Picture Mommy - Photography by Marti Sears

Em is getting BIG!!

marti — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:00:50 +0000

She was such a tiny peanut when she was born that seeing these fat cheeks is a celebration of her growing. Love her, love her, love her!!

2011 Retrospective: November + December

marti — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:09:47 +0000

Back at it today! Today is my first session of 2012, woohoo! We have been trying to schedule this session for the last month. No joke, I think we have re-scheduled it 6 times between rainy weather and winter colds. As a celebration for my first session of 2012, I thought I would finally tie up my 2011 retrospective. Better late than never.

Looking back, 2011 was the best year of my life. Hands down. I worked hard, traveled far, ran a lot and settled down into a nice rhythm of life. I know years like 2011 don't come along often. Enjoy these last images of 2011, I look forward to everything 2012 has to offer.

2011 Retrospective: October!

marti — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:15:44 +0000

Monster post warning!

2011 Retrospective: September

marti — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:49:12 +0000

September in Atlanta is one of my favorite times for family photographs. The weather is amazing and allows for plenty of time before the holidays. At the same time, a chill creeps into the air at the end of the month and everyone is eagerly anticipating fall.

2011 Retrospective: July + August

marti — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:17:45 +0000

Oops, I somehow missed this super sweet birthday party from June. It was certainly a special one and I was so happy to celebrate with Miss Ruby.

2011 Retrospective: June

marti — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:15:38 +0000

June was beautiful! And, it started with an awesome wedding I shot with Robin of Robin Gaucher Photography. So fun!

2011 Retrospective: May

marti — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:15:25 +0000

And now we're onto May. Awesome month, amazing weather!!

Bravery + The Argument of Now

marti — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:26:15 +0000

I am surrounded by photographs. As I sit at my desk to my left is a cubby of old pictures from my childhood. Directly in my line of sight over my computer monitor is a mantel with photographs from our last beach vacation. In my bedroom I have boxes of prints from high school and college. Most of these photographs are not professional. Some I have taken, some others have taken. But, each image is a piece of a memory I want to remember.

People who hire me to take their picture are brave. They are brave and they understand the importance of remembering The Now. I don't love how I look in pictures (there, I said it) but I force myself to be in them because what if I am not here tomorrow and these snapshots are the main memories the girls have of me? I am in awe of the mother I photograph a week after she has her baby. She is letting herself be memorialized in a less-than-perfect physical state. She understands that someday that picture is going to make her smile. That picture will make her look at her husband and say, "Remember when…." And, I promise it will be followed by, "We were so young and THIN."

I have been working on this post for some time. It started around November. I got lost in what to say. Today I saw This Post. Please, PLEASE follow the link and read it. It says everything I have been wanting to say…but in a much more lyrical way.

The bottom line: All of my clients are so, SO brave for choosing to have their picture taken and so, SO wise for understanding the power of capturing their family right here and now.

2011 Retrospective: April

marti — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:45:05 +0000

The beginning of spring. Perfect weather, perfect clients!

This is one of my favorite images of all year. She is BEAUTIFUL!

2011 Retrospective: March

marti — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:15:47 +0000

March, March, March!