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Durban photographers
On Monday I was sitting in the office, browsing through Jacki Bruniquel's amazing imagery on her blog, when I decided that I had been sitting long enough and needed to go shoot something. So after a day of pondering around deciding what to do, I approached Churchill house. Often I wander up to the Antique Cafe during my lunchbreak and admire the incredible decor over one of … [Read more...]
Yuveer and Sadika were having a traditional Hindu service(the 3 hour one) which is then immediately followed by the reception so we had to do the photoshoot before the service. The sky was so blue that day but photographing at midday poses many challenges and along with the gale force winds that were blowing it was a tricky shoot. Yuveer was full of jokes and light hearted … [Read more...]
There is one word that sums Kayla up, natural. She is such and easy person to work with and it definitely shows in the photographs! Ben Myburgh and myself discovered this amazing spot in Westville to shoot but we going to keep that a secret! Kayla was yet again such a pleasure to shoot and I am very pleased with the shots we got! … [Read more...]
Keegan and Ronell had their service in the morning which I did not capture so the day started for me with the photoshoot before all the guests arrived. Unfortunately it was midday lighting and extremely hot but we managed to sweat our way through the shoot and headed back to join the guests for some much needed refreshments. The reception went off smoothly which is always … [Read more...]
I was a little apprehensive for Alvin and Keshnee's wedding on Saturday as there were some worrying time constraints as the planned times only allowed for a photoshoot of about 15 minutes if we were lucky. I just thought that I would have to just take whatever happened and just be extra fast and decisive(sounds like a spy movie or something). The major worry for Alvin and … [Read more...]
I was a bit apprehensive for Terence and Courtney's wedding after the final meeting with Courtney as she said that she wanted everything to be posed which as you know is not my style but I think it turned out as she had imagined in the end. I started off with Terence at his house with him and his brother chilling out while I got some casual picks as it was far too early to … [Read more...]
This was a wedding with a difference. Coenraad and Melandie met with me earlier in the year and described their perfect wedding to me but being from Pretoria they did not know where to have it. I recommended Thompsons Bay in Ballito as it is very quiet and secluded which is exactly what they were wanting. All we needed was for the weather to play it's part. Lesley from … [Read more...]
Well it seemed like a marathon when it came down to the editing but it was great to be photographing so many families again with each location and family presenting it's own unique challenges. I used similar venues which made me have to think really hard in order not to be lazy and use the same positions as before. Some times you don't have a choice as lighting forces you … [Read more...]
After Strini had called and set up a double Groupon shoot, I guess I was expecting another family. After all, that's predominantly how the Groupon shoots have been used. So I was a little surprised when he arrived with Lameez in tow. She has modelled in the past but kids put that on hold, so now she is looking to restart a modelling career and needed some images to build a … [Read more...]
People are starting to book their Groupon Shoots as they realise the expiry date is looming. Saturday was particularly hectic with five back to back shoots in studio and two families popping in to pick their disks up from earlier shoots. A rather daunting day for me as the photographer - a fairly stark studio and a wide range of families to keep entertained and looking good. … [Read more...]
The brief was to photograph the Interpak Books factory in Pietermaritzburg capturing the printing machines in a way that was creative … View >>
On Saturday morning I welcomed Kim and her three boys into the studio. Now kids, especially boys, are often quite reserved in the … View >>
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