Weekend Breakaway

dsc9225Every now and then we like to visit one of our favourite spots in  South Africa – Wilderness. Located on the south-east coast, it ranks as one of the most relaxing places to be at as far as we are concerned … Continue reading

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Moonlight Strelitzia

 

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Many moons ago I was playing around with photographing a strelitzia, backlit by the moon. Looking at the reults, I knew that this exercise was to be repeated more seriously. The super-moon last night was perfect for it.  Continue reading

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Girl in a Bubble

While toying with some single strobe photography in our studio we came up with some pics that we really liked ….   Continue reading

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A Delightful Party mess

I think it’s fair to say that kids like to make a mess, in fact they revel in such activities. The parents are usually less enthusiastic and impressed by this and normally tries to put a stop to it. However when it comes to birthday parties the rules might change…  Continue reading

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A Wedding in beautiful Tulbagh

We once again had the privilege to shoot a wedding in the beautiful town of Tulbagh, about an hour’s drive from Cape Town. The day was crystal clear, and the happy couple was blessed with a truly magnificent day – perfect weather for a small, intimate wedding!   Continue reading

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Sunday Night Blues

blues-5I know what you’re thinking – but no, we were not about to slit our wrists at all. The “Blues” in the blog title simply  refers to some really nice music that we went to listen to last night! … Continue reading

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Go! Go! Go!

karts-7We don’t get to shoot action photographs often, so when the opportunity came to take some pics at a go-kart race last week, I took it …   Continue reading

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Photographing Children

dsc_6860Taking photographs of children, regardless of their age, can be a daunting task even for the most experienced photographer!…  Continue reading

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The Challenge of Studio Portraiture

img_6252One can be forgiven for thinking that the most challenging aspect of studio photography, and portraiture in particular, is the lighting and technical setup being employed. However that is not the case at all. There is a subtle but far more difficult side to it…  Continue reading

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The Magic of Blue Hour

dsc_4768Ever heard of “Blue Hour”?

One often hear about “Golden Hour” in photography circles, which refers to the first hour just after sunrise and also the last hour just before sunset. Continue reading

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Cars, Beautiful Italian cars !

I love cars, specifically Italian cars.

In fact, I love most things Italian – the country, people, food, wine, their passion for life … Continue reading

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Everybody loves a Wedding !

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I think it is fair to say that weddings rank as one of the most joyous occasions that anybody can attend, and is usually accompanied by much excitement and anticipation. There is of course good reason for this …    Continue reading

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We Look but don’t See

o2-conradie-jacques-butterflyHave you ever looked at a picture of something quite ordinary and thought – “that’s interesting” or “that’s beautiful”? Continue reading

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Out and about… Without a model

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What happens if you put four photographers in a car, and let them follow their nose? We make it up as we go!  Continue reading

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Photographing glass looks so easy !

mdk-igugu-2009One type of photography that we do regularly is called packshots, which are photographs of  commercial products used for marketing, advertising, or brochures.  Very often this  entails taking shots of glass items and this is where it gets very tricky ! Continue reading

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