How one lightning photo earned me $7,000
Selling photos of your hometown can be incredibly lucrative. This lightning photo earned $7,000 and was named 2012 Monsoon Photograph of the Year.
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Kristen Bentz is a part-time photographer from Phoenix, Arizona. Graduating in the top of her class, with degrees in Business Administration, Marketing and Advertising, and Communications, she soon realized “Corporate America” wasn’t for her. After attending our Ultimate Money-Making Photography Workshop in 2011, she decided to specialize in weather, night, and travel photography and has been selling her fine art photography locally ever since. When she is not sailing the globe with her hubby, Matt, the pair can be found chasing storms in search of the world's most outstanding lightning! Since becoming the 2012 Monsoon Photographer of The Year, Kristen's images have been featured in newsprint and television media, travel articles, ad campaigns, fine art websites, post cards, & on the walls of local businesses in her hometown.
The biggest mistake of my photography career
Most photographers will NEVER admit their mistakes, let alone broadcast them. However, I’m shameless when it comes to confessing mine if it means saving someone else time and headaches. My mistake? Thinking all photo-editing programs are created equal! As a professional photographer, editing my photos is a necessary step to make them stand out and […]
My Journey To Full-Time Photographer (And My First $30,000)
As I snuggled into bed for the night, I grabbed my warm water bottle, closed my wild eyes, and enjoyed the fresh breeze and complete silence the Serengeti offered me for one serene instant. A second later, my eyes snapped back open to the thunderous roars of the king of the jungle. Every hair on […]
3 Advanced Photo Composition Techniques To Make Your Images Pop
As the Eiffel Tower popped in and out of view, I couldn’t stop the knee-jerk reaction to raise my camera and click uncontrollably from the roof of our double-decker tour bus. Everyone’s been there – that overwhelming moment where you just can’t resist firing a hundred shots without thinking. However, the difference between a snapshot […]
Pro Photographer’s Top Tips For Capturing Action Shots
It seemed like the day had just begun when BAM we’re at the local watering hole surrounded by lions! What happened next could only be dreamt of or found in a NatGeo special. As all our cars watched in awe, an unsuspecting warthog trotted up to the water to take a drink… only to find […]
3 Ways To Improve Your Photos (Without Upgrading Your Camera)
“Wow… that’s a BIG lens!” While hearing those words does give a little ego boost, I think we can all agree it’s not the size of your lens that matters, right? Rather, it’s what you do with it. Unfortunately, it’s all too common that when someone sees the camera setup I carry, I’m asked questions […]
Connecting With Other Photographers Will Help You Take Better Photos
As I stand in Ecuador’s Cloud Forest, bordering the Amazon, the toucans, hummingbirds, and butterflies zip back-and-forth among the trees. Listening to the songs of the birds and the frogs, I can’t help but stop and count my blessings… wondering how on earth I wound up on this amazing life path. It’s only a few […]
Making money with photos: my first two sales
If you want to know the secret to making money with photos, it’s simple: you need to jump that first hurdle and get them out there for people to appreciate.