Right Angle Photo Co.
Meet Michalea
I've been told my laugh is contagious & explosive!
Connecting with others is my purpose in life
Photography is my passion that allows it.
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My love for photography began
Once I got a flip phone & only grew from there. I remember snapping a picture of a dew covered flower at sunrise while waiting fro the school bus. That passion has since grew into a love for everything photography. I love connecting & helping others, I love manipulating images into artwork., & I love being outside surrounded by beautiful landscapes. When you break all that down. That is what a photographer does on a daily basis.
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I am usually a very shy & slightly introverted person but when I have a camera & a vision something in me sparks. I become talkative , confident & extroverted. Thank goodness for my friends helping me cultivate my craft through constant practice.
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My mission is to lift others up through connection & images.
How I got here
Hate to disappoint but it wasn't overnight!
Humble Beginnings
2007
Took my first picture with my flip phone!
2014
Wish I had the picture!
Used my school refund to purchase my first camera body & lens
Officially added Danielle to the team as the main videographer
My Happy Dance
Built my first wedding team consisting of a makeup artist, two videographers specializing in audio, a second photographer, & two assistants
Captured our first destination wedding in Michigan!
Launched my Preset Bundle!
Before
2016
2019
I was able to be a FULL TIME photographer & quit my other job.
2020
Realized my passion for empowering woman & started my boudoir business out of my own house!
2021
2022
Some had to move onto their own adventures
Cannot
Wait to
capture
more
destinations
&
elopements
2023
2024
Captured over 20 weddings with the updated crew!
After
Cannot wait to continue to add to this timeline of hard work & passion
How it Began​ I've always been an artsy old soul. I loved walking & finding inspiration in the beautiful landscapes. Once I got a cell phone I began taking photos of flowers, my moms horses + all our other animals at my home. I'm the youngest of 5 & developed an outgoing personality. I loved making my family laugh. I was extremely close to my grandmother my entire young life & I believe she instilled in my my morals & the desire to help others. Fast Forward a couple years, to photography class. I was fortunate enough to have an amazing photography teacher, Mr. Hurst who pushed me to pursue a photography career by showing me all the photography careers possible! I was never a confident young woman so that was EXACTLY what I needed to gain that confidence!
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After attending college, I realized that photography was a passion that I could support myself on. I gained a background in customer service by first working with a company called help at home, to then almost rising to manager level at Victoria's Secret here in Muncie! I quickly realized I'm not just passionate about capturing photos but also making deep connections with others + them feeling free to open up to me.
I utilized this new found skill at J.C. Penney’s Portraits. Where I grew more and more by combining photography & customer service. I also learned the BTS + ins and outs of running a photography business. I knew I wanted to start my own freelance photography business & form my own longterm connections with each of my clients while getting to express all my talents like photo manipulation & prompting clients to get authentic shots. In 2019 that dream became a reality.
Dive a little Deeper
How its Going
Since starting my own photography business in 2019 I now have captured thousands of amazing images for my amazing clients! Some that I've gotten so close with we have to add on time just to catch up!
I've built a dynamic wedding team just by happenstance & running into them throughout my photo journey. Sophie, my assistant, Danielle my best friend and business partner, & Zac, Danielles fiancé and second shooter/audio man! I own my own boudoir business with my bestie Danielle including video & hoping to own a studio together one day. I have launched my own presets this summer to help more creatives do what they love.
I've been blessed enough to do destinations & elopement's & can't wait to do so much more of that in the future. I am excited to begin traveling to my clients to see the world & meet even more wonderful clients. Realizing my real purpose in life is to help others is what helped me redirect my energy towards what I believe I was born for.
I love to uplift & encourage others to follow their dreams. I am extremely passionate about empowering others to see their own potential & their beauty.
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Now I am entering my Motherhood stage of life & being challenged like never before. I've drastically scaled back my availability & am shifting my focus to him. I still know this is what I'm meant to do so I will never stop capturing photos for people I connect with while always always connecting with those who matter most to me, my husband & son.
I met Jaymond on Tinder!I'm so glad I found him a not so traditional way.+ He called me "Tinderella" in our vows!
Meet my Family
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How it Started
Us meeting on tinder was one of the most unexpected happiest moment of my life. He really helped me out of a different situation & I trusted him. He felt like home, & I felt safe around him. He proposed a week after the passing of his older brother, Cam. It was July 4th & we always take a picture during the finale as everyone does! I turned around to a sparkly ring & him shaking & kneeling! He almost put the ring on the wrong hand & finger he was so nervous!
We love taking walks together outdoors
& love to cook sweet treats + hearty snacks & watch marvel movies together!
We both love the office but I think he might love it more than me. Most of all we love God & try to put our faith first in every aspect of our life.
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How It's Going
Since then we had the biggest blessing of our entire lives, having our son. We tried for years & I actually got diagnosed with pcos in the process of figuring out what was going on. But November 20th of 2023 Ayden was born. He's the love of our life & everything we do now is for. him. When I'm not capturing photos I am hanging out with the cutest boy all day long.