Kalk Bay Locals – April 2011

While out on a typical Sunday mission to the picturesque town of Kalk Bay, these locals spotted me and my camera and just had to get some shots of themselves!

Hope you guys find it here!

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Photo Shoot – Karen – Old Police Station

Dark and moody photo shoot with model, Karen.
Below are a few of my favourites from the day’s work at an old abandoned police station in a town called Strand.
I deliberately applied different styles of processing on the images, mainly to play around, but also to try to create a sense of individualism, with the hope that each processing style provokes the specific emotion that the image is trying to convey.

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Wedding Photos – Jaco & Lydia – Skilpadvlei

Jaco & Lydia Wedding Photos, Skilpadvlei, Stellenbosch

Jaco & Lydia Wedding Photos, Skilpadvlei, Stellenbosch

What a great time for a wedding in the Cape Winelands district. The vineyards are lush green and the sweet wine grapes are almost ready for harvesting. As this was my first ever wedding as the primary photographer, I was a bit nervous. Using rented equipment I had no experience with, while trying to capture all the required events, was quite a tricky task. Overall I am very pleased with the results, and have learned a lot from my experience.

Knowing your equipment, and the ability to quickly execute photographic decisions based on the time and location, are some of the key factors that makes a successful wedding photographer.

All an all I had a great time with my new friends Jaco & Lydia and the day as a whole was a complete success! Below, find a few of my personal favourites shot on Jaco & Lydia’s wedding day held on the 4th of March 2011 at Skilpadvlei, just outside Stellenbosch, South-Africa.

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