Audrey Woulard

Audrey Woulard Chicago Portrait Photographer
Nikon USA Ambassador
www.katcteens.com
www.awteaches.com She is a Nikon USA Ambassador.

Audrey Woulard is a portrait photographer that works on location and is based out of Chicago, IL. Audrey photographs tweens, teenagers, and seniors in high school under the popular brand KIDSANDTHECITY™ . The KATC brand operates throughout the Chicagoland area, and is also available to be commissioned for travel. Audrey Woulard is also a photography educator. Her brand also created the educational

platform AW Teaches. You can find the website at www.awteaches.com. If you're a photographer ( regardless of your skillset ), you will find tutorials that will benefit you! The AW Teaches website encompasses Audrey Woulard's very recognizable style.

One thing I strive for with the images I create is consistency, but that doesn't mean it equals sameness. With all my po...
09/02/2026

One thing I strive for with the images I create is consistency, but that doesn't mean it equals sameness. With all my portrait sessions, I have one single goal. That goal is to sell an album, and the album MUST sell itself. Deliver completely different looking images that they can't say no to, or pick out just "a few" they like. They like ALL of them! 😁 That has been my proven method for...well, forever! The only way I can do that is to introduce variety.

These pictures are just a few from a high school senior session. Random fact...I also photographed her when she was 10!! I will try and find one, and I will share it below.

Anyways, my sessions normally last 1.5 hours, or maybe 2, but I go into them hyper focused on how to find places that will give me the MOST variety, but my clients don't have to move around a lot. So convenience for them, but it keeps me on my toes so that I can easily switch things up. It obviously works out for the client because they have a lot of different images, but it also keeps me inspired to create because I strive to find different aspects of light and texture to capture. And after you've done this for many years, you need the consistent inspiration!

With that said, my workflow is always asked about. What does an entire session look like, even if I didn't show those pictures? The BTS video footage is always asked about, along with how I show clients my images, what my albums look like, and that entire process.

I did pull back the veil on that entire subject, and this senior session is one that's featured. Check out below for those details.

📸 - Z8 + Z 85mm f/1.2 S

Light - 250 watt strobe + 2ft Octabox

f/1.2 | 1/6400 | ISO 80 | 85mmPhotographers...It's soooo common to zoom in on Facebook when you're looking at pictures, ...
09/02/2026

f/1.2 | 1/6400 | ISO 80 | 85mm

Photographers...It's soooo common to zoom in on Facebook when you're looking at pictures, right? I will admit that I try to post pictures on FB with better clarity, but it's hit or miss really. Sometimes they land great! Other times, it's pixelated and blurry if you zoom in.

I captured this at my Denver workshop where we were photographing groups at wide apertures.

And this post is about sharpness, wide apertures and groups.

The 2nd shot is a screenshot where the picture is zoomed in at 200%. So you can easily see...everything is sharp.

Many want to compare what their output looks like and what to expect. So this is what it looks like for me. I do this with groups larger than 3, and if they are moving.

I break my personal method down in my Human Variable course. It is sooo in depth! I show kids, families, natural light, flash...you see ALL the RAWs...literally my personal blueprint on a platter!!!!

It's on sale for September, check out the comment section for everything!

📸 - Z8 + Z 85mm f/1.2 S

Light - FJ400II + Rapidbox Octa S



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f/1.2 | 1/8000 | ISO 80 | 85mmMy 2027 Light Exposed Workshop dates are HERE!! First—saying 2027 sounds absolutely crazy!...
09/01/2026

f/1.2 | 1/8000 | ISO 80 | 85mm

My 2027 Light Exposed Workshop dates are HERE!! First—saying 2027 sounds absolutely crazy! 😅 I will be in Boston, Jacksonville FL, Phoenix, Kansas City, and Berlin, GERMANY!

I’m doing registration a little differently this year.

For a limited time, I’m opening up Early Bird registration for $600 paid in full. The regular workshop price is $800, so that saves you $200! The pricing is slightly different for the Berlin workshop.

Once the Early Bird option ends on September 15th, the workshop price will go back to $800 and I’ll open up my normal $150 deposit option to hold your seat. The remaining $650 wouldn’t be due until 30 days before your workshop.

So basically, if you already know you want to join me in 2027 and you’re able to pay in full, this is your chance to save $200.

I’m really excited about the cities I have planned for next year. 2027 is going to be FUN!!

Check out below for the info on how to join me!

I've never made it a secret that I am a lover of background separation.Everyone knows that I absolutely adore my NIKKOR ...
08/31/2026

I've never made it a secret that I am a lover of background separation.

Everyone knows that I absolutely adore my NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.2, and I photograph at f/1.2 a LOT, so people assume the separation in my images is coming from the blurry background.

But it isn't.

The separation is coming from the light...period.

And honestly, I think that may be one of the reasons some people think my f/1.2 images look fake. The subject is so separated from the background that they assume it has to be the lens, editing, masking, or something else.

This image was photographed with a NIKKOR Z 20mm lens, and I used flash.

You can see everything behind her, and she still separates from the background. That is because I light and position my subject in a way that creates that separation. That is intentional.

Now, although I will be pulling out my 20mm more in the future, I still love f/1.2. But that extreme shallow depth of field is not what creates my look. Why? Because with the right equipment, anyone can do that. 😁

I captured this in London at my Light Exposed UK workshop. I am going to break it down further on the blog along with some pullbacks!

📸 - Z8 + Z 20mm f/1.8 S

Light FJ400II + Rapidbox Octa S

f/1.3 | 1/8000 | ISO 80 | 85mmIt's almost a new month, and I can't believe how fast time is flying by! We will have some...
08/30/2026

f/1.3 | 1/8000 | ISO 80 | 85mm

It's almost a new month, and I can't believe how fast time is flying by! We will have some new courses on AW Teaches dropping very soon.

AND - I am thinking of releasing 2027 workshop dates and cities. Should I release them now? Or wait? 🤔

📸 - Z8 + Z 85mm f/1.2 S
Light - FJ400II + Rapidbox Octa S

f/1.2 | 1/8000 | ISO 80 | 85mmEven at f/1.2, I can decide how much or how little detail I want. 😄📸 - Z8 + 85mm f/1.2...
08/29/2026

f/1.2 | 1/8000 | ISO 80 | 85mm

Even at f/1.2, I can decide how much or how little detail I want. 😄

📸 - Z8 + 85mm f/1.2 S

Light - FJ400II + Rapidbox Octa S

f/1.2 | 1/5000 | ISO 100 | 85mmJust a girl and her dog. ☺️Another JPEG captured at my Light Exposed Workshop in London.📸...
08/28/2026

f/1.2 | 1/5000 | ISO 100 | 85mm

Just a girl and her dog. ☺️

Another JPEG captured at my Light Exposed Workshop in London.

📸 - Z8 + Z 85mm f/1.2 S

Light - FJ400II + Rapidbox Octa S

f/1.3 | 1/8000 | ISO 80 | 85mm🚗🚕🚔🚓📸 - # Nikon Z8 + Z 85mm f/1.2 SLight - FJ400II + Rapidbox Octa S
08/27/2026

f/1.3 | 1/8000 | ISO 80 | 85mm

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📸 - # Nikon Z8 + Z 85mm f/1.2 S

Light - FJ400II + Rapidbox Octa S

f/1.3 | 1/3200 | ISO 100 | 85mmPhotographers always say you should always photograph in RAW format. Now, this isn't a co...
08/26/2026

f/1.3 | 1/3200 | ISO 100 | 85mm

Photographers always say you should always photograph in RAW format. Now, this isn't a conversation for newspaper photographers or genres like that. I'm talking about regular portraits, etc.

I definitely do not disagree. But where I do disagree is when someone bypasses getting things right in camera because they shot in RAW and can just fix it later. Or the practice of intentionally underexposing by several stops and bringing everything back in post. I'm not a fan of that approach.

During my London workshop, at some point I accidentally switched one of my cameras to JPEG. It must have happened while I was moving something around. But for half of the day, unbeknownst to me, I was shooting in JPEG. 😅

I shot this picture in JPEG, and if I were just recklessly taking pictures thinking I could recover everything in post, I would have been mistaken for sure.

RAW is great. But don't use it as a crutch.

📸 - Z8 + Z 85mm f/1.2 S

Light - FJ400II + Rapidbox Octa S

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