Here we go!

Well, I am finally back from my 4 week holiday in my favourite spot in the Cape – Witsand. And I have to admit it feels strange being back at home and knowing in 2 days school will start and we will be back to the normal mad rush to get through the routine and [...]

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Doing things differently

It was my turn a couple of weeks ago to be the second photographer, backing up my ‘partner in crime’ – Andre. Jo-Ellen and Reinier decided to do things a little bit differently and opted for a pre-wedding photo shoot. They both got dressed at Reinier’s family home on a small holding just outside Pretoria [...]

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Why I love wedding photography

People often ask me what it is that I love about shooting weddings. Of course there is no simple answer. From the moment that I step into the bride’s dressing room to the moment that I get into the car, leaving the reception, I get immense satisfaction from doing what I love and loving what [...]

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Choosing a photographer is like choosing a president

In keeping with the theme of liking your photographer, this post is inspired by Dane Sanders, an American photographer that I am learning an awful lot from at the moment. He says, picking a photographer to deliver the goods on your wedding day is very much like choosing your candidate in an election. But elections [...]

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“WE DIDN’T LIKE OUR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER”!

I chatted to a friend the other day about his wedding photos being done by a photographer that I greatly admire. To my great surprise he told me that he seriously disliked the photographer’s demeanor, especially the way he was ‘bossing them around’ on the day (his words). And though their wedding photos were beautiful, [...]

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Zadia and Deine at Zambesi Point

I expected her to be beautiful but Zadia was even more gorgeous than what I could have imagined. And her dress was exquisite! I would have loved to have had more time photographing her, but as it sometimes go with weddings, it was a rush from finishing the make-up and getting to the venue which [...]

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Cindy & Ben at Wapadrant

Here are the first of Cindy en Ben’s wedding photos. My apologies to them and their family for not having it ready as fast as I normally do!
Ben is a wedding photographer himself! The problem with shooting a wedding photographer’s wedding is that you want it to be perfect. And then things often don’t go [...]

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Why an engagement shoot?

The only time that most people make use of the services of a professional photographer is at their wedding. If their wedding photographs are important to them couples will spend a great deal of time choosing who will shoot their wedding and are willing to spend large sums of money to make sure it is [...]

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Marinda & Jimmy at Dannheimer Stud Farm

Every time I shoot a wedding I am amazed at how different each one is. No two weddings are the same because I suppose no two couples are the same.
Here are a few of Marinda and Jimmy’s wedding photos. The focus of their wedding was to ‘kuier’ with friends and family and everything was very practical [...]

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Laid back Cornel & Brett

It’s amazing how relaxed some brides can be. No planning or lists handed to the photographer, no prescriptions of what essential shots needs to be taken. Cornel was one such bride. She couldn’t care less what I captured on film or about the tips for brides I usually point out before shooting a wedding. She [...]

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