Hi! I'm Sue DeBruycker and welcome to my blog! I am a photographer located in Richmond, Virginia. On this blog you will find samples of my recent work, client sneak peaks and exciting contests! For my portfolio and pricing information, please visit my website, www.imagesbysusielynn.com, or call (804) 955-5654.
Meet Miss “C” who just turned 4. I’ve been taking pictures of her since she was a itty bitty newborn. Just look at her now! Peppy and full of spunk – she has to keep up with her two sisters and older brother. I always look forward to seeing her sweet family!
See the little girl in this picture on the right? That is exactly how I feel at this moment. I just found out we have raised over $6000 now for my cousin Garry – and I can hardly sit still to write this I am so overwhelmed, thankful and excited. Wow – I just can’t believe it. Thank you so much for supporting two fantastic people (Garry and Kristin) in their struggle with cancer.
And by the way – these three cuties were from the very first fundraiser back in July . . .
Tori Piercy: How fun!! Gorgeous children and great capture! And congratulations on such a successful fundraiser!
Katherine: I love this shot!!! And congrats!! That is awesome!
shey: So adorable!!! What fun kids - this is such a great shot!
rebekah: cute capture. screams childhood to me!
Stacie: Congratulations - what an accomplishment. You should be really proud. I know who much work you've put into this!
After shooting outside all summer it was nice to shoot inside for a change of pace – and look who came to see me? An adorable little 8 month old who was full of smiles.
Beira: what a cutie pie!
sophie: Aww, what a little cutie! How adorable!
Susan: Beautiful session. Your lighting is perfect. Love the last photo!
Elle: Too cute!!! Love them!!
Kristi Mangan: so super cute! What a smile!!! Great session!
Mollie Kendall: What a sweetie! Fantastic shots of her :)
teri mason: what a cutie pie! one of my favorite ages to work with. you captured her expressions beautifully!
Jessica: LOVE!!!!
Kimberly: Now THAT is pure joy. Beautiful capture!
Salina J: What a happy photo - love it!
tabitha: SO sweet :) Made me smile!
Lila: I want one like this with both of my girls!! Precious!!
Jaidean: Perfect shot!
Katherine: It made me smile, too! What a sweet moment to treasure.
Vickie: What a perfect picture! I love it!
rebekah: how beautiful. they will always treasure this, i'm sure. =)
Leanne: What a fantastic moment! LOVE it!
I don’t think I have met anyone so ready to have their picture taken (and if you saw my post two down titled ”The A Sisters” you know other people have been excited lately)! “B” came with all her own poses, lots of cuteness and some serious spunk! I had a blast shooting her pictures!
Tori Piercy: She is just too cute! You captured a lot of personality and I can onloy imagine how much her parents will love these :)
Amanda Radovic: awww, she's so cute! What a spunky kid. Gorgeous work.
Jen P.: Oh my goodness she's a little model in the making!!! These are adorable captures!!
Rose: She is adorable! I love how you captured her personality! Beautiful!
Kristin Rachelle: What a doll! LOVE that light too! Great shots!
Cindy: So much personality in these! And she is so cute!
Holly: What a doll! Looks like you had such a fun session! She has the sweetest expression in the last one.
Katherine: I love how well you captured her personality!! These are beautiful!
Katie Lou: She is adorable, and quite the little model! Great job capturing her fun personality!
Anya Coleman: She is so cute!Nice shots!
Julie Wagoner: Adorable! You gotta love a little spunk!
Mindy: She is so adorable! I love your light and the jumping shot is awesome!!
Rosemary: What an adorable little girl!!! Great job!!!
Jen Stafford: What a cutie! These are just beautiful. I love the rich color :)
Emily Wilson: I love these!! The running shot is AWESOME!
I’m starting to think my cousin Garry is the good luck charm bringing all the gorgeous light on these fundraising shoots. The day of this third and final one, it rained all day. I tried to think positive, but even I was starting to have doubts that the rain would end. Then, sure enough, about two hours before the shoot the sun came out and the rain went away. With Garry came this incredible light. Golden light. It was beautiful!
Thank you so much to all the wonderful families who have come support Garry and Kristin. Thank you for all the positive emails you have sent, the words of encouragement, and the orders you placed that have helped us get above and beyond my goal of $5000. Your generosity is outstanding!
And now some cuties from the third shoot -
Hmmm – maybe I will think twice before I tell teenagers to look at each other and laugh . . .
Stephanie: Beautiful! I love the emotions you captured.
Jennifer Lauren: Lovely captures, especially the last two!
Karen Byker: Loving the colour and clarity in these!!
Inna: What a fun session! Lovely emotions and beautifully captured.
Julie Kraai: You did such a great job capturing the spunky nature of these kids. You would never have known about the rain -- these are great.
Jennifer Boggett: Love the one of the two laughing at each other! All of these are full of emotion - great captures!
Cristina: Gorgeous light indeed, there is a richness and depth about every one of these! Beautifully captured connections.
Now this was a fun photoshoot! There was just a little bit of excitement going on . . .
Sweet sisters . . .
Add some glasses for a little bit of “Attitude” . . .
And finally who could forget dancing to “California Gurls” . . .
Thanks “A” sisters – I had a blast!
Melissa: These are all just so FUN! Great job at capturing wonderful images and a snapshot of childhood.
Cindy: So much personality in these, they are adorable!
Jennifer Boggett: This looks like the most fun session ever! Beautiful work.
sophie: How fun are these! Love the 'attitude' ones! Cute!
Elle: So cute!! Love the dancing series at the end!! :)
rebekah: how cute! you can see the spunk these girls have! what a fun variety!
I had so much fun taking swimming pictures the other day, I decided to challenge myself. My goal was to take tack sharp pictures of swimmers doing butterfly or breaststroke – but see if I could get their arms at different stages of the strokes. I am not a sports photographer, so challenge it was. I was fortunate enough to have two wonderful swimmers volunteer their time and swim lap after lap while I shot away. They didn’t even roll their eyeballs once when I would say (for the fifteenth time), “Can you go swim that again?” Thank you so much C and J!
jamie: Love these shots! You definitely achieved your goal.
Desiree Hayes: SUPER awesome! These are fantastic!!
April: Wow these are great! Love the frozen water droplets everywhere:) You have a couple of great models too!
Susan: Wow...these are incredible shots. You really captured the intensity of swimming butterfly. Gorgeous shots!
Ramsey: As a former swimmer, I love these. They have great lines and such intensity.
vickie: You did an absolutely wonderful job on these! Well done.
Holly: Mission accomplished! You captured them in action perfectly. Love the droplets of water frozen in air!
Jen P.: Fantastic job!!! These are great!
Jane Photo: Awesome shots! Wow, they are really muscular, too, so they are doubly great to look at. Really great.
Stacie: LOVE them. Such a great stroke to shoot with all the action and the musculature.
amy: WOW.. I love these.. Well done
Katie Lou: I think you did a wonderful job with these Susie!
angela crutcher: These are awesome!! Love how intense they are!
jennifer adams: wow, these are awesome, you so rocked these! Awesome action shots!
rebekah: these are so powerful. looks like a nike ad or something!
shonda Feddema: These are awesome action shots!!
Cristina: Wonderful action shots, they burst with energy!
Beth Ross: Very cool! I love the water drops in the air. I can't even go under w/o holding my nose, lol.
Anya Coleman: You've captured it beautifully!
Jen Stafford: Wow! These are so, so cool! :)
Krissy Allori: These are all really cool. I love how each photo is completely different.
Jennifer Boggett: I think you picked some excellent subjects to practice on (holy muscles!). Great job - you can totally feel the power in these.
When I started planning this fundraiser for my cousin Garry, who recently was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer, I wondered how much money I could raise for him. The number $5000 immediately popped in my head – but then I dismissed it because – well, that seemed a little crazy. When it was time for the fundraisers we had absolutely perfect weather (sandwiched in between a few very hot 90 degree days – which is rare in Rochester, NY, right?) Everyone came on time and I had a blast shooting. Well guess what? WE DID IT!!!!! We passed right by my goal of $5000! I am humbled and amazed that so many people placed the orders they did. Thank you so much to everyone who came, lifted Garry’s spirits and bought prints. I will be so honored to present Garry and Kristin a check for this fantastic amount!
Here are some of my favorite shots from both fundraisers.
LOVE laughter . . .
Awwwww . . . . .
Here’s something I learned – don’t ever ask a teenage boy to kiss his little sister on the cheek - haha!
Julie Kraai: These are all so fantastic. I love the raw emotion that you caught in each of them! And on a side note, I am so personally touched by your fundraiser--what an amazing thing to do. Keep up the wonderful work.
Kristi Mangan: Congratulations on raising the money! That is wonderful! I hope that this will help your cousin's family! Beautiful images - I especially love the one of the trio in lavender! Super cute!
Lila: What great shots!! I love the one of the teenage brother not really wanting to kiss his little sister ;) Hilarious!! What an amazing thing you did here. I know that money you raised will be very well spent! Congratulations on succeeding your goal!!
Alisa: Congratulations! That is totally wonderful. Lovely shots that you've posted - I'm not surprised you exceeded your goal!
lisa: These are beautiful! What a wonderful thing you have done with the fundraiser... congratulations.
Emily Wilson: awwww, that is an amazing fundraiser!!!!!! And I love the resulting images!!!
Rosemary: What an awesome gift!!!! These are wonderful images with so much meaning! Awesome job!
This is my cousin Garry and his sweet family. In case you didn’t know- he has a very rare form of stage 4 brain cancer. These pictures were taken about a month ago right after he had brain surgery to take out the tumor resting on his brain. Three days after this shoot he started chemo and radiation. He may have a little less hair now but has an extremely positive attitude and is determined to get through this. I mean, how many people can say they have popped a chemo pill and then gone for a 45 minute run? This guy has more strenth than I have just in his pinky finger! We love ya Gar – see ya next week!
Rose: Beautiful colour and clarity! I especially love the last two!
Leanne: Gorgeous photography of a divine family. Well done!
Salina J: These are beautiful. My thoughts are with your cousin and his family. Sounds like he has a great attitude and a lot of strength!
Lila: Wow, beautiful pictures and what a story. These images are awesome. God bless him and his family!
Cindy: Such a brave family! The images are a beautiful gift!
rebekah: Good for him! May God give him strength and healing, too. I'm sure these pictures are very meaningful to the family.
Kristi Mangan: What a gorgeous family! I love, love, love the last one with her eyes shut. precious! Your cousin sounds like an amazing man!
Emily Wilson: my prayers and best wishes for healing for your cousin and strength throughout the process! Each and every one of these images of their family is STUNNING.
Rosemary: Awesome images!!! My thoughts are with your cousin's family!!!
Amanda Radovic: what a gorgeous smile! So cheeky. There is something so gorgeous about a smile when that little tongue pokes out between the teeth.
Jen Mahoney: Ah, what a sweetheart! I love her adorable smile! And those colors go great with the stone backdrop!
Cristina: This little girl has the most beautiful colours! Love her eyes and hair! You captured some really sweet expressions here.
jennifer adams: well isnt she a cutie love her beautiful hair and what a cute little smile she has!
Vickie: She is just a little doll! Love the interaction you caught in these....You can see she was having a great time!
rebekah: what a cutie! love that red hair..... these are great!
this n that: What a little cutie!! Love these. -Shellie