Audrey Woulard

Name: Audrey Woulard
Address: Chicago, IL, 60607, US
Telephone: +13123730368
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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.

06/01/2026

f/1.2 | ISO 100 | 1/8000 | 85mm

I'm so excited for summer in the city! Next up is San Diego, then Denver. I haven't visited Denver in the summer, so I am pretty stoked about that. 😁

📸 - Z8 + Z 85mm f/1.2 S

⚡️ - FJ400II + 2ft Rapidbox Octa

05/31/2026

For my professional photographers...

Have you heard that saying, “Show what you want to book”? I’m not sure if that is the exact saying, but it is something like that.

Anyway, I love my negative space compositions. I’ve literally always been this way, and I’ve always shown them.

On Facebook, you have some photographers who will come in and say, “You should crop closer.”

And yeah... I should, and I DO! But I just didn’t share those on Facebook.

My clients see all sorts of compositions. Close... far away... you name it. But what’s funny is that they ALL enlarge those negative space images.

Why? Because I consistently showcase them.

Anyway... Happy Sunday! I am headed to San Diego AND Denver!!! I have space for both of those workshops. If you want all the info, check out the comment section.

💡Sidebar for my gearheads.. I used two different 85mm lens for each of these images. One was captured in Denver, and the other captured in San Diego. 😁

📸 - Z8

05/30/2026

This image was captured using only natural light, and that was the goal when I captured it. I didn't care about the sky because the subject was the focus. You can't really see the environment. I had a strobe handy, but I specifically wanted to capture this with natural light.

I made a post yesterday talking about why I chose to use a strobe to capture the image instead of natural light.

There were some people who came in and challenged me on the spot I chose to take the picture, and they said that is why I had to use flash.
..and that is the disconnect between those who embrace flash and those who don't...

I love natural light, and I am good at capturing natural light images. But it IS limiting. What does "limiting" actually mean?

Let me tell you from someone who will always call themselves a natural light photographer....

With natural light, you will always have to MOVE.

Period. That is the answer. You have to move to good light.

With flash... you never have to move. The world is your studio.

And most photographers who push for natural light do not PLAY with natural light. They look for open shade and play it safe. No bright sun..no mixed lighting. They also do not take pictures where the background isn't full of trees.

And if they do that, they will only do it when it is late in the day.

That's it. That is the difference.

Now I've captured natural light only images that were captured wider, and I capture the sky, clouds and sun. I play with light!

But can those images be created whenever you want to capture them? NO!!!😅

Stay woke and do not let anyone tell you otherwise.

I am headed to San Diego in a couple of weeks for a workshop and we have a few spaces that opened up. Let me know if you're able to make those. And the AW Teaches store has a fabulous code you guys can use to get a major insight to my brain! 😅

📸 - Z6III + Z85mm f/1.2 S

Light - All Natural

05/29/2026

I've seen talk about photographers using flash when there seems to be what appears to be "good" natural light. For me, when I’m looking at good natural light, I’m not only looking at what it’s doing to the person.

I’m looking at the *entire* scene.

In this setup, the background had exactly what I wanted. The sky looked good, the buildings weren't completely washed out, and I was able to capture the depth I wanted. But exposing for all of that meant my subject was definitely underexposed.

This is when I would bring in flash. Could I have captured this without flash? Absolutely, but the final image would not look like this.

From here, you can decide how much flash you want to use. I chose to add just enough to capture the image how I wanted.

That’s the part that some people miss sometimes. Flash does not always have to change the look of the image. Sometimes it just completes what the natural light already started. 😁

Today is the last day the code for my store is active. Don't miss out! That info will be listed below.

📸 - Z8 + Z 50mm f/1.8 S

⚡️ - 250ws strobe + 2ft Octabox

05/28/2026

Did you guys see the fabulous half off code I shared for AW Teaches for the latest launch, and the **entire*** store? If not, I will share it again in the comment section. 😁

📸 - Z8 + Z 85mm f/1.2 S

⚡️ - FJ400II + 2ft Rapidbox Octa

05/27/2026

Heyyy Everyone!

It's launch day! We just dropped the latest tutorial on AW Teaches that I decided to call - "It's Not Nighttime" 😅

It gives you guys a full breakdown regarding my location choice and why. The lighting set up ( which many wouldn't expect ), and the full RAW to the final image.

When I shared this image before I received comments like -

"Too much photoshop for me, not natural, AI look"

This is a great example of what good glass and lighting can do, and how *MINIMAL* editing is needed when you do what I like to say - shoot for intention. 😁

📸 - Z8 + Z 85mm f/1.2 S

⚡️ - FJ400II + 2ft Rapidbox Oca

Check out tutorial info in the comment section 👇👇

05/26/2026

I had so much fun at my Philly Light Exposed Workshop. The light we all created was perfect all around. After I was done with that, I headed over to New York to film some great video content with Nikon. I am super excited for that to come out.

And in the midst of all of that, I seriously forgot about telling you guys about the store, and a great way for you to get your hands on lots of new things! If you are ever curious about my lighting, my editing, what the RAW images look like, I do not hold back on AW Teaches. It's all laid out there.

Check out the section below for the info on how you can slice everything in half on AW Teaches!

📸 - Z6III + Z 85mm f/1.2 S

⚡- FJ400II + 2ft Rapidbox Octa

05/25/2026

All I need to bring is one light. The rest is knowing how to use it. 😁😊

( And wind...gotta have crazy wind. 😅💨 )

📸 - Z8 + Z 85mm f/1.2 S

⚡- FJ400II + 2ft Rapidbox Octa

05/24/2026

Indoor flash can overpower a room really fast. My goal here was to match the ambient light, because it is really easy to darken the background. I wanted my subject lit, but I still wanted the room to feel like the room you know? 😊

📸 - Z6III + Z 85mm f/1.2 S

⚡- FJ400II + 2ft Rapidbox Octa

05/23/2026

Create the Light.
Preserve the shadows.

This is another one from my Philly workshop.

📸 - Z8 + Z 85mm f/1.2 S

⚡- FJ400II + 2ft Rapidbox Octa

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