Denise Batiste started capturing moments on film at the young age of seven when she received her first camera from her parents as a Christmas present. She's always been fascinated by the emotion and beauty of photography. As a young child, she remembers being mesmerized by the images on the pages of Look and Life magazines.  In high school, she served as a yearbook editor and was responsible for designing the layout of the photographs on the pages.  While attending the University of Rochester, she worked for four summers as a college intern at Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, NY.  Her lunchtime hours were usually spent in the Camera Club Darkroom at Kodak Park where she fine-tuned her photography skills by developing her own prints. After a successful sales and marketing career in Corporate America, Denise was able to follow her lifelong dream of becoming a professional photographer.

Denise is an active member of the Digital Wedding Forum, the Professional Photographers Society of New York State and  the Greater Rochester Professional Photographers.  She has completed numerous photography courses at The Community Darkroom and continues to sharpen her skills through ongoing seminars, conferences and webinars.

As a former fashion model, Denise knows firsthand what it's like to be in front of the camera.  Now that she's behind the camera, she uses that knowledge to make her clients feel comfortable. Whether she's photographing a huge lavish wedding, a surprise birthday party or a high school senior's yearbook photograph, she does her best to make her clients feel at ease.   

Some of her previous clients have included:
* Children Awaiting Parents
* Club Bogey's
* Edison School of Applied Technology
* Edison School of Engineering & Manufacturing
* The George Eastman House
* The Harley School
* Rochester For Obama
* The Rochester Area Community Foundation
* The Rochester High Falls International Film Festival
* The Rochester Women's Network
* Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity
* Tony's Smoke Shop

Over the last few years, Denise's photography work has been:
* featured in an exhibit entitled "A Day In the Life" at the Rochester Public Library
* featured in an exhibit entitled "The Heart Gallery" at the Strong National Museum of Play
* featured in an exhibit entitled "The Art of Lawyering" by the Volunteer Legal Services Project
* featured in an exhibit entitled "Project 9-11" by the Professional Photographers' Society of New York State
* published on the cover of  a national adoption magazine called "Fostering Families Today"
* published in the National Bowling Association's "Bowler" magazine
* published in The Harley School's "Becoming" magazine
* published on the "One Thousand Words" blog site for Eastman Kodak Company
* published in the listing of Black Scholars in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle newspaper
* published in a program for the Ronald McDonald House All-Stars basketball tournament
* published in a series of direct mailing postcards for The Harley Fund
* published in a series of advertisements in "City" newspaper for the Academy Awards Party at the George Eastman House
* published in "The Buffalo Challenger" newspaper
* published in the "Community Matters" newsletter of the Rochester Area Community Foundation
* published in the "Rochester Business Journal" on the Seen page 

In 2008, Denise was awarded a full scholarship to attend the New England Digital Imaging Workshop.

Denise has traveled throughout New York State to photograph over 100 weddings and has enjoyed the uniqueness of each and every one.