<![CDATA[Jo Blair Photography - Blog]]>Fri, 25 May 2012 21:32:14 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Helena Turns ONE!]]>Thu, 24 May 2012 04:32:36 -0800http://www.joblairphotography.com/1/post/2012/05/helena-turns-one.html
What a wonderful way to spend a Saturday morning - photographing a special little girl's very first Birthday party... Mom and Dad created a lovely atmosphere with play pens, activities, 'Build-A-Bears', yummy food and the most awesome Teddy Bear Birthday Cake! Well done, and a big squishy birthday hug to the Birthday Girl! 
]]><![CDATA[Cassie & Allon's Wedding Under the Huppah: MAZEL TOF!]]>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:51:07 -0800http://www.joblairphotography.com/1/post/2012/05/cassie-alons-wedding-under-the-huppah-mazel-tof.htmlCassie & Allon tied the knot, broke the glass and shared the wine with family under the Huppah in the gardens of the Vineyard Hotel on Tuesday 8th May. It was a small, intimate ceremony attended by close friends and family members, some of which had travelled from Israel to attend. It was a delightful ceremony followed by drinks and canapes in the garden and a 4 course wine-pairing dinner. All the very best to a wonderful couple, if the rest of your lives can be depicted by your happiness on your wedding day you are going to be one strong, and very blessed, entity of love, laughter and commitment. Mazel Tof! 
]]><![CDATA[Personality Portraits]]>Tue, 08 May 2012 01:49:33 -0800http://www.joblairphotography.com/1/post/2012/05/personality-portraits.htmlPaddy 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
]]><![CDATA[Newborn Photography]]>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 03:59:02 -0800http://www.joblairphotography.com/1/post/2012/03/newborn-photography.htmlMeet Chloe, newest and tiniest baby girl I have ever photographed... Arrived 2 weeks early on the 29th of February, determined to make a statement!  
]]><![CDATA[Sisters and Cousins]]>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:39:55 -0800http://www.joblairphotography.com/1/post/2012/03/sisters-and-cousins.htmlAn 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!
]]><![CDATA[Just Us Wedding at the Vineyard Hotel, Cape Town]]>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:40:39 -0800http://www.joblairphotography.com/1/post/2012/03/just-us-wedding-at-the-vineyard-hotel-cape-town.htmlThe Vineyard Hotel in Claremont, Cape Town is fast becoming my favourite location for large and small weddings - especially small, intimate weddings like the one I not only photographed, but was also a legal witness to! Originally from the States and the UK, Shannon and Gerard now live in Angola and decided during their visit to Cape Town to get married. No guests, just the 2 of them with the wonderful Peter Fox formalising their union, with the Vineyard's Robyn and a couple of tortoises looking on. Such a special ceremony designed by the two of them, for the two of them - no one else (resulting in focussing through teary eyes a challenge!) I can not think of anywhere I would rather have been than with Shannon and Gerard last Tuesday afternoon, thank you both for having me there and all best wishes for your journey together. I hope to meet you both again (and maybe a little one or 2) along the way... 
]]><![CDATA[Colourful Characters]]>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 03:03:50 -0800http://www.joblairphotography.com/1/post/2012/03/colourful-characters.htmlTowards 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? 
]]><![CDATA[Eddie and Debbie's Wedding at the Vineyard Hotel, Cape Town]]>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 01:09:22 -0800http://www.joblairphotography.com/1/post/2012/02/eddie-and-debbies-wedding-at-the-vineyard-hotel-cape-town.htmlEddie and Debbie tied an already very tight knot at the Vineyard Hotel on Saturday 11th February. It was a lovely intimate ceremony where they were joined by their 3 year old son and twin baby girls. Currently living in Hong Kong (Debbie is the local) and arranging their wedding day from afar was no easy feat but they pulled it off beautifully. The backdrop of the mountain was perfect, the venue gorgeous (as always) and even the light drizzle on the day didn't get in the way of a happy, festive and truly magical event. I must admit, it is wonderful to be a party of anyone's wedding day, but Eddie & Debbie's did ignite my senses. I loved this wedding shoot! Thank you both again for including me - I truly hope my images bring back wonderful memories for you for many years of wedded bliss to come... All the very best to you all.
]]><![CDATA[Family fun...]]>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:13:33 -0800http://www.joblairphotography.com/1/post/2012/02/family-fun.htmlA 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!
]]><![CDATA[Dogs, dogs and more dogs...]]>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:28:03 -0800http://www.joblairphotography.com/1/post/2012/01/dogs-dogs-and-more-dogs.htmlMy fellow Dog-Schoolers helped me out on a recent shoot by "lending" their pooches as "models". Unfortunately my pooch was excluded as her enthusiasm requires 2 hands on her leash, and both of mine were busy! I've included a shot of her at the end just for good measure...  
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