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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We had the pleasure of photographing Kara and Wes’s Jan 5th wedding. Let me just say that this is one of my very favorite weddings. Troy and I had such a good time! Kara & Wes are the kind of bride and groom whom are so in love and just looking at them you can...
Just wanted to let everyone know I’m heading back to Florida for a few days on assignment! I will be back on Tuesday! I will attempt to return phone calls but really if you need to contact me the best thing to do would be to send me an email!! I will get back to...
Okay… so I’m posting a shameless brag! LOL We’re so happy Austin Wedding Day asked to feature one of our Weddings! Candice and Gunner were featured in this months magazine! It’s a beautiful spread we’re very excited about it!! It really was a beautiful wedding! I’m so happy they choose her wedding as one of...
Here’s a few more images of baby Reid! There is a sneak peek blog a few blogs down! He’s such an easy going baby!! I can’t believe how big he is! It seems like yesterday when I photographed their maternity and newborn session!! Oh how I love his little smile with his little teeth!! Man...
Meet Michelle and her son Elijah! Michelle is an art student up at Texas State! She makes some amazing pieces! I love her wedding dress sculptures! Elijah goes to school with my boy! He is so sweet! Michelle wanted some fun casual portraits of the two of them. We had a blast in this session!...
This blog is for Sharryl my favorite blog stalker!! LOL I had a great time photographing this family session! I love it when people listen to the clothing consultation! It really makes for great portraits! Donovan is always fun to photograph! This session was no exception! We created some really beautiful family portraits! I want...
Meet Kara & Wes! They’re such a fun couple and so in love! I had the pleasure of shooting their engagment session last month and their wedding just this last Saturday! The Wedding was so beautiful! We have some great photos I can’t wait to share! I’m still developing them! In the mean time I...
We have winners! Thanks everyone for playing! This was fun! I’m definately going to do it again!! Our First Prize goes to the Cornwell Family! They’ll recieve the gift certificate for $100!! Which I’m excited cause I know Briella will be sitting up soon!!! You guys made some great frame choices! These looks so good!...
One thing that I REALLY love is when you guys send me photos of how you’ve displayed my art! It’s really special for me to get to see my portraits hanging in your home! SOOOOOOOOOO Here’s the contest… For the FIRST client that email me a photo of my portraits hanging in your home or...
I can’t believe how quickly 2007 has come and gone! It seems like time only speeds up the older I get! I’d like to thank each of you for a wonderful 2007! I have so enjoyed getting to know you and spending time with your family! Thank you for choosing me to capture your memories!...
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