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Leah is wonderful to work with--and her work is gorgeous. She made our engagement shoot and wedding day lovely. She has the ability to make you feel at ease and capture the best moments between you and your partner. We highly recommend her and look forward to working with her for future life events!! She is just the best.

hayley

Leah captured the most beautiful photos of my family. She was easy to work with and made all of us feel comfortable. Her photos were delivered quickly after our session. Leah is a joy to work with. She is the person we reach out to for all our photography needs.

DANIELLE

I love photographing at Notre Dame, and these Graduation Photos at Notre Dame this spring were so much fun! I got to meet Ian, a recent Law School graduate, for some photos on campus. Law School Photos Since Ian studied Law at Notre Dame, it made sense to get lots of photos in front of […]

Photography, Senior Photos

June 29, 2024

Graduation Photos at Notre Dame

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For this headshot session at Notre Dame, I met Paige and her amazing Brick Built Real Estate team for some lifestyle headshot photos. Paige was actually the amazing realtor Landon and I worked with to purchase our home last year! I love her energy and her work ethic, and it was such an honor to […]

Photography

June 6, 2022

Brick Built Real Estate: Headshot Session at Notre Dame 

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This Goshen, Indiana Engagement Session was full of fall and whimsy For their Goshen, Indiana engagement session, I met David and Nicole at some cute spots. I loved this session so much! We met in front of the Goshen Courthouse to start, then walked along downtown Goshen to find a few more spots. Fall in Indiana […]

Photography

January 27, 2022

David & Nicole: Goshen, Indiana Engagement Session

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At the very beginning of my photography journey, one of the things I did was disqualify myself. I told myself “well, you’re a newbie so you don’t belong to that photographer’s group.” Or I said things like “You can’t call yourself a wedding photographer because you’ve only shot a couple weddings.” I even said things […]

Photography

September 22, 2021

Personal Story: I used to disqualify myself | South Bend Wedding Photographer

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I’m so excited to announce Fall Mini Sessions at Cobus Creek Park in Elkhart County Indiana on October 17, 2021. Slots will begin in the morning and end just before sunset, and are 20 minutes for $185 and include 20-30 images delivered via digital gallery. I *love* fall minis because they are a chance to […]

Photography

September 2, 2021

Fall Mini Sessions at Cobus Creek Park | South Bend Family Photographer

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I met Tia and Kyle for some couple photos in Mishawaka, Indiana near The Mill at Ironworks Plaza recently. Since I relocated to Northern Indiana, I was excited to photograph in my new area. Working with a sweet local couple to take some photos was so much fun. Downtown Mishawaka was a lovely setting for […]

Family, Photography

July 4, 2021

Tia & Kyle: Couple Photos in Mishawaka, Indiana 

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Lifestyle headshot sessions are quickly becoming some of my favorite shoots, and one of my first official headshot clients was Tanorria of Tanorria’s Table. She is a fabulous chef and cooking educator, anti-racism educator and activist, podcast host, and amazing person to know. It’s always been such a treat to work with her, and I’m […]

Photography

May 16, 2021

Tanorria | Indianapolis Lifestyle Headshot Session | Indianapolis Headshot Photographer

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Lifestyle headshots are some really fun sessions, and near the end of last year I was able to work with Derick Grant a few times. I had worked with his family taking family photos a couple times, so I was excited to work with him for some headshots. He was looking for updated lifestyle brand […]

Photography

January 15, 2021

Lifestyle Headshot Session with Derick Grant | Downtown Indianapolis

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