Welcome…Who i am

I’m Denise, mother, wife, friend, artisan, creator, singer, director. Talking about ourselves is never an easy task, that’s why I asked some people close to me to help me and I heard some phrases that define what I am:

“Denise is a director, who makes an abstract idea become objective, a reality.” Denise excels at completing tasks and delivering results.”

“Denise is passionate about art in general. He has a sensitivity that makes him enjoy the artistic world, photography, music, drawings, crafts.”

Photography came into my life very early but only in adulthood did I realize how much it was already part of me. My father always liked photography and in my childhood, whenever I had opportunities I played with his cameras. As a teenager I took one of his machines and took it everywhere. I’ve always been very fond of the arts, I needed to channel all my sensitivity. I dedicated myself to the piano, paintings, ceramics, mosaic, jewelry. When it came time to choose a university course, the big doubt came up: follow an arts course or do something that, according to my parents, would bring me more financial comfort? So I decided to do business management, so I started an internship at Pfizer and ended up working with data intelligence and marketing in the pharmaceutical industry. It took many years of work (15 years) in this area, an enriching experience, but I always wanted to have my own business and follow the path of the arts.

I decided to open a photo studio and leave the world of multinationals. With photography I was able to find myself and discover how to get inside each person in front of the camera. Behind the lens I lose my fears, I feel invisible, able to touch the most hidden and beautiful feelings of those who are photographed. I’ve been working with photography for over 10 years, I really like photographing people. With extensive experience in weddings and events, I am also blessed to be able to photograph children, babies, pregnant women and models.

I moved to Portugal as soon as my daughter was born, after a while without working I wanted to return to activities and I worked with social media management for a client. Then I took on more responsibilities, I was responsible for Marketing in 2 applications, a challenging task because I was used to multinationals and in a start-up the responsibilities are much greater. It was an enriching job. At that time I learned how to edit videos for a social work that I did in Lisbon. And with all the routine of the apps I worked on, I decided to take a UX Design course to understand this universe in depth. I loved! You can see some of my work on this site.