Family

McBride Family | Indianapolis Family Film Session

When Lindsay reached out to me to do a film session for her sweet family, I was immediately excited. It is always humbling to be approached by another incredible photographer for their family photos! Because life is always a bit hectic, our summer session turned into an early autumn session (okay, it was still 90 […]

Motherhood

Sweet Summertime — A Newfields Motherhood Session

Jessica and I used to work together in Greenwood before she left to welcome her second sweet daughter, and I headed up to Indianapolis to manage another office. I was both honored and excited when she reached out to schedule a motherhood session with her girls! We met at Newfields and had so much fun […]

Newborn

Baby Adam | Indianapolis Newborn Session

In April, I met with Sami for a film newborn session to celebrate the arrival of her newest baby, Adam. While her oldest napped peacefully close by, we spent the afternoon allowing her to soak up all of the newborn snuggles! Motherhood can be chaotic and all consuming–even more so with a toddler who needs […]

Motherhood

Motherhood Mini Sessions | Indianapolis Orchards

It is no secret that photographing motherhood is one of the most rewarding and fulfilling things for me. I had been dreaming for months of capturing mothers and their little ones at the orchard when the trees were in bloom. This spring in Indianapolis was unique. Snow continued to fall into April and it seemed […]

Motherhood

Ashley and Joe | Indianapolis Maternity Session

I was so honored when Ashley reached out to me to capture their maternity photos for their first little baby. We met at Jay’s Tree Farm in Indianapolis on what felt like the absolute coldest day of the year thus far! Our noses were frozen by the end of our session, but my goodness–these two […]

Motherhood

Ashley & Valerie | Indianapolis Motherhood Orchard Session

 They say that motherhood forever changes you. I fully believe that to be true, in the best possible way. Much like summer fading into autumn, this season of life is all about change–a shift in who we used to be as a woman, now a doting mama. Capturing motherhood on film is quickly becoming my […]

Newborn

Baby Maxwell | Indianapolis Lifestyle Newborn Session

Ashley and Joe welcomed their sweet baby Maxwell Thomas in December, and several weeks later I had the absolute honor of spending the morning with them in their home in Indianapolis to photograph them in the first phase of parenthood. I remember it well–the beginning is a blur, time that moves both too swiftly and […]

Discussion

Why Film?

There truly is something to be said about film photography. The inexplicable way that film captures movement and colors is what drew me in to photography to begin with. Often times when I tell people that I shoot film, they assume that I mean video. After all, film is what our parents used and what […]

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