Charles Martin · Maple Grove, MN
Birthdays, fashion and family portraits, shaped with studio light.
Fashion session · speedlight · red-orange seamless
Selected work
Light that fits the person.
Every session starts with the light: a speedlight, the right modifier, and a backdrop chosen for you.
Behind the camera
I build the light first. Then I wait for you.
I'm Charles Martin, the photographer behind The Corner Photo Studio, a private portrait studio in Maple Grove, Minnesota.
Most of my work happens in the studio with speedlights and light modifiers: softboxes, grids and reflectors, set up before you arrive so the session can be about you, not the gear. Birthdays get the full treatment, and families leave with a holiday card worth sending.
- Studio
- Maple Grove, MN · by appointment
- Light
- Speedlights, softboxes, grids, colored seamless
- Serving
- The Twin Cities, with location sessions on request
Services
Sessions & packages.
Pick a package, or tell me the idea and I'll put one together for you.
- 01
Birthday shoots
Your day, your look. Studio birthday sessions with styled backdrops, color and light built around you. Bring the cake, the crown and the balloons.From $225
Mini$225- 30 minutes
- 1 outfit, 1 backdrop
- 10 edited photos
RecommendedClassic$375- 1 hour
- 2 outfits, 2 backdrops
- 25 edited photos
Signature$550- 90 minutes
- 3 outfits, incl. a color-gel set
- 40 edited photos
- 02
Fashion & portfolio
Model tests, portfolio updates and lookbooks. Hard light, soft light or bold color, planned around the clothes.From $295
Test shoot$295- 1 hour
- 2 looks
- 8 fully retouched photos
RecommendedEditorial$475- 2 hours
- 3–4 looks, gel lighting
- 15 fully retouched photos
Brand & lookbookfrom$750- Half day
- For boutiques and designers
- Quoted to the brief
- 03
Family & holiday
Holiday cards and family portraits in a warm studio set. Quick, playful and easy on the little ones.From $250
RecommendedHoliday mini$250- 20 minutes, holiday set
- Up to 5 people
- 15 edited photos
Family classic$395- 45 minutes, 2 backdrops
- Up to 6 people
- 35 edited photos
Extra family members $40 each. Holiday minis run November through December.
- 04
Graduates
Cap and gown portraits in the studio, with an outfit change for the grad party wall.From $175
Cap & gown mini$175- 30 minutes
- 1 outfit
- 12 edited photos
Grad session$375- 1 hour
- 2 outfits
- 30 edited photos
Every session includes studio time and a private online gallery to pick your favorites. A $50 deposit holds your date and goes toward your package. Extra edited photos are $25 each ($45 for fully retouched fashion photos). Prints are available on request and priced separately.
- 01 · Book
Pick a package
Send a date and the package you like, or just the idea. A $50 deposit locks in your date.
- 02 · Shoot
Come to the studio
The lights are set before you arrive. Bring outfits; I'll guide the posing.
- 03 · Choose
Pick your favorites
Proofs arrive in a private online gallery. Heart the ones you love, leave notes, and approve.
Client proofing
Your gallery is waiting.
Open your private gallery with the passcode from your invite. Heart your favorites, leave notes on any frame, and approve your picks when you're ready.
Book a session
Let's make something good.
Tell me the package you like, or just a rough idea. I'll confirm the date and details.
- Studio time with lighting set for you
- Private online proofing gallery
- Retouched finals for web; prints on request
- $50 deposit holds your date, credited to your package
Inquiry received
Thank you.
Charles reads every message himself and replies within two working days.