Tall Grass and Candid Lifestyle Photos - With the Lingenfelter Family - Muncie, Indiana

Come along and walk through this beautiful blended family session in Muncie, Indiana. Mike was my volleyball coach freshmen year of highschool, 16 years ago! What!!! That makes me feel so old, these twins were little boys running around the court after practice and Kiley was a little girl practicing alongside us. I LOVED getting to capture this laid back family who just went along with the two little ones and what they wanted to do. Mike told me I was the most patient person ever, but in all honesty when kiddos have this much fun during their sessions, it makes my job of capturing them SO MUCH MORE FUN! Yes I got a workout, but you can’t fake this session! Just scroll and laugh along at all of their facial expressions. THIS IS WHY I DO WHAT I DO! Yes these smiley posed ones are beautiful to have and hang on the wall, but the candid ones are memories that we create and I get to freeze in time. IT’S LIKE MAGIC!

Barnside Blooms Mother's Day Event

I have known Kyle since our days at Wapahani/Selma and my mom went to school with Olivia's parents so it's so neat to see them be the best parents ever to sweet adorable little Vivian. I am so happy that I could capture your little family this spring. Mini sessions may be short and sweet, but I am so glad that I get to offer them to so many different family's that I may not have captured a full session for.

Barnside Blooms Mother's Day Event

Minnetrista Muncie, Indiana Family Session in the Spring (with their dog)

This family traveled from Ohio to see their daughter graduate from Ball State University. I captured Hannah's graduation photos and then just a couple days later captured these family photos. Each of their kids traveled in from a different state and their grand-dog came from out west. He was the sweetest and so well behaved. (BRING YOUR DOGS TO YOUR FAMILY SESSIONS, and NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR THEIR EXCITEDNESS... I'm just as excited as they are!)

I love connecting and having such deep conversations with my clients at their sessions. Learning about their family and where they came from, what they do for a living, and their why's in life make me happy.

Thank you Minnetrista Museum & Gardens for allowing me to be a member photographer on your beautiful grounds!

Williams Family Session in my NEW Lifestyle Studio

I got to photograph my first family in the new lifestyle studio and I am so in love! This sweet family of four were so energetic and the little ones were making me laugh the entire time. Some kids sit and smile, and then there are others that you just follow and let lead the session. These two were climbing, giggling, and cuddling. Which made all the cuddly and laughing lifestyle photos so much more real and raw! Thanks to the Williams family for having me capture your family photos, I had so much fun with you guys!

Field's Family Photos at Minnetrista

This family was AMAZING to work with, from their stylish clothes, to their funny personalities, and sweet dispositions. They were seriously a dream family client. So many natural laughs and cuddles and time spent talking and laughing together. I loved capturing their family photos and can not wait to work with them again in the future hopefully! Makayla and I met while I was photographing a wedding and she was the videographer. She is so sweet and talented, that I hired her to capture my senior spokesmodel team’s photoshoot on video!

Family Photos at the Craddock Nature Preserve

This family was such a joy to work with, momma did amazing job styling everyone’s outfits. I had to throw a few extra mom and dad photos into this preview, because I mean look at them! Mom and dad always deserve a few minutes to themselves during a family session, let the kiddos run around and capture some dreamy shots for them to treasure.

Rees Family Fall Photos at Minnetrista

I captured this sweet little boy in the hospital a year ago for his fresh-48 photos. Kim, his momma contacted me this fall wanting family photos and some of just their little Rowan. With Minnetrista’s beautiful fall leaves and colors, I knew it would be a great location for their family photos. Scroll to the last photo to see this sweet family a year ago in the hospital.

Glaze Family Session At Minnetrista

It is always fun to photograph a childhood friend, I grew up in school with Hunter and finally got to meet his wife and daughter! They were the sweetest family to work with. Stefani's sister surprised her with a family photo session for her 30th birthday. That is my kind of birthday present, photos that will last forever.

If you are interested in purchasing a Photo Session gift card for a friend or family member, check out the link below: https://kylajophotography.com/sessions/giftcards

Hannan Family Photos

I absolutely love working with this sweet family of 4!

Family Session at Minnetrista with Cori, Drew & Emery

This family session couldn't have gotten any cuter!
Cori, Drew & Emery were amazing to work with. Emery was such a little sweetheart and so stinking adorable.

Jessica Surber's Extended Family Session at Minnetrista

I golfed against Jessica in highschool and then officially met her later in college, I always thought she was so sweet and bubbly. She reached out to me and told me that she and her family would be back in Indiana to visit with her in-laws and her husbands children. I was so excited to catch up with her and meet her adorable kiddos. This was such a fun family to capture, their grandpa was teasing me the whole time and the little ones have the cutest little smiles and laughs.

Front Porch Quarantine Photo Session

During quarantine front porch sessions become pretty popular. Legally I was not allowed to be running my business outside of my home... but once things opened back up, I got to capture the sweet Choate family. I LOVE FRONT PORCH SESSIONS! This was a short and sweet session, perfect for their adorable little one and doggies.

Extended Family Photo Session At Minnetrista in Muncie, Indiana

I met Mariah and her husband about 6 years ago, photographed them one other time, and even dog sat for their big fluffy doggo. I was so excited when she booked me for an extended family session. Due to weather and corona, their session got pushed back quite a bit but we finally got their session booked and it was such a beautiful day!

The Burch Family at Whitetail Tree Farm

I captured this sweet family a couple of weeks ago at Whitetail Tree Farm and had such a fun time working with all of them! Before all of the craziness struck and we were all stuck inside our houses, I am so glad that I got to capture this family's love for one another.

Family Photos at a Snowy Tree Farm

I have known McKenzie Meadows since kindergarten when she lived two doors down from me and we jumped on her bed listening to "I'm Blue" on MTV and rode together to Mrs. Gobble's glass at Grissom. I moved to Selma in first grade and then met Caine Orme and have known him ever since. Never would I have imagined these two would find each other, but they are amazing together! McKenzie has taken in little Layla and loves her like her own. I am so happy for this adorable little family and I had a blast capturing their photos in the freezing snow! Thanks guys for being crazy with me and braving the snow! Whitetail Tree Farm is extra gorgeous in the winter with all of this snow!

Kalley Family Photos in Downtown Muncie with Kyla Jo Photography

I LOVE capturing this adorable family!

They are so full of creativity and spunk and I love watching them grow.

I photographed Avery for the first time a year ago for her 2 year photos, Abrahm, Amiya, Alexa, & Avery this past Easter in the studio, Abrahm's 6 month photos, and Avery's 3 year photos just a couple of weeks ago.

I finally got the opportunity to capture the entire family all at once in downtown Muncie. Thank you guys for allowing me to document your family along the way!

I mean how cute are they?!?

See their full preview below:

Deaglan at Whitetail Tree Farms

Look at little Deaglan! He was on the move his entire session, we were all following him around Whitetail Tree Farm's and letting him lead the way! I photographed his 1 year photos 7 months ago and he has grown up so much in that short time. This adorable little outfit was his dad's when he was a toddler and they wanted to include it in photos, and I was so happy they did!

Swilley Family - Minnetrista

The Swilley family was amazing to work with! Their two kiddos were so mannered and well behaved, but loved being playful, giggling, and running around their parents at Minnetrista. I am so thankful that I can be a preferred photographer at Minnetrista and use their beautiful property to photograph my clients at.

Sorg Family: Mother's Day Minis

This is the 3rd time I have worked with the Sorg family, and I absolutely love them! They are my kind of people, I always find myself laughing and smiling throughout their entire session, behind the camera and while we are just talking after words. I am so thankful for repeat clients like them! Here is a little peak at their Mother’s Day Mini session, how cute are they?!

Mother's Day Mini with Autumn & Brantley

GUYS! Look at little Brantley and his gorgeous momma Autumn Nicole Moore! 
I had been scouting locations for a couple weeks for my Mother's Day Minis, and I found this location with some great spots, I arrived for the session and was even happier about all the greenery and gorgeous white blooms that had come in on the trees, in just the past week!

I am looking forward to all of my mother’s day minis this weekend, so far I have 13 scheduled and a couple pending!