I updated my portfolio. Today, I share with you my images of families and children. If you are reading this on your iPhone or iPad, follow this link to view the gallery.
Women – An Updated Portrait Portfolio
I updated my portfolios. Here is the female portrait selection. You can view the gallery in fullscreen view by clicking the button in the right hand bottom corner of the gallery.
The Beauty of a Printed Portrait
I had an epiphany. Over the last year or so, I hardly printed my images. My clients, especially my corporate clients required mostly digital files and I often delivered digital files only to my private clients. A couple of months back, I started shooting film again. This changed a lot in the way I look [...]
Portrait of the Week – Dr Helgo Schomer
I photographed Helgo Schomer for an upcoming feature in a magazine. Shot on location with a Mamiya C220 on Kodak Portra 160 NC film in Newlands, Cape Town. The open shadow around the inside swimming pool allowed me to photograph without flash and reflectors.
Kylie – A Portrait Session – Model for a Day
I photographed Kylie in Cape Town on location in the CBD and on the beach. All shots photographed with available light. Makeup by Anneline Black from Brushstrokes.
Nicole – A Portrait Session
Nicole contacted me for a fun portrait session to mark a new stage in her life. Anneline Black prepared Nicole with make up and hair. I photographed her on location and in studio with natural light. Looking for your own portrait session? Contact me here.
Picture of the day or so – 31 August 2011
To the end of the month, I give our cat Ginger center stage. I will be collecting some new pictures over the next few days and will start a new series of images mid September. I keep you posted. Shot with the Nikon F100 on Kodak Portra 400.
Cover for Feel SA
I received mail today from Feel SA, South African – German magazine. Well, receiving a magazine is normally not newsworthy. In this case, the cover shows a image I shot of Jo-Ann Strauss. Printed work is one of the highlights in my profession. Working with Jo-Ann was really great and we all had lots of [...]
5 Tips for Better Family Portraits
Family portraits with children can be real fun and produce great results. I have been photographing children and families for years. On occasion, we started the photo session with unhappy children. At the end, we always were able to turn things around and have fun during the shoot. I learnt some lessons along the way, [...]
Percy Montgomery – A Portrait
Percy Montgomery is the second South African sports celebrity, I had the pleasure to photograph. Cricket player Makhaya Ntini was the first about two years ago. This shoot of former South African rugby player (Springbok), Percy Montgomery was part of a magazine interview. I photographed him in a Cape Town hotel lobby. The complete shoot, [...]





