The island experience was probably the one thing I will NEVER EVER forget in my life! Just to give you an idea: No bathrooms! No electricity! Just a little hanging shower from a tree! And luckily an awesome chef called Royal!
The first morning we headed out on the boat at around 6am to catch the sunrise. I’ve never seen anything like that. It was totally beautiful! Seeing the colors change on the horizon..a little golden ball appearing and then higher, higher, LENS flair! WOW! Absolutely gorgeous!
After 2 days in Mankwe lodge we drove to the Mboma Boat station in the Okavango Delta (through Moremi Game Reserve). In Moremi we saw our first lions and not just off there in the distance, super close up!
Finally the Botswana post are here!!! Iaan and I were super privileged to enjoy a full week in three different lodges in Botswana in June. Llewellyn (the groom of the 18th of December 2009) invited us to visit their lodges and take some photos of the surroundings for promotional material.
Now firstly I have to confess I’m not the “roughing it” type! I really like my hot shower and hairdryer in the mornings and during my daily routine I spend about 8-10 hours on my mac. But that week was right on the other side of those daily activities. And I absolutely loved it!! The beauty of Botswana, the friendly people and the peace and quiet captured my heart big time!Iaan and I flew to Johannesburg and from there we flew to Maun, Botswana. The plane only had about 30 seats and the airport is super small! The baggage gets loaded onto a truck (from the plane) and then it gets placed on tables for the passages to collect. It’s all manual there!
There is nothing that excites me like seeing people living their passion! I totally believe in dreaming and perusing something that’s super huge!
There are a few combinations that make amazing photos. One combination would be a couple super in love (and not shy to show it) + great light. This is exactly what I had at Alexé and Raynie’s wedding.
Alexé and Raynie are good friends of mine from church. They decided a few months ago that the 19th of July was going to be their wedding date. They got engaged and from there on they were making plans for their special day (eventhough they did not have any money to pay for anything, they were just trusting that the Lord would provide.)
When I opened “die Burger” (South African news paper) website this morning, one of my photos was on the main page! Adel and Juan (wedding of 9 January 2009) are one of the finalists for the couple of the year competition! I wish you guys all the best, you are an amazing couple! And taking your photos was so much fun!
The winners will be announced on Saturday, the 29th of August at 12:00 in the Tygervalley shopping centre in Durbanville at their annual Wedding Expo.
Sorry brides…another post for photographers :) I had a few requests to re-load the “vintage” preset. Apparently I did something funny and it wasn’t working properly. So to make up for my stupid mistake I’ve now added 3 vintage presets. I hope you like them! For all the others I’ve uploaded as well as the instructions, please see my previous post.
This morning I received a very exciting email from Kat, the owner of Rock ‘n Roll bride. Kat has a stunning blog, with daily updates about weddings, engagement shoots and anything cool and beautiful! Today I was one of the lucky people to be blogged about. Kat blogged about Chris and Mel’s engagement session. Looks like this couple is becoming famous!
You should have been in this office last Thursday it was absolutely crazy! The morning I send out a mail to about 60 photographers that showed interest in my workshops. I emailed them to let them know the workshop details will be up at around 13h00 and within 24 hours it was sold out! I couldn’t believe it. I was laughing like a little girl as the mails just pored in! you guys are the best!
Thank you to everyone who showed interest and a special thanks to the 8 photographers that will be attending the workshop! I’m so excited to meet you, answer questions and have some fun! I’ll be posing some more details as soon as everything is ready!
To those of you who was interested in a private session, those are still available. Please email me for more information.
This week is a bit chaotic on my side, so I’ve decided to post a pic of some beautiful calm flowers…
I’m very excited to announce my first workshop! Thank you to everyone that filled in the online survey. I really really appreciate it! You’re all stars!
In the online survey I saw that there was quite a big need for group sessions, as well as private lessons. The first group workshop will take place on Friday night the 28th and continue on the Saturday the 29th of August. If you would rather like to book me for a private session, you’re welcome to see the details below and send me an email.
Before I give you the When? Where? Why? of the workshop, I would firstly like to tell everyone that this will NOT be a “7 steps to success class”, nor will it be a “quick fix” for your business. I believe we all are capable of success and greatness, all you need is the right tools and lots of encouragement and support! (thanks mom and dad for all your support and help! You are the best!)
