"I am originally from Columbus, Ohio where I began my creative endeavors in professional photography. I started my Instagram account @leahhmedia right before my senior year of high school as my hub for publishing, outreach, and growth of my business and was able to accumulate a significant following within just a couple of months. My most popular commission was for senior/graduate portraits, though I also did a lot of sports photography and family photos around the holidays. Before this, I established my experience recreationally in various nature, landscape, and portrait photography. While I work now lies more in film, my still photography career remains active, having been commissioned for professional headshots, graduate photos, and behind-the-scenes photography for film sets. In 2022, I moved to California to attend the University of California, Santa Barbara. I began as a political science major, but switched to a double major in Film & Media Studies and Communication where I have begun my career in the film & entertainment industry. I joined Delta Kappa Alpha, UCSB’s Professional Cinematic Society, which allowed me to work as a crew member on eight student film sets within my first year of college. I worked in a variety of…" Read more about Leah Hetteberg…
