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

look! (beth)

robin cornett — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 21:21:44 +0000

Just one to share from this session…white sand, incredibly blue sky, great family…I can’t ask for anything more!

look! (Mary)

robin cornett — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:47:25 +0000

I spent the last six weeks making Christmas cards and gifts instead of blogging. Take it or leave it, that’s my excuse for being so behind! If you like my facebook page, then you will recognize this family from there, but I loved their pictures so much that I wanted to share them here too! We met on a beautiful afternoon at the beach for our session and didn’t get too chilly until towards the end. Aren’t they lovely? Everyone just relaxed and had fun, especially the youngest (if you can’t tell, she was totally into having her picture taken!).

Side note…this was my first session with my new 5DII…my trusty 5D being resuscitated by Canon at the time. It’s exciting but the transition is not as seamless as it was when I upgraded to the 5D originally. It’s pretty fabulous, though, and I sure didn’t have any issues loving the images we created!

Have a Happy New Year!

look! (Wendy)

robin cornett — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:25:57 +0000

This family just shines with their love for each other, and it’s truly a joy to observe! One thing I love about being a photographer is that I can try to document the relationships of a family, not just the appearance. This first picture is, to me, a perfect example (the guys did this totally spontaneously, not at my instigation):

They do have their tough side, too:

And sometimes they a just a little goofy.

But it all starts here:

A Golden Anniversary

robin cornett — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:10:26 +0000

“They are my pride and joy.” I met this really lovely family who had gathered together for vacation and to celebrate a fiftieth wedding anniversary. Fifty years. Is that awesome, or isn’t it? Anyway, that is what this grandmother had to say about her grandchildren. I can’t say I blame her, either! I felt incredibly privileged to be invited to share a little bit of time of this very special celebration week with this really wonderful family.

I confess, I”m also looking forward to my own fiftieth…we’re about a quarter of the way there!

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!