City of bridges. To everywhere, to nowhere. To fate, to choice. To continued paths and dead ends. To answers, to questions. To safety, to danger. To light days and dark nights. To abundance, to scarcity. To freedom, to captivity. To voluntary initiatives and compulsory actions. City of bridges. Which one to take.
I dropped my bracelet in the toilet. No, SERIOUSLY. I dropped my bracelet in the toilet. It slipped off so silently. It didn’t even make a splash. I wasn’t even sure it really happened. Did my bracelet actually just fall in the toilet? But unfortunately it did. I covered my bracelet in soap and scorching… Continue reading Photography Keeps me Sane
IT’S CHRISTMAS WEEK! To celebrate, here’s some warm, cozy Christmas photos I captured. If you’re not pumped about Christmas coming up so soon, hopefully these do the trick!
It’s a process. I throw my glove in the snow. This picture is just not turning out right. I adjust the shutter speed, the aperture, the ISO, and carefully focus in on my subject. There! Fifty photos later I click through the photo previews, finally satisfied. I look up at what’s left of the sun.… Continue reading There’s Purpose in the Process
I photographed a House of Hope Northeast Indiana event this past fall. They hosted the Bluffton Free Street Fair’s “Opening Night Grand Parade” for Street Fair coordinators, judges, and grand marshals. Didn’t the volunteers do an awesome job with decorations?! View additional photos HERE.
Monday. It’s late afternoon and I stepped onto the House of Hope Northeast Indiana gravel drive, overdressed with matching earrings, necklace, and accents of lace. I was pink camera bag ready, with a news station on the way. I was prepared to do my job. A car pulled in and a hand excitedly waved out… Continue reading Terminal
I love nature photography. The bison at Ouabache State Park in Wells County, Indiana gave me the perfect opportunity to practice my skills…and there’s even a brand new baby bison! I shot these in the evening with my Nikon DSLR 5200 using a portrait lens and 200mm lens. I love the hazy, dreamy effect of… Continue reading Bison
As a child I was only aware of two states–Indiana and Michigan. Yes, obviously I knew their were 50 states, and I could name them with their capitals for the elementary school memory tests, but in my world there was only two. I was born and raised in Indiana. My parents still live on property… Continue reading Where I Grew Up
Today I woke up to a winter wonderland sparkly daydream. The snow day was too perfect not to take pictures.
Every year I purchase a brand new dress to wear to Christmas Eve Church service. This year I was dead set on a glitter dress. No, no, not a dress entirely covered in glitter, but one with tastefully placed gold glitter accents. Well, I came across a gorgeous cobalt blue velvet dress, and those plans went… Continue reading Winter Velvet
Rachel Batdorff 