We can't stop time, but we do have a way to freeze it and preserve precious moments with photography. I'm glad that Melany made time to record the memory, along with her husband Colin and their little girl, Hannah, of...
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I don't know if I've told you all this but I simply adore maternity portraits. To me, there's a special kind of radiance about pregnancy. It's the excitement, the expectation and the pure wonderment of being witness to the...
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Lately I've been enjoying taking personal photos for fun and editing personal projects, like this portrait session of my gorgeous sister, Janine...
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What could be sweeter than a cosy photo session at home with a lovely young family to celebrate their beautiful first baby?
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Life is a journey and for Claire and Dale, their route is about to become all the more exciting! I had the honour of photographing their maternity portraits, as they stood on a precipice looking towards their future.
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Imagine getting dressed up, having your make-up done and enjoying a pretty little tea party with your best girlfriends. If that sounds good to you, draw some inspiration from this gorgeous styled tea party...
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For the second segment of this beauty portrait session, Melany and I braved the windy weather. I'm glad we did...
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No matter what the era, beauty is timeless! And, while I was editing these beauty portraits, I couldn't help but notice a hint of classic old world glamour.
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When your children have left the nest you feathered with love, you’ll never regret having family portraits taken when you were all so young! Years ago, Carolyn and I completed the same part-time make-up artistry course. Over the years...
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“I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes.” – e. e. cummings Click...
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What an honour to be welcomed into the home of Ryan and Melanie, meet baby Danica and capture precious images of this young family. One thing I have learnt taking photos of babies is they nothing good happens if...
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Michelle and Ryan’s maternity photos would have been set in Majik Forest but, when we arrived, the park was locked for maintenance. Fortunately, we spotted a nearby green belt and, despite the wind, the maternity portrait session turned out...
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Andrea loves flowers, Emile loves the beach and they’re both madly in love with each other! For this engagement session, we headed for the West Coast to find the best of both worlds. We didn’t have to go too...
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I couldn’t have asked for better weather (or a lovelier couple) for this late winter/early spring woodsy maternity session. Melanie studied art and knowing that made me feel just a little under pressure to capture their maternity session with some crazy...
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A good reason to have family photos taken – you and your children will never be as young again as you are today! It’s a bit cliché but kids grow up so quickly! In fact, it felt like just yesterday...
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I wanted to try my hand at styling so I set up a pretty picnic spot for this garden maternity portrait session. But, with such a regal beauty in front of the lens, I didn’t need all the frills...
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After photographing her parents’ maternity session, I was delighted to meet the lovely little Rowan Aurelia! She was just 18 days old when I visited and captured these photos of her and her mom, Micaela, relaxing at home. She...
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While expecting their first baby, Melany and Colin bought and moved into their first home. So it made sense to celebrate all these exciting firsts with a lovely maternity photo session at home. Melany and I had hoped to go to...
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I first met Candice of A Gorgeous Life on Twitter – as we do in this online world. She wanted new portraits so, since I’m trying to build my portfolio, it was kismet. So we made a date one afternoon in...
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It was a morning of firsts when I met Micaela and Jason for their maternity portraits session in Majik Forest, Durbanville. It was my first couple maternity portraits session, their first baby and the first time my husband assisted me with a...
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It was an honour to photograph this lovely family in their home. Here are a few photos from their relaxed family photo session…
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I love creative people and creative projects… like this vintage fashion inspired portrait session. Almene, one of the most fashionable and creative women I know, wanted a few vintage-inspired fashion photos for her blog. She managed to convince the...
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Catherine is a soulful natural beauty – the perfect model for an relaxed outdoor portrait session. We met up for spring/early summer mini portrait session and took lots of photos but we chatted even more! That’s what happens when...
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Leah is the nine-month-old niece of a friend of mine. I asked her lovely mom if I could take portrait photos of her. While I was taking photos, I noticed little expressions that seemed so familiar. I realised that...
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The award-winning Kirstenbosch Chelsea Flower Show exhibit was recently recreated outside the V&A Waterfront Clock Tower. I visited the circular walk-through exhibit, titled “100 blooming years,” and did my best to capture the beauty and detail with my camera.
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I photographed Lizel’s gorgeous owl themed baby shower in May and although I posted some photos on Facebook, I forgot to blog a few of my favourites so here they are…
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Tessa and I ‘met’ on Twitter a while back – I know, it’s so 21st century! She agreed to feature her engagement shoot, wedding and even wrote a guest post for my wedding blog {Oh Darling Days}, I bought...
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This is my first family photo session and I couldn’t have asked for a lovelier family to photograph! Deidre and I know each other from school days and when I started my Facebook page, she asked if I would...
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Have you visited Babylonstoren in Paarl? This beautiful eight acre organic farmyard, planted in the old Cape Dutch tradition, is well worth the visit! I visited the farm last weekend and although it’s my third meander around the farm,...
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To me gardening is a bit like a painting – you have fill the whole canvas. My garden is very small but I’ve tried to fill it. Here are a few photos I took of my little patio garden...
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I photographed Siena back in October 2012. I haven’t seen her for months, since the family moved to PE, but when I arrived at her first birthday party in March, she smiled & reached for me like she had...
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It was a beautiful day in April – the perfect weather for a garden picnic. And that’s just what Shirley’s friends, Michelle & Natasha, organised for her baby shower in Constantia…
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I had the honour of photographing the super sweet and utterly pretty birthday party of cousins Juliet (1), Eden (2) and Aimee (5). Juilet’s mom, Debbie, and I worked together years ago in a pharmacy. Debbie was a newly...
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I recently reconnected with a friend from high school days. We bumped to each other at church. She has a gorgeous little guy in her life. His name is Zachary and he loves the beach. So we went to...
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When Claire from Bella Chiara Bridal Accessories said she was looking for a photographer, I took a leap of faith and volunteered. And I’m so glad I did! I got to shoot a pretty vintage styled kitchen tea at Bon...
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My first baby shoot and what fun! Siena was such a little darling. It was such a pleasure photographing Tracy and her beautiful baby girl. See more of this shoot on Oh Darling Days by clicking here.
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