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

look! (kim)

robin cornett — Wed, 11 May 2011 18:27:25 +0000

You know, I look at my own children and am hard pressed to pick out my own or my husband’s features in their faces–to me, my children just look like themselves, not miniature versions of either of us. I’m sure friends of ours would disagree, though! My beautiful sister-in-law came for a visit this spring with our newest nephew, and let me tell you, I think he looks just like a [darling] miniature version of his dad. Who is actually very tall and slim–it’s something about the eyes, I think. But he’s giving my brother’s children some stiff competition for cutest nephew on the planet, wouldn’t you agree?

The only problem with the visit was that it was not long enough! I’m ready for another visit so I can enjoy some more baby snuggles.

look! (olivia)

robin cornett — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:13:30 +0000

I had a great time with Olivia in downtown Fort Myers for her senior pictures. She’s lovely and intelligent and artistic, and looking at a future in marine biology. Science was always one of my lesser subjects, so for me, this just adds to her already elevated level of awesomeness.

Thanks, Olivia!!

look! (Christian)

robin cornett — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:25:08 +0000

I intend to pick up my blogging slack in the next few weeks. Ever since the fall, I’ve kept thinking “next month will be slower, easier to catch up” and somehow next month hasn’t quite hit that point yet. So, instead of waiting for a lull, I’ll just show you this neat senior–meet Christian! Christian is a senior at Fort Myers High School this year, and is artistic, smart, creative, and whimsical. I had a great time wandering downtown with him for his pictures. He was willing to let me try anything, no matter how stupid it might have seemed (not, of course, that any of my ideas are ever stupid!). Here he is:

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!

client slideshows

robin cornett — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:25:14 +0000

My sessions include an online slideshow for every client, which I normally don’t share here on the blog, but am going to today. I have to confess, this is one of the hardest parts of what I do, even though it’s also one of the more exciting parts! For me and for clients, it’s exciting because it marks the end of a lot of work on a session, and it means that I finally get to reveal the images to my client, in a way that is both beautiful and moving.

On the photographer’s end, however, it’s really really hard, because every slideshow is set to music, and one thing you can know about me right up front is that I am not musical. I don’t actually listen to a lot of music, even though I love it, and I have no sense of rhythm, either. Just being real, here! John King of Metta Audio is super musical, though, and he just saved my sorry self, because, get this: he writes music and now sells royalty free music for photographers, and what’s even better, he includes custom timings for ShowitWeb (remember, I said I had no rhythm? Sad, but true!). Thank you, thank you, thank you, John!

So, for the visiting photographers, check out John and his work on my little slideshow. For the potential clients who are visiting, check out Betty’s family, the new and improved version (family, not pictures)! Yes, the gorgeous redhead, Megan, was David’s girlfriend for this session. She is now his fiancée!

look! (betty)

robin cornett — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:34:35 +0000

Betty and Jim (and their boys) are some of my favorite people (ever). Their oldest is home on leave with his significant other (who is completely gorgeous) and we headed to downtown Fort Myers for a family session. You may recognize the fantabulous Jeff from his senior session. Their youngest plans on being a rock star (and I think he’ll do it too, he’s that good) and told me he wanted me to shoot his first album cover. How could I say no to that? Hope I get the chance; in the meantime I will settle for shooting their awesome family.

look! (jeff)

robin cornett — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:31:18 +0000

Jeff and I hit downtown Fort Myers for his senior pictures. He’s artistic and musical and handsome. He plans to be a veterinarian and is already hard at work on achieving that goal. I wanted to play with the style of his pictures more than I normally do for my families. I had a lot of fun, and just wanted to share some of my favorites with you.