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I'm Sami, an Indianapolis newborn & wedding photographer. This sweet space is home to many of my newborn sessions, weddings, and family sessions - as well
as personal posts about motherhood +
the pursuit of a life well-lived.
I'm so glad to have you here! 

Welcome to my little corner of the internet! This sweet space is home to many of my newborn sessions, weddings, and family sessions - as well as personal posts about motherhood + the pursuit of a life well-lived. I'm so glad to have you here!

I'm Sami Orndorff, a wife, mom, and Indianapolis photographer in love with capturing joy & celebrating your season.

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February 11, 2022

Happy Friday-before-Valentine’s-Day! It’s been a full week over here — sessions are back in swing, phone consults / emails with brides and new moms throughout the day, and lots of fun family + friend time, too! I am loving the time I get with just Noah during Adam’s preschool days, and have so enjoyed more […]

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February 10, 2022

Oh boy, is this session SWEET!!! Double the love over here…because we’re sharing TWINS on the blog this afternoon!! :) I just adored this whole session. It was only a little over three years ago that I was photographing Ruth’s newborn session as Danielle and Kyle celebrated the birth of their firstborn…and now they have […]

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January 14, 2022

As I continue my blog catch up: I loved getting to photograph the third little Emery babe this summer!! Evelyn is ADORED by her big siblings. We captured all the book reading, sister squeezes, wrinkly fingers, and tickley toes…sibling love is just the best! I’ve had the honor of photographing this fam many times over […]

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January 7, 2022

Over the holidays, I took three weeks off work. Back when I mainly shot weddings, I always had a natural “off season” in the winter — and had two weeks off when teaching full time before that, too. However, as I’ve fallen in love with lifestyle newborn photography and shifted my business more in that […]

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January 4, 2022

A few weeks ago I made space for questions on Instagram, and the most interacted-with response was the following: “What do I even wear for a newborn session?! I’ve had two babies and still don’t have a clue!” OOF. I’m so glad for this question, as it’s made me realize a HUGE need for more […]

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Sami Orndorff is a Wedding Photographer & Lifestyle Newborn Photographer located in the greater Indianapolis area.