Meet Amanda Ridenour| Photographer and Creative

We had the good fortune of connecting with Amanda Ridenour and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Amanda, is there something that you feel is most responsible for your success?
Keep GOING. I have been taking photos for over 12 years now and I have grown so much in those 12 years. I always have to keep going and learn. Sometimes I stumble on how to continue doing what I love but then BAM, something new plops itself into my lap and I get to problem solve and start again with my creative journey with photographing something!

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I got to wear I am today because of my persistence and honesty. In my business I always want my art/ photos to be real. That is why my mission statement is a real photographer for those real moments. I want people to be themselves and sometimes that takes getting to know the client more. I am willing to always sit down with someone and have a coffee and talk through all of their vision for a photo shoot if that is going to make them more comfortable in the long run! You can see everything in a photo, so I want to make it the best representation of the person, company or product!

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Depending on how the visitor is feeling but here are those highlights for visiting Colorado Springs! -Garden of the gods- Walk around, go to drive by over look, hike back into the park, drive balancing rock and take some photos -Old Colorado City – Go do what the tourists do and visit all the different shops: Simple Body Product is a must stop at, all natural beauty products. Eclectic Co- all sorts of artist made products, prints, candles, jewelry!
-Check out Mother Muffs for a nice drink and talk about the history of OCC ( Old Colorado City )
-Hike Raspberry Mountain for the back view of Pikes Peak
-Ivy wild for some beers and the schoolhouse environment
-Axe and Oak for their Tobacco Old Fashions
-Palmer Park small hike – This place holds a special place in my heart since I got married there!
-Drive up Pikes Peak have doughnuts up at the top and stop at The Pickle Shack on the way down and out
-Manitou Springs – more of the tourist walking and shopping but being sure to stop at the Penny Arcades to do some video games and get a old timey horoscope or fortune!
-Eat at Townhouse in Manitou Springs – they have amazing Cujo Wings!
-Coati for the upgraded food court experience with so many amazing Instagramable places inside and they do latin dance classes some nights!
-Take a stroll out the Painted mines for a little walk among the rocks
-Check our the Drekar Meadery
– Get a coffee at all of the shops in town – Third Space, Pikes Perk, Carnelian Coffee Co, Jives and so many other places – I am obsessed with coffee

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I would love to thank my mother! She has always told me to “try” everything. She encourages my happiness but always tells me there are so many ways to get to my goals!

Website: https://www.amandaridenourphotography.com/

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