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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Mother’s day is fast approaching!! I love to do mother and children portraits!! Here are two quick teasers from our session! We have some truly beautiful images! Thanks for coming in see you guys soon!
Meet the beautiful Weisberg family! They’ve graced my blog many times now! Once again I had the pleasure of photographing the fabulous four! They’re so sweet! I love photographing them probably more than they like to be photographed haha! Can’t help it!! Beautiful kids in the great location of Florida and I can’t help myself!!...
Just a quick peek for Maddie and Emma! I’ve photographed these sweethearts for a few years now and it’s always a joy! They’ve grown up so much!! Thanks for coming in guys! See you soon!
I know this is an old blog but since there is a very small chance we might get snow tomorrow I though why not! Better late then never!! I really am trying to catch up!! So with each new blog I’m going to try to blog an old blog too! These are the River City...
Meet beautiful Savannah and her adorable brother Colton! Both kiddos are full of personality! Just a quick peek from our session! Thanks for coming in guys! See you soon!
Bianca is turning SIX!! I can hardly believe it!! She’s SO big and so cute!! I remember her being three weeks old!! Here are some quick teasers!! See you guys soon! Thanks for coming in!!
Meet the beautiful Hernandez family! It’s been a few years since I had seen Marcela! My goodness did she grow up! Time just goes way to fast! Marcela looks so adorable her little pig tails and she loved twirling around in my tutu! I love the collage art strip!! It was also great catching up...
I love the Dettmer Boys! They’re always fun to photograph! Course I’m always partial to twins since I’m a twin too! We added in big brother Dono in for some holiday pictures too… then we added nanny Laura to the mix! I think my favorite is the one of them looking down in the bathtub!...
Just wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! I hope your holiday has been wonderful and filled with much love and cookies! It’s hard to believe how quickly this year has gone! Thank so much for allowing me to capture your family memories! I feel so blessed to get to do a job that...
How I love twins! It’s not very often though that I get a set of identical twins though and boy… these little sweethearts REALLY look alike! They’re SO cute! Course I have a special place in my heart for twins since I am one! We had a wonderful session and made some great portraits. Thanks...
I’ve had the pleasure of photographing the Simek family for many years now! How they’ve changed and grown up. I remember the first time I photographed Simon. He was around two years old and wanted to have nothing to do with me! He’s now just so charming and sweet! Lily too use to be shy...
Meet the Placett kiddos! I’ve been photographing these sweethearts for a few years too! I know I sound like a broken record but I’m ever reminded of how quickly time passes with this job! They’re both SO big! Sean LOVES the wiggles too! We totally had to bribe him to let us put him in...
I had the pleasure of photographing the Courtney family once again with the adorable Little Lady Elaine! (I wonder how many people will get that reference? ( Lady Elaine is from Mr. Rodgers Neighborhoods although she looks nothing like her Haha!) Am I showing my age? LOL ) Elaine is so cute! I love her...
I’ve been photographing Mattison for a few years too! My goodness she’s grown so much since last year! She’s so full of life and energy. She makes the best expressions and is so animated. She also loves princesses! LOL We sang songs and she told me some stories! It was a fun session! I think...
Meet Baby Nik! He just turned 1 year old and is the cutest little flirt. He loves the ladies! We did our classic cake collage and then we added some cute cousins! Katie and Will if you’re a blog stalker you’ll surely recognize them! I’ve photographed them many times! They are so cute together! It’s...
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