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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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March 3, 2016

I am so lucky that Ryan’s arrival ended up coordinating perfectly with my “off season”. I always knew I would take a 12 week maternity leave from teaching, but being able to do so during the slow season of photography as well has worked out perfectly! Typically, the winter months are were I’m able to get […]

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May 22, 2015

I am so excited to feature another creative small business lady on the blog today: Rebecca of RepeteLove! I first met Becca when I photographed her engagement session last spring, and we clicked right away. She and Greg are such a fun couple, and I knew we’d be fast friends! Luckily, we’ve stayed in touch throughout the […]

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May 20, 2015

So maybe I’m the only one out there, but for the longest time I couldn’t figure out how other photographers were able to share their Instagram accounts directly with their Facebook business page! Seriously, I was baffled!!!! No matter what I tried, mine always went straight to my personal page. For a while, I settled for manually sharing […]

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April 29, 2015

One of my favorite things about photography is that there truly is a photographer for everyone. Every photographer has something unique to offer his or her clients, and it’s incredibly important to figure out what that is before you hire someone yourself! However, that process can be overwhelming to the untrained eye. After all, how do […]

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April 24, 2015

I’m not going to lie, when I started this series, I wasn’t quite sure how it would pan out. After all, how many tips on balancing small business with LIFE could there be?! Boy, was I wrong. Every time I receive a new entry, I am amazed at the responses: even though every girl has had the same […]

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