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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Meet the way hawt College Senior Priscilla! LOL Yeah, she’s smokin! Priscilla is a Texas State Senior graduating this August! We did some classic cap and gown photos then we really had a blast shooting some awesome fashion photos! Here are some favorites from the session!
Meet handomse Garrett. He’s a 2007 senior from Lockhart and I finally got his Senior Album back from the printers so I thought I’d share it here. His album is AWESOME. I loved it so much I printed one for me! If you’d like to stop by and see it come visit me it’s that...
Newly Weds! I’m so honored to have photography the Hotchkiss and Anderson’s! They made a stop by the studio for portraits on thier wedding day. Sandra looked so pretty in her pink dress! We took some really fun couple portraits and then photographed each of the families and then everyone together! They were a lovely...
Ahhhh it’s Brice! My all time most smiley baby! Brice is one of my favorites! I just photographed his baby sister Brinkley. It’s wild how much he and Brinkley look alike! I cannot believe he’s 3 years old. WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE! He was as cute as always. We had a fun session and...
Meet the Smith Family! It was Mike’s birthday when we did our session! We had a lot of fun and made some beautiful family portraits. Their little girl has the best vocabulary ever and she’s not even two! She also had those beautiful curls which if you’ve read my blog at all you know I...
Brennan turns ONE!! Here is sweet Brennan’s first year portraits. We had a fun session he was really really walking. Not toddling but full on walking and running! I bet his folks were tired after our session! We did a bit of baby wrangling! He has the sweetest smile and makes some of the cutest...
Finally! I have a moment to blog! I’ve been holding on to these images until the Cornwell’s had a chance to send out their birth announcements! This is their beautiful new baby girl Briella! We had a “first” at my studio! Her umbilical cord fell off during our session!! That was a new one for...
I’m a little behind on Blogging! I’m going to try to get some up! In the meantime I think it’s about time for a blog Contest!!!!!!! If you notice to the right here… I’ve added a “Blog Subscription” So! Here’s the contest! New Clients or Old subscribe to my “blog” and at the end of...
It’s hard to believe a week has come and gone so quickly. I’m glad to be home but I already miss the beach. I’m catching up on emails and phone calls. We had a great vacation. Here are a last few photos to share. This was a really cool beach shop in Corpus. I love...
We went to the Texas State Aquarium today. I wish I could say it was “awesome” but really it was kind of lame. First off we waited for the “dolphin” show and I had in my mind a “sea worldish” experience and well… It’s not Sea World. Not even close. The dolphins hardly did anything...
We’re having a great time at the beach! We’ve been here three day’s now and my parents have joined us for a few days. Then my brother-in-law and his son will join us later in the week. Then THE Shelby Lane will be coming for the day with her babes as well. Port Aranasas is...
It’s been a busy few weeks! Especially last week! I have a few blogs that I’m DYING to post but I will wait! LOL I normally don’t post newborn sessions until the birth announcements go out! I don’t want to ruin the fun of their family and friends getting the birth announcement in the mail!...
Here’s a quick peek for Matt! We did a great indoor and outdoor session! Believe it or not the rain actually cooperated with us and we were able to go on location! Here are a few of him with his Harley! I have lots of great images of him and his beautiful daughter! More to...
I really do have the best job! I love to see how much a baby changes in it’s first year. This is baby Braxton. Just six short months ago he was so tiny he fit into his daddy’s hands! I’ll include his three day old portrait! (it’s one of my favorites!) Last week week we...
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