About Dena & Online Photography Courses

I am a nat­ur­al light, lifestyle pho­tog­ra­ph­er with over 20 years of expe­ri­ence. A bit about me: I spe­cial­ize in fam­i­lies, chil­dren, and busi­ness pho­tog­ra­phy, shoot­ing on loca­tion, or in your home. I am all about the client who isn’t afraid to get a bit messy, have a lit­tle fun, and embrace authen­tic moments. I believe in cap­tur­ing the art of the every day in my images. I love tak­ing the time to learn who you are and to learn your sto­ry so that I can cre­ate images that speak to you. 

My pho­to­graph­ic jour­ney began with a cam­era and an amaz­ing pho­tog­ra­phy class. I have always had a cre­ative side, but I could­n’t paint or draw, so I nev­er felt that I had “my” cre­ative out­let, until that mag­i­cal class. In this class I dis­cov­ered that I had a sto­ry to tell and I loved the process of see­ing that sto­ry come to life in the images that I took. I enjoyed see­ing how this form of expres­sion, was as much a form of art as any paint­ing or draw­ing was. 

From there my pas­sion was born. I began tak­ing as many pho­tog­ra­phy class­es as I could and prac­tic­ing on any will­ing sub­ject. With the birth of my sons my busi­ness was born. Not only did I want to take pho­tos of my kids and to tell their sto­ries, but I want­ed to tell oth­er peo­ple’s sto­ries as well. 

About ten years ago, some friends of mine asked me to help them learn how to use their cam­eras.  Well, who knew…not only did I have a pas­sion for tak­ing pho­tos and telling sto­ries, but I also had a pas­sion for teach­ing peo­ple in an easy, under­stand­able way, to use their cam­eras. One of the best feel­ings is hav­ing some­one leave their first pho­tog­ra­phy class, say­ing, “I had no idea that I could learn so much in such a short amount of time!” 

I’d love to show you how easy tak­ing bet­ter pho­tos can be.