The Photography Blog of Susann Saarel, Bozeman’s premier baby, children and high school senior portrait photographer of Windows of the Heart Fine Art Portraiture and Susann Saarel Seniors. Maternity, family, family reunion, couples, engagement and pet portrait photographer serving Bozeman and Livingston, Montana and beyond…
October is one of our favorite months in the year…it begins with our family’s annual tradition of a visit to Rocky Creek Farm in Bozeman to pick pumpkins. Upon arrival, we climb into the tractor-pulled haywagon for a scenic ride through the farm to the pumpkin patch. Our twins and all the other children run...
I have photographed 4 generations at family reunions plenty of times, but it is a special honor each and every time I am asked to document a family’s history in this way. Barbara’s 90 year old mother, Mary, lives with her and her husband, Lee in Gardiner. Barbara and Lee’s daughter, Jessica and her children,...
If you’ve forgotten just how fun laundry day can be, allow 2 year old Kenzie and her 3 year old sister, Kylie, to remind you… “Ky-leeeeee, the laundry has soaked and is ready to wash!” . After the soaking, washing, drying and ironing, it was time to take the baby dolls out for a walk...
Did you know that Bozeman, Montana (Pop. 38,000) was just selected as one of The West’s Top 10 Dream Towns by Sunset Magazine and that Livingston, Montana (Pop. 7,000) was selected as one of The Coolest Small Towns in America by Budget Travel Magazine?? How lucky we are to live at Sky Ranch, high on...
Well,…it’s not quite Autumn and Kaden Lee was actually born 5 weeks early on August 19th, but he was SUPPOSED to be an autumn baby… . Here are his official one-month old portraits!! What I love most besides the rich fall light is how Kelly and Travis are totally in love with their baby. They...
Once upon a time, on an 80 degree day in September, I photographed two beautiful princesses on the private grounds near their towering castle… . The demure Princess Ava, as sweet as her cotton candy colored dress, mesmerized me with her peaceful beauty and ability to talk to the birds… Her sister, the bold and...
Cameron and Jaide are the cutest freckle-faced brother and sister team ever and they were so incredibly cooperative during our session…I was really impressed! Kudos to mom & dad!! Jaide reminds me of the Breck Girl…does anyone remember her with the long blonde hair and freckles?? The all-American girl next door?? Brave Cameron knocked out...
Class of 2009, Bozeman High School senior, Carly, went looking in the phone book for her senior portrait photographer. She knew she wanted something different. Checking out my website, she was convinced she’d found it. I’m so glad, because she was a ton of fun to photograph and we had the most amazing light during...
On this, the 7th anniversary of 9/11, the nation pauses to remember the horrible tragedy, holding ceremonies and moments of silence to commemorate the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000. As the war on terrorism and conflicts in over 30 countries continue, William E. Gladstone’s words come to mind… . “We look forward to the...
My heart goes out to the family of Edna Kastelitz, 90, of Livingston who passed away early Friday, August 29, 2008 at Livingston Memorial Hospital. I met Edna in 2001 when I sought out an “older woman” to photograph for my upcoming one-woman show at The Frame Garden titled “Neighbors and Friends, The Face of...
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