Welcome to my photography blog where I share clients sessions and my life experiences on my little corner of the web.
Thank you for visiting my blog. Here you'll find my most recent client sessions as well as stories about my life and my family. Here is some information about me!
My name: Laura Kay Wootan
Age: 35 (although I am going to stop counting after this year)
Birthday: August 5th, 1973
My Family: I have a wonderful husband named Bryan and a six-year-old son that I love very much. My son only makes funny faces at my camera. He might just be slightly over photographed.
Education: Bachelors of Fine Art in Photography from The University of Texas Arlington. I graduated in 1997.
My style: I’m a journalist at heart. My portraits are story telling mixed in with classic portraiture. I strive to create timeless portraits. I believe that portraits are an investment in your family history. I believe children should see what their great grandparents looked like. I believe that every family should have a yearly family portrait. I believe a portrait really can say 1000 words.
The technical aspects of photography are every bit as important to me as the emotions and relationships I capture. You'll never find me shooting on anything but "full manual." I make all the decisions when I'm photographing. I don't photograph on automatic and hope the camera will do a good job.
I pose people. Photographers who claim not to pose because it looks "fake" just don't know how to pose their clients. Not posing people can make a beautiful Mom look ten or twenty pounds heavier than she really is!! I’m so not kidding. Posing people is an art. You can absolutely pose people and still have them look natural and animated. I pose my subjects because I want you and your family to look the best they can. If posing was a bad thing Tyra Banks on Next Top Model wouldn’t spend so much time talking about “the pose!!” Posing… it’s not just for supermodels! Posing is the difference between “snapshot” photography and real portraiture. I believe if you’re hiring a custom photographer they should be providing you a top-notch beautiful product that isn’t something you could do yourself.
I love beautiful light. I am comfortable shooting on location, in the studio and with natural light. I’m always prepared for whatever lighting situation I will encounter. I am obsessed with finding beautiful light and if it’s not there I can create it.
I believe without a doubt Mothers are the ultimate family historians. Mom’s that love photography are my favorite people. I fall in love with every baby and child I photograph. I love nothing more than to see how much they change over the years. I consider it an honor to be your family photographer.
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I’m in Florida for a few days but I couldn’t NOT blog these… how totally fun is this Lady Gaga image??? Meet beautiful Hillary. If you can’t tell she’s a huge GaGa fan so we just had to include some fun homage photos! Sooo many fun images I had such a hard time deciding what...
I had a great time photographing Birdie today! She’s simply stunning! The camera loves her too! She’s very photogenic! Here’s a couple of teasers! I can’t wait to work on the rest of these. I am also back from vacation! I’ve slowed down a little bit but now I’m catching up on all the stuff...
I’ve had the pleasure of photographing Sierra a few times as a cheerleader for Wimberley High School but yesterday was extra fun! Pretty girl, great location! What’s not to love??? But wait there’s more!! She brought her handsome boyfriend Brook with her! They’re so cute together! I have to say I just love love love...
Who needs stinking sunshine?? Haha I am sooo glad we ventured out in the misty rain! I love these images! Meet beautiful Stacie she’s a senior at Texas State. I just love spring wild flowers in Texas! Just two quick teasers! Thanks for coming in! See you soon!
Yesterday was so rainy… our session almost didn’t happen!! We took the chance though and ended up making some really cool portraits of beautiful Kristyna! I had a great time meeting you guys! Here are two quick peeks! See you soon!
Meet beautiful Becca! We had a great session on Saturday! I loved her big prom dress! She’s got some amazing hair too! Just two quick peeks!! Thanks for coming in!!
Meet handsome Thomas! I had the pleasure of photographing his sister Katie a few years ago and now he’s graduating too! Thomas loves Gruene which is a great place for portraits! We had a fabulous day! Thanks for coming in!!
Meet handsome Brian! He’s so musical! He plays everything!! Haha He’s a really fun kid too!! Here are two quick peeks from our session! I know I’m crazy behind on blogs… but I’m trying to keep up with these teasers and senior orders! Graduation is rapidly approaching!! I promise to catch up soon!
Meet handsome Jacob. He’s a senior from Hallettsville. I had a great time getting to know him. Jacob is so easy going yet put -together. He’s got big dreams and I have no doubt he’ll reach his goals. (Did I mention he’s also Valedictorian??) He’s certainly going places! I’ll be able to say I photographed...
Meet beautiful Jayna! I had so much fun photographing her session! She’s beautiful, smart, and so sweet! The camera loves her too! We’ve got so many great images… picking just two to tease with was so hard!! We had a perfect perfect day!! If spring would just stay I would be so happy!
Meet beautiful Effie! She’s a senior from San Marcos high school! Saturday was a great day too although a bit windy! We still managed to have a fabulous session! (with a tiny bit of trespassing haha! It was SO worth it though) Thanks for coming in!!
I had such a great time with Gabby and her sister and mom on Friday! We had a beautiful day! I wanted to share these two quick ones! It was hard to decide which to pick! So many great images of this beauty!
Meet beautiful Daniella! She a senior from San Marcos high school! I love to photograph seniors! We had a great session today! I’m looking forward to our outdoor session too! Thanks so much for coming in! FYI If you’re a senior and need portraits done… DO NOT WAIT!! We have only a few spots left...
Meet handsome Logan!! He’s a senior from San Marcos. I just wanted to get this peek up real quick before I head to Florida! I can’t wait to do our location session! More cool stuff to come!!
Meet Handsome Cameron! He’s another Senior from San Marcos. We had a lot of fun at his session. Here’s just a little peek! I had such a hard time deciding which to show!! We have some great images!! I love this outside one with his car! Way cool! See you guys soon! Thanks for coming...
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