“Photography is my Love Language”
Cheryl Rankin Van Stockum
Visual Storyteller
Voted Best Photographer in Shelby County
2024 Sentinel-News Reader’s Choice Awards
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or, maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, stunning visuals are part of the story—your story—and there’s none better at bringing out the real you than Cheryl Van Stockum.
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Cheryl Van Stockum’s photos make gorgeous calendars and prints for home and the office.
Send a postcard to a loved one or thank a new client with a handwritten note. Your words are perfectly complimented by stunning scenes from around the world, all captured through Cheryl’s lens. Or give a friend or family member the gift of photography with a gift certificate.
People who have said nice things about me
“My headshot was, at the risk of hyperbole, mind-blowing. You managed to capture •me• to a degree that I found myself saying, “Oh, so THAT’s what I look like!”
And that’s never happened before. Thank you for showing me, me.”
“While it is possible to teach someone to be a technically correct photographer, becoming a photographic artist requires a creative eye awarded birth. Born with a great eye, Cheryl puts it to unbridled use, celebrating beauty and joy in the simple things that surround us all. Cheryl is a visual orator who I am honored and humbled to say is both a friend and a pupil.”
“Lifelong friend, total stranger, or beautiful landscape? It doesn’t matter. Cheryl has this innate ability to discover who you are and capture your personality and—more importantly—your story.”
“Cheryl points her camera at the same, every day things we all do, but somehow sees them in a much more beautiful way. The proof of that is in for work.”
“Blessed with talent, an observant eye, professionalism, and a sensitive demeanor, Cheryl is more than a picture-taker. She’s a picture maker, capturing subtle moments, producing works of art that are precious possessions like jewels.”
“Cheryl makes people feel seen. Not only does she recognize the value in a person, but she memorialize it in her photography. She has a God-given ability to see a deeper beauty than the average person – in a unique way the sun splashes across the hayfield, that secret small exchange between a new husband and wife, that moment of confidence when an actress connects with her audience for the first time. Cheryl can see these moments coming and make sure that the shutter snaps at the perfect moment, capturing the most real version of her subject.”