dianamlottphotography.com

Welcome to my website!

Hi, I’m Diana. How did I get here? Well, my mother always said I would be either a teacher or an artist… I never really believed her. I guess mother does know best. I thought I would be a marine biologist or a lawyer… I’m glad I was wrong, I really can’t imagine doing anything else. There is just something about capturing fleeting moments, and knowing you’ve made them more permanent – long after memories fail and we have moved on to new moments. I was lucky enough to have a very talented photographer in the family, my father. Amateur sure, but friends often comment how they wish they had pictures like mine of their childhoods – their moments recorded.
My father gave me my first camera when I was 14, an Olympus OM 10. Great little camera. That was the start of a hobby that back then I never imagined would develop into such a fun and interesting career. I put that camera on a shelf many times for a newer, more automated model...none of those cameras stood the test of time, but I still have that old Olympus.
I am drawn to color, to emotion – I’m drawn to what makes people who they are. I want to capture what makes you unique.

Because we all are.

Although not a native Austinite, I’ve lived in here since I was 11… and let’s just say that is a long time ;) I was born in Houston, and I still try to get down there at least once a year for my favorite bad for me food ever, James Coney Island hotdogs. I love inky, jammy red wines (Napa is my heaven), I am addicted to and have a more than mild obsession with fancy salts. Like it's a problem. I love to cook, read, and I am a bit of a Sci-Fi nerd. I make a seriously good Bloody Mary, but a red beer is probably my favorite drink of all time. I love my friends! I’m a foodie and I am so thankful that I have other foodie girlfriends who love finding new amazing restaurants to go to – no matter where we are in the world. And that leads me to – I LOVE to travel. Next on my list are Ireland and Iceland. I have shot destination weddings in Mexico, Aruba, Turks and Caicos, Croatia, Crested Butte, Napa, Jamaica and Nevis Island - to name a few! I’m still hoping for Greece and Maine (love Maine!). I love animals - I have 4 dogs! I have worked with Austin Pets Alive, as well as other rescues, for many years as a foster mom for mostly dogs but sometimes cats too.

Oh, and my favorite movie is Love Actually. Which would seem to mean I’m kind of a romantic….some people who know me may find that surprising. Maybe that’s why I love what I do… I love capturing the real emotion (romance?) of weddings. I guess I’m a little bit of a softie after all. Don’t tell.

Liz + Josh

Saturday, February 4, 2017 Posted in wedding

I recently shot Liz and Josh’s wedding at Boot Ranch in Fredericksburg! It was a perfect match for me being that Liz is one of the ladies in charge of Pug Rescue of Austin and my old man pug, Boz was the first pug to come thru their rescue when it split from the Dallas rescue and became PRA! He was my foster…and I failed 🙂 I actually used to do all of their fundraising calendars before Liz came on board…so many fun pug pictures from those days, I’ll have to post some eventually! Here is their cute story, Liz sent it over to me to add to my post – my kind of love story! “We met while two-stepping at the White Horse in Austin. I was on a girl’s night and Josh asked me to dance. We danced so well together that we danced all night until the bar closed! The next morning, Josh brought me and my best friend breakfast tacos and kombucha in bed. Is that an Austin love story or what?? Our first date was more two-stepping at a Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard concert, and for the wedding we chose the beautiful Boot Ranch in the Texas Hill Country! I am the Vice President of Pug Rescue Austin, so having my rescue pugs included in all the festivities was very important to me.”