Children's Fantasy Sessions!

About a week ago, my daughter and I were shopping at LillyLu, the children's boutique in downtown Bozeman and much to my surprise, Larissa fell in love with a pink pettiskirt. Around here at the ranch, she is always running around in her twin brother's boy shorts and t-shirts, so the pettiskirt was something entirely new and exciting...we bought it.

Having this foreign object in our house inspired me to dig through the twin's dress-up chest for "props" to go with the pettiskirt. There were lady-bug wings, masks, capes, and fairy wands of all kinds. Visions of fairies dancing through the forest entered my mind and there was no turning back.

So last Saturday, just before the twins boarded a flight to L.A. to visit their Oma and Opa at Santa Monica Beach for a few weeks, I did a photo session of Larissa.

Just her...she was so excited.

Here are some of my favorites...we call this series The Pettiskirt Cowgirl...

And here's Larissa as The Woodland Fairy...

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