As promised, here are some behind the scene photos of last month’s workshop. Thank you so much to everyone that attended and also a big thank you to Maree Louw from Natural light Photography for taking these photos.
In the first week of October I hosted another workshop here in Stellenbosch. This time the theme for the workshop was fun, quirky and very colourful. In general I tend to go for the very simple, down to earth colours, but this time I challenged myself to do something a bit bolder. :) The funky flowers were done by Mariette from Varsliefde and the decor and stationary by Anelle from Seven Swans.
Today I’m going to share some behind the scene photos of my last wedding photography workshop here in Stellenbosch. The photos were taken through the two day workshop, last month, by the awesome Claudia De Nobrega from VDA STUDIOS. Amongst some exciting other things, I’m preparing for next week’s workshop and I though this might be a little taste of what next weeks photographers can look forward to :)
And with these great photos, I’m going to open up an opportunity to you. If you’re a photographer, and you’ve always wanted to attend one of my workshops, here is an opportunity….I’m giving away one spot for someone at next week’s workshop.
Styled shoots are on of my favourite things to photograph and seems to be one of the highlights of my workshops. As soon as I downloaded these photos I couldn’t wait to blog them! I love the simplistic colours Betina’s hairpiece is to die for!
In the beginning of September I did a workshop with 10 girls here in Stellenbosch. The workshop was a fun, informal two days with loads of talking, discussing and some shooting. In my workshops I share a lot about my business and talk through all the issues and questions photographers have regarding the business of wedding photography.
The yellow inspiration from my workshop continued into a gorgeous styled couple shoot on Landgoed Te Werve. Nelleke and Marinus were the very brave models for the shoot, they got married in May 2011 and had the opportunity to once again, get dressed up and relive their special day. Thank you guys for posing for us! I really appreciate your willingness! Standing in front of 13 cameras and 3 videographers is not a joke :) You guys were perfect! Then I want to share some very exciting news :) For the first time ever we filmed my workshop! Thank you to the fabulous team of Ryan de Wit of Unicorn Wedding Films for the gorgeous movie! You can view the movie at the bottom of the post. Enjoy!
Yellow has never been one of my favourite colours, but some time ago I saw some yellow inspiration and then I thought the yellow and grey theme could be quite a fun one to photograph. Consequently, when it came to choosing a colour theme for my Holland workshop in Den Haag last month I decided yellow was going to be the colour. At the workshop I shared on how to shoot details and get the best result from different angles. I believe details is a very important part of any wedding. The details help to tell the story of the couple and their personality. I absolutely love details! :)
Iaan and I are finally home. We returned from our 50 day trip to Europe last Friday and since then I’ve been trying to get my head around everything that happened on the trip. I’ve been scanning through photos and re-calling all the fantastic memories of the 50 days in 5 countries trip. One of the places we visited, while in Europe, was Den Haag, Holland, where I hosted a two day workshop with some fabulous wedding photographers.
In my journey as a photographer and business owner, I have realized that I will always keep learning wherever the road may lead me. I will NEVER know everything, but what I have learned already and do know, can mean so much more if shared with others.
Along my journey, I have learned to use my camera in a way that makes me feel confident and in control. I’ve also made some stupid mistakes and unfortunately wasted money on unnecessary things. In this journey, I took some detours and here and there, I discovered short cuts. In my business, I’ve created some processes that help me run a smoother operation :) and I try to improve them all the time.
Iaan and I are very excited to announce that we’ll be coming to Germany (Munich), Holland and London this summer! I will be shooting a wedding with the amazing wedding co-ordinator, Doreen Winking in Munich, as well as second shoot a stunning wedding on the island of Mallorca with the fabulous Claire Morgan.
After these two events, Iaan and I will be hosting two workshops in each city. At this stage we’re still planning, but what we can tell you is the dates, content, areas and costs. So if you’re interested in any of these, please email me. There will be limited seats, so booking is essential.
Last week Friday Iaan and I hosted our first workshop together. In our relationship Iaan is the information consumer and I’m the practical one. He likes the knowing, I like the doing. And together we make quite a good team :)
The workshop was hosted at our favourite restaurant Coginto in Stellenbosch. The topics covered was about one of the things Iaan and I love: Social Media. I can’t imagine my life without it!
