Professional Dance Photographer in Virginia — Serving Studios and Individual Dancers
Serving dancers from Richmond, Charlottesville, Roanoke, Alexandria, Lynchburg, and beyond — many travel to our rural studio for sessions built specifically for dancers.
For individual dancers, our studio sessions are immersive, creative, and well planned. Every pose is individually lit and refined with dancer-specific care, using specialized equipment that only a true dance photographer would invest in, producing images that showcase artistry, confidence, and technique at the highest level.
Studio Picture Days Done with Professional Dance Photography Expertise
Shining Stars Photo brings a professional-grade dance photography system built for dancers: from 20-foot backdrops and marley flooring to specialized lighting and gear that only a dedicated dance photographer would invest in. Combined with years of dancer-focused training, our work reflects the same discipline and precision dancers bring to their art, producing images schools can trust for quality, marketing, and artistry.
Dance Photography
Shining Stars Photo is dedicated solely to dance — with the training, dance-specific equipment, and experience to serve both schools that need professional images to strengthen their reputation and individual dancers seeking highly customized artistic sessions. Whether it’s an efficient studio picture day or a collaborative creative experience, every image is made with the same precision and discipline dancers bring to their art.
Franklin Knox
Certified Professional Photographer with more than 37 years of full-time experience. I’ve photographed everything from judges and executives to athletes and weddings, but my work always returns to dancers. Shining Stars Photo exists to provide professional-grade, dancer-specific photography for both studios and individual dancers — using the same discipline and preparation dancers bring to their art.