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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

Happy Monday, friends! Nothing like kicking off a week with a beautiful engagement shoot here on the blog! Today we are so excited to get to share Brandie and Andy’s adorable wild grass engagement photos with you… and guys, it might just become a new favorite of yours- we’re just saying! 😉 Brandie and I […]

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August 28, 2017

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You might think we are completely crazy for trying to pull off a full styled shoot in the middle of wedding season – and a few weeks ago, I would’ve probably agreed with you! – but friends, we did it. Yet it’s only because we partnered with an absolutely incredible team of vendors that we were able […]

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August 25, 2017

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We have been so incredibly excited to share this post with you guys!! Kayla and Phil’s wedding day absolutely snuck up on us, and we literally cannot believe that their wedding day has already come and gone. It’s so crazy to us!! It literally just feels like yesterday that we were photographing their darling engagement […]

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August 9, 2017

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Get ready, friends, because not one but TWO gorgeous wedding days are heading to the blog this week!! Ahh! We shot our very first double header of the year this past weekend, and we started things off with Kim and Josh’s stunner of a wedding day in Fontana, Wisconsin at The Abbey Resort! The main […]

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August 8, 2017

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Ohh my goodness, guys… if only you all know how EXCITED we were to be sharing this little blog post with you guys today! 😉 We photographed Baylor and Lauren’s wedding back in July of 2016, and their day was actually the first wedding we photographed as a married couple! We have such sweet memories […]

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Happy Tuesday, friends! We are SO EXCITED to be blogging Lauren and Jordan’s stunner of a wedding day today and getting to share it with you all today! Lauren and Jordan actually went to school with Luke growing up, so it’s been so fun for me to get to know the two of them over […]

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