Giving is one thing I feel very strongly about. I know for a fact I have sooo much to be grateful for and giving back is one thing I can to to help other people. My friend Adii, Mr Rockstar himself, started the Rockstar Foundation a few months ago. This non-profit organization provides full academic bursaries to exceptionally bright young girls from impoverished and disadvantaged communities in Cape Town, South Africa.
A few weeks ago I met Julie & Derik in the parking lot of the famous Charlie’s Bakery in Cape Town. She smiled and greeted me like a old friend! She told me that it feels like she knows me so well. “I read your blog every day!…So I feels like I know exactly who you are.” Wow, that was so cool to hear. I really do see my blog as a extension of who I am.
Today is a big day in South African history! We celebrate the release of a wonderful, forgiving, humble, kind and revolutionary man. A father to our nation, Mr Nelson Mandela, known to us as Madiba.
In today’s world we are so lucky to have so much information around us! The big question now is: which ones of all the millions of websites are you going to visit? When I started out as a photographer, I learned so much, just by reading other photographer’s blogs, visiting forums and tutorial sites.
Joy Joy Joy. Thats the one thing that comes to my mind when I think of Frances and Graham. Besides good lighting, there is nothing more exciting for me to shoot than happy people!
Frances and Graham tied the knot on Nooitgedacht Estate in Stellenbosch on the 16th of January 2010. The day was a feast of greens and whites and the reception’s decor had the feeling of a European courtyard. Above each table hanged a cluster of ivy and fairy lights, lighting up each table.
Anna and her family live just up the street from me. One afternoon I met them up in the vineyards for a family shoot. Anna was very shy at first, but as all little one’s they just need to gain some confidence and see you are interested in them. Soon she started smiling and making all sorts of jokes. Some fun shots of her and her family…
Lately elope weddings seem to very popular and with 2010 soccer world cup coming up, I’m sure this trend will just increase in popularity! But who can blame anyone who chooses Cape Town as a backdrop for one of the most important decisions in your life!
To me the small details make all the difference! I loooove shopping at stores that wrap up my things in pretty paper or put it in a cute little bag. You just feel so much more special. You instantly attach more value to the newly purchased item and without even realizing it, that store just scored a few brownie points in the back of your mind! These little details make the store stand out form the rest and that is something we as photographers can learn from.
My second wedding for this year was Frances and Paul’s wedding at the exquisite Vrede en Lust estate in Franschhoek. The wedding was co-ordinated by Hannes from Wedding Concepts and to say the least he did a super fine job! The details and the table settings was nothing but perfect! All the flowers and decor was done by my friends over at Leipzig. One of South Africa’s finest floral companies!
This post is for all the photographers that have been sending in their questions the past few months. Firstly, super big apologies *with some puppy eyes* from my side. I’ve been wanting to answer them for such a long time, but I have finally managed to sort them out according to the areas of interest and translating all the Afrikaans ones into English :) I’ll now be posting up Q & A posts with one theme running through. This week’s Q & A is all about lighting.
