Diane Dultmeier: How I became a Portrait Photographer

A while back, my niece put a post on her Facebook wall that said “Poorly explain what you do for a living.” So I wrote “I capture people.” After I typed it, I thought “Ooh, that sounds a little creepy.” I hadn’t put much thought into it and that’s just what came out. It went through my head that people who don’t know me could think I was a police officer, a bounty hunter, perhaps a soldier.

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One secret to the best portraits in Stuart, Florida + adopting triplets!

When I do a photo shoot, I quickly assess who is the most silly person in the group. Then, when I need help with giggles that turn into great smiles, I ask for it. Lots of times it’s Dad. And even when he thinks he’s not silly, he usually is anyway, without even trying too hard. This video is an example of that. Just a dad being himself with his kids. I love it!

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Mom and Me Portrait Event benefited Mary's Home

For Mother’s Day, Tootsies in Downtown Stuart joined forces with me to host “Mom & Me,” a charity portrait event with proceeds benefiting Mary’s Home of the Treasure Coast.⁠ I created portraits of moms with their adult kids, their little kids and their grandkids when she created a fun pop-up photography studio inside Tootsies.

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Our Community: Boxes of produce, a help in time of need

Covenant Fellowship Baptist Church and Robert Erneston Produce, both located in Stuart, worked together recently to provide produce boxes to two Stuart neighborhoods.

“We wanted to bless our community in partnership with the church,” said Brent Gibson, Erneston’s main manager.

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Our Community: Couture gown designer creates custom masks

I was so excited to get my face masks recently from long-time Treasure Coast custom dressmaker Susanne LoPilato! For the past few months, she and her daughter Petey have been making face masks, much the same way she makes her beautiful gowns and dresses—with attention to detail, quality materials and everything custom.

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Museum Quality Canvas Portraits

Dultmeier Photography of Stuart, Florida has always delivered the highest quality archival canvas portraits to our clients. I am excited to announce the addition of an even higher quality canvas! You will not find inkjet, low quality canvases EVER when you choose me as your photographer. My canvases start with a professional photographic print with an archival rating of 100-200 years (depending on the display conditions).

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Family portraits: a tangible legacy you leave for others

This snapshot of my family is the first record of my existence. (I’m the cute one sucking my thumb.) It was taken by either my grandma or grandpa I’m guessing, because we have others from that same moment, in various groupings, but sadly we have no complete photo with all of us during their visit to see us. Guess the size of this family photo—the only family portrait we ever got? It is 3.5x5 inches! That’s all.

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