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.
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.
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!
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.
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
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.
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.