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

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! (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! (leslie)

robin cornett — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:26:40 +0000

I had the privilege to go meet a new family at their beautiful home here in Fort Myers last week. I’m running behind on pretty much everything, scrambling a little bit with vendors’ holiday deadlines, so I’m just taking a minute to share just one from this session. Before I share it, I’d like to point out that what I share here on the blog are my favorite shots, or images that pique my interest somehow, although they aren’t always the picture we were aiming to get. With this one, I just loved her sweet laughing face (you know she’s looking at her mom, don’t you?), and wanted to play with it some. Isn’t she a darling? Her big sibs are wonderful, too, but I’m saving those pictures for you, Leslie!

look! (cherie)

robin cornett — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:38:57 +0000

I’ve had a bit of a run on older families lately and it’s been fun. I went downtown with this awesome family and explored (and lost my reflector, boo! Note to self: chain reflector to your pants or bag so you’ll know right away if you try to walk off without it!). Being with these guys really made me want to go back out and buy a pair of Converse but I think it would take more than that to make me cool.

This turned out to be one of my favorite shots even though I was specifically told to focus on the “children” (since two of them are taller than me, I get to put that in quotes). Since parents are the foundation of the family, I love to document them, too–their closeness and familiarity is awesome. I loved this shot in black and white, but I have to tell you, the color of Cherie’s eyes is incredible. That version may end up on the facebook page (you are a fan, aren’t you?). Thank you so much, Cherie & co! Loved it!

look! (florence)

robin cornett — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:19:58 +0000

I feel like every time I’m working on pictures, I’m looking at the cutest family in the world. Maybe I just have to amend that I know quite a few of the cutest families in the world, because look, now this family, this one right here, aren’t they the cutest? I love this big shot because I asked big brother to give his sister a kiss, which he did with much gusto… but I love how still she is, and how you can see him moving… for me, I guess it’s just one of those typical big brother/little sister moments. Even better because unlike my son, he didn’t make his little sister cry once!

look! (lauren)

robin cornett — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:07:14 +0000

If you are on facebook, you may have already seen these on my business page there, but I haven’t had a chance to blog them just yet. I live near a golf course (OK, doesn’t everyone in Florida?) and there are a couple stands of trees at the end of the second hole which have just been fascinating me. I think that they were planted to cover up a lot of concrete that was dug up and deemed not worth the trouble of carting off, maybe? Anyway, beautiful Lauren was willing to come explore them with me!

look! (jenna)

robin cornett — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:09:38 +0000

Jenna and I had a quick mini session to celebrate her pearly whites–that’s right, no more braces! She is always gorgeous, but it was so fun to hang out with her to celebrate this milestone. She thinks I’m a little crazy, but that’s OK by me, as long as I can keep taking her pictures!

look! (jodi)

robin cornett — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:45:24 +0000

It is always fun to meet a family, wherever it is, but there is something really special about being invited into a home and getting to peek into a family’s life. This family is one of the sweetest I have had the privilege to meet in a long time. I love how looking at these pictures tells me a story… about the family dog, about being a little brother of a big sister (necklaces, not trucks), reading with Mom, even farmer’s tans for Florida babies. The love in this family is really palpable (there’s your word for the day, go look it up if you don’t know). Oh, and they are super cute, too!

easter sunday: paid in full

robin cornett — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:02:28 +0000

Spent last Sunday morning running around our church with camera in hand for Easter Sunday. It was a lovely service, packed pretty full (let’s just say there’s not a lot of room up front and somehow they squeezed in space for the choir, handbells, organ, three trumpeters, a tympanist (is that the right word? one who plays tympani drums), and space for a small “contemporary” ensemble with singers, guitar, and string bass. I was pretty impressed.

On a techier, but very exciting (to me) note: my friend Erik has written some snazzy code for me so that my faithful blog subscribers are getting the big images again instead of the silly little thumbnails! That was my biggest hangup about using the gallery plugin that I’ve adopted and now that he’s fixed that for me, I am one happy woman. See, Rabia, now you don’t have to come visit any more (but I wish you would!). For those of you who have asked me about this plugin, you can contact Erik about his code… if the interest is high enough he may submit it as a new WordPress plugin (if my terminology is correct). Erik is also a talented graphic designer in his own right–I’ve seen a lot of the work he’s been putting out and it’s all really fabulous, so if you are needing a designer (graphic or web), please give him a shout!