Denise Watrous is a Certified Professional Photographer based in Waukesha, WI. Denise started working in the photography industry in 1988, while still in high school, and has never not had a job in some aspect of the photography world. From working in the dark room, high volume studios, small boutique studios, wedding photographer and studio owner, she's pretty much done it all. Denise has owned her own studio since 2001. After almost 20 years photographing weddings, she gave that up in 2008 to focus on seniors, families, pageant headshots, and to spend weekends with her family. As a former film photographer and business owner before the advent of social media and files, she's had a successful client system down for decades, that only needed a little revamping as the years and technology have passed. She teaches how the sale starts at the very first interaction, continues through the session, in person sales appointment, through delivery and then some! There are key points to establishing yourself as the expert in your town, or genre of photography, and making clients want to book ONLY YOU! You will learn what NEEDS to be said, and when, why and how to say it, and so much more. Denise is the 2024 Wisconsin Senior Portrait Photographer of the Year and Top Ten Photographer of the Year.