Personal Update » Now Accepting Clients in Japan + Honorable Mention Award
Exciting news: Dani Benton Photography is now officially open for business in Japan! We arrived on Ōmishima island last February, started remodeling an abandoned house in April, received a Startup Business visa in June, opened Benton Guesthouse in November, and received a Business Manager visa in December. It’s all been very fast!
Read More»Personal Update » “Hasta Luego” (for now) to Mexico » We Moved to Japan!
Konnichiwa, friends! We made it to rural Japan, and have hit the ground running to work towards building our new life here. Let’s take a brief first look at our new surroundings, a brief explanation of how and why we’ve ended up across the sea, and what we hope to accomplish here!
Read More»Online Services » Photography One-on-One Mentoring Sessions + Photo Editing
As we continue to travel and find our place in this big world, I’ve been working on fine-tuning how my photography fits into the puzzle. While much of photography has to be done in person for obvious reasons, there are two photography-related things I enjoy that can easily be done remotely, and have been serendipitously fitting in well with our travels: photography mentoring, and photo editing. Let’s take a closer look!
Read More»2022 in Review » Mexico Travel Photography + New Print Shop!
January is always my favorite time of year for reflection, in life and in business. 2022 was an incredible year, and wow, it’s hard to put into words. Fortunately, I feel like these Mexico travel photos do a pretty good job of speaking for themselves, so let’s take a gander back at the past year, driving over 9,000 miles through 21 Mexican states. This is also a perfect opportunity to announce a new addition to my website: a photography print shop!
Read More»Repeat Clients » Kind Words & Happy Memories » Josh + Sarah
One of the greatest gifts I can receive as a photographer, is when clients continue to choose my services over the span of many years, easily becoming friends more than clients. This week, let’s take a look at another client I’ve had the pleasure of working with numerous times.
Read More»Mexico » Travel Photography » Teotihuacán Pyramid Complex & Hot Air Ballon
This week, we’re taking a look at one of Mexico’s largest and most well-known archeological zones: Teotihuacán. This massive complex includes the Pyramid of the Sun, the Pyramid of the Moon, a Temple of Quetzalcóatl, and a whole city of smaller structures. The highlight of this trip: viewing the layout of the site from the vantage point of a hot air balloon, shortly after sunrise!
Read More»Mexico » Travel Photography » More PaperShoot Camera + Personal Updates
We’ve been exploring Mexico for nine months, have driven our car through 15 Mexican states, completed a handful of long road trips, and have begun our journey house-sitting. I’d say it’s time to take another look at some more PaperShoot camera photos!
Read More»Mexico » Travel Photography » The Great Pyramid of Cholula & the Quetzalcóatl Festival
Did you know that Mexico is home to the largest pyramid in the world? Tlachihualtepetl, commonly referred to as the Great Pyramid of Cholula, is almost twice the size (by volume) than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. It’s located in another Pueblo Mágico: Cholula, Puebla. Both the city and the pyramid were high on our list of “must see” places to visit. It was worth the hype.
Read More»Repeat Clients » Kind Words & Happy Memories » Amanda Marie
I don’t think there’s anyone I’ve photographed more than Amanda Marie! She’s a model, makeup artist, creative, adventurous spirit, and a good friend. We’ve worked on countless modeling projects and super fun collaborations, so let’s take a look at some of my favorites.
Read More»Mexico » Travel Photography » Pueblos Mágicos: Tepoztlán
Welcome to the first in a series where we’ll take a stroll through the numerous Pueblos Mágicos that can be found throughout Mexico. These “magic towns” are a curated list of the top 100+ particularly vibrant, artistic, interesting, beautiful communities, designed to increase Mexico’s tourism for both locals and foreigners.
Today we’re taking a closer look at Tepoztlán, Morelos: a colorful small town surrounded by the treacherous but impressive Tepozteco mountain, a formation like nothing I’d seen in person before. We had a strange, surreal experience during the few hours we spent exploring the town.
Read More»Mexico » Travel Photography » Three Pyramid Sites: Tula, Xochicalco, and Manzanilla
Let’s take a look at some pyramids! For my first blog covering pyramids, I chose three sites that are each very unique, and also very different from each other: the Tula Archaeological Zone, the Xochicalco Pyramid Complex, and the Manzanilla Ball Court.
Read More»Mexico » Travel Photography » Carnaval in Mazatlán
I didn’t expect to see anything similar to Mardi Gras while here in Mexico, but Carnaval in Mazatlán was reminiscent in many ways. For those of you who are unfamiliar, I’ll do my best to elaborate. And for those of you with with New Orleans in your hearts already, I’m confident you’ll see the similar traditions immediately!
Read More»Mexico » Travel Photography » Tilt-Shift Study in Mazatlán
Hola amigos! As we transition from our six-week road trip, to our next six-months house-sitting, this is a perfect opportunity to both reflect back and look ahead. Spoiler alert: Mexico is incredible, and has made a lovely backdrop for practicing some new techniques!
Read More»Mexico » Travel Photography » PaperShoot Camera Review + Personal Update
When we decided to sell our beloved urban homestead to move to Mexico, my mind was spinning with logistics and planning. One thing I’ve always wanted suddenly became more of a priority: a lightweight, small, simple camera, for personal use. I found the PaperShoot camera.
Read More»2022 Updates » Relocating to Mexico + Learning New Techniques!
Hello friends! It’s been too long, and I hope all is well with you. Today is the day I break my social media absence, and start getting back into the swing of things. I’ve never been very consistent at posting or blogging, but thank y’all for being patient with me.
Read More»2019 In Review » French Quarter Sessions » New Orleans
In continuing my reflection on the past year, I took some time to look back at this year’s French Quarter sessions! I got to use this amazing backdrop for 52 sessions in 2019: couple’s portraits, solo traveler’s portraits, senior portraits, family portraits, maternity, engagements, proposals, weddings, and elopements. Everyone loves the French Quarter. It’s beautiful and full of surprises, like carriages passing by, and bubbles for some reason! In this post, I’ll focus on the couples, families, and individuals. It was really difficult to narrow down some of my favorite moments!
Read More»2019 in Review » Surprise Proposal Sessions » New Orleans
The beginning of the year is a perfect time to both reflect and plan for the year to come. I’m taking some time to look back at this year’s surprise proposal sessions. They all have their unique love stories, but they also all have one thing in common: She said yes!
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