Mhlengi Mpungose’s Instagram Photoshoot
It’s not often that I get a male booking a photo shoot with me. I’ve become well known for creating beautiful photographs of women. Mhlengi came across my work online and even though it had very few examples of photographs with male subject matter, he still enjoyed my style of photography and had requested I
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Why We All Need More Art in Our Lives
For as long as I can remember, artistic pursuits have been a huge part of my life. There are times, both past and present where I’ve either slowed down creating something artistic, or have switched to trying a new form of art. From those very first moments of my mum teaching me how to draw
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10 Excuses that You Should Ignore when Considering Doing a Boudoir Photoshoot
1. I don’t look like a model. Contrary to what most people believe, I don’t work exclusively with models. In fact, more than 90% of my customers are everyday women, just like yourself. Most models don’t even look like what you see in magazines without the hair, makeup, wardrobe, professional photography and retouching. Google “Models
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What to Expect at a Photoshoot
Photoshoots vary in length, the reason for this is that it is dependant upon the number of photos you want, the type of photoshoot, number of clothing changes, location, etc. Generally speaking you should set aside approximately 2-3 hours for a typical photoshoot. On arrival at the studio or designated location, we first discuss the
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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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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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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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Samira’s Boudoir Photoshoot
Samira contacted me after I placed an advert on Facebook. She’s been a model from the age of seven years old and has taken part in many beauty competitions, including Miss Newcastle. At the time of the photoshoot she was twenty fours years old, she was looking to update her modelling portfolio. She wanted to
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Location Ideas for Your Next Photoshoot in Newcastle KZN
Thanks to Newcastle KZN’s geographical location, we are not short of beautiful locations to choose from for a photoshoot. Locations can be found within Newcastle and also in the surrounding areas. Newcastle forms part of the Battlefields Route, this is made up of battlefield sites, museums, old forts and places of remembrance. Newcastle turns 150
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