I saw my past in another person today. At first I blamed them, judged them... but then I paused. I allowed myself to feel their struggle: unapologetically, unbiased. And in doing so, I saw myself in a new light. I realized I was not blaming them, judging them- I was...
So this one day I went out to my car near my apartment building and saw this. And so, upon seeing this, I captured this. So here's this. If I were give this photo series a message, it would be "Don't put your dreams on Ice." or "CAPTURE the moment– even if it's...
I always think of that one scene in Garden State, where Natalie Portman's character says: You know, back in High School I was a clown. I was in theatre, I was big (in spirit) and loud! I laughed, I danced, and I made weird noises... a lot like Natalie Portman in this...
When I was 15, I snuck out of the house with my older sister one night to enjoy a full moon. I believe it was Summer, and I had never done that before. We were both good girls, obeyed our parents, didn't do drugs, drink, and other shenangins. I didn't even swear! But...
I'm a Virgo. No, seriously I am. If you're creepy, you may know my birthdate and try to correct me "Nah-uh Susie, you're a Libra! 'Says so in my Glamour/Marie Claire/Cosmo/Whatever I read!!" And then I would counter and tell you the grand story of how my grandfather...
Recently, I decided to enter my first juried art show since college. I'm talkin', it's been almost 5 years! Admittedly (understandably?) I'm a bit nervous! I looked through all my work, trying to find the "perfect" entries. Hah. Perfect. What a concept! I decided to...
Model: Sarah Bennett of www.bennetttrails.com See more art at www.susiehosterman.com instagram: @srhosterman YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/showorker/
You could say Sarah Bennett, of Bennett Trails blog, is my tutee (hah! Funny word, right?) Months ago, she asked me to tutor her in graphic design and photography. She has big dreams to start her own Etsy shop and loves the process of learning as much as...
I had the great opportunity to photograph my crafty-pal, talented designer, photographer, and multi-passionate grllll: Sarah Bennett. She is the author over at Bennetttrails.com , and always a joy to hang with, taking sewing classes with, or just shootin' the shit...