Stephanie Bartz Photography

09/09/2024

You may have seen one of my images of the the dynamic Carmen De La Paz last week. Here's a few more from my photo series Women's Work of her.

*Designer/Artist/Carpenter

*I got in to woodworking because I wanted to save money and live in a nice space. I couldn’t afford to hire someone and when I did they did a really bad job so, I fired them and finished the work. I quickly found out it was second nature to me. I am hardwired to make things. I see things in my minds eye and can make it reality. Who doesn’t want to do that over and over and over again?

She's got great energy and was a joy to photograph as well as talk to about the creative process and life!

http://carmendelapaz.com/

09/06/2024

Ahh nature!

08/25/2024

There's nothing like being on the water with a dear friend.
Taking advantage of the beautiful state that I live in.

08/25/2024

And I wouldn't have it any other way!

08/14/2024

I mean, when ya got this cutie on set, how ya gonna get stuff done?!

08/08/2024

While out scouting for my next high school senior portrait... such beauty!

08/02/2024

Lucky me, I get to work with/along this Dynamo of a woman in film production!
Meet Kara Mulrooney.

Her day job is commercial producing and production managing, she teaches a production design class in UW-Milwaukee's Department of Film, Video, Animation & New Genres, and she's an independent filmmaker. And a mom.

Currently she's producing, directing, and acting in her indie film called "For the Time Being". Co-written with Thomas Monica

From my ongoing series "Women's Work"

What's the best part of your jobs?

Collaborating.
What's the most challenging?

Collaborating. Ha, that can be challenging, but I feel so incredibly lucky to be working with a small group of talented artists on this feature, For The Time Being (working title.) Really the most challenging thing about filmmaking is finding the resources. Nobody cares about your film as much as you, and while that's helpful in creating - constantly asking yourself why the viewer would care about these characters, making you work harder to make them care - it's difficult to compel people to give their resources and time to a film project. And films are not cheap or easy - although you might think they were given how much content is out there!

07/24/2024

Nothing better than crusin' around Milwaukee by bike while scouting locations for future photo shoots!

07/16/2024

Seen a play or musical at Sunset Playhouse in the last few years? Then you've seen the work of Katie or KJ, the Technical Director & Scenic Designer.
From my ongoing photo series *Women's Work *

In her words" What's the best part of your job?

- Gosh... there are a lot of "best parts"... As far as my own success... My favorite line to say is "From Page to Stage". I get to watch to process from concept to reality. It is one of the most gratifying feelings to watch the design come off the page in a 2D vison, and all of a sudden, you get to opening night and you see the work in solid form. It is always fun for me to compare the rendering the design team gets to the finished product on stage. This job never gets boring because I never do the same thing day in and day out. As far as everything else... I love hearing the reactions from the Audience members and Volunteers when they come see a show and they enjoy the entire experience. We are a collaborative team that has one common goal, and that is to make art for our community.

06/27/2024

I'm grateful for these two wonderful group of friends and new to me friends stopping in at my solo show at The Wauwatosa Library.

Plus ALL the other friends who took the time to stop in to see my photographs and Cyanotype prints this month.

YOU have one day and 1/2 hour left to see it in person!
June 28th 9-5 and Sat. 9am-9:30am before I take it all down. :(

My photo series Women's Work is an ongoing series. I still ahve so many more to photograph.
Know of any females that are in male traditonal roles? Within an hour-ish of Milwaukee?
Send me a note or pass on my info I'd love to talk to them.
🥰

06/26/2024

Hello Beautiful!
This is the summer of being in the water, on my bike, in my kayakl Yeses Please and Thank-you!

Got a water dog or two?
Let's play!
In love? Ready for love?
Let's do this!
Have a high school senior?
Book me!

06/19/2024

Tooting my own horn! My photo series Women's Work is in an article in OnMilwaukee.

Stephanie Bartz's show runs in Wauwatosa through the end of the month.

06/03/2024

Now thru the end of June
check out my photo series *Women's Work* Cyanotype prints and teens & canines at Wauwatosa Public Library
Mon-Friday 9am-9pm
Sat. 9am-1pm
Sun. Closed

05/31/2024

One of the most chill and sweet dogs I've ever met.

05/27/2024

I found the perfect hat that compliments the Clark oil patch. My dad worked there in the 70s - '80s as an accountant. I have great memories of the company summer parties. They had an ice cream truck that kids like me flocked to!
The 2nd hat is an original Clark Oill hat.

05/19/2024

Only one week left my pretties to see this incredible show chock full of diverse art!

My Summer Day cyanotype print is in the show and can be viewed at the online gallery!

05/14/2024

Lucky me, I've got an art piece in the show titled We Can All Fly. It's an assemblage piece.
Another Must see gallery show!
Opening May 17th.

05/10/2024

I Loooooove photographing other artists and small business!

Check out the talented local artist Kathy Devires Kathy DeVries Designs, a fiber artist and painter. She's teaching a drawing and painting class June 23rd. at the Sanger House Gardens in Brewer's Hill (gorgeous setting to boot!).

Added dates: July 31st & Sept. 11th. stay tuned!

Special thanks to Sara Risley Dan Kirchen, Lacy Landre, and Steve owner of Sanger House Gardens for being extra extras!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/drawing-and-painting-flowers-tickets-890336690007?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2nD2OtAcb4XhhZb51ecLrFjLOS9fNwCPKq6xpGhLj6lMpq3j4mA0waK24_aem_AXb908t5KqviSagcotgysdKYjSqNtHY4xs2JYkluIveVCacIN3zpSGsRV_nEmT06ntg7tXN47tFQN5dMEp6PPllj

05/06/2024

Can you say No Thank -You to Bacon Bubbles? Heck No! but Elsa sure did! Ha!
They still make a fun photo shoot with texture!
Mary Beth Freckmann Thanks for the fun shoot!

04/18/2024

Spring be Springy!
Getting ready for sweet photo shoots outdoors!

04/07/2024

Grateful. Overwhelmed. My heart is full. A million thanks to all the friends that came out to the art show, Women's Work, Friday and Saturday.
Didn't make it out no prob
You can schedule a private showing through the end of May.
Reach out to Gallery 2622, John at 414 408 4777

04/06/2024

What's that you missed last night's art opening of Women's Work? Have no fear we're there today from 11:00 to 2:00. Stop on by
Gallery 2622, Wauwatosa

04/04/2024

Meet the 5 fab artists for the group show
Women's Work.
and

Check out their take on what Women's Work mean to them.

April 5th 5pm-9pm 6:30 brief artist talk
April 6th 11am-2pm
Gallery 2622
2622 N. Wauwatosa Ave. Wauwatosa, WI.

04/03/2024

Bacon flavored bubbles approved by Honey! I was tempted to try them out too. Look at this sweet pea! I can't even.
Thanks Stacy Kaat for your bubble blowing expertise!

04/02/2024

"Never grow old" Auntie Anna
Queen of the Castle- self portrait with the help with a friend, Stacy Kaat helped me capture this silliness! A day in her studio for the fun of it! Props, styling, and concept yours truly.

03/29/2024

Meet Jennie, she's a Heavy Equipment Operator (driver/pump operator) for the city of Milwaukee.
She's 1 out of 40 female firefighter's in the city of Milwaukee vs 600 males!
Warm. Impressive. Down to earth. Bada$$!

What's the most challenging?
Work/Life balance

Who inspired you and/or inspires you?
SAA- My older sister also inspires and supports me to be the best I can be & continually pushes me to be better in any way I want.

03/27/2024

Karen greeted me warmly when I scouted the welding shop at M.A.T.C in Oak Creek.

Karen: Instructional Chair/Welding instructor at MATC.
She may be petite but she's mighty! You can tell she loves what she does and is a great supoort for her students. I loved her energy, patience ( I ask lots of questions) and loves her wife.
Makes me want to take classes with her!

Shout out to Carol Voss for this connection and others! It takes a village.

Karen's pretty humble with tooting her own horn. I talked with her after the shoot for quite a while. She's passionate about her job and the students that come to her classes.

Who inspired you and/or inspires you?
In my professional life I have one instructor that inspires me Michael Brown. He was my Metal fabrication instructor in welding school. He helped me so much. He knew I struggled a lot with english, being my second language and he did so much to help me. Michael looked for welding materials in spanish for me, gave me extra time after class to help me. He later became my mentor when I started teaching. He is the best teacher Mentor and friend.
Now who inspires me in my personal life My wife, my partner for most of my adult life. She is the one that has been there from the beginning thru the struggles and the one who has pushed me to always do better, the one that supported me in every way for me to go to school and today be where I am. The one that when I doubt myself, when I don't think I got what it takes she's there to shake those doubts out of me.

03/22/2024

Another portrait of a beautiful soul for Mercy Housing (non-profit). We were lucky with weather and fun backdrops for this shoot. We walked around Lotia's color eastside neighborhood. Black Cat Alley is always a cool and interesting place to visit.
Happy Women's Herstory Month!

03/21/2024

Happy Women's HerStory month!

Adria Zuccaro was the 128th Air Refueling Wing Commander, in Milwaukee WI. when I photographed her for my Women's Work photo series. She stepped down in February this year.

She was responsible for more than 900 personnel assigned to the
Wing who support the worldwide mission and enable the combat
employment of the unit’s ten KC-135R Stratotankers.

Being on the military base was a little intimidating but Adria was not!
Climbing up into that beast and being in that aircraft was an incredible moment(s). If only we had taken off to get the real experience! ;)