About

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Hello there! I’m Kara, a photographer serving Central Illinois.

I live in Eureka, IL with my Husband, Erik and our son, Henry. When there’s not a camera in my hand, there is most likely a child or a coffee in it!
My husband and I have been together since ’08. At that time we were living in Burlington, Iowa. In 2009 I convinced him to move with me to the Peoria area for a fresh start. Best decision ever. We found the perfect small apartment and ended up living there for almost 10 years until we had our son and grew out of it. We got married in September 2016, and we were blessed with our son on the 4th of July 2017!

Here are a few quick facts to help you get to know me a little better 🙂

  1. I love a challenge.
  2. I have never been to a concert that wasn’t steamboat days and live music at bars. Sad I know!
  3. I worked in the restaurant industry for 13 years, from cleaning a lobby at McDonalds to Managing a local family owned restaurant.
  4. I have never seen Star Wars, Star Trek, or most marvel movies. but I want to.
  5. I LOVE any kind of creative competition reality show. A few of my favorites are body painting, makeup/ SFX makeup, glass blowing, interior design, fashion design, and of course cooking competition shows.
  6. I will never fly.
  7. I Love all kinds of random music. A few of my favorite Pandora radio stations are The White stripes, Glass animals, 21 pilots, Jack Johnson, Alanis Morissette, and Kid Cudi. I told you it was random. lol!
  8. I am pretty bad at prioritizing the social media side of my business and I’m working on that!
  9. I am part of a huge blended family. I have 4 older sisters (2 step) 4 younger brothers (1 step, 2 half). This makes me an aunt to 21 kids!
  10. My favorite part of the day (besides coffee in the morning) is when I get to go to my kitchen and come up with a meal for my family.