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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Ohhh I love her!!! She’s so sweet and cute!! I can’t believe she’s turning a year already. *burst into tears* it’s been too fast!! We had a great session today! She was just perfect! Here are a few quick teasers! Thanks for coming in guys! See you soon! XOXO
Meet Handsome Cameron! He’s another Senior from San Marcos. We had a lot of fun at his session. Here’s just a little peek! I had such a hard time deciding which to show!! We have some great images!! I love this outside one with his car! Way cool! See you guys soon! Thanks for coming...
Seniors Season is in full swing!! Meet beautiful Amanda! She’s a senior from San Marcos High School. Just wanted to give her a quick sneak peek! Can’t wait to do our location session on Friday! See you soon!!
Meet beautiful Lauren. Lauren was a San Marcos girl but now she’s a high school senior in San Antonio. I had a wonderful time photographing her session! We visited some of the places she likes to go here in San Marcos. And her BFF joined in the session too which only made it more fun!...
Just a quick peek for Maddie and Emma! I’ve photographed these sweethearts for a few years now and it’s always a joy! They’ve grown up so much!! Thanks for coming in guys! See you soon!
Seniors Seniors! Our calender is filling up with Seniors! Meet beautiful Alyssa! We had a fabulous session! I can’t wait to do our location session! I’m looking forward to it!! In the mean time enjoy this quick peek!!
Today my parents are celebrating 45 years together. I feel so lucky to have them as my parents. I hope they know how much I love and appreciate them and all they’ve done for me over the years! Congratulations! Here’s to love that lasts a lifetime! Much Much Love, Me (Your Favorite)
Just in time for Valentines! Ahhhh young love! I always enjoy engagement sessions! This one was no exception! I had a great time photographing Matt & Cheryl out in Gruene, Texas. The Mosquitoes were fierce but the light was beautiful!! I believe in suffering for the art! Haha Thanks so much guys for making the...
Meet handsome little Elijah! He is turning one and just as cute as can be. He’s such a happy baby and he does this little flirty thing when he smiles at you! Totally melts my heart… and his hair!! He’s got fabulous hair! I love the image of him with the duck and the bathtub...
I can’t believe it’s already been a year! Addie Grace is so big and just as ever cute! Here’s a quick peek for Susan and David!
He’s a little hunter in the making!! I really do love it when my brides have babies! We spend so much time together doing engagements, bridals and then when the wedding is over then I don’t get to see them as often. It’s not usually until they have a baby that I get to see...
This is a very special session that I had the pleasure to photograph. This was another one of those sessions that reminds me how blessed I am to have a job where I get to spend time with people and document their lives and stories. This is beautiful Ashley and her handsome husband Blake. Ashley...
Meet the beautiful Bayless family! They’re new to our studio and I’m so glad to have met them! They have a new member in their family. Sweet baby Emery! She’s such a happy girl! She has a heart warming smile and she smells yummy too! I got to hold her!! I couldn’t help it… I...
I know this is an old blog but since there is a very small chance we might get snow tomorrow I though why not! Better late then never!! I really am trying to catch up!! So with each new blog I’m going to try to blog an old blog too! These are the River City...
Meet sweet baby Barrett. He’s the new little brother of Logan who’ve I had the pleasure of photographing many times. It’s always challenging to photograph a new baby and older sibling that’s still a young child too. Mostly because you never quite know how they’ll react to the new baby. They have be be patient...
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