Posts by Jen Ritchie
Wildlife Photography Woes
Learning to Take it Mile by Mile I don’t know about you, but I certainly have my “depths of despair” moments (cue Anne of Green Gables here for the dramatics) in wildlife photography. It seems that every first day of a trip I am certain I will NEVER find another creature again, and I certainly…
Read MoreCreative Foundations
Do other creative avenues make us better at our craft? I wrote a book once. It took me 5 years with stops and starts, and the work was maddening and glorious. For the past 4 years, the chapters have sat stacked in a desk I still use from childhood, and honestly I rarely think about…
Read MoreEvan’s Senior Photos in Downtown Lafayette
I had such a busy first week of May with senior shoots and my nephew’s graduation, but I was so glad I could fit Evan in for his senior session. Evan’s busy baseball schedule made it almost impossible to schedule senior pictures, but when his mom Heather called, I knew we could make it happen!…
Read MoreKaitlyn’s Beautiful Purdue Grad Session
This past May’s Purdue grad season was the busiest I’ve had. I met so many wonderful graduates and had some beautiful sessions. Kaitlyn’s was no different. Her mom reached out to me two months in advance to schedule her Purdue grad session, and then we began planning. During Kaitlyn’s virtual consultation I learned that she…
Read MoreAlaina & Matt’s Purdue Grad Session
Wow, what a busy college grad season it was this spring! I photographed so many wonderful Purdue and Ball State seniors, and as always I count it a privilege to capture their grad photos! A couple of those grads were Alaina and Matt! Alaina contacted me in April, and we worked together to design a…
Read MoreLara & Aaron’s Courthouse Wedding
What an honor to capture Lara and Aaron on their wedding day! They had a beautiful June morning for their nuptials at the courthouse. I spent an hour with just the two of them, finding fun spots around the square. We discovered beautiful archways, stairs, and doors to pose in and used Downtown Lafayette as…
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