Experienced tutor in Photography in Hermantown, Dennis offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

I highly recommend Dennis as a teacher. Always willing to share his knowledge of photography in a friendly and encouraging way. If you ever thought about taking a photography course, this is the one for you!! You will not be disappointed!

I was able to learn to use my digital camera in different modes and learn to understand the basics to create quality photography shots. It gave me a great start for continuous improvement. I would certainly recommend this course to anyone interested in learning photography.

I have seen Dennis give many teaching classes with our photo club. I believe he has done on line classes also. People learn so much from him. He also wants to teach what he has learned through the years. He never holds back and helps people personally when they run into a situation that they do not really understand. Anyone would learn a lot from Dennis and they would have fun doing it.

Very knowledgeable and skilled photographer. I loved the photo assignments with each lesson, so I could practice what I had just learned and then I got great feedback on my photos as well.

Very knowledgeable. He makes the class fun. He tends to inspire.I would recommend him to anyone.

I enjoyed the progression of the lesson plans and felt the program challenged me creatively and familiarized me with my camera and its settings. The critique was always helpful and informative.

Dennis is very knowledgeable with both photography as well as post process editing. There are no trade secrets with him as he is always willing to share what he knows to make you a better photographer.

I’ve owned a digital camera for several years & I have to admit I was using half of the features on my Canon, I know these cameras are like powerful mini computers but I ended up using mostly automatic settings. After just 5 week segments into your 20 segment course, I’m now familiar with every button on the camera & its usage and how important the Exposure Triangle is in creating good and pleasing photos. Also, the photo challenges that come with each assignment were not only interesting but Fun and FUN is what using a camera is about! “
Your knowledge, experience and enthusiasm for photography are contagious! Thank you Dennis!

Dennis of Always Over The Top Photography has been a truly inspiring/motivational mentor and teacher in the evolution of my photography hobby. He has provided both classroom and field instruction to me over a period of time and I don't hesitate to "go back for more". Though I had some basic camera knowledge he guided me to truly understand the shutter/f-stop/ISO triangle with assignments and discussion to make it first hand. I now shoot only manual though there are times I understand why I want to go back to a priority mode. My awareness to composition, light, and even "breaking the rules" has progressed tremendously with the guidance of Dennis and he continues to be available to me thru email, texts, and Facebook. In classroom scenarios I have found Dennis' instruction to be methodical, hands on, and at a very comfortable pace, with repetition and review always available. Dennis has provided both camera instruction, photography technique, and post processing editing lessons to me and he continues to motivate me to pursue my hobby with passion.

Dennis Steinke, Always Over the Top Photography, is the type of instructor who teaches to the needs and success of his students. His classes are sequentially organized so students progressively grow in their photography knowledge as they practice their newly learned skills. Dennis' photography instruction is presented in steps that both the novice and the advanced photographer will learn from.

I have taken a few classes from Dennis. He is very patient and explains things very well. He always has good feed back and wants his students to have fun with photography. Very easy to get along with and always available for questions. I recommend his courses for all types of photographers.

The instructor was extremely knowledgeable and patient with the students, which are two crucial traits to have when educating people of various backgrounds and skill levels.