Pretty things make me so excited! I did my embracing ‘happy dance’ once I downloaded these images, because it was just SOOOO PRETTY!!!

Nicola and I spoke about the idea of doing some styled shoots for The Pretty Blog some time ago and now it finally became a reality. This theme was ‘Boere chick” in our fields of gold. The shoot was done in a big open field on a friend of our’s farm. The grass was nice and long and poor iaan struggled with hay fever, as he helped with the setup. But he didn’t mind the sacrifice, all in the name of ‘pretty things’ :)

Ok, I’m not an interior photographer, but every now and then I like a challenge :) So when Banksia Boutique Hotel asked me to photograph some of their interiors, I packed my bags and tried my best to capture the mood of this gorgeous little hotel in Cape Town.

I love gorgeous products! A few weeks ago I had the privilege to photograph a close friend of mine’s mom’s linen collection. The shoot was inspired by René’s love for France and anything made of linen. René recently launched a range of linen, Trousseau made by her and her husband.

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! :)

I love food! If food can be one of my passions, it’s on the top 10 list! A week ago I was asked to photograph a very exciting event, the first “Cupcake Classique”. It’s a cupcake and Cape Classique (Bubbly) tasting! It was soooo delicious!

Sometimes I wish I could just press the pause button. Look around, see the world standing still and then I will have enough time to do everything I have to and want to do. If I have to explain the past few months in words, it would include: crazy, awesome, exciting, wonderful, out of the ordinary and a total roll a coaster ride!

I’m not sure if the word “wash” was suppose to look like that or whether the artist just didn’t get to finishing it, but what I do know is that they got to finish the AYOBA part and that’s what this post is all about. AYOBA..now I know everyone in South Africa has heard the word. Have come to know the meaning and for some of us, it has become a part of our vocab. (Just to help those of you who don’t know how to pronounce it…it’s something like “A-YOOOO-BA! A nice long YOOO and you have to say it with attitude!)

Design plays a massive role in the way I look at things. If something is well designed, functional, yet beautiful I just can’t help myself but smile. Design is such a big part in my mind. I just can’t help it. Design makes me excited. Design inspires me. Design makes me think and design makes me super happy! I love clean lines, minimalistic design & natural colours. So when we had the opportunity to stay in the Louis Hotel while in Munich, Germany we both smiled!

Yesterday afternoon a few of us joined a enthusiastic crowd at the Amazink Eatery in Kayamandi, a local township in Stellenbosch. The vibe was totally awesome and I couldn’t help but take some photos. The colours and the excitedment was very vibrant. Amazink is a new restaurant that opend up in Kayamandi and a MUST visit when you’re in the Stellenbosch area. They serve local food, like barbeque (Braai) chicken, pap, wors and some yummy veggies. Well done to Jan and the team from Fanakalo for the stunning interior and design! I love love love it!!

Even though Bafana didn’t make it through to the second round, I think they still did south Africa proud!

On the 25th of March I hosted my second workshop. It was a fun two days with lots of photo-talk! The idea in general with my workshops are informal (but pretty) get togethers where I share and create a friendly environment to ask questions and learn. When I hosted my first workshop I decided to keep the groups small. By doing this I can spend time with every person and answer individual questions.