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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 1, 2017

As a lifestyle newborn photographer in the greater Indianapolis area, I get to meet & snuggle quite a few new babies. And every time I walk away from one of these sessions, I’m reminded of why I do what I do. Capturing images of a new or growing family in their own home during those […]

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January 24, 2017

Crosby’s lifestyle newborn session was full of family heirlooms and history. It’s one of the things I love about photographing growing families in their own home — I’m able to truly capture the every day. And for the Mastins, every day is focused around one thing: family. It’s why they left their comfort zone in Holland, […]

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January 6, 2017

To say I’m in love with this post would be a bit of an understatement. Fresh 48, Newborn, and 1st Year sessions are some of my favorites to photograph in the greater Indianapolis area — especially when they are lifestyle sessions! I am so thankful for all the families that invite me into their homes […]

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November 28, 2016

I always leave lifestyle newborn sessions feeling incredibly lucky to call this my job. Welcoming Jude into the world, capturing all the little details that life with a newborn brings, seeing the way Allison and JB are just in awe of their son — it’s just such a beautiful thing. There is something so special about […]

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October 6, 2016

There is something so special about documenting the big changes in life. I am so thankful to have had the chance to capture Adam and Allie during their engagement, their first year of marriage, and now their first weeks as parents!!! Sweet Emmie is already so loved, and it’s so clear that she loves her parents […]

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