Photographer | Former Competitor | Visual Storyteller

Lisa Thomas DuFresne brings a dynamic blend of artistic vision and athletic insight to her work as a professional photographer. With a background rooted in competitive fitness and dance, Lisa understands the dedication, precision, and emotion behind every performance and physique. Her past as a competitor fuels her ability to capture powerful, authentic moments—whether it’s the grace of a dancer, the intensity of an athlete, or the charisma of a musician on stage.

Specializing in photographing dancers, athletes, musicians, and bodybuilding/fitness professionals, Lisa has developed a reputation for creating striking imagery that celebrates movement, strength, and passion. Her lens tells the story not just of bodies in motion, but of the spirit that drives them.

A little more about Lisa, at the age of 2, Lisa started ballet classes at a local dance studio. Adding to her ballet classes as she did; jazz, tap, acrobats, gymnastics, and point. At the age of 13 she was given a choice to dance or horses, she kept with the horses as the family was heavily involved with the equine world. As a passion she would pick up photography in the 80’s with a friend. Lisa and her camera travel the country capturing dance competitions, equine/horse shows, bodybuilding and portraits.

As you can see Lisa has always been active and creative. That led to becoming a natural bodybuilder for 17 years. Her focus was figure, fitness & obstacle course races and 30 plus years as a personal trainer, competition coach, writing published fitness articles/columns, and even ended up fitness modeling.

Dance Studio Portraits

We specialize in dance portraits, holiday sessions, and recital photography, with years of experience photographing young dancers in action and in costume. Our setup is hassle-free for you—we bring professional lighting, a custom background, and top-of-the-line equipment right to your studio.

Here’s what we offer:

Individual portraits in costume
Action shots and class group photos
Holiday-themed mini sessions (optional)
On-site setup—no travel for parents or dancers
All images available for download
Online print ordering—no handling for you!

We make the process easy for studios and enjoyable for families. Let me know if you'd like to schedule a date or get more info—I’d love to help you celebrate your dancers with portraits they’ll treasure.

"Dancing is like dreaming with your feet!”

- Constanze Mozart