About Dean:

Dean has been taking pictures since he was 12. He developed an interest in photography amid  the smell of photographic chemicals and Kodak posters adorning the walls of the large commercial photofinishing business where his father worked. Dean's first camera was a Kodak Automatic 35 which he keeps on his desk today.

Raised in Chattanooga, Dean moved to Knoxville and attended  the University of Tennessee. He worked his way through college in the Art Department's darkroom facility, and at a local camera store selling equipment. In 1982, he worked at one of the first 60 minute photo labs in the world, at the 1982 World's Fair. In 1985, he graduated with honors, earning a BS in Accounting. Dean knew he had picked the wrong career his first day on the job at the Price Waterhouse CPA firm. After a few years in the accounting & financial services industries, he started a business of his own, a small publishing company.

He spent a year writing his first book while his good wife worked to support the family. His "How to Incorporate Without a Lawyer" series of books became a Best-Seller, retailing 100,000 copies at major bookstores nationwide. He sold this business in 2005 to spend more time with his photography business, something he had been doing in addition to the publishing business for quite some time.

Dean & Family: