Jonathan Betz Photography Blog bio picture

Portrait Artist | Jonathan Betz, M.Photog., CPP

Jonathan found his love of photography and light while working in Yellowstone National Park in the summer of 1999. During his time there, he mentored under a professional photographer that taught him how to see and capture light - the very foundation of photography. Upon returning home to St. Louis after that summer, he began pursuing a career in professional photography. In 2002, Jonathan accepted a position with a St. Louis Studio as a portrait & wedding photographer and studied under five different Master Photographers. In 2006, he and his wife Lindsay moved to Colorado and opened Jonathan Betz Photography in Colorado Springs.

Jonathan earned his Masters of Photography Degree (M.Photog.) in 2019 and Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) in 2015, conferred by The Professional Photographers of America. His work has been recognized with honors at the national and international level, most recently receiving the Platinum Medal and earning highest honors with a Grand Imaging Award. Jonathan served five terms as the President of the Professional Photographers Guild of Colorado Springs. He has served on the Board of Directors for state and regional professional photography organizations. He's committed to lifelong learning and continually seeks to elevate his craft through professional training, education, and teaching opportunities to help younger photographers refine their skills and businesses.

Studio Manager | Lindsay Betz, Cr.Photog

Lindsay joined the photography industry when she and Jonathan moved to Colorado in 2006, filling the integral role of studio management in the business. Our client families benefit from her guidance for everything before and after the photography session.

As she has embraced the photography industry, she loves opportunities to teach and present to the community of professional photographers from her expertise on the business side of photography. She has presented to professional photographers on the national platform every year since 2018. In 2022, she was recognized with the National Award for Business Education by Professional Photographers of America (PPA).

In 2019, she earned her Photographic Craftsman (Cr.Photog.), the degree that recognizes those in the photography industry that serve through professional-level teaching. She was elected to the National Council for PPA in 2016 and continues that leadership into her third term. She also serves on the PPA Education Advisory Board Committee. Additionally, she has served on the Board of Directors for the Professional Photographers Guild of Colorado Springs since 2015.

Proud members of:

Professional Photographers of America
Professional Photographers Guild of Colorado Springs

Thursday, June 9, 2016

Family Portraits May Mini-Session Event | Garden of the Gods

We are so excited to share portraits from our mini-session day in May! We offer these limited opportunities for family mini-sessions each year, and much like our high school senior mini-sessions, they are wonderful opportunities for our high quality photography within a simplified session structure. Our last mini-session event for 2016 will be on July 9th in Cheyenne Cañon, and if you’d love to take part in that, please contact our Studio at 719-291-9798. Spaces are limited and filled on a first come, first served basis.

Our mini-session event in May was at Garden of the Gods, and we’ve had so much fun with each of these families. Some are returning families and some brand new; all of them excited for wall art for their homes. We love creating awesome portraits for our families, and we equally love matching favorite portraits with the highest quality prints and products. In our own home, we have canvases and groupings of framed portraits decorating our walls and showing the progression of our kids over the last 8 years. We know firsthand how much we love seeing these portraits each and every day. Memories are remembered as we view them. We know each of these families will share this experience. All too often in our digital world, pictures stay trapped as computer files or remain unseen on a disc buried in a drawer. They are often simply shared in the social media world. We too love many of the benefits of digital and social media. Yet, deep down, we all know that we connect differently with the tangible. Deep down, we want to leave a legacy beyond our Facebook or Instagram accounts. At the heart of our business are the tangible prints and products that give each of our families precious legacy pieces to love in the present and pass down to the future generations.