{about me}

Hello and welcome~ my name is Kim Crafton.  I am a loving wife and mother to three beautiful children- two boys and a baby doll, a school social worker, and an aspiring photographer living in Manhattan, IL. 
I am an on-location, natural light photographer.  I love the photojournalistic style that captures the raw emotion of each subject.  I specialize in newborns, children, and families, but welcome bellies and true loves too!  
I have enjoyed taking pictures my whole life, but after having my first baby, my love for photography blossomed as evidenced by the thousands of pictures I’ve taken of my family since that joyous day.  
I truly think it is important to have photos of life’s most beautiful moments~ 
Life comes at you fast, sometimes you have to slow down and enjoy the beauty of it. What a better way to capture the memories than in a photograph~ 
I would be honored to capture yours.

Please email me at lavitabellaphotos@gmail.com to set up a photo session.
La vita bella- Life is beautiful~
Enjoy!