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’m delayed in blogging this! Just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I took a few days off and stayed off the computer! So I will be returning emails and phone calls on Monday. I have lots of blogs coming too! I hope everyone had a very happy holiday. I am so blessed in...
I’ve photographed these cousin’s for a few years now! They’re SO grown up now!! It’s amazing how quickly time flies! Zach is now graduating high school!! When did that happen? The girls are as beautiful as ever. Again, this was one of those sessions that was so fun! We have some really beautiful portraits. I’m...
Just a quick one of Erica! Erica is a senior at San Marcos High! We had a great session with some really fun portraits! I love her style! Her shoes totally make this shot!! More to come!!
Meet beautiful Gianina and Chris. I’m so excited to be shooting their wedding in December! We had a great engagement session in Dallas. Oh how I love to photograph there. We had a wonderful day. Gianina and Chris have such great chemistry together! I loved they way they looked at each other! They’re truly a...
Just a quick peek at your Christmas angels! They did so good! We have a lot of cute images from our session! See you guys soon!
I just had to blog of few more of Donovan! He’s so yummy! He’s really very very funny too. I love how he never says the goofy things I ask him to say and he always replies with something even funnier! He keeps me on my toes!! He’s so independant too! He loves to do...
Meet the beautiful Robertson family. I ‘ve had the pleasure of photographing this family many times. I cannot believe how BIG baby Reid is. He’s almost not a baby!! He’s grown up fast! He LOVED my airplane! He’s all boy!! He was SO excited and he played and even made airplane sounds! It was so...
Meet the beautiful Errett Family. I photographed them countless times now and I always enjoy making their holiday cards because they love the outtakes! LOL The funnier the better! I was tempted to post them here but I don’t want to steal any of the fun of their family and friends who get them! LOL...
Just wanted to share this quick sneak peek from Susan & David’s maternity session! I had a great afternoon with these parents to be! I always love maternity sessions because there is always so much excitement. Pregnant women really do glow! Isn’t she beautiful! See you guys soon!
I think this image just might be my new favorite family portrait! Is it bad that I LOVE the crying ones?? Sometimes a photo really does say a 1000 words!! The boys had had enough!! LOL I’ve photographed Daven and Daniel many times now! Each year we always make some adorable memorable photos! This year...
Just two quick ones of Michelle and Daniel! Aww young love! We had a super fun session. Here are a few quick teasers! More to come of these smokin hawt two!!
Meet Rod and his mother Martha. They took a trip last year to Scottland and wanted some portraits taken in their beautiful kilts and tartans. Of course Rod had to put a bit of a Texas spin on his outfit! They sure did look regal in their garb! I had a lovely afternoon with them...
I’m back! Florida was beautiful! Had a great time photographing this family! Okay so I’m totally cheating and posting this teaser because I can’t resist. Isn’t she delicious?? She’s got the most incredible eyelashes I’ve ever seen! I’m behind on blogs again! I know I know! I’m sorry! I figure orders on time were more...
Just wanted to let everyone know I’m out of town for a few days! I’m in Florida working and will be returning on Tuesday. My internet is sketchy here so I may not be able to reply to emails but I will when I return! I have a few that I haven’t responded to yet!...
I’ve got several emails asking me about this years Holiday Charity Event! Yes! We’re doing it again… I have just been so busy I haven’t had a chance to promote it! So I moved our date’s back a little to make sure everyone has a chance to plan for it! Please mark your calenders for...
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