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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 6, 2024

Newborn sessions at home are just my most favorite thing. I love how every single one is *so* different — and yet so similar, too. The pauses for nursing, the big siblings playing with toys and showing me rooms, the tiptoe peek into the crib, the slow sway and soft calming pats, the softness and […]

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January 17, 2024

The third Bower newborn is on the blog! It’s just so sweet getting to come back again and again to document each new season of life – I can’t believe Eleanor is in kindergarten, Jack is a big brother, and now sweet Henry is HERE! These kiddos love each other SO much, and I loved […]

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January 15, 2024

Cleaning up the blog over here on this chilly Monday afternoon in January — and I realized sweet James’ home newborn session was never published! Ahh! I adored photographing the Coltrain crew earlier in 2023 and all the joy and life that comes with raising THREE littles two and under!! Phew!!! I had so many […]

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September 14, 2023

Baby Tate is on the blog! I just adored this lifestyle newborn session and am so glad Ashley and Kent had me over to capture all the sweet + wild feels of life with two boys! I told Ashley when I got there that I was feeling extra emotional, as I had literally *just* dropped […]

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September 12, 2023

The sweetest fourth little babe <3 I’m so excited to share Baby Alice’s lifestyle newborn session with you this afternoon — the perfect + cozy + lived-in home session around! I loved my time with this family and am so thankful for the chance to capture this season — a season of full arms, lots […]

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