Story Book Photography by India Tungate

meaningful + artistic imagery focused on your naturally unfolding moments.

visual storytelling FOR THE SENTIMENTAL HEARTS

Welcome Friends,

My name is India Tungate and I am so glad that you are here

I began Story Book Photography “Officially” in the year 2017 however photography has been a part of my life since I was 11 years old. It is a part of my soul more than anything. I am a professional lifestyle photographer based in Central Kentucky and am extremely passionate about helping to document life’s most precious moments.

I promise to focus on capturing the real moments that you never want to forget, making sure everyone is comfortable, and that you leave our session with lots of laughs, fun memories, and a new bestie. It's the raw emotions such as a natural laugh, bright smile, or dripping tear, that tell a story. Your story. And Story Telling is what I am all about.

It is important to me that we are a great fit for one another. So take some time and explore the website, see if my style of photography fits your needs, read my about me (I’ll link it below) so you can know get to know me, and then if you want to book a session fill out my questionnaire so that I can get to know you better! I hope to hear from you soon.

Click here to learn more about India

Honest and emotive images for the sentimental hearts

The stories I tell

YOU WILL NEVER REGRET THE PHOTOS YOU HAVE, ONLY THE ONES YOU DON’T

If you’ve been putting off booking a photo session, waiting for the perfect time, I’m here to tell you that there is no better time than now. These seasons are fleeting and I promise you that in months from now, and especially years from now, you’ll wish you had tangible memories of the way life looks right now. The dimples on your baby’s hands; the sweet curls at the nape of your toddler’s neck; your beautiful bump growing day by day; how your child moulds into your warm embrace; the deep, unwavering love in your partner’s eyes. These are the things I live for and capture when I tell your story. I’m not about posed and perfect, I’m all about the real stuff.

Kind Words

On The Blog

Here you can read session stories and check out some of my latest works.

Check it out

Featured

How God turned me away from my college degree and pointed me towards Photography for his Glory.

Some of you might not know this but I Homeschool my children. Last week I was teaching my kids a lesson about how no matter what it is that we think we want to do, God’s plan will always prevail. And this can be with anything in life. We might think one way is the best way to go, but God could have other plans. How do you know when it is God’s plan, you might ask? How do you know when he gives those little nudges and whispers?

Well, I shared a little story that helped put some things into perspective for my children when they asked this and I will share it with you all. After all, it helps tell how I got into this Photography business.

30th Anniversary - Family Photos | Lebanon, KY

When Melissa reached out to me through Instagram, I had no idea that her whole family was from Texas. For her Parent’s 30th wedding anniversary, the whole family rented a gorgeous air bnb in Lebanon, Kentucky to spend the week together celebrating.I woke up at 5:30am and drove an hour and 40 minutes to spend the morning with them

Branding Session with Essentially Crafted Co. | Woodstock Lavender Co., Somerset, KY

If you’ve been following me for a while, you know how much I adore Jami Johnson and her businesses; Essentially Crafted Co & Two Thrifty Hippies. Jami and Erica are such a wonderful team of besties whom are a hoot to be around. Jami and I took a trip to the Lavender Farm together a few weeks ago and had an absolute BLAST photographing everything we could think of. We pet sheep, sniffed all the amazing lavender, chased some chickens to love on, and more. I knew the moment we snapped her photos I had to make a Blog Post to share my favorites from her session!!

Tipful Tuesday | WHAT TO DO ONCE YOU RECEIVE YOUR PHOTOS | Couple session with The Mounces

I work my booty off (as does every photographer!) in the weeks that follow your session, editing, perfecting, and crying over your beautiful faces and the images we were able to capture together. And because this is a form of art, plus something so personal, it's value becomes infinite. Which is why I wanted to pass on some tips to those of you who just received their images and now are unsure of what to do with all of them.

What does the term "lifestyle" even mean?!

I wanted to talk a little bit about the term "Lifestyle" since it is one that is quite often thrown around in our industry and it is what people of use to describe my work.

The words we use to describe our work matter very little in my mind. What matters is how I work makes those who view it feel.

Brazen Botanicals | Calli Burke Headshots | Kentucky Small Business

I enjoy focusing on God and his goodness of creation power. When I was a little girl I was so intrigued and enamored with just the intricacies of Nature. I truly enjoyed studying all of the different types of flowers and insects. I have always had this natural yearning to know more and to work with what God has put here on this Earth.
As I got older, God just called my heart so heavily to strengthen my Fatih. It made me appreciate his creation so much more. To know that everything we see on the ground is either edible or can be use medicinally or therapeutically. Even how things grow in the seasons according to what our body needs.

How to Choose Outfits for Group Photos | Central Kentucky Photographer

Listen – We’re not just “taking photos”, look at it as we are building a time capsule. We’re immortalizing a moment in time that you can revisit again and again for the rest of your life and your children’s lives, and your grandchildren’s lives (and so on and so on). The people you are today – the opinions you hold, the music you listen to, your weird eating habits – get lightly salted and spritzed with lemon (for freshness), packaged up, vacuum-sealed, and free-thrown into the capsule for your future selves to look back on and remember.

Bare Motherhood | Jessica + Ellie |Kentucky Motherhood Portrait Photographer

Below is a recent Intimate Motherhood Session that I had with Jessica and Ellie in my new at home studio. I absolutely love how these moments turned out and am so grateful for Jessica, who helped me create a gallery to show clients the images I would love to capture for mothers. Your babies will not be babies forever and each day they grow and change, way to fast for our hearts to bare. Their hands might not fit into yours the way they do today and those little details of daily life are so fleeting. That is why I am so passionate with photography, no matter what type of session I am helping to document, the real, raw, emotional, organic moments that make you and your loved ones special is what I love to focus on and preserve forever.

Reflections Of Hope: Elliott Burkhart's Story

Anencephaly is rare but it also is not, if that makes sense. It’s rare in the fact that no one talks about it. Doctors don’t even know exactly how to treat or help prepare a mother for it. It’s linked to lack of folic acid. To help the prevention of anencephaly, it is recommend before even trying to become pregnant to take folic acid.