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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, January 26, 2012

Our Vendor Relationships Matter!

One of the things we love about attending our annual international photography convention is the relationships we have built with our vendors. We use professional labs, canvas, and album vendors for the professional prints and products we offer to you, our clients. We found and carefully chose each of our vendors through the trade show that is a key piece to convention. Over the years, we’ve loved building relationships with each of these labs and look forward to connecting at convention with the people we work with at each place. When our labs are all in different states, having face time is so fun and important. We love that when we call Randy at Miller’s Lab, we know him on a more personal level and he knows us; we love that when we call Jenn at Zookbinders, we’ve had conversations with her and know what she looks like! One of these relationships has been with Mark Zucker, the president/CEO of Zookbinders, our fantastic album company. We met him in person at our very first convention, and at that time, shared with him our plans and dreams for our business. We also shared that we were using our own Zookbinders wedding album as our sample for our brides & grooms, and Mark offered a complimentary sample album. Since that conversation over 5 years ago, we now look forward to catching up with Mark each year at convention. It’s been exciting to share our growth each year with him, and those connections and conversations led to an invitation for Lindsay to join the brand new Zookbinders Advisory Board. What this means is that we now get to have a significant voice with our album company, and we’re honored to be chosen! So, no matter what field you’re in, relationships matter. And for you, our client and future client, the personal touches we extend to you from us go beyond just us to our vendors as well. This ensures a great product and experience for you from the valued relationships we have with our vendors.

With Randy from Miller’s Lab at Imaging USA convention in New Orleans earlier this month…

Millers Lab and Jonathan Betz Photography