Hi, I am Denice Fetzer Woller

I’ve worked as a professional portrait artist for nearly 25 years in Mankato, Minnesota. My passion is documenting Rural Americans in their everyday surroundings so they can pass along their legacies to future generations. I’m equally passionate about senior portraits—because one day, the teens I work with will want to do the same. If you ask me, nothing marks the beginning of that legacy quite like a senior portrait.

Portrait artistry isn’t just my job—it’s my life. My mom told me when I was a kid that I should be a photographer. Naturally, I ignored her—at first. But eventually, I realized she was right… especially when others started saying the same thing.

I began my studies in photography at Bethany Lutheran College, earning my AA in 1997. I later received a degree in Media and Theater Arts from Montana State University, Bozeman (2002), and earned an MA in Studio Art from Minnesota State University, Mankato in 2006.

In addition to running my portrait studio, household, and farm, I’ve freelanced for newspapers and magazines and have served as an adjunct professor of Photography and Communication at Bethany Lutheran College since 2002. No two days are ever the same, and I am blessed to love everything I do.

 
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Original Century Barn

Renovated Studio Hay Loft

Living in a farming community is part of who I am. Like you, I value faith, family, community, and hard work. Alongside my professional work, I’m a wife and a mom to four wonderful young adult children. On weekends, you'll find us going to church, spending time with family, tending to the horses, gardening, baking, canning what we grow, and cleaning up after the chickens and other animals. We do all of this on a small farm in South Central Minnesota.

In 2013, my husband Eric and I bought an old popcorn farm—once home to Hanel Popcorn, which was shipped around the country and enjoyed by thousands. While we didn’t continue the popcorn tradition, we’ve put the land and buildings to good use. My studio is now located in the hayloft of a 120+-year-old barn. (Check out the photo on the left showing the barn being built—what a legacy!)

Reclaimed wood, original light fixtures, and weathered sheet metal are just a few of the pieces I personally repurposed to bring the space to life. I used what was already here to create a warm, welcoming place to meet with clients and produce the legacy portraits that matter so deeply to me. Please watch the video below to see the whole amazing space!

Trunk Sink

For clients who wish to have their portraits taken on-site, the bathroom/changing room is fun and practical. How many places can you wash your hands in a bucket-on-a-stump? 

Don’t worry. 

There’s running water.

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