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Chicago & Finding My Inner City Girl

This summer has truly been a ball of excitement. Preston and I vowed to travel as much as possible over the next few years, and that’s exactly what we’ve started doing. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to take this and a couple of other business-esque trips with me this summer due to school and military, but […]

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Weddings

A Blush Summer Wedding: Shelli + Sean

As I’ve said before, there are defining elements for me as a photographer and observer that generally set the mood for each individual wedding day. This mood may not even be something that the participants of the day particularly pick up on as the events unfold, but instead, it’s more of an experience–a feeling, if […]

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Families

Late Summer Sessions: Alabama

This summer has been one filled with travel and I can’t say I have a single complaint about it. We spent the end of May in Alabama recharging from the crazy Spring season, then I spent last week in Chicago at a photography workshop soaking in all of the goodness world renowned wedding photographer, Jasmine Star […]

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Weddings

Shelli + Sean: Sneak Peek

The past week has been ever-so-exciting! Between shooting Shelli and Sean’s wedding at Parc 73 and then heading to Chicago for a mind-blowing photography workshop, I’ve been a busy little bee. As I was sorting through their photographs from the day, I couldn’t help but share a few. Here are a few of my favorites […]

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Personal

Imaginary Conversations and Remembering Your Groove Thang

Rest. Relaxation. Reflection. If I’m being honest, I’ve been laying low for quite some time now, trying to rest, recharge, and find my fancy groove thang once again. Trying to remember the ins and outs of what makes me come alive and why fostering that is so important. Because you see, life changes and life […]

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Imagine Boutique: Website Launch, Part II

After developing some fabulously mad love for photographing seniors and considering my crush on an ever-changing good outfit, I was thrilled when Imagine Boutique contacted me about photographing for their store. I’m about as girly girl as they come, so a day with a group of girls, makeup, hair products, endless outfits, and tons of giggles was […]

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I’m Kali, Professional Photographer and Founder of The Creative Studio. 

I’m wildly passionate about storytelling through professional portraiture.
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