KDarling Photography Champaign, IL

05/25/2026

FHS Class of 2026 - your graduation photos are ready! Click the link in bio to view and download.

05/25/2026

Attention FHS Class of 2026 + Family! The Graduation & Parade Photos are now available here:

2026 Fisher Graduation Ceremony Photos

05/15/2026

Tomorrow is once again “Cap & Gown” Photo Day for the Fisher CUSD #1 Class of 2026.

It’s always a bittersweet emotional day starting out with the seniors parading in the grade school, then the class photo followed by individual photos. Then the senior practice graduation and a class cookout at the football field.

I can’t wait to share this year’s graduating class with everyone!

Best wishes to all who are graduating this year - oh the places you’ll go!

05/04/2026

Hey Fisher Junior & Senior Parents - prom photos are now available here: https://kdarlingphotography.pic-time.com/IJykcFygt0MZs

04/19/2026

I haven’t been gone, just a little quiet over here.

Sometimes life gets full, and I’ve learned that leaning into the quiet is often how I find my rhythm again. Behind the scenes, I’ve still been here, photographing sweet families, preserving meaningful moments, and doing work I love so deeply.

So this is simply my gentle way of saying hello again.

Still here.
Still creating.
Still telling your stories.

And this smile felt like the perfect way to begin sharing again.

Central Illinois baby photographer serving Fisher, Champaign, Mahomet, Bloomington, and surrounding areas.

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10/27/2025

Raise your hand if you’re a last minute planner like me 🖐️🖐️🖐️

I don know if I just thrive in the adrenaline rush that comes with realizing I’m running out of time or what, but dang I’m always pushing it right to the last minute .

So, if you’re like me and haven’t scheduled you fall family photos yet, you’ve come to the right person.

My annual fall minis are this coming November 1 & 2 (link is in bio to book).

Those dates don’t work for you? I’ve got you covered, just send me a DM and we’ll find a date that works!

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10/05/2025

Being a High School Senior today is not for the weak.

When I was a senior I had time to play a sport, manage a sport, have a leading role in the senior play, be a sectional officer for FHA, work part-time, participate in my high school church group, hang out with my friends and still get my homework done (most of the time).

Today’s high school senior has pressure on them like never before - actually it almost starts when attending a career fair as 8th graders.

What do you want to be? I didn’t truly figure this out for myself until I was in my 30s, but they’re supposed to know this as freshman, work on a life plan and select classes for the rest of their high school career based on this. And oh good gravy if they change their mind it creates chaos in the future class schedules 🤦🏼‍♀️

Then comes Junior year. Better ace that ACT test or you’re screwed (take it from me, it’s not the end of your life).

And then senior year. They’re told to take it slow, enjoy it! And also, take part in EVERYTHING because the end is near!

Senior pictures should be a big deal. But senior pictures should not be stressful. Senior pictures are usually being “fit in” around other activities. I get it. Scheduling and planning senior pictures can feel daunting.

But what if I told you it doesn’t have to be that way?

What if I told you we could get AMAZING epic images in about 30 minutes and you never have to stray far from home (unless you want to)?

All of the images above were taken in about 20 minutes and all within 20 feet of each other - and we fit in 2 different outfits.

Yep, you read that right.

Let me help you take the stress out of your senior photos so you can just enjoy the experience!

There are still a few spots open this fall. DM me for availability.

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10/04/2025

09/07/2025

I’m obsessed with black and white film photography.

It’s timeless.

It makes you see things in a unique way with just light and shape.

It tells the truth without the distraction of color.

It’s light and shadow. It’s as simple as that while being as difficult as that.

It has a soul that lives on and on—and makes lets me remember how the moment felt more than color photography ever has.

Last semester I retook the Beginning Darkroom Film Photography class at that I first took a “few” years back after high school.

It was an honor to have 3 images selected for the juried student art exhibition at with one image earning a Merit Award!

So this semester I’m back in the darkroom with the Advanced Black & White Darkroom class developing my own film, creating my own prints. It’s hands on and making art for art’s sake - and I love it.

I’m planning to sprinkle in some of those images in here amongst my client work.

So thanks for joining me on this lovely little journey 🤍

09/06/2025

What’s that?

You haven’t scheduled senior pictures yet?

Well what are you waiting for??!!

I just opened up a few additional spots in my fall schedule - grab ‘em before someone else does!

DM me for availability and packages.