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Portrait Photographers Hertfordshire – PK, Marleen and Mitre.

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:23:48 +0000

Busy editing this lovely shoot and just wanted to share some of the images. We will upload the rest soon, so keep an eye out and remember to “like” our Facebook Page (click here) to see more shoots like this in the future…

FAITH FOR FASHION – London Fashion Week

admin — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:41:46 +0000

During London Fashion week earlier this year, we were part of a really amazing event to raise awareness and funds for the A21 Campaign against human trafficking. “MakeOverEvents” (part of the ladies ministry of CRC London) organized the T4C (Talent for Charity) and F4F (Faith for Fashion) events where diverse talent and professionals in London came together for this amazing cause.

A HUGE thank you to all who were part of this day – everyone who took part, all of the volunteers, fashion designers and judges. And a very special thank you from our side to Roshni & Sanjay from Eyejogia who were involved with the judging of the photography category! Next year is going to be even bigger and better! What a privilege to be a part of something where we can actually make a difference.

Human trafficking is a huge atrocity in our world today. It must be stopped and every person can help to raise awareness. For more info on human trafficking, visit the A21 Campaign and see how you can make a difference!

You can also see an overview from the day here: CRC London TV

Destination Wedding Photographers – ADRI and VERSTER

admin — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:27:38 +0000

We were in South Africa in March to cover the wedding of Adri & Verster at Kleinkaap in Centurion, Pretoria. We’ve known them for a couple of years and just like every couple, they have a story. We love stories. Adri & Verster went to school together and although they had mutual friends, they weren’t actual friends. It was only a few years later whilst Adri was working in Scotland and Verster in London, when the two of them “found” each other again through the wonderful social network we all know as Facebook…and you’ve probably guessed it – the rest is history! We have also come to know the both of them as friends, so we were honoured when they asked us to photograph their wedding. They have been waiting patiently to see a few images from the day, so without any further ado, we present to you, Mr & Mrs du Plessis!

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Greek Wedding Photography – Chris and Angelique in South Africa

admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:12:02 +0000

Greek weddings = NEVER a dull moment! This particular wedding that we did for ZaraZoo was beyond fun and Meyer and I had one of the best days ever photographing the wedding of Chris and Angelique in Bloemfontein, South Africa. We know Stefan from ZaraZoo from when he use to live in London. He has been back in South Africa for a couple of years now and runs a very successful business in Cape Town. We were fortunate to shoot this wedding for them as they get loads of bookings during the busy summer season and Chris and Angelique’s wedding just so happened to be in the place where Meyer and I both grew up. The wedding reception took place at Kiepersolrant. As this is a fairly new venue, we decided to do the couple shoot and bridal party shots at a different venue down the road, Monte Bello Estate. Thank you to the amazing Liesl from Iiola who coordinated the wedding and organized this shoot with Michael from Monte Bello. Liesl, we absolutely LOVED working with you! Liesl was also the coordinator for another Greek wedding that Christine Meintjes photographed at the same venue (Monte Bello Estate) only two weeks before Chris & Angelique tied the knot. Thank you also to the guys at Alexander Productions for making it enjoyable for us to work with you on the day. We hope you enjoy looking through these images as much as we enjoyed shooting them!

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Wedding Fair at Bluewater

admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:25:03 +0000

Our stand at the Wedding Fair – Bluewater

Thank you to everyone who contributed in making our stand such a great success (friends and family, you know who you are!). And most of all, thank you to all the brides and grooms out there who visited the show and stopped by our stand. We had really good feedback and we look forward to meeting with some of you and being a part of your special day!

Film Adventures with a Nikon F4 in Istanbul

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:09:18 +0000

Some of you might remember my previous post on film cameras and my (slight) obsession with the top end range Nikon film cameras. Since this post, I have now become a few steps closer to my dream of owning all of the high end Nikon film cameras – from the original Nikon F up to their latest film flagship the Nikon F6. I am very proud to say that, thanks to E-bay (and the wife’s permission), I have already bought the F, F3 and F4 cameras, so my collection is indeed growing!

On a recent trip to Istanbul we loaded the F4 with a selection of Ilford black & white films and I was very impressed with the results. You’ve got to just love the grain and mood that you can only create with a film camera! These are a selection of images taken around the fish markets near the Galata Bridge, the famous Blue Mosque and the Grand Bazaar (one of the largest covered markets in the world with 60 streets and over 5000 shops). Istanbul, by the way, is one of the most amazing places we’ve ever visited and we hope you enjoy looking through these few images as much as we enjoyed being there and shooting them!

Wedding Photographers Hampshire – Sarah and Andy

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:17:30 +0000

Okay, so we’ve waited long enough to blog about this awesomely beautiful wedding and now, here it is! You might remember the post we did about Sarah and Andy who tied the knot at Highclere Castle in Berkshire last year and some of you might have recognized this spectacular venue as the backdrop for ITV’s very successful period drama “Downton Abbey”. As their Registry ceremony in February was quite an intimate occasion, they wanted to celebrate with a less formal wedding reception and chose a summer fete theme for this. Taplin’s Place in Hampshire was the perfect backdrop for their wedding and ideal for all the activities they had planned for the day. A lot of the beautiful details was DIY but Sarah also called in the help of an expert – Helen Carter from Helen Carter Weddings who helped her bring all the creative ideas to life! We absolutely loved being a part of this wonderful day filled with fun and many great memories! So, on that note, we shall say no more and let you have a look through and enjoy the creativity…!

Flowers: Moutan

Vintage Supplies: Vintage Style Hire

Portrait Photographers – ALICIA and RICHARD

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:52:59 +0000

We spent the Christmas holiday in South Africa and were in the Western Cape for a few days when we decided to pull out the cameras for a shoot (after we decided not to “work” during this time). The great thing is that sometimes work doesn’t really seem like work, especially when you have a super cool couple like Richard & Alicia in front of the lens. At the time we found these really awesome locations where we wanted to shoot, but we had one problem – no models! So our search began…and it wasn’t long until it dawned on us that we actually knew a couple in the area – Richard & Alicia! We knew them from their time here in London but they had since moved back to South Africa. So we contacted them, they agreed and the rest is history! With photography, sometimes you have an idea of what you would like to achieve with a shoot, but these images totally exceeded our expectations – from the quirky little coffee shop at the railway station through to the images taken on the beach. We loved shooting somewhere slightly different and we hope you enjoy looking through these images as much as we enjoyed shooting them. Alicia & Richard, you guys were great – thank you for being so awesome!

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Anna-Belle in London

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:21:33 +0000

Meet Anna-Belle. Something a little different and one of the luckiest dresses to ever travel the world! This fabulous masterpiece was designed by South African fashion designer, Stefania Morland and the concept behind Anna-belle was for photographers from all over to shoot this dress and after a year, she will return to her homeland and invite everyone to an exhibition where every art work, created by all the lucky-enough artists to come into contact with her, will be auctioned off for charity.

When our good friend Stefan Steenkamp from Zara-Zoo (click here to see his photos) first mentioned the idea of bringing Anna-Belle with him on his recent trip to Europe, we were of course super excited and started planning our shoot with her. And what a shoot it was! Thank you to everyone who helped make it such a success and of course to Stefania Morland – without you there would have been no Anna-belle!

So without any further ado, we would like to introduce Anna-belle…in London!

Make-up: Sorelda van Rensburg

Hair: Kimberley-rai Tidcombe

Model: Sorelda van Rensburg

Model: Sume Neethling

Wedding Photographers Kent – HETTIE and ALBERTO – Part 2

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:16:13 +0000

We are very excited to share part 2 of Hettie & Alberto’s wedding at The High Rocks in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. There is just something amazing about photographing intimate weddings – especially during the winter! Because we know Hettie and Alberto from church, we also knew most of the guests. Their immediate family flew over from South Africa to share in the celebrations and it was the combined effort of friends and family that made the day a huge success. Hettie and Alberto, it was a great privilege to observe, photograph and celebrate this day with them – thank you for letting us be there. We can just see how happy you guys make each other and we wish you a lifetime of happiness!

Be sure to check out our last blog post (part 1) for our take on this wedding.

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