on is actually quite a challenge! The trials and tribulations of a Florida mom…

look! (ellen)

robin cornett — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:34:12 +0000

I met this beautiful family out at the beach this weekend for a fun session. Both kids are swimmers (this awes me because although I can tread water and get from one end of the pool to the other after a fashion, I really can’t swim). This was a fun session because everyone listened to me and when I suggested “let’s sit here and try this” they did it. I didn’t have to chase anyone, either. And oh yes, they laughed at all my commentary, too!

Thank you, Ellen!

look! (susan)

robin cornett — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:29:22 +0000

It’s been a little while since I had a beach session… I think down here in Florida we think it’s cold out there this time of year. Well, I do–shows you how far I have fallen, doesn’t it? I met this family out at the beach this past weekend and had a great time. Everyone listened to me when I asked them to “stand here” or “go chase those birds” (oh wait, everyone likes to do that, no matter how old they are!). And aren’t they a good looking family, too?

Thank you, Susan!