Accomplishments

First off, I am so insanely proud to share this HONOR. In 2020 I became a Click Pro Elite Master. In order to do this you must submit a portfolio of 150 images to be scored by the Click Pro Director. You are "graded" on seven categories: Exposure Triangle, Use of Light, Color and White Balance, Composition, Processing + Cohesion, Technical Basics (focus, Depth of Field), and Creativity + Intention. If your score reaches past a certain limit, you are invited to become a Click Pro. It's an intense process and I am honored to share this badge with a small group of other photographers around the world. 

There are so many benefits to becoming a Click Pro. Not only are you going to grow gathering your portfolio, but you get to become a part of a community of insanely talented photographers who are there to support you and share friendship. You have the opportunity to become a part of selective photographer listings, contribute to teaching on Clickin Moms, Click Photo School, Click Magazine, and Click Away, exclusive private education, and more. 

I am proud to share I have won various awards from photography competitions as well. Here are results from the Shoot & Share Photography Contest over the past few years. This is a unique competition where anyone in the world can vote on the images entered into it. You can see my standings in the image with each year and how many of those awards I received that year. 

In 2019 I had the honor of being mentioned by Peerspace as one of the Top 7 Best Lifestyle Photographers in Cleveland. 

"Ali Bohnenkamp is a diverse photographer, drawing from various disciplines to create her vibrant portfolio of newborn, high school senior, family, and even branding shots. She’s the kind of photographer who makes the people in front of her camera feel totally at ease. Check out her portfolio — all of those genuine smiles are proof. Her style suits each subject — bright, airy, and natural for newborn in-home lifestyle sessions, vibrant saturation for sunset sessions with boisterous kids, black and white to add a sense of timelessness to sentimental moments. Whatever your vision is for your portrait session, trust Ali to do it in her classically beautiful style."
-Peerspace

I am incredibly honored and very excited to share that I am a Lensbaby Ambassador!! My Lensbaby journey started in 2019 when I got a second hand SPARK 1.0! Since then I’ve collected at least four more lenses and lots and lots of omni wands. Lensbaby products really help me get the right FEELING into my images. I love the blur and the incredible flares that come out and all of the magical bokeh too! Sometimes the images look like a dream or already look like a memory to me with Lensbaby effects. Lensbaby also really helps me get creative and thinking in new ways as a photographer - especially when I'm in a rut or when I'm shooting my 365 projects. I have also used Lensbaby lenses and Omni wands with client work and when creating short films and love how those turned out! I find it really fun and love how the images (or video clips) are always so unique. Creating is really important to me and Lensbaby truly helps me do just that.

If you have any Lensbaby questions let me be your girl! Also if you use the link in my profile or the code ‘WBohnenkamp’ when checking out you can get 10% off of products too!