Pro Photography Blog

Moving on – New blog

2009-02-19T13:48:00.001+02:00

I made my first post to this blog almost 2 years ago and since then it had several facelifts, a couple of nip and tucks and hundreds of photos displayed. It served me well and I’m sad to leave, but I’ve decided to move my blog to a new domain. The good news is that all the content from this blog will also be available on the new blog.

Please update your feeds and looking forward seeing you over at the new ProPhotography Blog.

http://www.prophotography.co.za/blog/

Anna & Craig – Allee Bleue

2009-02-19T12:51:00.001+02:00

Assistant: Bernard

Product shoot - Incanda

2009-02-17T16:37:00.001+02:00

www.incanda.co.za

Model: Bridgette

Teaser – Rachel & Alan

2009-02-17T02:26:00.001+02:00

Jeanette and Jaco – Strandkombuis 7/02/09

2009-02-16T00:23:00.002+02:00

Jeanette and Jaco picked the most perfect day to get married at the Strandkombuis. We had the most amazing clouds and not a breath of wind. Enjoy!

Teaser – Anna & Craig

2009-02-15T13:25:00.001+02:00

Aneen & Herold – Reshoot

2009-02-11T02:01:00.001+02:00

Aneen contacted me a few weeks ago asking if I’d be interested to do a shoot with them at Rhebokskloof where they got married about 3 months ago. Although I didn’t get to shoot their wedding we had loads of fun getting these images.

Please vote…

2009-02-10T00:06:00.000+02:00

I’ve been nominated as one of the finalists on The Bliss Wedding Blog’s Wedding photo of the year competition. Please be so kind to head over there and vote for your favorite image when you have a moment. Click here.

This is my entry from Nadege and Fred’s wedding.

I'm going to leave this post on top for a while and all new stuff will continue below.

***Update - 29/01/09 Thank you to everyone for voting!! I'm currently slightly ahead at 24%
Polls close on the 10th of Feb ***

Teaser – Jeanette & Jaco

2009-02-09T00:09:00.001+02:00

Nicola & Clinton - Saldanha

2009-02-06T18:01:00.001+02:00

Nicola and Clinton had an intimate midday ceremony at Blue Water Bay in Saldanha on Sunday.

Karin and Adam at Strandkombuis

2009-02-06T01:46:00.001+02:00

Karen and Adam got married on the beach at Strandkombuis. They decided to have the ‘couple shoot’ before the ceremony which meant we had loads of time to get a nice variety of shots. On the downside the light is not exactly ideal at 2 in the afternoon with not even a single cloud in sight. But hey, I’d rather have more time to shoot - I can always make my own nice light…

Assistant: Emma

Marlé & Tertius at Bontevlei

2009-02-04T13:45:00.001+02:00

I got to spend my birthday with this awesome couple on Friday. Marlé and Tertius got married in Stellenbosch with the reception at Bontevlei.

Assistant: Emma

Teaser – Nicola & Clinton

2009-02-01T23:41:00.001+02:00

Teaser – Karin & Adam

2009-02-01T23:38:00.001+02:00

Teaser – Marlé & Tertius

2009-01-31T01:02:00.001+02:00

I have another hectic triple barrel weekend ahead. Here’s number one:

Erlanda & Hakan at Tokara

2009-01-27T16:59:00.001+02:00

Erlanda and Hakan celebrated their wedding day at Tokara Restaurant just outside Stellenbosch over the weekend.

Madagascar – Some holiday photos

2009-01-26T21:17:00.001+02:00

We’ve been back for just over a week now and it feels like months ago. There’s only one word that can remotely describe the country – PARADISE!!

A huge big massive thank to everyone that made this incredible experience possible:
Media 24
SA Airlink
Air Madagascar
Katerina from celebsa for all her help putting everything together
Serge, owner of the Les Hautes Terres Hotel in Tana for helping us rearrange flights
Hilton, Sandrine, Anna and the rest of the staff at Constance Lodge Tsarabanjina for making our stay absolutely unforgettable.

Accommodation on the island

This is were we sipped our cocktails.

Some of the wildlife…

Antananarivo the capital

Sunday is washday in Antananarivo

Teaser – Erlanda & Hakan

2009-01-25T12:11:00.001+02:00

Engagement shoot – Stephanie & Herold

2009-01-23T21:54:00.001+02:00

I had an engagement shoot with Stephanie and Herold earlier this week and will be shooting their wedding in Plettenberg Bay later this year.

Theresa & Norman at Nelsons Creek

2009-01-23T12:07:00.001+02:00

I’ve known Norman for about 20 years (I suddenly feel old) and we grew up in the same neighborhood. In fact, we went to the same schools and use to ride our bicycles up in the mountain quite often. Norman was much better at biking than me and ended up riding overseas for a while.

They got married at Nelsons Creek just outside Paarl last week and we had an absolute blast crawling through the undergrowth in the forest!!

Guys, thanks so much for the honour of sharing your wedding day and wishing you all the best.

Assistant: Emma

Zia & Bruno in Tokai

2009-01-21T10:50:00.001+02:00

Zia and Bruno had a stunning garden wedding in Tokai last week. They opted to do the ‘couple shoot’ before the ceremony and we were really spoiled for time. Add to that some overcast skies a beautiful forest and a dilapidated farm house and I’m like a little kid in a toy store!!

Assistant: Emma

Home sweet home

2009-01-19T00:26:00.001+02:00

We made it back home safely from an amazing time in Madagascar – more later… now I desperately need some sleep.

Sipping cocktails…

2009-01-10T23:31:00.001+02:00

… on a remote island off the coast of Madagascar. That’s what me and the Mrs will be doing the rest of the week.

We’re cashing on the amazing prize I won a couple of months ago (thank you media24!!) and will be back in the office on the 19th.

We’re flying in exactly 4hrs and I still need to get the camera gear all charged up, catch some sleep, feed the mutts and iron my speedo ;-)

Sneak preview – Theresa & Norman

2009-01-10T23:16:00.001+02:00

Theresa, spesiaal vir jou!!

Sneak preview – Zia & Bruno

2009-01-09T23:02:00.001+02:00

Paula & Chris at Allee Bleue

2009-01-07T14:14:00.001+02:00

Paula and Chris had a beautiful wedding at Allee Bleue over the weekend. I always have a ball shooting at this venue and it stays one of my all time favorite locations.

Assistant: Bernard

Victoria & Adrian – New beginning

2009-01-05T20:38:00.001+02:00

Victoria and Adrian got married on the morning of the 1st of January 2009; exactly 1 year after they got engaged. The ceremony was followed by strawberries and champagne after which we went to the beautiful gardens of Springfield Convent in Wynberg for some photos.

Assistant: Emma

Sneak preview – Paula & Chris

2009-01-04T00:58:00.001+02:00

Teaser – Victoria & Adrian

2009-01-01T22:34:00.001+02:00

That’s a wrap!!!

2008-12-31T18:28:00.001+02:00

2008… WOW!… What a year!!! I can only be thankful for an extremely exciting and successful year!!

A big thank you to all 65 couples I had the privilege of sharing their wedding day with and trusting me to capture their most precious memories. Thank you to all my photographer friends and other service providers in the industry. Thank you to all my loyal blogstalkers for your encouraging comments. (I’m planning a big party later in the year specially for you!!)

And the biggest thank you to my amazing wife for being my biggest fan, harshest critic, late night coffee maker and bestest friend.

As they say: Watch this space - 2009 is going to be a BIG one!!

… and a Happy new year to everyone!!!

xxx

Misaho & Himeno at Palmiet

2008-12-31T14:08:00.001+02:00

This was my last wedding for the year and we ended off on a high with a stunning couple from Japan! The rain stayed away for just long enough for us grab a few shots around the estate.

Assistant: Emma

Sharla & Mustafa at The Strandkombuis

2008-12-31T02:27:00.001+02:00

Sharla and Mustafa got married about three years ago in Germany, but never had the chance to celebrate with Sharla’s family & friends and so they decided to have a belated reception here in SA. They both love seafood and the obvious choice of venue was Strandkombuis.

We had plenty of time (and fun!) travelling all over Yzerfontein to get some awesome photos.

Teaser – Misaho & Himeno

2008-12-29T23:47:00.001+02:00

Jeanne-Maré & Anton in the Boland

2008-12-29T22:08:00.001+02:00

Jeanne-Maré and Anton got married a couple of days before Christmas on the farm Diemerskraal just outside Wellington. The farm is owned by Jeanne-Maré’s parents that made the day even more special and to put the cherry on the cake the clouds was just AMAZING.

Assistant: Bernard

Sneak Preview – Sharla & Mustafa

2008-12-28T00:30:00.001+02:00

Lohette & Wayne at Clouds Estate

2008-12-24T01:51:00.001+02:00

Lohette and Wayne tied the knot at the beautiful Clouds Estate last week.

Assistant: Bernard

Wendy & Craig at Meerendal

2008-12-23T01:29:00.001+02:00

Wendy and Craig had their dream wedding ceremony at Morgenhof (where they worked as students) with the reception at Stellenrust.

Assistant: Bernard

Merl & Graig - Meerendal

2008-12-22T00:42:00.002+02:00

Teaser – Jeanne-Maré & Anton

2008-12-21T00:58:00.001+02:00

I made it!! Seven awesome weddings in 9 days. We managed to capture just about of 20 000 images with 7 beautiful couples and I cannot wait to start editing. I feel so incredibly blessed to be able to earn a living doing what I love so much.

We finished the marathon week off on a high with some awesome clouds and a rock star couple.

Danielle & Morné at Rhebokskloof

2008-12-21T00:07:00.001+02:00

I managed to finish off editing Daniella and Morné’s photos from Monday at Rebokskloof.

Assistant: Bernard

Teaser – Lohette & Wayne

2008-12-19T23:33:00.001+02:00

Cara & Warren at Simons – Groot Constantia

2008-12-18T10:31:00.001+02:00

Cara and Warren had a beautiful wedding reception at Groot Constantia on Sunday.

Assistant – Emma

Teaser – Wendy & Craig

2008-12-18T00:08:00.001+02:00

Sneak Preview – Grant & Merl

2008-12-16T22:42:00.001+02:00

Teaser – Danielle & Morné

2008-12-16T00:59:00.001+02:00

Teaser – Cara & Warren

2008-12-14T23:39:00.001+02:00

My regular blog stalkers are in for a treat the next week or so. While the rest of the world are getting ready for a lazy summer holiday us wedding photographers kicking over into over drive.

I’ve got another 5 weddings scheduled until Sunday and will be posting a new sneak preview every day this week.

Ilze & Johann at Laborie

2008-12-14T21:26:00.001+02:00

We had an absolute blast shooting Ilze and Johann’s wedding on Friday at Laborie in Paarl.

Assistant: Emma

Sneak preview – Ilze & Johann

2008-12-13T00:00:00.001+02:00

Elsebé & Jos in Rawsonville

2008-12-08T15:58:00.001+02:00

Elsebé and Jos got married in Rawsonvile over the weekend with their reception at Merwida Country Lodge just outside town.

Assistant: Bernard

Teaser – Elsebé & Jos

2008-12-07T12:04:00.001+02:00

Karen & Heinrich at Blaauwklippen

2008-12-01T13:36:00.001+02:00

Here’s a few from Karen and Heinrich’s wedding over the weekend at Blaauwklippen. Luckily they opted to have the ‘couple shoot’ before the ceremony since it started bucketing down about 5 minutes before Karen was suppose to walk down the isle. Everyone made a mad dash for some cover and within minutes the staff at Blaauwklippen had moved all the chairs and had everything setup inside the manor house.

Sneak Preview – Karen & Heinrich

2008-11-30T00:40:00.001+02:00

Update

2008-11-25T22:45:00.001+02:00

I had a (very rare) off weekend so unfortunately no new weddings to share this week. I did however had a chance to update the portfolio galleries on my website. What do my regular blog stalkers think of the new images?

Sunday at the West Coast - Sasha & Aiden

2008-11-24T10:51:00.001+02:00

Here’s no 2 from last weekends weddings. This one was at Strandkombuis. Got up at 4am, drove the 500kms home from Oudtshoorn – had a bit of a nap and a nice hot shower before leaving for Yzerfontein.

Unfortunately I only had a few minutes with Sasha and Aiden alone after the ceremony….

Nicky & Rob in the Klein Karoo

2008-11-20T12:41:00.001+02:00

Nicky and Rob had their dream wedding at Buffelsdrift just outside Oudtshoorn on Saturday.

I made it!

2008-11-17T11:51:00.001+02:00

What a weekend! I travelled a total of 1200 kms with very little sleep….. did manage to get some great shots though.

My trusty old travelling companion – Top speed 120 km/h

Wish me luck…

2008-11-14T01:01:00.001+02:00

We’ll I’m leaving for Oudtshoorn (5 hrs drive) today to shoot what promise to be an amazing wedding on Saturday and then all the way back to Yzerfontein (6 hrs drive) on Sunday for another wedding at my favorite beach venue. To make matters worse half the roads in the Overberg are washed away by the heavy rains so I have to take the long way round!

Before and after

2008-11-12T21:30:00.001+02:00

I’m often asked: “Sooo…. what do you do during the week?” Well the answer is simple – I sit for days on end behind this 26 inch monitor and EDIT. And then…. “How much do you do to the photos?” – Quite a bit actually.

Here’s some before and afters. 1st photo is straight out of the camera and the 2nd is the final image:

Classic – Alicia & Anton

2008-11-12T02:19:00.001+02:00

Alicia and Anton got married in a beautiful church almost on the beach in Blouberg with their reception at the The Westin Grand Hotel in Cape Town. The view from the Towers Restaurant on the 19th floor is simply breathtaking. We found a little spot on the rocks that was a bit shielded from the mighty South Easter wind. This however meant Alicia had to navigate over the very sharp and pointy rocks in her high heels and wedding dress!! She did this without the slightest hesitation – Brave girl!!

Assistant - Bernard

Irish on the West Coast – Laura & Ken

2008-11-11T00:48:00.001+02:00

Laura and Ken had stunning midweek wedding at Strandkombuis in Yzerfontein last week.

Assistant: Emma

Teaser – Alicia & Anton

2008-11-09T00:29:00.001+02:00

Birthdays all around!!

2008-11-08T12:11:00.001+02:00

I’ve appointed 2 assistants after I recently advertised for help needed. These two are really keen and eager to learn and they BOTH celebrated their 21st birthday yesterday!! What’s the odds??

Congrats guys!! Hope you had a wonderful day and good luck for the year ahead. (you’re going to need it with the hectic schedule ahead!!)

Emma – looking for a better angle

Bernard – I was setting up some lighting for family portraits….

Good friends – Jeanne and Gerhard

2008-11-08T01:10:00.001+02:00

This couple is so special to me and Tanya ….. They actually met at our wedding!! Gerhard was Jeanne’s blind date for the wedding and they hit it off from that very first day. Jeanne looked beautiful in her handmade dress and the whole day was simply amazing!

The reception was at Cafe Felix in Riebeek Kasteel.

I had to get a shot of Felix ‘the cat’

Golden Light – Emmerentia & Robert

2008-11-06T13:33:00.001+02:00

We had some awesome light with Emmerentia and Robert’s wedding at Langverwagt. It is so true about what they say about the hour before sunset being the best – ad to that a stunning location like Langverwagt and you are guaranteed some cool images.

Assistant: Bernard

Germans in the Winelands – Mandy & Udo

2008-11-05T04:32:00.001+02:00

Mandy & Udo had a beautiful intimate wedding at Palmiet Valley Estate last week.

Assistant: Bernard

Teaser - Laura & Ken

2008-11-04T08:49:00.001+02:00

Another preview... - Jeanne & Gerhard

2008-11-02T23:45:00.002+02:00

Sneak preview - Emmerentia & Robert

2008-11-01T02:04:00.001+02:00

Preview - Mandy & Udo

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c’est magnifique - Nadege and Frederic

2008-10-29T04:12:00.002+02:00

Nadege and Fred, both from France, but living in beautiful South Africa now had very special and unique wedding in Prince Albert over the weekend. It all started on the Friday with a 'spit braai' on the farm Drie Riviere where the guests (most from France) got to experience typical South African food.

Their Celtic ceremony was in the magnificent Swartberg Pass just outside Prince Albert followed by cocktails and receptions in the veld on the farm Abrahams Kraal Farm Lodge. Every little detail was perfectly planned and Nadege and Fred was absolute rock stars in front of the camera.

I on the other hand had a couple of 'oh sh....t!!' moments with my one camera falling off the lens and bouncing like a tennis ball over the Karoo rocks just as Nadege arrived at the ceremony - Luckily the very expensive lens was still attached to me and the camera still seem to work just fine. In fact that camera used to freeze up (err99) every now and again and haven't done it since the tumble..... I think I've figured out what happened and it was truly a 1 in a million moment (I do have 4 camera bodies so there's always a backup). Oh, and on my way to the reception I got a flat tyre and it's no fun changing a dusty 60 pound Land Rover wheel on a dirt road wearing a white shirt.

In a nutshell - Awesome venue, great food, DJ Rene rocking 80 crazy (mostly French) people till the early hours of the morning all in celebration of the marriage of a truly beautiful couple.

Sunday brunch was next to the pool at the Swartberg Hotel in Town.

....enjoy!!

Preview - Perfect recipe

2008-10-27T00:33:00.001+02:00

Ingredients:

993 kilometres

3 sleep deprived days

1 smashed camera body

1 flat tyre

4319 photos or about 50 gigs of data

1 bus

80 crazy, mostly French, party animals

1 rockstar DJ

1 seriously amazing venue

1 awesome couple

results to follow shortly.........

I made the newspaper!!

2008-10-24T00:42:00.001+02:00

I grew up and went to school in Paarl. It's a beautiful town about 40 minutes drive from Cape Town that dates back to the 1600's and is surrounded by picturesque mountains and famous wine farms. I was truly honoured to have an article published about me and my recent accomplishments in the local newspaper last week. Although I moved away about 13 years ago it will always be home. I haven't gotten my hands on a copy of the newspaper yet, but my mom bought about 5 and I will post a scan of the article here soon. Here's a link to the online version in the mean time.

'Paarl 2005'

True love - Colien & Pieter

2008-10-22T17:20:00.001+02:00

Colien and Pieter got married at Die Meul in Philadelphia on Saturday.

Assistant: Bernard

Beautiful in Bonnievale - Charlotte & Rupert

2008-10-21T15:19:00.001+02:00

Here's a couple from Charlotte and Rupert's wedding in Bonnievale on Friday.

Venue: Breede Escape
Assistant: Bernard

Another double barrel weekend

2008-10-18T22:21:00.001+02:00

I've been out and about this weekend with a wedding in Bonnievale and another in Philadelphia.

Fun day - Yolandi & Johnnie

2008-10-16T00:05:00.001+02:00

We had an absolute blast shooting Yolandi and Johnnie's wedding on Saturday.

Venue: Eensgezind
Assistant: Bernard

The beauty of having 2 shooters: Bernard's shot above and mine below.

Perfect day - Nicky & Stephan

2008-10-14T09:39:00.001+02:00

I finished the post production of Nicky and Stephan's photos late last night.

Venue: Palmiet Valley Estate

Busy weekend

2008-10-12T00:22:00.002+02:00

A little sneak preview....

Married - Michelle & Werner

2008-10-08T00:51:00.001+02:00

I had an awesome time shooting Michelle and Werner's wedding at Meerendal on the weekend. Not only was Michelle and Werner great to work with I got to put my new Canon 1Dmkiii through it's passes and man, I love this baby!!

A big thanks to Jilda for playing 2nd shooter!! (I'm still looking for an assistant btw)

Teaser

2008-10-05T13:39:00.001+02:00

Help needed

2008-10-03T09:07:00.000+02:00

I'm urgently looking for a second shooter/assistant. Preferably someone that are able to help me with weekday weddings and has a knowledge of Canon equipment. The pay is not great BUT I will teach you whatever you want/need to know.

To all my regular blog-stalkers: Please, please help spread the word.

Please email me your CV with a cover letter to jobs@prophotography.co.za

Beautiful in the Boland - Alicia & Pieter

2008-10-02T17:26:00.001+02:00

Alicia and Pieter tied the knot in Paarl over the weekend. There's only one word that can describe their wedding - WOW!!!

Make-up: Helga

Venue: Rhebokskloof

2nd shooter: Retha

Scots in the Cape - Riaana & Doug

2008-09-30T15:49:00.001+02:00

Riaana & Doug had a beautiful wedding at Suikerbossie last week.

Teaser x 2

2008-09-28T21:42:00.001+02:00

Here's a little preview of what to expect for later this week...

Portrait shoot - Sonja

2008-09-26T14:53:00.001+02:00

I had a very quick 20 minute portrait shoot with Sonja (my brother's Girlfriend) on Wednesday. We did the whole shoot in the street in front of my house!!

Swartland stunner - Elizma & Pieter

2008-09-25T15:11:00.001+02:00

Elizma & Pieter got married in the beautiful little town, Riebeek Kasteel over the weekend.

Venue: Allesverloren

Teaser

2008-09-22T03:32:00.001+02:00

I shot a stunning wedding over the weekend.... More later in the week.

Calm before the storm + product shoot

2008-09-18T15:44:00.001+02:00

It's been a nice and quite time here in the office for the last couple of days. Winter (a.k.a. the dead season) is officially over for me and my regular blog stalkers is in for a treat with plenty of weddings lined up for the season. (My next open weekend is only some time in April 2009!!) I'm really looking forward to trying some new stuff and having fun doing it!!!

I did a shoot for Incanda yesterday with some of their gorgeous furniture. A big thanks to Gys (Anita's brother) for letting us shoot on the farm!!!

Fuji Awards

2008-09-07T02:23:00.002+02:00

I found out a couple of days ago that I picked up a silver in this years Fuji Awards with this photo of Khumi. Here's a couple more from the rest of the family shoot.

Wedding photographer of the year

2008-09-04T00:07:00.002+02:00

And the great news is..... I won the annual Wedding photographer of the year competition hosted by Sarie Bruid, True Love Bride and Fairlady Bride magazines!!! This is truly a great honour to receive this amazing award and a big thank you to Media24 for the stunning prize. 7 Glorious days in Madagascar!

I feel so blessed to be able to earn a living by doing what I love the most and often find myself thinking: "I can't believe I'm actually getting paid to do this. This is way too much fun to be work!!!" A really BIG thank you to everyone who supported and encouraged me over the last couple of years.

Here's a couple of the photos that I entered:

Margot and Jean

Talitha & Lawton

Yvonne & Ronald

Stormy weekend - Andrea & Christoff

2008-09-02T11:28:00.001+02:00

With the worst storms in months hitting the Western Cape, Andrea wasn't phased the slightest bit and even when running from the car to the church in the pouring rain she couldn't stop smiling. Why would she not be happy? She was marrying Christoff, her high school sweetheart.

As soon the church service finished the sun poke through the clouds and we only had the bitterly cold wind to deal with. Andrea must be one of the bravest brides EVER!! I was freezing my ears off and all I got from her was smiles...

Retha helped out as second shooter and Frans did the video.

Venue: Long Acres Wine Estate - Langebaan

Engagement shoot - Laura & Iain

2008-08-29T16:58:00.002+02:00

I met Laura and Iain earlier in the week for a quick engagement shoot. They were here from the UK to finalise their wedding arrangements. Laura grew up in Malawi and always wanted to get married in the African Bushveld. The good news is that they are getting married in the Kruger National Park and I'll be there to capture it! They will also have a ceremony and reception in England a couple of days later and I will be there too!! I am sooooo excited!!!

I've got even better news that I will share early next week.....

Cream of the crop

2008-08-29T09:03:00.001+02:00

As a photographer there's always that one or two photos from a shoot that stands out a little more than the rest. Here's my one favourite shot from each of the 32 weddings I covered for the 1st half of 2008.

Enjoy!!

The next one is from Marianne and Donovan's wedding - The most fun I've ever had during the family photos!!

1st one of the wedding season - Anita & Manie

2008-08-28T21:23:00.000+02:00

I met Anita's family for the first time about 25 years ago. I was the same age as her younger brother and we've become great friends over the years and I spent many happy school holidays on their family farm just outside Klapmuts.

We didn't had the best weather to work with, but Anita and Manie was determined to have nothing but fun on their wedding day so out came the wellington boots and blue umbrella. Don't you just love the pink Volkswagen?!!!!

It's wedding season! - Jeanette & Jaco

2008-08-18T13:04:00.001+02:00

I started off my season on Saturday with an 'engagement shoot' with Jeanette and Jaco. Retha from Darkroom Photography also joined in on the fun and we had a great time shooting in Cecilia Forest.

Road trip!!

2008-08-11T22:02:00.001+02:00

I came back this afternoon from shooting a corporate event in Beaufort West. During my 6 hour drive back home I just realized again what an amazingly beautiful country South Africa is. The Karoo (considered a semi-desert) is simply spectacular this time of the year.

This one is 7 photos stitched together, effectively making a 20 megapixel photo. Shot from the bonnet of the Landy

Having fun with HDR

My first time - Lisa & Shaun

2008-08-05T01:27:00.003+02:00

I realized today that I haven't posted anything in almost a week and while looking back through the archives came across my very first commissioned/paid wedding I photographed. This will be 3 years ago in December and looking through these photos made me realize just how lucky I am to have the privilege to do what I love and to actually get paid doing it!!

They probably don't realize this, but this couple are VERY special to me. Lisa and Shaun was my "first time' on more than one occasion......

My first paid wedding.... (Oh, I was SOOOOOO nervous!!)
To be honest... I didn't have a clue what I was doing and
very limited Photoshop skills! Hey, I had to start somewhere :)

(December 2005)

Yep.... I had the 'classic picture frame'

...and the 'suitcase'....

And my first 'pregnant shoot'.... (August 2007)

And my first real 'baby shoot'!!! (May 2008)

Meet baby Lia.

But is it art?

2008-07-29T23:04:00.000+02:00

Tanya is away in Australia visiting some friends so I've been playing bachelor for the last couple of days (and not enjoying it very much). I miss her terribly... it's the longest we have ever been apart since we met about 10 years ago.

With only the Mutts to keep me company I had some time to work on my editing skills and reworked a couple of photos from our weekend in Paternoster.

Fine art coffee table book - Nadia & Philip

2008-07-25T21:00:00.001+02:00

(click on image to go to the gallery)

and more photos here

Sunny skies - Natasha & Garth

2008-07-23T20:57:00.001+02:00

Natasha and Garth were blessed with a beautiful sunny winters day for their wedding at Zorgvliet.