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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Play hard or go home!! I love it when people are open to doing awesome images for sports portraits!! The Lady Rattlers were looking to create some posters that would really stand out and grab attention! I think we totally made that happen! I love this poster! It was so much fun to create! I...
Bianca is turning SIX!! I can hardly believe it!! She’s SO big and so cute!! I remember her being three weeks old!! Here are some quick teasers!! See you guys soon! Thanks for coming in!!
Meet handsome Elijah! He is soooo lovable! I had the pleasure of doing his one year portraits today! He did soooo good! He has a great smile, the kind that just melts your heart! We have lots of great images! Here’s a quick teaser! Thanks so much for coming in! It was so nice to...
Meet handsome Tyler! He’s the new baby of Les and Mel! I had the pleasure of photographing their wedding year and a half or so ago. I love it when my brides have babies!! This is their beautiful new son and he’s ready for bow hunting already!! My baby fever in full overdrive! I’ve had...
Meet beautiful Addie! She’s a senior from San Marcos High school! She’s also one of my senior models! So if you’re Addie’s friend make sure you ask her for a referral card to get 50% off your own session fee! We had a wonderful session! I love so many of these images! Here are few...
Our phones have been ringing regarding our “love you” sessions this year and I keep getting the same question! What is “expert retouching?” Expert retouching is a service in which we will retouch your photos so you look your ABSOLUTE best… while still looking like you! Retouching itself is an art… one that I happen...
Max is ONE today!! We just photographed his 1 year session! He’s SOOO cute and he totally let me love on him! He’s such a happy easy going boy! We had an awesome session! Here’s a quick peek!! I can’t wait to process the rest of his session! Thank so much for coming in guys!...
This Valentines give your man a gift he’ll treasure forever. We are proud to once again offer our “Love You” sessions. These are beautiful custom portraits of you taken in your home, our studio, or in a private location with a touch of sensuality added! How sensual is up to you! Remember that retouching is...
I have the best job in the world. Friday morning I had the pleasure of photographing a session for the Faces of Hospice gallery. I spent the morning with Ms. DeeDee out in Luling. She was so delightful to photograph and oh boy does she love her hats! She loved to pose too! She was...
How sweet are these two kiddos?? Meet handsome Gavin and his beautiful baby sister Emery! They’re a new to our studio and we’re so happy to have met them! Just a quick teaser! More to come of this beautiful family!
Meet the beautiful Hernandez family! It’s been a few years since I had seen Marcela! My goodness did she grow up! Time just goes way to fast! Marcela looks so adorable her little pig tails and she loved twirling around in my tutu! I love the collage art strip!! It was also great catching up...
I had the pleasure of photographing the maternity session of Ashlea a few months ago… and now the Boyle’s have a new addition to their family! Meet beautiful Bayley! Isn’t she sweet? Again ovaries twitching!! I’ve been photographing her big brother Brandon for a few years. He’s going to be a great big brother. Congratulations...
Meet beautiful Kailyn! She soooo sweet and so cute! I love her!! She gets the award for being the best newborn ever! She never cried, she slept, and didn’t pee or poop once! Haha Those of you that have done newborn sessions with me before know that most of the time you’ll need a change...
I’ve been photographing this family for a while! I love little Braxsten! He’s so cute! He’s getting so big! It seems like yesterday he was just a little baby in his daddy’s hands! I love the image of him being tossed in the air! Here are a few from his pumpkin patch session too! Thanks...
Meet the beautiful Martinez family! I always enjoy photographing this family! Celena really wanted to do an on location session so we headed out to the Ranch! We were blessed with great weather that day and beautiful light! How I love fall light! The kids did a great job! Little Tate told me unequivocally that...
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