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Apr 22 2009

News & Updates – Virginia, DC, Maryland Photographer

ahhh! My long lost blog! Seems lately I have been pretty busy with the back end of my business. I have had lots of sessions scheduled but the wonderful April rains have delayed them all! So…reschedule, reschedule, reschedule! For those of you on this “reschedule list” it is worth the wait…promise. That nice warm sunny glow, is so so worth it.

So what else has been going on with Marta Locklear Photography?

Blush – As you have seen in previous posts my friend and I launched Blush Boudoir. The DC marathon scheduled for June 12 & 13 is almost sold out, we have a few slots still left open. We are working on a Richmond, Atlanta, NC, & NYC marathons in the near future. If you would like one in a city near you that is not posted contact us on how to get us to you!

Weddings – The wedding season is starting off with a bang this year. I am packing up and heading to yummy sandy and sunny Dreams Resorts Cancun this weekend to shoot a wedding and I can’t wait!! What a way to start the season off. With that said, I want to do more destinations…not just warm sunny coastal goodness (even though those are just divine), but all over the country. So far this year I am traveling to Charleston, SC, Cancun, Maryland, several here in VA, and one in the works in NC next year already.

Portraits – It seems this is the year for travel! I have decided to not charge travel fees if it is within reason this year. I have clients all over. Most of my clients are not local to me, and that is perfectly fine with me! A nice long kidless road trip is never something I shun :), but enjoy the chance to roll down the windows and crank up my music (something besides Jonas Brothers and Miley Cirus).

Locations I am already scheduled to visit and will take sessions are:

Raleigh NC May 29/30, and June 6/7, Charleston, SC May 31-June 4

Working on a summer NYC trip for portraits too!

Contact me if you want to book a session on any of these dates or would like to see about another location.

I will be adding mini-sessions this summer. I will find a great location and host a day of 30 minute mini sessions in a theme oriented enviroment. So stay tuned for those details to come soon.

Seniors – Booking 2010 seniors now! And still shooting those last minute 2009!

I think that is all for now! Sessions should start popping up on the blog soon, and of course some super yummy Cancun images!

Enjoy the gorgeous weather VA is going to have this weekend (of course after I leave town).

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Mar 28 2009

Babe in the Fields – Fredericksburg, Va Child Photographer

This time of year there is only one field that I know of that has not been mowed down in preparation for spring. I actually went scouting the other day to a local farm to see if they had anything growing yet….nope! So back to old trusty and one of my fav’s. Fredericksburg Virginia is littered with Civil War Battlefields, monuments and museums. Lucky for me they have done an amazing job at saving the land, walls, old buildings etc, because they make some the the greatest backdrops for my shoots!

This session got rescheduled so many times I think we lost count. And we even had to move it from today to yesterday due to the yucky rain that settled in over the night. We had grey skies and no back lighting, but that was a good thing. This little 11 month old had the most stunning eyes that just glowed agianst the grey skies and golden colored grasses. He even took a few minutes to bare the not so warm day to get some delicious baby body shots!

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Aug 26 2008

Casting Call.

I am working with one of my favorite little clothing lines on their Fall images. Amy from Girls Day Out has been working endlessly on creating cute and new looks for her fall line called Foliage. You can check out Amy’s blog (linked above) to see all the exciting new boutiques carrying her line and even a few celebrity clients are starting to see just how adorable her things are!!o we are putting together a photoshoot featuring her garments in downtown Fredericksburg. So I am looking for little girls to use for the photoshoot. Tell any friend you know that has a little munchkin that fits this criteria.

What I need:

Girls Ages 2-6 (older girls that still wear a 6 will also be acceptable)

Camera Friendly (do not need to be models)

Willing to wear and change outfits

Willing to play in tall grass or fields

Signed Model Release (to be able to use the images online and in print)

Schedule Flexibility

What you will get:

Free Session with Marta Locklear Photography (this session is the clothing shoot, but I will be taking other images as well)

1 8×10 of your choice

Freedom to purchase images from the session

Your daughter’s images on Amy’s blog, Etsy and other boutique sites to promote these sweet little outfits!

How to contact me:

If you have/know someone that fits this criteria, please send an image to me at martalocklear@yahoo.com (preferred because we are ready to shoot very soon) or mail it to

Marta Locklear Photography 725 Jackson St, Suite 206.5 Fredericksburg, VA 22553

These slots may fill up fast, so act fast!

You can see some of my daughter in her clothes here. And Girls Day Out provided me with these images from their spring collection and a couple of sneak peeks from the Foliage Collection.

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Aug 25 2008

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ok everyone…get ready for a blogging blitz :). I have lots of sessions to get too for these sneak peeks!

The title for this one will only make sense when you get to the field images ( of course there are field images :)). It is a highly requested location for me now. I do not mind a bit because when that sun hits the field it is just magical, and as a photographer, I just get silly excited.

If you have followed me for a while you may recognize these two beauties. I had the pleasure of photographing them early last winter. It was freezing and little Miss Cheeks was only 3 months old at the time and her big sis was just as stunning! Photographing a 1 yo is an entire different game than most of my clients. They are newly mobile, balance is not solid, they are extremely fascinated with their enviroment (not some crazy lady with a camera) and it takes out of tune singing, kooky sounds and funny dads jumping all around to get their attention or smile. We had a blast doing this session. Dad was a trooper with his theatrics to get little Miss Cheeks to look at me (or at least in my direction). Even big sis threw in a kart wheel or two.

I know most of my parents with children 4 and under leave my sessions frustrated and worried. They “think” their children did not do well, or didn’t smile enough, or sit still enough, and that they will not get a good return of proofs. But I see all the moments they see as frustrating as optimal. My eye through the lens is completely different than what everyone else sees. I see their character, their curiousity, their little parts, and  that is what I capture. And those are the images that make you melt. Not the one straight on smile shot (yes we love those too), but the ones that really show who you see everyday, those are the ones to give us goose bumps. Those are the ones that I go for, that is my goal.

Enjoy these two lovely ladies…I am looking very forward to photographing them many more times over the years.

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