
Well, get a load of them now...
Miss Lauren is a living doll! Get a load of these lashes...
And those LIPS...
Thanks, Maurissa and Phil...I had so much fun photographing your munchkins again and I enjoyed hearing your repertoire!!!
Always gotta get one of mom and her beautiful girls...I just can't get over all these sunflowers!!!
And finally, there's that California Girl hair...long and beautiful!!!
Then Sam decided to get in on the act as The Prince of the Forest...
The kids had a great time and so did I! I LOVE the bright colors. And the expressions on the kids faces...priceless. They really loved acting out their roles!
Before they left, Larissa asked me if I would make a slideshow, like on my website, of the photos. And, Children's Fantasy Sessions were born!
Children's Fantasy Sessions allow your child to become whatever they've dreamed of being in their everyday life and Susann Saarel Fine Art Portraiture will immortalize their fantasy in a photo session just for them. The resulting images, beautiful keepsakes, are a special way to make your child's dream come true.
To see more images, view the brief slideshow at the top right of this blog or check out the Children's Fantasy Session gallery on my website under "portraits".
Larissa and Sam, this one's for you! I love & miss you! Mom
Here (below) is Meg, the matriarch of the Buss family surrounded by her 10 grandchildren...what a legacy!
And here are Meg and her 4 children, Marshall, Dawn, Darren and Jon...the start of it all...
There are always the requisite shots that need to be taken on such occasions, but there is also always a splash of the unexpected or a time to be creative...
Like when I am trying to take a nice portrait and Darren is goofing off in the background with his slingshot...(yes, a grown man...)...which means, come to Montana where you can be a kid all over again...
Here, Donna had an idea of her being courted by her husband, Darren from the other side of the fence. Happily, I got them to kiss and got this great shot...how romantic is that after 3 kids???
Many thanks to Staci (and her family, pictured below) with whom I've been in contact for over a year regarding this special reunion...
It was a real pleasure meeting you all...Meg, Marshall, Staci, Alanah & JB; Jon, Kim, Amelia & Melissa; Darren, Donna, Lauren, Kyle and Kelsie; Sean, Dawn, John (& Emily), Amanda and Kayla...
You were awesome...THANK YOU!!!
The Livingston Roundup, known as "Montana's Best Rodeo since 1923" opened with an exciting performance by the Bozeman Saddle-ites.
It is always a thrill to sit in the front row to capture rodeo action and expressions like this...
My Livingston Roundup Rodeo images have been on exhibit at the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy in Colorado Springs, Colorado and were also the subject of a one-woman show I did in Steamboat Springs, Colorado in 2003.
To see more of my western landscapes, The Melin Family Ranch Branding and the Untamed Spirits series of rodeo images, click here.