Thembie’s Fashion Style Portrait Photoshoot

Thembie is beautiful young lady from Newcastle KZN that I recently had the pleasure of working with. She had wanted to shoot some fashion styled portraits, both to update her portfolio and also for personal use, she models part time. Together we figured out the style she was after and we discussed what she would
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10 Tips for a Healthier Lifestyle
1. Don’t Skip Breakfast Eating a proper breakfast can be one of the most positive things you can do, especially if you are trying to lose weight. The body needs to refuel after sleep, so make sure to have a healthy balanced breakfast, one that consists of either a fresh fruit or fruit juice, a
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How to Photograph Your Child

While I’m by no means a full time child photographer, I do get asked from time to time to photograph children. I hope in this article to give you practical tips that you can implement in your own photographs, that will show you how to photograph your child better. I do feel that it’s very
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Leoni’s Fashion Portrait and Beauty Shoot

Tarryn, my makeup artist had wanted to do a shoot to update her portfolio. She came up with the concept herself, wanting to shoot someone with more dramatic makeup and super long eyelashes. She also had wanted to shoot it against a pink backdrop. For this particular shoot, Tarryn did all the planning, she figured
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Why I Do What I Do
It always amazes me when I think about how your life experiences and people you have contact with become an inspiration for the life path that you take; this can happen knowingly or unknowingly. For example, having grown up without a father, he passed on when I was six months old, I’ve watched how hard
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The Impact Photography has on Our Lives
From the moment photography was invented, it has had an impact on humankind. Granted that the first photographs took somewhere in the region of eight hours to take, but as new discoveries were made and technology advanced, the quality and the duration it took to make a photograph improved dramatically. Before this invention, the only
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Hairstyle Ideas for Photo Shoots
For the majority of women, their hair is their crowning glory. Hairstyles form part of their fashion statement and how they want to present themselves to the world. When it comes to being photographed, the same holds true. It’s is very important that you consider what your hair needs to look like for a photoshoot.
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The Importance of Existing in Photographs
From a young age I took notice of the fact that my mum would constantly forego any luxuries and nice things for herself and make sure my brother, sister and I were never wanting, as little as she earned, she made our lives wonderful. I also began at an early age to learn just how
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Equipment Review – Elinchrom D-Lite 4
I frequently get asked by both amateur and professional photographers what lighting equipment I use. So I decided to write a review of the Elinchrom D-Lite 4’s that I use. While I use version one of these studio strobes, the information is still relevant. The reason I say this, is that Elinchrom make such good
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Natasha’s Outdoor Autumn Fashion Photoshoot

Natasha is a model, from Newcastle KZN, that I met online. I had come across her profile on Facebook, while looking for people I could work with on future photoshoots. I absolutely loved her look and felt she had great potential to go far in the modelling world. Looking to try something different from what
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