About me
Hi, Im Carol DeAnda, born and raised in the southwest suburbs and now living in Lake in the Hills Illinois. I have always been the one with the camera since grade school, but it wasn't until high school I realized that this could be my calling. After high school, I attended Harrington College of Design for the Digital photography program and started on my path to becoming a professional photographer. I have been photographing families since 2008, added weddings in 2010, and finally entered into headshots and real estate photography in 2014. I am a PPA member since 2012 and proud CPP (Certified Professional Photographer) as well as a member of The Wedding Equality Alliance. I also serve on the board of PPANI as the Program chair.
I became an educator in 2020 and have now spoken in multiple states teaching on family photography. I taught at WPPI in Vegas 2023, and will be a speaker at Imaging USA 2024 which is the largest Professional Photographer organization in the country that draws 10,000 + photographers to its conference each year.
I believe that love is love no matter what and am a strong supporter of marriage equality! Anyone who loves someone enough to want to spend their entire lives together deserves to have that love celebrated and remembered through photography.
I am obsessed with stripes, I never believed in that don't wear horizontal stripes rule! I am kind of a tv junkie, I love Severence, Silo, Gossip Girl, Big Brother, anything reality tv related, and way too many more to list. I absolutely love the band Fall Out Boy, Panic at the Disco and Korn. I have been a huge fan since I was a freshman in high school. Now you know a little bit about me, I want to know a little bit about you! Friend me on facebook or send me an email!
Loves... Hates...
Cheese Cilantro
Green Prickly weeds
Fall Out Boy Bugs
Tacos Pants that are too tight
Photo Credit: Hughes Fioretti Photography
Me in action! Photo Credit: Courtney Scheimann