hi! I'm Laura Gioja

My studio is located in Watseka, IL. I am blessed to work with many people in this area through photography!

I'm very creative and generally a homebody, but I don't keep still for long! My brain is always busy coming up with new ideas and challenges for myself. It's a good day if I can get into nature or get my hands dirty doing a project- usually something that requires my husband to come to my rescue as I get in over my head quickly! We own an old home and that gives us plenty to work on! I also love to cook and bake, and thankfully I have plenty of eager eaters around!

I love being a mom to my 3. It's my best and most important job. Watching them blossom into creative, funny, wonderful people is so rewarding!

I am married to my husband, Phil. I can't imagine running this business or raising my kids without him. He's encouraging, positive and blessing to everyone that knows him or gets to work with him. Lucky for me, he married me and his encouragement keeps me going. He's the best at helping me with technical snags. He owns a video production company and we run our businesses from the same workspace in downtown Watseka, IL.

We love small town living and are thankful to be raising our family here. Iroquois County is the area I primarily serve and I so appreciate being able to keep my work local. I particularly love working on location at area farms and properties. I also do a lot of my outdoor sessions at a private farm property close to Watseka.

I work part time and I don't photograph weddings or seniors (so, those Saturdays are free for you families! yay!) Between running my kids around and volunteering, I keep very busy. Plus, my husband works long hours in some seasons, so I work my schedule around that. Most of my sessions are done on the weekends, except newborns which I do during the week.