hey there
I'm Kelsey Lefever. My husband and I live in Lafayette, Indiana, with our fur children: a fluffy orange cat, a Mastiff, and two Arabian horses.
I'm a storyteller, in all senses of the word. For as long as I can remember, I have loved moments, memories, and emotions, and that means I love capturing them in all different mediums. There's something about a great photograph (or story) that stirs up emotions in all of us, a kind of nostalgia for memories or even for experiences we haven't had yet.
I got my first "real" camera for Christmas when I was fifteen. I brought it with me everywhere, and when I began taking senior pictures, Shutter Up Studios was born. It wasn’t until I got engaged that I developed a passion for photographing love - at every stage from engagement to wedding day and beyond.
I'm Kelsey Lefever. My husband and I live in Lafayette, Indiana, with our fur children: a fluffy orange cat, a Mastiff, and two Arabian horses.
I'm a storyteller, in all senses of the word. For as long as I can remember, I have loved moments, memories, and emotions, and that means I love capturing them in all different mediums. There's something about a great photograph (or story) that stirs up emotions in all of us, a kind of nostalgia for memories or even for experiences we haven't had yet.
I got my first "real" camera for Christmas when I was fifteen. I brought it with me everywhere, and when I began taking senior pictures, Shutter Up Studios was born. It wasn’t until I got engaged that I developed a passion for photographing love - at every stage from engagement to wedding day and beyond.
I'm Kelsey Lefever. My husband and I live in Lafayette, Indiana, with our fur children: a fluffy orange cat, a Mastiff, and two Arabian horses.
I'm a storyteller, in all senses of the word. For as long as I can remember, I have loved moments, memories, and emotions, and that means I love capturing them in all different mediums. There's something about a great photograph (or story) that stirs up emotions in all of us, a kind of nostalgia for memories or even for experiences we haven't had yet.
I got my first "real" camera for Christmas when I was fifteen. I brought it with me everywhere, and when I began taking senior pictures, Shutter Up Studios was born. It wasn’t until I got engaged that I developed a passion for photographing love - at every stage from engagement to wedding day and beyond.
I'm Kelsey Lefever. My husband and I live in Lafayette, Indiana, with our fur children: a fluffy orange cat, a Mastiff, and two Arabian horses.
I'm a storyteller, in all senses of the word. For as long as I can remember, I have loved moments, memories, and emotions, and that means I love capturing them in all different mediums. There's something about a great photograph (or story) that stirs up emotions in all of us, a kind of nostalgia for memories or even for experiences we haven't had yet.
I got my first "real" camera for Christmas when I was fifteen. I brought it with me everywhere, and when I began taking senior pictures, Shutter Up Studios was born. It wasn’t until I got engaged that I developed a passion for photographing love - at every stage from engagement to wedding day and beyond.
travel info
During my undergrad, I studied abroad in Tanzania and Kenya, where I taught English in a rural secondary school, volunteered with a conservation group working to protect elephants in Tsavo National Park, and camped out on the Serengeti during a four-day safari. It was the most amazing experience of my life, so much so that I dragged my fiancee (now husband) to Kenya with me again the next summer! That time, we lived in Kibera slum and volunteered with a mission group that hires local artisans and fairly pays them for their crafts so they can afford to take care of their families.
Africa holds a special place in my heart and I can't wait to go back again, but I also have an ever-expanding list of destinations I want to go to! I love adventures - the more hiking, gravel roads, and unpredictability, the better!
In addition to east Africa, I've also spent time all around the United States including Florida, New York City, Las Vegas, Route 66, Death Valley, the Grand Canyon, and the U.S. Virgin Islands and abroad in Germany.
If you have a destination wedding in mind or just want to do a wild shoot in an exciting place, I am your girl.
→ Boma Village, Tanzania
→ Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
→ Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
→ Kenya
→ Leon, Nicaragua
→ Hawaii
→ Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
→ Alaska
→ New Zealand
→ Nepal
→ India
→ Thailand
→ and many more
2019 travel:
Bucket list:
Travel fees waived for bucket list locations. Contact me for details!
To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with how you see them.
Elliott Erwitt
