Dorena Atkins

This review is an easy five stars!! Dorena is an amazing person to work with. She not only captures incredibly moving photos, but she truly makes mission and impact come to life. As the Marketing Specialist at Adelbrook Behavioral & Developmental Services, I have come to rely on her expertise to support agency growth. From capturing beautiful moments with our residential students to creating compelling and compassionate videos, we can always rely on her to craft excellence content! We will be leveraging Dorena's skills for many events to come!

Dorena Atkins was an AMAZING choice for our wedding videographer, and we are forever grateful to have had her capture the magic of our special day. From the very first conversation, Dorena's passion for her craft shone through, and her warm, friendly approach instantly put us at ease. On our wedding day, Dorena worked seamlessly with the rest of our vendors, ensuring that every moment was beautifully documented without ever feeling intrusive. One aspect that truly stood out was Dorena's thoughtfulness and willingness to go above and beyond. I mentioned in our first conversation that I was hoping to capture short video clips that I could use to create Instagram Reels right after the wedding. Without hesitation, she offered to record videos for us to use in our social media content. We were blown away by her gesture, and it meant the world to us that she cared about our entire wedding experience, not just the official video in the contract. She sent us all of the iPhone videos right after the wedding - I was so happy! The final video is on IG (@nicholrusso or @dee_photoandvideo). 🙂 The quality of the visuals and audio in our wedding video was outstanding, allowing us to relive every heartfelt word spoken and every precious moment shared. We wholeheartedly recommend Dorena Atkins for anyone seeking a wedding videographer who not only captures moments but transforms them into a captivating love story. With her behind the lens, you'll have a cherished treasure of memories to relive and cherish for a lifetime. We couldn't be more appreciative of the care and dedication she put into every aspect of her work. Thank you Dorena!

Dorena covered photography for our Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting at Windsor Worx and to say that our gallery was a dream, is an understatement. She scraped together every ounce of light her shutter could grab to add such lightness and brightness to the imagery of this "walk-out basement" style space it is incredible. Her ability to capture wonderful candids of our very active guests, as well as unique perspectives of our space, was so valuable. We will use these photos for YEARS to come to promote our space and the activity within. THANK YOU DORENA!

If you want outstanding quality photo/video service along with incredible professionalism, class, and a personal touch then look no further. Dorena and her team give you a personal feel to all of your photos and videos that is second to none. She will exceed your expectations with her passion dedication and commitment to you as a client. Dorena will make it a priority to make you feel comfortable while helping you bring out the best version of yourself for photos. I am a very satisfied client and I highly recommend her for all of your video and photo needs. You will not be disappointed. Dorena thank you for all you have done and I am grateful for your hard work, and most of all for you being you and going above and beyond to help me bring my dream to reality. You are the best.

Dorena was fantastic to work with! She helped us out last minute and offered us a very reasonable rate. She was responsive to text and FB messages. She took great photos of our event and was nice enough to edit the photos even though it was not part of our contract. I definitely hope to work with her again on future events!

Dorena worked well with us. She made everything so easy, straightforward, and the video was simply breathtaking. I appreciated the time, and effort she put in my daughters Sweet 16 video. It was beautiful.

Dorena was a delight to work with! She did a short video for my family which we will cherish forever. She captures the perfect moments and does a thorough interview before the shoot to make sure she’s getting the moments that are important to you and your family. I’m so glad we decided to shoot with her and so glad we have the memories to refer back to for years to come. Thank you Dorena!

Dorena Atkins generously donated her time & talent to produce a short video that beautifully captured the inspirational story of our 2019 March of Dimes Hartford Signature Chefs Auction Ambassador Family, which was shown to our guests at the event last week. She was a pleasure to work with & we hope to have the opportunity to partner with her again in the future!

Dorena, Thank you SO MUCH for that awesome photo shoot last week. I had a wonderful experience and now I have so many professional photos to choose from for my website, social media and digital course I'm creating. I appreciated the variety of outfits you allowed and the patience you had with me. Not to mention the excellent quality, quantity and incredible speed with which your delivered! Nice job! I will definitely recommend you to my family and friends.