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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I don’t think I’ve formally introduced everyone to Kristi yet! She is my high school girl who comes in on Fridays! I’m sure she’ll be thrilled that this is the image I’m sharing of her! It was too cute not too! We’ve been working on our Easter set and playing around with the lighting! She...
Don’t forget Easter comes early this year!! We’re proud to offer something new for this Easter Holiday! Instead of Bunnies we’re going to have Duckies!! I’m so excited! This should be so much fun! I’m currently working on my new set. It will be simple and clean and will work great for boys or girls!...
Hey Seniors!! I’ve been getting a lot of requests for people wanting to use my images for their yearbook advertisements. I will grant permission and provide your yearbook with a digital file to use. HOWEVER… I will NOT be happy if you scan my portraits and submit them without permission. I spend a tremendous amount...
It’s a little early but I know I’m going to be busy so I just wanted wish everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day and share Guy’s Valentine card. This is probably the last one he’ll let me do! I must admit I’m a little sad about it. My baby is growing up! Valentines has always been...
It’s finally done! I have been dragging my feet for the last year or so creating a new website for my wedding work! There just never seems to be enough hours in the day! But being busy is good so I’m not complaining!! www.LauraKayWootan.com Well! It’s done! It finally launched! It still has a few...
Meet handsome Chris. He’s a New Braunfels Senior! We did our exclusive outdoor session with him! How I love to photograph in Landa Park! We also photographed him out on the Unicorn football field with his Marimba! ( at least I think it’s a Marimba LOL) Lets just say Dad was a real trooper because...
Here is sweet baby Laney! It’s going to be awhile before this family can come in for their ordering session and I know how torturous it can be to wait!! So here is a sneak peek! We had a really fun session! Laney did SO good! She was such a trooper! We changed her clothing...
Oh how I love bald babies! Here are some portraits of sweet baby Ella! She’s such a good girl she has a sweet sweet demeanor and she’s started to say DADADADA!! I love all the changes in the first year! Just a few months ago she wasn’t even sitting up! Babies change soooo fast! I...
Happy Birthday Bianca!!!! Okay now this really freaks me out because I remember very well first meeting baby bianca she was three weeks old!! She was soooo tiny and now she’s a big girl!! I’ve photographed Miss Bianca many times throughout the years! She’s so sweet and always makes funny faces! She totally would not...
I’ve photographed Sean and his brother a few times now and his brother’s graduation photos I think two years ago! Man time has flown by! We had a fun session and I really love the shots of Sean in the bomber jacket! Those were my favorites! Thanks Mom for running to get them! Congratulations Sean!!
Okay I don’t know why I always call girls named “Megan” Scrambled Megs… I just think it’s cute! LOL Meet beautiful Megan! She’s the daughter of a friend of mine a fellow photographer. He shoots mostly wildlife stuff. Nothing like a little stress photographing another photographers kid! LOL We had a lot of fun at...
Here are a few quick ones from Trevor’s studio session! He’s an awesome guy and he can play a B minor on guitar and I cannot! LOL Some people just have natural talent! He also plays piano and was in his high school musical Guy’s and Doll’s just recently! I’m really looking forward to our...
I’m behind on blogging… yet again! Sorry folks!! It’s one rush into another! Our senior season has offically begun and I’ve shot lots of seniors lately! Here is beatufiul Tera’s sneak peek! I’m excited to be shooting her outdoor excursion next month!! We’re going to have a blast! Much more of this beauty to come!...
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