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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! 

Table of ContentsEnhancing Client Communication: The Photographer’s Guide to GrowthReal Progress Examples: Photographers Who Transformed Their Business Through CommunicationCreating the Groundwork: Setting Clear ExpectationsThe 5-Step Client Communication FrameworkThe Practice of Mindful Listening and UnderstandingLeveraging Technology for Smooth CommunicationMeasuring Communication Progress: Key Performance MetricsAdjusting to Feedback and Ongoing ImprovementHandling Challenging Conversations with Grace Enhancing Client Communication: […]

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August 22, 2025

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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

Hey friends, and happy Wednesday! I’m so excited to pop in here really quickly and share some fun news with you all!! We are so honored to be featured in the newest volume of Delight & Be Magazine! We absolutely love the heart and the mission of this ministry as a whole, and their magazines […]

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Hey friends, and Happy Thursday! We hope you guys have had a wonderful week so far! We are REALLY excited because today, we get to share our BEST of 2017 Engagements post with you guys! Ahh!! This is, hands down, one of my favorite blog posts of the entire year. We get to look back […]

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January 4, 2018

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Happy Monday friends!! We got to photograph Heather & Jared’s engagement session back on Wednesday evening, and we’ve been DYING to share it with you all ever since then!! We had the best time getting to hang out with these two and are so excited to share their sweet little session with you all today. […]

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December 5, 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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When I say we are about to share one of our new all-time favorite engagement sessions with you all, we mean it… goodness did we LOVE this shoot with Claire and Brock! J We got to meet up with these two on Thursday night for their engagement shoot at Washington Park Botanical Garden in Springfield, and […]

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