Welcome! My name is Susan Schmitz. It's nice to meet you. 


A little about me...

I am a photographer and digital artist based out of Phoenix, Arizona. I spend most of my time creating stock images that are designed for the animal and travel industries.  A Dog's Life Photography houses my fun, whimsical, conceptual animal art. Susan Schmitz Photography is where you can see more adventurous side with my travel and wildlife images.

I love photography but I love the back-end work in Photoshop even more. I have so much fun using my creativity to turn my images into something unique and memorable. I am obsessed with animals! All of them... every kind (well, except cockroaches. Total paranoia of them!). I am a big supporter of animal rescue and I volunteer a lot of my time and services to this cause. I've actually built a big part of my business around volunteering. You can read more about it and my rescue group photo program here on the Huffington Post. I love to travel and explore nature. I've been fortunate enough to visit some pretty cool places around the world and I am looking forward to many more excursions in the future.

You may have seen some of my work before. Since I specialize in stock photography, my images are used globally on items such as publications, magazines, books, on greeting cards, product packaging, billboards and more. Check out some of the cool ways they have been featured below:


I am honored to have been written about in these great publications:


Thanks for stopping by. I am excited to teach you all that I know about photography and digital art. If you have any questions or just want to say hi, drop me a line at [email protected]. Or you can find me at any of these places: 

www.ADogsLifePhoto.com

www.SusanSchmitz.com

www.Facebook.com/adogslifephoto

www.Facebook.com/SusanSchmitzPhotography

Instagram: @ADogsLifePhoto & @SusanSchmitzPhoto