Creating a Book Cover Portrait: Capturing Eight Decades of Jim Kaat’s Baseball Legacy in One Compelling Photograph

Learn how photographer Diane Dultmeier captured the essence of Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Kaat's personality and legacy as she photographed him in her Stuart, Florida studio. Learn about Jim Kaat’s latest book, Good as Gold, and a few behind-the-scenes details of his book cover photo shoot.

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Capturing Your Essence: Professional Headshots for Personal Branding in Martin County, Florida

Are you searching for captivating headshots and personal branding photography that convey professionalism, friendliness, and confidence? At Dultmeier Photography, we specialize not only in family portraits but also in creating exceptional headshots and personal branding images. Whether you're a real estate agent like Debra Duvall or in any other profession, our goal is to create images that you'll truly adore.

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What story does your decor tell?

Have you thought about the messages your decor choices send to your kids about what is important in your family? I think having portraits front and center sends a very strong message to us all about who and what we value.

In this Vero Beach family, each child is celebrated as an individual. Each child is told HE is important enough for a 24x30 canvas on the wall.

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Do you have Family Portraits on the wall?

These days many family photographers do the "fun" part but don't finish the process. It takes a lot of time and expertise to create finished portraits. And many years of trial and error developing techniques and finding the highest-quality products. Many photographers can take photos and provide digital files, but that does not mean it will print well as a large portrait.

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Family Portrait goes on a Journey to Italy

Did you know displaying family portraits affects your kids' self-esteem? Family portraits help kids "see themselves as a valued and important part of the family unit," says David Krauss. Krauss is a licensed psychologist and published a study called, "Phototherapy in Mental Health." I would guess this applies to us adults also, when things get hard and we need to remind ourselfs of our "why." Why we do all the hard things for our family.

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Senior Portraits TOGETHER

What if your senior isn’t “into” senior portraits? Here’s how I solved it with my younger son: we did it with his best buddy! With other resistant seniors, we have made it a Family Portrait Session and then I made sure to do several of the senior. Other times I have suggested bringing along a sister or brother to help them relax and have fun. As a bonus, I created images of them together!

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Celebrating your Adult Kids

Some people think this:

“My kids are grown now. The days of family portraits are over.”

My expert opinion: this is (simply) not true.

Because, actually, many of my clients are SO HAPPY they made time for a family portrait session with their adult kids, of their core family unit.

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Film Cameras are Cool Again, LOL!

Did you know you can still use film and get it processed? My 18-year-old son has been experimenting, using one of my old film cameras and another one he purchased. I bought the camera in this photo about 30 years ago at Goodwill, just after I moved to the Treasure Coast! I was so excited to find it with a set of lenses, all looking practically new, for $500.

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