{Fields of Gold} Minneapolis Child Photographer

You'll remember me when the west wind moves
Upon the fields of barley
You'll forget the sun in his jealous sky
As we walk in the fields of gold
-Sting

{Announcement}

I wanted to let clients who were waiting on proof albums from recent sessions and the Express session last Sunday that I will have your albums to you within the next 48 hours at the latest. I was sick this week and it set me back a few days. Thanks for you understanding and enjoy the wonderful holiday weekend!

{Running to Stand Still} Phoenix, Arizona Fine Art Photographer

We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong.
-Bono

{The Blues} Minneapolis Baby Photographer

"Blue color is everlastingly appointed by the deity to be a source of delight."
--John Ruskin

Blue eyes get me every time. Delightful. Soulful, Crystal and Calming. I love blue.

{Gravel Lines} Minneapolis Fine Art Child Photographer

{Smile and the world smiles with you} Minneapolis, MN Baby Photograpeher

"A little small talk, a smile and baby I was stuck."
— ABBA

I am grateful to have a job that I love. It is an incredible experience to be invited into people's homes to take pictures of their family and the love they share for each other. Each session is different and each new personality inspires me as a person and artist. This little lady was simply charming. Her smiles, wonder and expressions had me captivated and it was hard to end our time together. It is amazing what a smile can do to you over a course of an hour. You can't help taking a part of it home with you.

{Armed} Twin Cities Fine Art Photographer

"The virtue of the camera is not the power it has to transform the photographer into an artist, but the impulse it gives him to keep on looking."
— Brooks Atkinson

{Resting Places} Twin Cities Fine Art Photographer

Cause in my head there’s a greyhound station
Where I send my thoughts to far off destinations
-Death Cab for Cutie

I am excited to offer fine art prints for sale for anyone who is interested. All these prints can be found in my Etsy Store below. They are mounted on matboard and ready to be framed. Different sized prints will be offered as will greeting cards. All fine art will be signed by myself. When you have a chance take a peek and keep coming back. It will be continually updated.
I love to take photographs that tell stories about how I see life through the camera lens. Included are pictures from every day life in Minnesota to the many travel adventures I have had the pleasure to take. There will also be a link at the bottom of my blog that will remain after this post is bumped down. The pictures below are all for sale and were taken during our most recent trip to Phoenix, Arizona.

Stacey Cordes Fine Art Print Store

{Touchpoints} Twin Cities Fine Art Photographer

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bow lines.
Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.”
-Mark Twain

{Today} Twin Cities Fine Art Photographer

"There is always something left to love."
— Gabriel García Márquez

A few announcements:

-There is one spot left for the birthday special and 3 spots left for the Express Sessions on May 23rd. Please contact me if you are interested.
-I will be heading East for the month of July and will not be doing any Minnesota sessions during this time. I will periodically be checking email and attending to business.

And because no post is quite right without a picture....Here are a few from Afton State Park. A beautiful state park that I highly recommend a jaunt to...

{A Mother's Gift}

You may not remember the time you let me go first. Or the time you dropped back to tell me it wasn't that far to go. Or the time you waited at the crossroads for me to catch up. You may not remember any of those, but I do & this is what I have to say to you: today, no matter what it takes, we ride home together.
-Brian Andreas

Happy Mother's Day to my mom. xoxo.
And to all moms, grandmas and great grandmas and beyond.
May your day be surrounded by love, laughter and people who make your journey worth the ride.

{Second Star, To the Right} Savage, MN Child Photographer

"All children, except one, grow up."
— J.M. Barrie (Peter Pan)

I have have photographed this sweet boy since he was about 6 months old and have know his family a bit longer. It is a great privilege and quite fun to watch families start, change and grow.
I look back in my memory and remember each session and time together. How he had a fuzzy head and barely sat. To his one year old session when he was shuffling and trying to walk.

His tender and insightful personality that shines once he is comfortable has grown more assured. The big sister and mom and dad who love him terribly are still his favorite people. When I walked into their home this past session, I saw a boy. A little face that has filled out to look more mature, sentences in place of babbles and a gentle hand that took mine as we spent time together and played.