About Corlis.

As far back as I can remember, I always had an "interest" in photography, but interest alone wasn't motivating enough to make me pursue it as a career. Then, on July 8, 2004, something amazing happened. Seven pounds of inspiration was handed to me in the form of my first born.

I immediately went out and bought a "pro-sumer" camera. Suddenly all that inspiration turned into obsession. I found myself constantly snapping away trying to document every second of my daughters growth. I didn't want to miss a second.

I realized quickly that I had a natural talent for composition and lighting. And so was born Corlis Gray Photography. That love for capturing those beautiful moments of my baby girl matured into a strong desire to share my gift with soon to be wed couples.

I would be honored to be YOUR wedding photographer. So head over to the contact page and drop me a line. :D

I currently reside in Naperville, il. I am extremely blessed for my passion and career to be one in the same.

-Corlis

Hot Town Summer in the City :: Laci & Ian

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Posted in Engagements

Laci an ex-model turned hair stylist and Ian were a pleasure to work with. They were just so easy going and surprisingly prepared It was as if they were born in front of the camera, they were just so at ease and that made my job that much easier. Their engagement session took place in downtown Chicago near the Lincoln Park Zoo. It was a fairly hot day with some extremely harsh light, but we found lots of great shade to shoot in and had a great time! I just can’t wait to do their wedding photography!

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What I like about this shot: The light was perfectly soft underneath the umbrella on this bistro table which allowed me to perfectly expose for their faces. I thought it was great that I could get the name of the cafe’ into the shot to document the beautiful location we were at.

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I added a little vignette to this image to focus our attention on the beautiful couple. Notice how Laci has created a broken angle with her leg, adding more drama to this image.

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This close up is just amazing! There are some beautiful highlights in their eyes giving them a sparkle. We were in some beautiful shade on this one which gave us really great and even skin tones.

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I used a fairly shallow depth of field on this image to give it a more artistic look and to get rid of some of the distractions in the background. I love the relaxed expressions on their faces, they were naturals!

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This is a really fun and playful image. The light breaking through the trees in the back ground adds drama, and since the couple were fully shaded the skin tones are beautiful. The shallow depth of field draws the viewers attention directly to the subject.

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I walked around for a while to find this spot. It was pretty difficult being that it was downtown Chicago. I love the contrast of nature meets urban landscape in this one. It looks like they are spending the perfect afternoon downtown picnicking.

I cant say enough how much of a great time I really had with you guys. I love any excuse to get to the city and just spend a day taking in the sights and I couldn’t think of two better people to do it with!

-Corlis :: Contact Me!

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