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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LOL at least I think so. So here’s a photo of four unhappy boys that I made stop and pose in a sharks mouth. We’re having fun at the beach. So far it’s been lovely. We’ve had a little bit of rain but it hasn’t lasted long. I haven’t taken many photos…it’s early yet. I’ll...
Here’s one more quick teaser for Lori!! I can’t believe Ella is one!! We’ve got some super cute stuff!! Here’s that peek! See you soon!!
Before I leave I had to post another sneak peek for Jody!! I know she’s dying!! I hate to torture people!! We have some really fun stuff! Glad we went out to Gruene!! Here’s a quick couple images as promised!!! Much more to come! See you soon!!
Before I leave on Vacation I wanted to blog this wedding!! It was such a neat wedding with an ocean theme! It only seemed appropriate since that’s where I’m headed!! Troy and I had the pleasure of photographing Jennifer and Lewis’s beautiful wedding in May. It was held at the awesome Lakeway Resort and Spa....
Just wanted to give everyone a heads up! We are going on a MUCH needed vacation! We are leaving June 27th and returning July 7th. I do have a few phone calls out to people who’s orders are ready for pick up. Please remember I am open by APPOINTMENT ONLY!! So if you call me...
Meet Beautiful Lourdes! You might remember her from a blog last summer! She came in again and boy she’s grown!! She now has big girl teeth!! Still as beautiful as ever! I love her serious look. It’s like a preview of her being a grown up! This time Grandma Susan brought Eli another one of...
Meet the beautiful Callan family! We had such a fun session! Let me say that super cute Phoebe stole the show! She is so animated and just a doll!! I’ve always said that I love it when clients come in with ideas and props to their session. It always makes portraits special and personal. I...
Happy Birthday Angelina!! Baby Angelina made her appearance on May 27th! She’s soooo cute! She’s the baby sister of Catarina. Catarina can be seen all over the from the blog and on my website. She’s been coming to me for many years now! I’ve watched her grow up from a tiny baby to a big...
Meet beautiful Jacky! She’s a senior from San Marcos! She is my last senior of the year!! She was a cheerleader and active in all kinds of things!! Check out how many patches her Letterman jacket has!! We did our deluxe studio session. Jacky loves teal and aqua so we incorporated that into the session!...
Just a teaser! We had an awesome session with this family!! I’ve just started processing them but I wanted to share this quick one!! See you on Wednesday!!
All my babies are getting big!! Where has the time gone!! It seems it was just last week we I did Briella’s newborn portraits!! Now she just turned one! Okay seriously baby fever overdrive here! She’s soooo cute! I love in this family portrait how her little fingers are pointing!! LOL She pointed at lots...
Meet beautiful Megan! She’s almost my last senior of the 2008!! LOL I’ve got one more still to go! It’s been an awesome year of seniors! I’ve had a such a good time photographing them! Megan was no exception! We did our simple studio session and made some really beautiful images! Congratulations to her!!
Meet Sarah & Troy! You might remember their sneak peek a few blogs ago! I’m so excited to be photographing their wedding in October! It’s going to be awesome and in Dallas!! Which I love Dallas!! So I’m extra excited! We went out to College Station to photograph their engagement session since they’re real Aggies...
I cannot believe how big Logan has gotten!! I am totally in love with his beautiful blond curls too!! We had such a fun session! He’s fast and super cute and OMG he flirts!! He’s a heartbreaker! I love the family portrait I posted first with his sweet little smile! He really was so good!...
Meet beautiful Erica! She’s a San Marcos Senior from 2007! That’s right! It’s never too late! I’m so glad she did come in because really it’s so important to commemorate these great achievements in life! Congratulations even if it’s a little late!
