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I'm a luxury family photographer serving families who desire a stress-free & joyful photoshoot by providing an experience that allows my clients to enjoy each special season & receive jaw-dropping, joy-filled photos they'll pass down for generations to come.

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Welcome to The Caitlin & Luke Blog! Feel free to browse the blog's to view educational posts, lovely weddings, sweet families, and personal posts dating all the way back to 2011. Xoxo! 

Photography makes memories last forever! Knowing how to take a good picture can elevate your work from simple snaps to wonderful visual stories. Whether you’re capturing sweet wedding ceremonies or playful portrait sessions, learning the basics of great photography will help you create images your clients will adore. The photography world keeps growing! It was […]

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August 15, 2025

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Finding the right family photographer in Bloomington, IL, can turn passing experiences into treasured memories that last generations! Photography industry revenue in Illinois is expected to reach about $666.3 million in 2025, so families across central Illinois have access to wonderful talent and growing expertise in capturing life’s precious occasions. Table of ContentsExplore Family Photography […]

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August 8, 2025

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Capturing that wonderful moment when two people celebrate their commitment calls for more than just technical skill—it requires the right equipment! As engagement sessions continue to evolve in 2025, the lens we choose can really elevate photos from good to truly memorable images that couples will treasure. With exciting new optical technologies arriving and reliable […]

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August 4, 2025

Winter Mini Sessions Bloomington Normal Illinois

Hey friends, and happy Tuesday! We have some fun news to share with you guys today! Are you ready?! You told us you wanted it, so we’re making it happen… we are hosting our first ever Winter Mini Sessions in Januray! ❤️❄️ Ahh! We are so excited to be offering these to y’all this year! […]

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November 21, 2017

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Hey guys, and happy Thursday! Gosh, Luke and I have been SO darn excited to get these two cuties up on the blog this week, guys! Jennifer and Kyle have been so incredibly sweet and so fun to work with, literally from day one. 🙂 We love it when that very FIRST email we receive […]

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November 9, 2017

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Illinois Wedding Photographer, Bloomington Wedding Photographer, Lake Bloomington Engagement Photos

Hey friends, and Happy Monday! Illinois finally got the memo, and it FINALLY looks like fall around here! It’s about darn time, I’ll tell you what! 🙂 We go to meet up with Maddie and Adam at the end of last week to photograph their engagement session, and from the moment we pulled in to […]

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November 6, 2017

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Whew… do you believe how many engagement shoots we’ve been sharing lately?! I can’t even believe we’ve met this many of our amazing 2018 couples in such a short span of time!! 🙂 If you follow us on Instagram, you know we’ve been photographing a ton of engagements lately, and it’s been so much fun […]

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November 3, 2017

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Happy Thursday friends! We are so excited to be sharing Kristen and Anthony’s blog post with you all today! We actually just barely met Kristen and Anthony in August when we shot our sweet friends’ Kim and Josh’s wedding up in Wisconsin at The Abbey Resort! Kristen and Anthony were both in Kim and Josh’s […]

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November 2, 2017

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Happy Monday y’all! Nothing like starting off your week with a beautiful fall engagement, right? 🙂 Last week, Luke and I had the total joy of getting to meet up with our sweet new friends Lauren and Ryan for their sunrise engagement session at Comlara Park here in Bloomington! We’ve been chatting with Lauren and […]

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October 30, 2017

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