Emily E Martin Photography

06/05/2026

Final session for Morgan and this time we added in a extra guest her boyfriend Ryder. Mother Nature was not on our side but they killed this session. Thank you so much Sara for your support this year. Morgan I wish you the best in your next journey to Ferrum! 🎓

06/02/2026

Our next tiny graduate is Miss Maddie. She will also be heading to Kindergarten in the fall. I hear she took up photography after our shoot 🩷 I had so much fun during this session and enjoyed meeting Maddie and her family. Thank you so much Jessica for reaching out, I look forward to working with you guys again soon 🎓

06/02/2026

We can’t forget about our tiniest graduates. Karter and Maisie are the sweetest cousins who will both be heading off to Kindergarten in the fall. I had the pleasure of shooting Maisie’s gender reveal and her first birthday pictures and also took Karter’s first birthday photos as well. But I’ve known their families for much longer. Maisies mama Maddie and my daughter went to elementary school together up to 3rd but I’ve never lost touch with their family. Thank you Haleigh for asking me to capture these for all of you and I can’t wait to recreate these when they graduate high school 😉🎓

06/02/2026

Hi friends, I wanted to apologize to everyone for any delays in call backs, messages, text response, album delivery and sneak peeks. This spring has been my busiest season I’ve had.

Once all senior sessions are complete, I will have photographed 42 seniors just since the end of March, that’s not counting all the family, birthday and couples sessions as well. I am so thankful for this and each and every one of you.

Last night I received a very harsh message from someone that had been scheduled but was rescheduled because of a situation out of my control and then rescheduled again and weather prevented that appointment. But due to a communication error that I owned, the session will not happen. But in this conversation I was belittled and my business was put down. Not to mention the appointment request was received two weeks before graduation and I scheduled even though I was already booked.

In my 27 years of being a photographer, I have never been spoken down to like I was in this conversation and working at the portrait studio at Sears we had quite a few angry customers but none talked to anyone of us like this. When did we become a society of such nastiness?

Response time is within 48 hours, if I miss that time, I always apologize and attempt to make things right. As many of you know, I also work a full time job and also have a family to care for. I wish my photography was my full time job so I could devote so much more time.

As photographers we cannot control, change or predict the weather… shoot let’s be honest, the weatherman can’t even predict it anymore.

I love and enjoy what I do and one person can make you second guess it all.

With all of this being said, I want to say thank you to all of those that have understood the delays, the rescheduling, and the continued support. I appreciate every single one of you and look forward to working with current and new clients.

❤️- Emily

05/29/2026

I got to hang out with Paige and her mom, Stephanie for Paige’s senior photos. Stephanie and I went to high school together, we won’t talk about how long ago that was! Paige is graduating today from SHS and will be heading to Va Western in the fall. I had such a good time getting to know and work with Paige and catching up with her mom. Paige, I wish you the best going into your next chapter! 🎓

05/27/2026

I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Ben and his mom Betsy last week to capture his senior photos. Ben is a student at both Glenvar High School and Roanoke Valley Governor’s School. He is an Eagle Scout, President of the Highlander Council, and actively involved in Glenvar Choir. Ben will also continue his education at Virginia Tech in the fall. I had so much fun getting to know you both! Congratulations Ben and I wish you the best in your next chapter 🎓

05/27/2026

With a random draw, the winner of the free session of choice is Danielle DeHart! Congratulations! Message me to schedule for any date through the remainder of 2026 🎉

Thank you to everyone who entered! Stay tuned for more themed mini sessions and a few more giveaways this year 📸

05/25/2026

I am so humbled by the response I have received for this upcoming Senior ambassador season for the Class of 2027 🎓 If you or someone you know has a senior graduating in 2027 and would like to put in an application for a spot in our Ambassador program, simply comment below and send me a message including your email and I will send out the overview and application this upcoming weekend 🎓

It’s crazy to think that it’s almost that time again. It’s time to start thinking about those senior photos for the Class of 2027. We’ve already had so many reach out and book for the next season of seniors and so many have inquired of the Senior Ambassador program. With that being said, if you have an upcoming Senior and are interested in the Ambassador program, comment below and send me a message with your email. I’ll send out all emails with the overview and applications in May. Tag and share to any friends whom you think would be interested to have their senior participate. Spots will be limited this year 🎓

05/25/2026

We were finally able to get the final session of Fallons senior pictures and they did not disappoint and yes that is her real eye color and no editing was needed! I’ve known Fallons family for right about 20 years, before Fallon was even born. I’ve loved watching her grow into such a beautiful person inside and out. Congratulations Fallon and I wish you the best in your next chapter 🎓