Monthly Archives: August 2007

P Family

Earlier this week they came in for a quick studio session. Such cuties.CA

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Somas of L

From a recent intimate session I was able to create these amazing bodyscapes. I call them bodyscapes because it’s like a landscape of the body. This lighting is a bit more difficult than my normal intimate images and it requires the subject to be completely nude for most of it. Although the subject is nude...

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Gabriel

Gabriel came in for some updated images. It always amazes me how fast they grow. Gabriel is the famous baby in the bookcase image that everyone loves so much. I love these sessions were I get to watch them grow.CA If you would like to track Gabriel here are some links for you:Before BirthNewborn3 months...

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Dean + Michelle + Kira

I know I’ve gotten Dean hooked on the blog. Figured I better get some images of him, Michelle and Kira up. We headed out and had a whole 15 minutes of great light and then it got a bit dark, but we made the best of it. I loved Kira, so did Ayden. Dean is...

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Environmental

Some personal environmental images to share. CA D2x Panasonic Point and Shoot camera.

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Cora 1

Cora had her first birthday party and their new home had some great light to make some wonderful images. I can never believe how quickly children grow.CA Portraits Alysia teaching Cora how to blow the candle out. Just blew the candle out and gave me this funny face. Too cute. In typical godmother form I...

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Fishing

Last weekend we headed to the lake on Sunday. I spent most of the day just laying and reading. I’m usually wiped out after a wedding. We did go to a birthday party. More images to come on that. Anyway, the boys were tearing it up fishing. They wanted an image and basically had to...

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Wino Willie’s Wheelchair

Last week Andy and I took the wheelchair out for a ride. It’s been a while since I’ve gotten to ride. Andy rides her everyday. You may be asking what is this wheelchair. It is my motorcyle and painted on it’s gas tank is “Wino Willie’s Wheelchair”. The wheelchair was passed down to my dad...

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The O Family

Last summer I photographed Josh’s graduation images. It was great to photograph the entire family before Josh and Erica head off to college. A few images from the session.CA

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Dena’s Headshot

Dena came in for her headshot to be used in her application to dental school.Here she is.CA We have a nice package for headshots that includes the digital files of two images retouched and a release for commercial use. They take a short period of time and are perfect for the professional.

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April + Travis

April and Travis came up to Brookings for a fun eSession. April brought some cute dresses and a hot pair of heels. Here are some images from the session. They are so cute!CA Some individual portraits.

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Ashlee

Ashlee came all the way from MN to have me photographer her graduation portraits. So I spoiled her by taking her to this place I’ve been dying to shoot in and just needed the right subject. I do enjoy going to completly different locations with my subjects and work very hard to create images that...

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From Sandra

Not only do I try to help my couples and clients, but I do my best to give back to the photography community. I have and continue to learn a lot from on-line forums and others. And while I’m not an expert in anything I do get asked many questions and do my best to...

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From Lindsay + Clint

Lindsay and Clint sent me this note, I’m looking forward to their wedding this coming weekend. I feel lucky you chose me.CA Hi Cory Ann, Thank you so much for taking such beautiful picutres of Clint and I! They are absolutely the best pictures of us as a couple we have. You have such a...

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Melissa + Kevin: Huron, South Dakota Wedding

After Des and Troys wedding on the 4th I dragged my butt out of bed and was a second shooter for Maria at Melissa and Kevin’s wedding in Huron. I just hung back for most of the day and it felt good. I’m getting better at it. And I also doubled as the cake cutter...

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Desirae + Troy: South Dakota Wedding

I was looking forward to Troy and Desirae’s wedding! They are both relaxed, fun and so expressive. And I knew lots of the guests. It’s weddings like these that I feel more like I’m hanging with friends rather than working. But to prove that we did do some work here are some images from the...

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The M Family

Another fun extended family portrait session. They were all up for trying different things with such a positive attitude. We were talking about how different their personalities all are. As Amber recalled to me in an e-mail after, I’ll give you a commentary with the images.CA The sassy one… The sweet innocent loving one… The...

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From Allison + Charlie

A note from Allison and Charlie: Cory Ann, Thank you so much for the disk of our engagement pictures, we love them! We can’t wait for you to capture our moments on the big day. Thanks again, we love your work!Allison and Charlie

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Jordan

Another Fab grad. We had so much fun talking about Oregon and life and wow Jordan is far more mature at her age than I ever was. She is going to have such a great time in college! Here are a few images from her session.CA We’ve gotten a few more bookings, but still have...

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Amanda

It’s that time of year. The couple of weeks prior to the start of school when all the graduating seniors book. Here is another beauty for you. Amanda is a Brookings grad and as we had a bit of fun around town. She was such a trooper and so darn cute!CA Prom dresses give us...

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