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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This is Scott and Liz! Scott is my twin brother! We’re so excited that he’s getting married and we love Liz!! They’re getting married in September. Here are some favorites from our beach engagment sessions! It was sooooo windy and cold but even so we have some really cute stuff. I have more to edit...
I’ve been shooting a lot of Bridals and Engagments lately! That means wedding season is about to hit!! Here are two favorites from Elaine session! They were getting married somewhere out of town…. and going to europe on their honeymoon! I hope they had a wonderful time!! I want to see the pictures!!
The absoultely gorgeous Saraya! She’s two and all that!! She really is stunning!! You might remember her from her Easter Sessions! She’s also going to be my baby model for a charity project I’m currently working on for www.awfc.org She’s always a treat to photograph and she loves to dance! She is a die hard...
Sweet Baby Payton! Here are some quick ones from Peyton’s session!! I am so late on blogging these! They’re just too cute though to not share!! All my babies are getting SO big!! Payton is another of the those babies with the big heart breaking smiles!! She’s so cute you just want to squeeze her!
Jacob is one of my favorite babies! He has the BEST smiles! We did his cake session a few weeks ago! Isn’t he just adorable!! They’re coming in on Saturday to celebrate motherhood with our special mother’s day sessions! I’m looking forward to seeing them!! He makes my ovaries twitch!! LOL He’s not good for...
When ever I do First Holy Communion portraits I remember when I made mine. I was SO proud that my veil was a “crown” veil and my friends had flower ones! LOL It’s funny the things that stick out in your head when you’re a kid!! This is the ever beautiful Alana. I’ve been photographing...
This was a different kind of session that I normally do!! It was so much fun though! These are the beautiful women of the Chi Beta Delta Sorority! We shot these images one evening and made a composite for them! LOL One of my male photographer friends said I have the best job ever! LOL...
Wow! Texas School was wonderful! I learned so much. It was great to hang out with other photographers too! It was inspiring and just what I needed!! I have some really fun photos of my “girls” we had an “avatar” session. I will blog those soon!! I just wanted to share some photos that I’ve...
I just wanted to let everyone know I’m going to a educational workshop in College Station this next week so I will be out of the Studio! I will have internet access and will check messages as I can. So if you’d like to book an appointment please leave a message or email and I...
I’m behind on blogging! I will catch up! The good news is I’m up to date on getter orders out!! Just haven’t had time to update my blog!! With all my last minute seniors I’ve been burning the midnight oil trying to get everything back timely! I’ve also been out of town. This weekend I...
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