Angela

I have been wanting to photograph Angela for her senior pictures ever since the day, when she was seven, and we were in Destin, Florida. Our family and her family, who are the closest thing to family I probably have, and I love them all, madly, rented a boat to go out to shell island. I barely knew the Skowroneks at that time, and as soon as we set sail, a virtual hurricane overtook us, the first of many weird, zany, disasterous, and absolutely fantastic vacations between our family and theirs, but that, of course, is another story...anyway, there I was, a new mom, with a nursing baby, all flustered and utterly drenched, silently cursing everyone and their brother for not giving me the good sense to stay home with little Zoe, freaking out at the awkwardness of trying to hold a conversation while trying to stay covered up in gale force winds while nursing under an umbrella that dad John just happened to have, and feeling really just uncomfortable and weird about the whole thing, and then who should crawl under that umbrella, but this teeny little slip of a girl, Angela, saying, in this sweet little voice, "Would you like to have a tea party?" Well, I fell in love with the girl then and there, and swore that I'd do right by her by the time her senior pictures came. We even have super secret names for each other...how often does that happen?! And now, here she is...isn't she glorious? I'd have a tea party with her any day. If you would like to see her video, go to http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Anthem-AZ/Barbara-Stitzer-Photography/45325794506?ref=ts. Enjoy!

Location Portraits and Weddings

This is kind of an aside, but If you are interested in having an exceptional portrait experience, I will be shooting on location on the following dates and would love for you to be a part of it.

May 13-30 Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Bahamas.

June 15-July 15 Watercolor, Seaside, Rosemary Beach, Pensacola, Destin, San Destin Florida.

I am also available for small groups of clients who live in the same geographical area and would like me to create one of a kind portraits for each of them. I have taken and painted portraits here, in Arizona, and my clients have shown their friends and relatives, who wanted to book me, but they were far away. I must admit, this wasn't my idea...after her shoot, one of my good clients, and friend, Lori Goodnight, of Houston, Texas, who has a winter home out here, kind of shyly suggested that 5 of her closest friends and family would be interested in having me out to shoot for them. We had such a fun time! The shoots were fun and free and amazing, and everyone, including me, had a great time. I left feeling like I made a great group of friends out there. And I'm now addicted to sweet tea.

Take a look at my website, http://www.barbstitzer.com for an idea of what we could do together.

Please let me know if you would like me to be a part of your memories this spring and summer. I would love to be there for you.