Here are the card templates I will be offering for the 2009 Holiday Season! If you are interested in Holiday Cards please contact me at marta@martalocklear.com for more information!
****The deadline for Holiday Card orders is Nov 15th!****
Royal Velvet
Vintage Lace
Delicate
Modern Lace
Mod Floral
Holiday Ball
Well it is that time of year again! The mornings are crisp and cool, the days are getting shorter :(, and the squirrels are out frantically gathering. It has already been a busy busy season for me, and doesn’t look like it is slowing down at all!
Fall Schedule
If you are wanting a Full (1-2 hour) session with me these are the only weekend dates left for the rest of the year. I will be doing studio sessions as well into the winter months. Pay for session here
October 25 3:30 pm (peak fall color)
November 8 3:30 pm (peak fall color)
November 15 3:00 pm (just after peak)
For those interested in the Fall Mini Session mentioned here. Here is the dates and schedule for the mini sessions. If you are ready to book one please pay and book the session below.
9:00
10:00
11:00
2:30
3:30
4:30
10:00
11:00
1:30
2:30
3:30
Keep an eye out for the new Christmas Card templates in the next few days!
I had a hard time picking from this session…so I decided to just put up a slideshow of the whole thing!
This family I have known for nearly 16 years (yikes…instantly aging myself there huh!). Who would have thought 16 years ago I sat in a dark basement with Mom, watching our then boyfriends have band practice…that one day I would be here showing the world the stunning little beauties that they created and the darling family they have become. Watch until the end…the barn images are my fav!
I got a call from a new client, referred to me by an old friend. She was looking to get Senior Portraits done for her son…yay…I love senior portraits. As we talked I found that there was a little twist on the story…her son was Autistic. I personally have not had any experience with anyone Autistic, but have read a touch on it and felt I would be able to give her what she needed…”One good image”.
One good image…I can do that!
So of course I headed into the session a touch unsure, challenged and unaware of the level of Austism I was going to be up against. We had discussed an outdoor location would be best for him to be comfortable and of course, you know “I” am comfortable there too.
So Sunday a young man exited the car, handsome and quiet. I introduced myself, and he quietly acknowledged, head down and clearly nervous. I chatted with Mom a bit as we walked to the location and then started asking him simple questions just to get him comfortable with me. The session started a little slow and minor signs of his disability showed here and there, but other than that I felt I was dealing with nothing more than another shy teen. I never pushed him far, as soon as I felt he was getting even the slightest stressed, we walked and talked, and I would shoot. Casually I would ask him if he would like to sit somewhere, letting him guide the session. And before I knew it, I had a chatter box on my hands. He completely opened up to me, telling me all about his friends at school, asking me tons of questions, and we were well on our way. You can see the puzzling in his face at times, when he is processing his thoughts, or my comments, or when things start to get just a touch to much for him…those were my signs to back off and move on.
Otherwise I was happy and he was happy…and I know mom will be happy.
I knew this session would not be the same as my others, I would have little time to get what I needed. But I really wanted to give mom her image and give a deserving hard working young man his chance to have his Senior pictures too. If you know of anyone that has been hesitant to do so, or never thought it possible to get images of a child or person of disabilities, send them to me. Using a lot of patience, casual attitude and photographing in a relaxing environment those images are definitely possible, and I am more than willing to give it a try.
