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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Troy and I had the pleasure of photographing Heather and Abrahams wedding in November! It was a beautiful wedding! We had such a good time! Heather’s dress was just stunning and she looked beautiful! Her brides maids dresses we’re lovely too. Her colors were rich fall colors and it all came together beautifully! The wedding...
Awwww sweet Lauren! I can’t believe she’s three! I remember shooting her Cake portraits she was so tiny! Now she’s three and sooo much fun! She’s so animated! She makes some great expressions and she is motivated by JELLY BEANS!! LOL I’m motivated by any kind of food personally! LOL We had a great session!...
Meet the lovely Parker Family! Another family that got to enjoy Baby’s first Christmas!! our session was a little rough but we ended up with some really beautiful photos! Mom Nicole loves Black and White portraits too!! Which I love it when people order everything in black and white! It makes me happy! LOL
How I love little girls in Christmas dresses too! Their Mom Joy always dresses these girls in the cutest outfits! I’ve photographed these girls several times now! They’re every bit as sweet! Harper has lost many of her front teeth! This year “all I want for Christmas is my two front teeth” was totally HER...
I cannot believe that it’s been a year!! Braxsten is one of my favorite babies! I’ve photographed him many times during his first year of life! I love his sweet smile! Of course we had to do a cake session! He really liked the cake! Poor baby was sick on his actual birthday though! I...
Meet the beautiful Kroeger Family! This is a wondefully sweet family! We photographed them the day of the parade! Yes!! Parking issue are NOT fun! Our sessions went very well! We got some great portraits! Juliette has written a children’s book and I hope to see it soon! We also did a portrait for her...
Meet the handsome Tate!! His Mommy and Daddy brought him in for a family portrait and for some baby portraits! He was such a cute baby! I loved his little baby mohawk! We had a great session! I hope you guys had a wonderful Babys First Christmas!
Merry Christmas Everyone! Just wanted to let everyone know that the Studio will be Closed From Dec. 20th – Jan 3rd. See you in the New Year! I’m going to attempt to get some blogging done during the break! Laura
Yes! Of course I’m behind on blogging! There is finally a wee bit of light at the end of the tunnel!! This Christmas has been soooo busy!! My blogs are late but orders have been on time!! LOL I know it’s hard to wait!! I’m sorry! I promise I will have a chance to update...
I believe in giving back to my community so I do several charity events throughout the year. My favorite one is our annual holiday charity sessions that benefit Roxanne’s house here in San Marcos. This year was a great success! We had a really cute set and the kids just loved playing in the snow!...
Meet the Hurtado Family! I’ve been photographing them for a few years! I can’t get over how big Gabby and Cecilia are now! It’s amazing how much difference a year makes! We had a fun session and made some really cute holiday cards! I almost posted them here on the blog but I didn’t want...
Meet beautiful Krystal! She’s a communications major at Texas State and she’s Graduating this semester! Congratulations to her! Krystal has beautiful features and photographs very well! She also loves kids! She use to care for my son at his old school. When I was working on her job… Guy kept saying… Who’s that?? Do I...
Meet the lovely Rivera & Torres families. I feel very fortunate that they choose me to photograph their family portraits. I consider it an honor! Son Andrew is serving in the Military and has been sent to Iraq. We had a wonderful afternoon and created some really fun portraits. I truly appreciate the sacrifice he...
Meet Baby Bella! She just turned one!! We did our very popular cake session with her. Bella did so good! She didn’t eat much cake but she had a great time playing in it. We also took some quick classic portraits. I love her dark eyes. She’s a serious baby but we did manage to...
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