August Special

I have just relaunched my website, and am running a special to kick it off. For the Month of August I will be doing 2 hr sessions for $100, that's half off! You will get 20+ high res edited images.

This would be perfect for family or senior pictures! 

 

 This is only good for this month so call or email me to setup your session today! This offer is good on any on location sessions in Tidewater, additional travel fees for locations outside of Tidewater.

Bentley is 1 Year Old!

Bentley is a cute little man, and we got some great pictures of him.He lit up once he tasted his cake. What a great session!

Patton Twins

Molly and Julie just came home from the hospital 8 and 4 days before their pictures were taken. They are very cute girls and are keeping their parents busy. I setup a little studio in the dining room and once the girls were ready I went to work, of course that sounds a lot easier than it really is. This was my first time working with twins and it takes patience to get the good shots, ans we weren't in a hurry. Here are some of my favorite shots from the session.







I wanted to do more pictures of the girls so I invited Robbie & Rachel to bring them over the following Sunday for more pictures in my Studio. My wife has decided to let me use the upstairs bedroom for my studio, and we hadn't even cleaned up there since we moved in. I woke up early Saturday morning excited and ready to get to work. I cleaned and setup my backdrop. Then made a little stage to get the girls up off of the ground. I took some time to dial in the lighting as well using my kickball.



Sunday they all came out and we had a really good time, no pressure, no rush, plenty of room to spread out and the results were great!











I can't wait to take more pictures of these girls as they grow up.

Thanks for looking.

Derek Jr. is 1 year old!

Happy Birthday to my nephew! He is one year old, is a speed demon on his hands & knees, and a smile that will turn your day around. This was a lot of fun to shoot, Jennifer picked out the cutest little cake for it and once we let him at it he found his sweet tooth. After a quick bather I took some more shots of the little man.

Here are some of my favorite from the session:




Thanks for looking and comments are welcome.

To book your session email or call me 757.971.0237

Baby Bentley

Introducing Bentley, he was three days old in these pictures. I love newborn photography, they are so small and pliable, for the most part. When I first arrived he was wide awake, I took some shots before we got him fed & back to sleep. He is such an adorable baby.

For lighting I positioned him on their dining room table with the black seamless backdrop. There are two windows on the right and I setup a continuous light softened with an umbrella to the left to balance the light. This worked out very well.

#2 on the way

I can finally share these photos! Sharon asked me to hold off on sharing them until their Christmas Cards went out.
Sharon contacted me about doing some Christmas & Maternity pictures of their second pregnancy. Their first daughter has grown a lot since I last saw her. Jessica was with me to help keep Lila's attention while I took pictures. They all did great, and here are some of the results.




It was so great to have them ask me to come back to take pictures of their wonderful family. I am truly lucky to have the opportunity to make new friends and clients and document their lives.

Derek Jr - Halloween

This is going to be Derek Jr.'s first Halloween, and Derek & Jen wanted to get some cute pictures. We setup a little studio with some great props and took pictures as long as he was cooperating, then we would break for a bit and try again. He was really good for about 15minutes at a time. Here are some of the best.

Have an idea for a photo shoot? I would love to hear it, email me or give me a call at 757.971.0237

Derek Jr. Newborn

My nephew DJ was born on May 1st at 2:56am. He is 8 days old in these pictures, and was great. We took all afternoon and when he was sleepy and cooperative we took photo's.












There are more photo's here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt_hartman/4599506567/in/set-72157624043158970/

Please let me know what you think, and to schedule a session give me a call (757.971.0237) or email (matt@matthartman.com)

Baby Lila

A couple weeks ago I was invited back to take infant pictures for Sharon and Casey. When I got there Sharon had a list of poses she was thinking about along with a basket of props and outfits for the day. We talked them over and got to shooting. Lila was great, not giving us much trouble and posing away for us. Hearing Sharon and Casey behind me being complete goofballs made it challenging to keep my attention on Lila. What is it about babies that can turn adults into complete fools?





I am looking forward to going back once Lila is a little older to document her growth.