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 am excited to announce I am now a participating photographer of Pictures of Hope!! Feel free to spread the word to anyone you think would benefit from the services provided by Pictures of Hope. Pictures of Hope is a charitable organization of professional photographers who provide complimentary, documentary-style, photography sessions to babies in the...
Meet the beautiful Robertson Family. I’m a little behind on blogging! I didn’t get a chance to blog the maternity portraits I did of beautiful Melissa. Then baby Sutton came into the world and I had the honor to photograph his birth! A few days later we did his newborn session! He’s so cute!! He...
I am SO ready for Candy and Cuteness! It’s that time of year again! Football and pumpkins! Candy Corn and Chocolate! AND AND AND good TV is BACK!! (although Grey’s was a little anti climatic after last year’s finally – but that’s a different blog) ANYWAY! I think we’re actually going to have a nice...
Meet sweet Marcela! Here’s a quick teaser from our super fun session! She’s adorable and has the cutest little attitude! She’s grown up SO much since I last saw her! She SO enjoyed my tutu!! More of this sweetheart and family portraits to come!
The Williams Family came in last week for their first family portrait in a long time! Braxsten is one of my favorite babies!! He’s now SO big! I can’t believe he’s 2.5! Here’s a quick teaser! See you guys soon!
I had the pleasure of photographing Ashley and her husband Blake the other day. We had a wonderful session! Here are a few quick teasers! I’m so glad we waited for that sunset! Love Love Love that image! More to come!
It was a full moon the night Sutton Price graced the world with his presence. I feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to photograph the home birth of sweet little Sutton. Let me just say it was one of the most amazing experiences I’ve ever had. To be there when someone comes into...
I finally have the chance to share some images from my mini vacation back in July (thanks to those who emails to see how the trip was!) I went to visit one of my BFF’s photographer Melissa Miller. I thought I might blog while I was there but there was no Internet where we were...
I love dance! I always have! If you have the chance this holiday season you should absolutely go see The River City Dance Theatre’s Holiday Ballet! It’s always wonderful! They’re having auditions right now for Nutcracker Angels! I created this portrait for them for the marketing! I think every family should spend some time appreciating...
How I love twins! It’s not very often though that I get a set of identical twins though and boy… these little sweethearts REALLY look alike! They’re SO cute! Course I have a special place in my heart for twins since I am one! We had a wonderful session and made some great portraits. Thanks...
I once again had the pleasure of photographing the Wimberley High School Cheerleaders! They were great and a lot of fun! We shot their group sessions out by the river! I only wish we had had a bit more water!! The river beds are all soooo dry! We were blessed with some beautiful light though...
I’ve had the pleasure of photographing the hood family three pregnancies! Rachel is one of the most beautiful pregnant women I’ve ever photographed! She’s got the most perfect baby bump! Congratulations on your newest baby girl! Thanks so much for coming in again!
She’s now sitting and crawling and still as cute as ever!! I always love this milestone session! I love love love to put babies in tutu’s! Addie Grace did so great! My favorite image is the one of her peeking out of the bathtub! So without further adieu….
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