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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! 

When you’re with loved ones, camera ready, imagine a grandparent laughing so much at a grandchild’s joke that tears well up. In that quick second, you capture not only their expression, but the pure happiness glowing between them. That’s the wonderful thing about candid portrait photography, freezing true happenings that show who people truly are! […]

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July 25, 2025

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Taking that leap from natural light photography to off-camera flash can feel like a big step, but you’re already closer than you think! Every time you’ve wanted more control over light or dreamed of creating those lovely, deep portraits you see, that’s what off-camera flash helps you with. The photography community has fully embraced this […]

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July 20, 2025

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In a world filled with vibrant colors and super clear images, black and white photography stands out! It is such a timeless nod to the wonderful power of simplicity. When you gently remove those colors, what is left is the true spirit of your subject, raw feelings, striking contrasts, and heartwarming stories that might otherwise […]

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July 12, 2025

Bloomington Country Club maternity portraits with mother in red dress in the snow photographed by Illinois maternity photographers Caitlin and Luke Photography, IL maternity photographers

Happy Friday, friends!! Welcome back to the blog! We are Caitlin & Luke- Bloomington, IL Maternity Photographers, and we are so very excited to be sharing this Bloomington Country Club maternity session with you all today. This is very easily one of my favorite sessions we’ve gotten to photograph in a long time- I’m just […]

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February 26, 2021

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Pregnancy must haves for first time mom

You know it’s the off season when we have time to share things like this 😉 I love putting together posts with fun content like this for you guys, and our off season is a perfect time! I also found posts like these SO helpful throughout my pregnancy, and if I can pass anything along […]

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February 17, 2021

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snowy winter Ewing Manor maternity session in Bloomington IL with Caitlin and Luke Photography, Illinois maternity photographers

Hey friends, and happy Thursday! WOW are we so exited to be sharing this dreamy session with you all today- just you wait! But first, if you are new around here, welcome to our blog!! We are Caitlin & Luke- Bloomington, IL Maternity Photographers. We have had the total honor of getting to come alongside […]

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February 4, 2021

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winter maternity session in Allerton Park photographed by Monticello IL maternity photographers Caitlin and Luke Photography, IL maternity photographers

Hi friends, and happy Thursday! Wow has it been a fun week here on the blog- we’ve had a ton of fun stuff to share! 🙂 If you are new around here, welcome to the blog… we are Caitlin & Luke- Monticello, IL Maternity Photographers! We are so darn excited to be sharing Sabin and […]

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January 7, 2021

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winter Fransen Nature Area maternity portraits with IL maternity photographers Caitlin and Luke Photography, Illinois maternity portraits

Hi friends, and welcome back to the blog! If you’re new around here, we’d love to introduce ourselves- we are Caitlin & Luke- Bloomington, IL Maternity Photographers! Today, we are so excited to be sharing the sweetest maternity session with you all! You might recognize Morgan and Kyle from their darling engagement session with us […]

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January 6, 2021

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We can hardly believe it’s already time to put together this blog post, but here we are!! Where did 2020 go?! If you are new around here, welcome to the blog! 🙂 We are Caitlin & Luke- Bloomington, IL Wedding Photographers, and every year, we share a recap of our wedding and shoot season right […]

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January 5, 2021

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