I had the honour of photographing a wonderful couple on Saturday: Candice and Garreth Fisher and their princess daughter Kyra-Lee. I just had to post a few pics as they are really beautiful.

I just love the lighting on this pic – they got married at a beautiful venue called Ascot Mews

The flowers were done by Sharon Fisher and it they were absolutely stunning!

This photo just captures

the essence of little Kyra…..

Kyra and her mom Candice – 2 beautiful princesses…

I just love these 2 as they remind me of Ryan and I – they have something very special – something you can’t put into words, but something that everyone can feel

Krya getting ready for the big event!!

Love is like a ring – no beginning and no end….

how much do I love thee? let me count the ways…..

doesn’t this just say it all?

May you 2 have a long, happy marriage filled with days of love, laughter and friendship!!

There are many things to consider when photographing children – the most important being the lighting and getting those catchlights in the eyes (in fact this applies to all portraiture) The eyes are the life and soul of a person and if you don’t get the catchlights in the eyes, the image will be dead.

Other things to consider when photographing children:

- props can help to get the children interacting and having fun

- make sure children are dressed in comfortable clothing

- be quick – children get bored very quickly so have the lights set up beforehand and get the shoot over with as soon as possible

- play with the lights when small children first enter the studio so that they get used the flashes going on and off before you start photographing

- try to make everything a game – play peek-a-boo behind the camera or play some fun kiddies music to set the mood

- Soft light works well on babies

- High key lighting is also really noce for children, especially in bright coloured clothing

- try to limit the amount of people you are photographing together as big groups make it more difficult and again children will get easily bored

- don’t force them to smile at the camera all the time – aim to get some natural, candid photographs of the children showing off thier unique personalities

- try photographing form low angles – get down to their level

- talk to them and make it fun!

Photos on DVD!!

One of the things that I love doing is creating personalised animated dvd’s of your photographs – click on the link above to view a sample dvd.

I think that the photographs just come alive with the music and special effects and is a wonderful way to view your photographs and friends and family. They come in high-resolution dvd format and can also be posted to youtube for overseas friends and family to view. They also make lovely gifts.

When taking photographs in studio (or anywhere for that matter) always remember to envision the final result.

With digital photography nowadays, photoshop or other image editing packages are your digital darkroom and allow you to create all kinds of funky, vibrant or unusual images.

Here are some photographs of children and toddlers (and even parents…) that were taken in studio and then digitally edited and enhanced to create unusual effects.

So if this is what you would like to do with the photograph, you have to bear this in mind before taking the actual photo. Things like colours o fthe clothes and or props, camera angles, the lighting – all these things must be taken into account beforehand….

Then again, this kind of photography is not for everyone – some call this lifestyle photography, but others would prefer more candid, natural looking photographs with natural lighting and very little image-editing and would also consider that lifestyle photography.

I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder….

I just wrote a blog about a wonderful family and just had to share some photos of my own beautiful children….

Yes I am a doting mother of 2 amazing sons and an angelic baby girl…..

Aren’t they gorgeous!!!!

I just love taking photographs of families! I love to catch them having fun together as it speaks of their relationships and unbelievable bonds that hold them together…..

I did a photo shoot in studio on Saturday for a wonderful couple and their son Sebastian who is only 15 months (but thinks he is about 5!!) He was a bit unsure when he first arrived, but after some fun with some balls, he felt right at home…

What I really loved about this photo shoot is that the family had such fun together and I was able to capture so many candid moments -

just look at these beautiful photos of Sebastian and his dad – don’t you just love it!!!

I am so excited! My nephew Jordy who lives in Liverpool, England has nominated me as the coolest photographer on the planet! How cool is that – I happen to think he is the coolest kid on the planet (besides my own 3 angels) so it makes sense he would feel the same way about his aunt.

 We are really missing him at the moment as we haven’t seen him or his mom and dad for 4 months, when they were in South Africa for his mom and dad’s wedding. I took some photos of him at the wedding and he looks so cute in them – guess that’s why he calls me the coolest photographer on the planet! Well Jordy if you read this – I love you and miss you and think you’re the coolest nephew on the planet!