Paddy Upton arrived at my studio with a very definite brief... "I want you to take photo's for my website that show my personality as a business man as well as a fun loving, outdoorsy kind of guy..." He wanted clean lines, crisp images and lots of expression - and to incorporate his surfboard...
His fabulous wife, Nicki joined in from the sidelines with suggestions and styling tips and we had a lot of laughs inbetween shots.
Paddy's website has recently gone live, he's a highly sought after 'Leadership Coach' (sporting and corporate) with many achievements, and an all round great guy - check it out at www.paddyupton.com
Meet Chloe, newest and tiniest baby girl I have ever photographed... Arrived 2 weeks early on the 29th of February, determined to make a statement!
An early Mother's Day Photo Shoot was held in my Studio last Saturday. Actually, it was only a day early for Bianca who was visiting from the UK (they celebrated Mother's Day on the Sunday). This visit was a first time meeting for the cousins, Logan, Tyler and 4 month old Libby, but the family bond was evident, and the boys were confident, gentle and loving towards their new baby cousin. It was lovely to meet and photograph you all, and I hope to hear from you on the next visit!
Towards the end of last year I donated a Studio Photography Shoot to the Kirstenhof Primary School Golf Day. My shoot was auctioned off to raise money for the school and David, the winning bidder, brought his 2 boys and lovely wife, Jeanine, to my home-based studio for their shoot in mid-February.
I think its evident from the pics that these 2 boys are quite the characters, and mom and dad... aah, SO in love! As usual, loads of fun and wonderful people... Did I mention I love my job?
A fabulous couple, two gorgeous daughters and their rather energetic Jack Russells joined me in my Studio for some family photographs. After our session we sat around my computer and chose over 80 of the shots to have on their disc, plus their favourites images for A2 size canvasses, and a couple for A3 canvasses. There was lots of discussion over which ones they'd want prints of, so I uploaded them to an Online Gallery for them to choose in their own time. Here's a small sample of their shoot. Thanks guys, can't wait to see you all in large print format!
Out of the blue - a very old friend (from way back "standard 2" that's Grade 4 for the modern reader) contacted me to see if I could fit him and his 3 boys in for a Studio Session. He was visiting his parents in Cape Town and wanted some pics to take to his wife back home in Mosselbay. Absolutely brilliant to see him again, and meet his 3 gorgeous boys. We had loads of fun - my lights managed to stay in tact - and we got some great shots for Mother's Day!
About a week ago I had an email from Danelle who had booked me to photograph her Newborn, due to arrive mid-November. She had decided to take the plunge and have her Pregnancy recorded as well - good girl! We had a great little hour's session in my studio. Danelle and her husband Matt are so excited for their new little addition to arrive, as am I : Absolutely can't wait - and we're aiming to photograph their new baby within the first 7 days, so stay tuned for tiny, tiny newborn pics!
Thanks Danelle and Matt, wishing you all the best and looking forward to seeing you again, this time as parents!
I am in love. How gorgeous is little Rio? Her wonderful parents had a hard time tearing her away from my lense - and my clutches! This was a very happy and playful little family studio photography shoot. Rio was so amazingly well behaved and loves the camera. Her mom and dad weren't half bad either and we got some great shots for Dad to treasure while he's away skippering a yacht in Europe. I hope to see you all again, it was lovely to meet and photograph you all. Thank you!
A very tidy little group of Year 10 (16 year old) girls booked my studio for a Photo Shoot during their recent school holidays. Their brief to me was simple : "We want to have some fun - and look FABULOUS doing so!"
Do you think we hit the mark?
