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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! 

Have you ever noticed how some engagement photos possess a wonderfully romantic quality while others seem to miss that spark? The explanation might be wonderfully straightforward! Natural light—that amazing, freely available resource for every photographer—often marks the distinction between standard engagement photos and truly captivating ones. Learning to work with natural light develops beyond a […]

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Table of ContentsClient Direction Skills for Natural Engagement PhotographyPre-Session Preparations for Successful Client EngagementEffective Communication Tips for a Smooth Photo SessionBehavioral Cues and How to Direct Different PersonalitiesAddressing Challenges in Real-TimePost-Session Follow-Up: Building Client Satisfaction and Encouraging Future EngagementsContinuous Improvement: Learning from Each Photography Session Client Direction Skills for Natural Engagement Photography Before we get […]

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Capturing the unique connection of an engagement session really benefits from having the right tools for the job! We know from experience that what’s in our camera bag can make a big difference between good photos and truly memorable images that couples will treasure. Having the appropriate gear helps solve technical challenges and opens up […]

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We’re Caitlin & Luke, Bloomington IL wedding photographers! Oh friends, get ready… because this is going to be one packed blog post for you guys!! We absolutely adore Nichole and Brent and we have been filled with anticipation for this sweet day for quite some time now!! From the start, Nicole and Brent have been […]

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Happy Tuesday, friends! Boy do we have a treat to share with you all today right here on the blog… we sure hope you’re ready for the gorgeousness you’re about to see!! Today, we get to share a stunner of a wedding that our sweet team members photographed on Saturday for their amazing couple Jillian […]

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July 23, 2019

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Hey friends and happy Thursday! Hasn’t it been a fun week on the blog around here?! Oh my goodness gracious! Today, we get to share Sabin and Tyler’s stunner of a wedding day with you all, and gosh are we excited about it! Sabin and Tyler have been nothing but incredible to work with from […]

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Happy Wednesday, everyone! We’re Caitlin & Luke, Naperville IL Wedding Photographers, and we’re so excited to be sharing the second of our three weddings from this past weekend, and today it’s Erica and Ronnie’s turn on the blog! Get ready, because this was one heck of a fun day! We have been so excited for […]

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Hey friends! We sure hope you’re ready, because we’re about to share a whole bunch of gorgeousness on the blog this week!! We just wrapped up a TRIPLE wedding weekend as a team, and we’re thrilled to be sharing the very first of those three weddings with you all today! Just wait until you see […]

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Hey friends and happy Tuesday!! We are Caitlin & Luke, Milwaukee Wedding Photographers, and today, we are incredibly excited because we get to share the most gorgeous wedding with you all- are you ready?! Ahh!! There are SO many Milwaukee wedding venues to choose from and Megan & Johann did such a good job picking […]

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