Oh hey there!
My name is Susan. And no, I'm not 100 years old, nor am I a grandma (although now I think about it I do like to crochet, eat baked goods and scrapbook!!)
I started my business 'SusieKeeps' because I wanted to turn my love of photography into something a bit more serious.
I'm all about creating keepsakes and memories of everyday life; natural, authentic moments between loved ones; be they family, friends or floofers!
I'm based in the Adelaide Hills (how good are the hills?!) but will travel anywhere in Adelaide and surrounds. And I don't charge a travel fee! Yay!
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about me
Joel (or Joelene as he is fondly known) is my spunky husband of 4.5 years and my biggest supporter. He has been there for me every step of this scary new venture of starting my own business.
Joelene is an obliging model (I think he secretly loves having his photo taken), carries my camera bag around, and is always up for any adventure I drag him along to! (loves coming on a location scout!)
He is the BEST dad; so relaxed, so much fun and SO tolerant!
I love him and couldn't do this without him!
This is my baby daughter Halle (although not such a baby anymore... excuse me while I mop my tears up off the floor!)
She is my muse and brings SO much joy to my life!
I have a gazillion photos of her and yet still don't seem to have enough!
She has helped me grow as a photographer (taking photos of children is definitely more challenging than taking photos of cooperative adults!) and is learning to tolerate a camera in her face all the time!
She is the funniest and sweetest little feral going around!
Ah Kevin. What do I say about him?
He is cute and LOVES cuddling, but BOY is he an a-hole!!
He's only four so still has a lot of learning to do, but he's been so good with Halle. They're basically growing up together which is just so special. People told us we were crazy getting a new puppy just before our new baby arrived (it's true - we were), but it has been such a good decision; (although one I question daily when he's doing mad zoomies through the house, barking at his own reflection in his water bowl, and burping in my face!)
kevin
halle
joel
my tribe!
I love a lot of things in this world; taking snaps (obvs), animals (especially dogs, wombats + elephants), travelling, exclamation marks (you may have noticed this already!), friends (they're the best!), and food (one of my all-time favourites!).
Oh, and gin, I do love me a gin or three!
I'm always drawn to light, bright and airy photos, slightly over-exposed and with vivid colour, so this tends to be my preferred editing style.
But I sometimes deviate from this to darker and more moody edits if it fits with the scene or photo.
Most people feel pretty uncomfortable in front of the camera, but I try to keep my sessions fun and relaxed, and fairly unstructured. I find this creates real and genuine moments which, in my opinion, bring so much more to a photo and really capture that moment in time.
I'm so glad you're here visiting.
Have a look around and if you love my photos and think I might be a good fit for what you're looking for, get in touch via my contact form and we can have a chat about it!
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