The Staff Photo from our 2011 Employee Party, Left to Right
Back; Chantel, Mike, Janine, Dave, Cherilyn, Bill.
Front; Elisa, Torri, Dennis, Janice, Melissa.
Dennis P. Becker
Dennis started his photography at seven years old with a Brownie Camera, in 1968 with a Nikon camera he purchased from his Dad he became a serious amateur .In 1985 he joined a camera club and started his career in fine art B&W photography.When a friend of Dennis' was getting married in 1990, she asked him to photograph the wedding.The next year when two more of his friends were getting married, he photographed the weddings.Soon, through referrals, Dennis photographed 9 weddings the third year, and also started studying classic portraiture for the next three years with a master photographer, Bob Kahn. The fourth year he did 22 weddings, the fifth 36, and the sixth year he photographed 42 weddings. Dennis personally photographs over 50 wedding every year, most from referrals through past happy clients. Dennis has been studying wedding and portrait photography at The New England School of Professional Photography every year since 1996 and is signed up for class in March 2005.Dennis is an active member of The Professional Photographers of America and The Professional Photographers of New Jersey, is the treasurer for the north chapter, attends regular monthly meetings, Educational programs and photography seminars.In March, 2000 Dennis earned his degree as a Certified Professional Photographer and now teaches seminars for other Professional Photographers.In September 2003, Dennis received a Blue Ribbon for a Wedding Album from The New England Professional Photographers Association. Dennis is also an board member of the Greater Newton Chamber of Commerce and received the Chamber Member of The Year Award for 2002.In March, 2004 Dennis attended The New England Institute of Photography for the ninth consecutive year. Class was taught by Stewart and Susan Powers of Gainesville, Florida. In August 2004, Dennis received a Blue Ribbon for a Wedding Album from The Professional Photographers of America. In 2005 Dennis was presented with Re-Certification Degree from The Professional Photographers of America, attended his 10th year at the prestigious New England School of Professional Photography. Dennis was elected President of the Greater Newton Chamber of Commerce in January 2006.