Stacey Cordes Photography: My Kid {Twin Cities Child Photograher}

Stacey Cordes Photography: Senior Spokesmodels (Twin Cities Senior Portrait Photographer}

Senior Portrait Class of 2010

I am also on the hunt for high school spokesmodels for Stacey Cordes Photography. If you are graduating in 2010 and you are currently a high school junior you you would be eligible for this program.

Spokesmodels for Stacey Cordes Photography market senior portraits by passing out cards, post pictures on myspace/facebook and hand out other materials with your own photos on them to friends and get them excited about having portraits done.
You will be a model and representative for my studio.

What will you receive?
2 Free Sessions
The first session will be a mini-model session for promo material you will be passing out to friends. Your second session will be completed in the fall and will be complete and full senior session.
Free print credits, albums, gift certificates for popular teen retail, resturant and music and other rewards for each referral that books and completes a session with the studio.

I will be accepting no more than 2 REPS from any high school

How to apply?
Email Stacey Cordes at

cordesphoto@gmail.com for application

if you know anyone that is a high school junior this year that you think would be interested please forward them this blog post!!

Stacey Cordes Photography: My Life {Twin Cities Fine Art Photograher}

“We are near awakening when we dream that we dream.” Novalis

There are still so many places on our planet that remain unexplored. I'd love to one day peel back the mystery and understand them- Annie Leibovitz

As a visual person, I was able to understand the fundamentals of photography with the introduction of the digital camera. I learned how to read histograms and move from Auto, to AV mode to full manual. The exposure triangle, light, shadows and contrast all came together and made more sense to my photographic visual brain. I'm still learning and I love it.

But, being me, I am restless and there is still something beautiful about film that hasn't yet been mastered by digital. When I explore the works of great photography masters (then and now) I am in awe of their skill, vision, practice and patience. There ability to find the light makes me drool. Their mastery at film metering leaves me awestruck. How. I have to know.

As artists there is a need to create and re-invent. We continually push ourselves past the limits and look for the next project or goal that makes our stomach turn (in a drop off a really high roller coaster way) and throats tighten. It's the air we breathe. For me, this new adventure takes me to a different place, a foreign land, a bigger bite out of my pocket book. Film.... In manual. { insert dramatic pause here}

I am working backwards, I'm slowly building my collection of film cameras and film (woo wheee is it expensive thank you very much). It's taught me to slow it down, really study the light, the subject and then shoot...preciously mind you as it is expensive. Did I mention that.

I cannot even begin to tell you the excitement of taking a roll of film from a 35mm and waiting to see what comes back (fyi...it's not pretty for me right now). In this case, with my new toy (thank you ebay for feeding the addiction) it was about 75 seconds.

Introducing my new toy and my first shot. Interpret it how you will, 3Dish or maybe bad focus...I'll let you decide since. After all, isn't the beauty of art found in what you view with your own lens, speed and imagination.

Twin Cities Lifestyle Photographer/ Model Casting Call/Stacey Cordes Photography

It's that time again. I am on the hunt for newborns, up to 2 weeks, twins 12 months and younger, and pregnant moms between 32-36 weeks. If you know anyone that would like to contact me for a free session, a complimentary 8×10, and a complimentary 5×7 please have them contact me. Sessions are limited them, so keep in mind it will only be 2 to 3 from each age group.

Thank You

What? A picture of me with one of my children?

Just a record that I do exist and that we love having Emily in town. She took this shot. Fabulous you think? We might have to lock her in a closet to make sure she can't leave.

"I like his style. He has a sort of casual elegance." "But he picks his nose."

- Calvin Klein and Tia, about Jerry, in "The Pilot" {Seinfeld}

Your album is Ready

One

Cause holy cow, I love your eyes
And only now I see you like
Yeah, lying with me half-awake
Stumbling over what to say
Well, anyway, it's looking like a beautiful day

-Elbow

We live on the leash of our senses ~ Diane Ackerman

Sneak Peek

Album is Ready

A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world.
Leo Buscaglia

Click on link below for album:
Betsey

Down by the schoolyard...

I'm on my way, I don't know where I'm goin',
I'm on my way, I'm takin' my time, but I don't know where.

Goodbye to Rosie, the Queen of Corona
See you, me and Julio down by the schoolyard
-Paul Simon

Last night we were excited to take Eleanor to her Kindergarten Orientation at her school for next year. By the end of the evening, she was ready to start...tomorrow!

{on the bus}

{literally.down by the school yard. waiting for eleanor and scott to get back from the bus trip. I let him do that thank you very much}

{eleanor outside her school}

{the face of an excited girl ready to hit the books....And just a public service announcement from her former school counselor mother. Anyone, messes with this child I will track you down and make you sorry you looked in her direction. Then we will find your mama, dad, or parental guardian and have a nice chat about being nice. And yes. I did run our school bully program. but this is my baby. I don't need to be "objective." I don't work there anymore.}

And we are off...

An Artist Favorite

-If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.
Toni Morrison

Moments

And so it is
Just like you said it should be
We'll both forget the breeze
Most of the time

Photo of the Day {Opening}

And I gave my hand to the Fates
And they took me around
They showed me the Seven Wonders
The sights and the sounds

There was a man with cinders for eyes
There was a girl with a dress made of flies
And there's a reason
There's a reason

And it's love that's tearing them down
And it's love that turns them around
Say it is so
-A.A. Bondy {There's a Reason}

Album is Ready

feels like some kind of ride but it's turning out just to be life going absolutely perfectly -Storypeople

Happy Birthday Harper. It's been fun to watch you grow!

Click on link below for album:
Harper