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Events Photography

CONFERENCES, GENERAL & CORPORATE EVENTS

I have years of experience photographing corporate events, conferences, camps, fairs and more. I generally capture everything from zoomed in shots of speakers to super wide angles of venues, candids and capture all pertinent details. My cameras are very quiet and I keep a low profile so as to not create any distractions. Contact me about photographing your event today!

Events Blog

RECENT EVENTS

Michigan Renaissance Festival

The Michigan Renaissance Festival is a really fun place to go back in time and see a variety of medieval themed shows. I love it because the quality of the sets, costumes, number of shows and characters all make

Brown City Camp 2021

What a great time we had at Brown City Camp 2021! Can you find yourself in this photo? Below is a link where you can download high resolution files from camp. The ones I posted elsewhere are small or

Photographing in Nashville, Tennessee

On my travels I stopped by Nashville for some shoots. This is quite a city! Every restaurant downtown has a band playing and there are a lot of bachelorette parties happening there. I guess it's the place for that.

Photographing in Jacksonville

I recently spent some time doing some photoshoots in Jacksonville, Florida. It was a great place and had lots of cool vistas and backgrounds. This week I'll be at a camp so I don't have much time to post photos

Photographing Fireworks

I always like a challenge and photographing fireworks can be challenging. The standard, common fireworks photo isn't so hard to achieve, but the more creative and interesting approach is much more difficult. For one, I only see fireworks once a

Bethel University Ground Breaking Event

Bethel University hired me to take photos of a very exciting event: the announcement of a new building for the nursing department. My congratulations to the staff and team on this big project!

Shift Conference

This event was held in Fort Wayne, Indiana and featured speakers from all around the world. They spoke about several projects in Africa, India, the Middle East and more. I knew several of the speakers from having volunteered in

Vanderbilt University Alumni Event

I had a great time photographing this tail gate party for the alumni of Vanderbilt University hosted at the University of Notre Dame. It was quite an event! There were even some television stars present who were graduates from

Customer Reviews

REAL REVIEWS FROM MY CLIENTS

5 Stars Reviews
“The pictures look FANTASTIC!! Thank you so much for all of your hard work, we are deeply appreciative.”
Erin Williams

“Josef was so wonderful to work with! Let me tell you – all of my friends said the same thing, “those pictures look like they came out of a wedding catalog!”  Josef is very creative, with an eye for the perfect lighting, perfect setting and perfect moment.  His website speaks for his talent.”

Mary Carley

“Nicely done!!! The pix are picture perfect… You have a WONDERFUL talent…Thanks for the memories!!!”

Suzy Kremer

“Thank you again for doing our wedding last July. The pics are incredible and will be enjoyed for a lifetime. I’d love to write up a little testimonial, if you have somewhere to showcase it. Or to simply be a referral.”

Alison Hicks

“Hi Josef, just looked at the wedding pictures you posted for our daughter’s wedding. You’ve made our family very happy…just simply excellent & touching photos.”

Al Valles

“People are raving about you – these pictures are just AMAZING – thank you for the great memories!”

Mary Wiseman

“By the way, two of my friends are getting married at the ND Basilica this summer. I told them to call you – without a doubt, hiring you as our photographer was the BEST decision Dave and I made while planning our wedding!!”

Liz Binz

“…They are amazing!!! Perfect! Exactly what we wanted! Thank you sooo much!!:) And thanks for getting them back so soon.”

Samantha Schmidt
Customer Reviews
5 Stars Reviews

Vi todas las de la boda y estan hermosas y muchas de otras bodas parecen princesas, como le haces parecen fotos con mucha magia, me encantaron.”

Beatriz Medrano

“We want to let you know what a fabulous job you did of capturing our Special Day!! The pictures are amazing!! Done with a flare and creativity. You didn’t miss a thing.”

Lennie Molenda

“WOW!! The pictures are stunning, absolutely stunning. They were so much better than we even expected and I just can’t tell you how impressed we are!”

Jessica Meister

“I loved pictures. It was beautiful. Thank you.”

Hansel Cho

“We received the photos -they are even more brilliant than they seemed on the website. Thank you SO MUCH for enhancing our wedding day with your special talents.  We will be sure to recommend you every chance we get!”

Holly Sparks

“The quality of your photos is unlike any other wedding photos I have seen!”

Katy Marvin

“Thanks for the fast turn around time and the great pictures. The pictures looks AWESOME! We love them! You are super!!!!”

Cheryl Lau

“Hi Josef!  I am the special events manager at the Hilton Garden Inn and I would love to hand your info out….sooooo beautiful.”

Nicole Smeltzer

Contact Me Today!

I would love to help with your photography, video & website project. Whether you’re looking for wedding photography, a graduation session, a professional headshot, an event, or if you’re a model wanting to build a portfolio I can help. Looking forward to hearing from you soon!

Based in South Bend – Notre Dame, Indiana and willing to travel. No destination too far!

I would love to help with your photography project. Whether you’re looking for wedding photography, a family session, a professional headshot, or if you’re a model wanting to build a portfolio I can help. You can also reach me directly at [email protected]
Looking forward to hearing from you soon!

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South Bend Notre Dame Wedding Photographer Josef Samuel

About Josef Samuel

I’m a professional wedding, portrait & event photographer and website designer based in South Bend & Notre Dame Indiana. I also love to travel and have visited numerous countries around the world. I am very passionate about what I do and would love to talk to you about photographing your wedding or event. Looking forward to working with you!

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