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Sweet Belly | Fredericksburg Virginia Maternity Photographer

marta — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:24:46 +0000

Seriously cute maternity! This lovely woman showed up with several great outfits and a palette (yes, I speak in palettes…it is the Fine Arts Major in me) that was just perfect for the location…I didn’t even need to tap into my own stash this time! To top it off she had the cutest round belly!

FINALLY! | Virginia, Maryland & DC Photographer

marta — Mon, 24 May 2010 05:12:43 +0000

I have been back and forth and back again with working on my website. It is a daunting task to sift through thousands of images and pick out favorites. I found myself in a constant struggle of which ones I loved, which ones I was creatively tired of, do I have enough, do I have too many, why can’t I just start all over….etc, etc. So, the site kept getting put off as my frustration with it built up.

I promised myself I would get it done though…and I did. There are still some tweaks and weeding through that will be done here and there as I sift through the site and decide what needs to still be taken care of, but over all…the site is done. It is nothing fancy. Simple, clean and image heavy. Just the way I like it. I have dabbled with borders, backgrounds, fonts, frilly things, not so frilly things and anything else you can think of to make the site a little more fluffy and unique…but I just could not find anything that fit. Or something that went with everything that I do and that I knew I would not tire of in a few months. I just never found that thing. So I went simple. Super simple. And I love it. There are no distractions…just the photography.

I did not have a proof reader today, and I have 3 kids. So I am SURE there are a few typos here and there…so if you see them…don’t hesitate to let me know. I will not hate you, bite your head off, or get offended. I would actually appreciate it :). I will be re reading over it all in the next day or so, but until then…I apologize for any typos that may be there now!

My goal for the rest of the year is to make a special folder that all my favorites go in from each session. This way I can just keep updating the website through out the year to avoid this 100% complete over haul again!

Enjoy! Click the image to visit the new Marta Locklear | Photoraphy

Whisp | Arlington Maternity & Newborn Photographer

marta — Tue, 11 May 2010 03:03:31 +0000

When this lovely family unloaded after their trip down 95 to see me, Little Miss was quite quiet and shy. We began wandering about the grounds looking for ideal spots for Mom’s maternity images, sneaking in family images here and there. Meanwhile I chattered about princesses, horses, flowers and anything else I could dream up to get an almost 3 year old girl to interact with me. Instead she remained quiet and continued to study me with her marble-esque brown eyes. An hour later the sun began to settle into the perfect spot just above one of my favorite fields. So a quick outfit change and we headed toward the thigh high grass. The entire walk over I was hoping this dainty little princess would not cry over the itchy tall grass or worry about the miniature world of insects that wanders amongst the ground. Next thing I knew Dad had swooped her up and carried her through the field and plopped her down on the feedsack quilt I had prepared for them, clearly thinking as I was.

And then…she wandered off into the field. The tips of the grass graced her upper arms it was so tall and yet she embraced it like she wandered through them daily. Once she found her place in the field it then took coaxing and bribing just to get her to sit with Mom and Dad for the remainder of the family images. Instead she wanted to jump, hide and shwoosh her arms around the tops of the grass as it swayed in the wind.

A girl after my own heart…a field lover.

Thank you to their friends that referred me to them. It was a treasure to photograph little miss, mama (baby in belly) and dad! I look forward to meeting the new addition soon.

Little Miss, you can come play in a field with me any day!

Bump | Richmond Maternity & Newborn Photographer

marta — Mon, 10 May 2010 03:47:32 +0000

First I want to take a quick moment to Thank all of my clients that travel to me for their photographs! I know it is not always the easiest of process with 95 having so little traffic (not), but we are lucky to have some great locations in good ol’ Fredericksburg.

This lovely woman traveled up from Richmond to take advantage of one of the fields I like to work in and I am so glad that she did…we had a good time laughing, nestling into a bed of purple Vinca…and sun bathing in the field.

Contact Marta at marta@martalocklear.com to schedule your Maternity & Newborn Session.