Denise Borgess

In college, I took my first photography class and I was developing my own photos. As a young teacher, I formed a photo club in a high school setting complete with a dark room.  But as life took over and the diaper bag was competing with the camera bag, I put it away. I was always taking pictures, but simply to record life’s events.

My interest in photography resurfaced after several years when a friend suggested I take pictures of my garden flowers. As I worked to create a photo book of my garden, I knew the point and shoot camera I was using wasn’t allowing me to capture their essence. I bought a Canon Rebel xsi  and a macro lens to enable me to get close enough to live in those flowers. There was no turning back. I took a few photo classes at the NY Botanical Gardens and my photography passion grew further.  I take my camera with me everywhere and am always on the lookout for a photo op! Now I have joined a local photography club to learn and compete. As a teacher, I am always excited about learning and this is a great opportunity to develop my photography as an art form.