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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Candice and Gunnar tied the knot on 09-08-07. Isn’t that a great date for a wedding! The wedding was held at Old Glory Ranch in Wimberley. It was the first time for us to shoot there and let me just say this venue was simply beautiful. Not only was it beautiful but the wedding event...
I have been waiting to blog this session for a few months. Meet the very beautiful Candice. She really is beautiful inside and out! We photographed her wedding on Sept. 8th. and I’ll share those photos in the next blog. This summer of course had been so weird with all the rain. Candice choose an...
I got a phone call from Debbie asking me to photograph her daughter Jeanene in a pose that would match a photo that was taken of herself at the same age. She said that she and her daugher looked very much alike. Boy she wasn’t kidding!! It was a fun session to recreate this image....
Meet the cute Quartutci ( I hope I spelled their name right) kiddos! I love Layla’s curls!! Man I have baby fever and every time a photograph a little girl in a tutu it makes me want one!! LOL Here are some favorites from the sessions. I love that Katie their mom picked out the...
Okay so James is OFFICALLY my last senior of 2007! LOL He graduated in the spring and this fall started at Texas State. He didn’t have a chance to get his senior photos done when he graduated! Better late than never! James had really cool hair he had this natural highlight at his crown! My...
Today is my sweet boy’s birthday! I can’t believe he’s FIVE! I have no idea when he got soooo big. We are so blessed to have this sweet boy in our lives. And now the sad news….yesterday Morning my husbands Grandmother Betty Wootan passed away. Grandma lived in San Marcos for much of her life....
I’m sorry!! I know I have people waiting for blogs and I’m very behind on blogging!! It’s been a very busy month of weddings and sessions! I’ve just returned from my brother’s wedding on South Padre Island! I have lots of good blogs coming I promise!! Just wanted to let those of you waiting that...
We’ve got a few promotions coming up I wanted to share! Our back to school promotion is very cool this year! It’s a BOOK of ABC’s of your child or children! I did a sample book of my sweet son Guy. We’ve got all the items to make the alphabet but also encourage you to...
Meet Baby Ella! Isn’t she adorable! We photographed her on a very special family baby blanket. Her Great Great Grandmother made it! I love when people bring items from home. Its a wonderful way to make portraits so special. Ella makes the best little faces too! She sticks out her bottom lip when she’s about...
I’ve photographed Emma and Maddie several times now and each time their parents hate me ( in a good way a little bit more because these girls are too stinking cute! LOL We had a wonderful session and learned that Maddie can be motivated by cookies! She also really loves her big sister and wants...
Meet handsome little Judah! Judah is blessed to have three beautiful big sisters – Mikah, Eliya and Gavriella! We did a family portrait of them together and these girls were SO good and patient! They were also so sweet to their little brother you can tell this little guy is well loved! We shot some...
Meet handsome Luke and his beautiful baby sister Drew! I’ve photographed Luke several times and he’s SO big! It always amazes me how quickly children change! The biggest change is he has hair now!! Luke was bald for a long time. I have a special place in my heart for little bald men!! Here are...
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