As you probably read in my previous post, I had the privilege to host my second workshop a few weeks ago. The most exciting part for most of the girls was doing the shoot. The theme for this shoot was a vintage, country style shoot. Everything came together so beautifully, but there would have been no way I could have pulled it off if it wasn’t for all the amazing service providers that helped me out!
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.
I still remember Sofia’s call. She phoned all the way from Hong Kong! It was almost exactly a year ago. She said she loved my style and that she and Graeme will be getting married in Elgin on the 20th of March 2010. I was excited. I love shooting at new venues and especially ones that are in cute places like Elgin.
Sofia and Graeme are originally from South Africa, but have been living abroad for the past few years. They started out in the UK and then moved to Hong Kong where they currently live.
I have this really bad habit to wake up in the morning and checking my emails on my iphone before I get out of bed. Every morning I have the same question. Why do you do that? You should rather wake up, get ready for the day and then check emails when you walk into the office. But for some reason checking emails in bed prepares me for my day ahead. I know it sounds strange, but I like to plan ahead and know what’s coming. By glancing through my inbox I know what to expect before I walk into the office. This morning there was a HUGE smile on my face!
Kaycee is one of those super friendly bubbly people! Our first contact was via email. She found my blog through Photo.net and sent me a super sweet email to tell me how much she loved my work. Those always make me smile and she totally made my day! I couldn’t believe that anyone from New York was actually looking at my work!
Since then Kaycee has been following my work and claims to be one of my biggest fans. When she heard I was coming to the USA she booked a couple shoot with me in New York.
We met in the lobby of our hotel and it was like I knew her. So strange when you finally meet someone you’ve been in contact with for some time, but never physically met before. Kaycee couldn’t stop laughing and made me feel at ease straight away. We headed to Times Square to take a few pics and then headed downtown with the subway. After the shoot we ended up in Starbucks talking about Lightroom, editing, marketing and everything else, over a cup of steaming Vanilla Latte’s :)
I can’t believe Kaycee has only been shooting weddings for about a year. Her work is soooo beautiful! You have to check out her blog!
Was great meeting you Kaycee! I hope you enjoy the photos…
Tamryn was probably one of my first fans, she actually claims she is my biggest fan :) Tamryn is also an aspiring photographer and that always makes me a teeny tiny bit nervous. I mean, who wouldn’t be :) But the nerves calmed down the moment I saw those gorgeous blue shoes by Christian Louboutin! Oh man, I don’t know why, but beautiful shoes just gets me all excited! An then when Tamryn slipped into her dress, she looked like she walked right out of a magazine!
This morning I woke up with one goal. My goal was to blog Joanne & Carl, as well as Tamryn & Jeandre’s weddings. These two couples got married the weekend before I left for the States and I have to thanks them dearly for being so awesome! I know you guys have been waiting to see your photos for a few weeks now, but today is the day!
I love British weddings. The couples are always friendly (or maybe I’ve just been lucky :), the guests always have a great time and the hats and hair pieces the woman wear are to die for! Joanne and Carl, together with friends and family, flew over to South Africa to tie the knot in the garden of the Steenberg Estate, Cape Town.
It’s been almost 2 weeks since iaan and I left South Africa on a 22 hour flight to the USA. Our first city to visit was New York City. It was freezing cold, with an icy wind howling through the streets. I put on my boots, jacket and there we went. We walked and walked and walked, just looking at all the shops and the billboards. We just observed, took in and snapped my camera.
You’ll probably recognize Derek and Julie from their engagement shoot a few weeks ago. The couple tied the knot over the past weekend. The ceremony was held at the Anglican church in Kenilworth, followed by a super elegant reception at the Vineyard Hotel in Newlands, Cape Town. Derek and Julie enjoyed every moment, while Jaco and Aleit from the Aleit Group made sure everything went according to plan.
While the guests were having some bubbly, a guy sketched some comical portraits of the guests. The reception area was a fresh combination of greens and white, with a dash of gold. Saturday was one of the hottest days of the year, but never the less it was one successful party!
Pamela emailed me some time ago with a few questions she had about photography. She and her husband, Ingram are photographers in Namibia, north of South Africa. A few weeks ago, she emailed me again, but this time with a different request… She wanted to book a couple shoot. She excitedly explained that she’s never been in Cape Town and that she and Ingram would be coming down for a holiday. She then told me that they do a couple shoot every year and this year they wanted me to do it. I was so surprised when I met Pamela, who spoke fluent Afrikaans. Quite impressive, as she is originally from Austria :)
