Are you the kind of person who likes to stand out from the crowd and always come up with unique gifts for every occasion?  Then look no further… We offer Photography Gift Vouchers for every occasion… A Photo gift voucher is personal and different and this allows the receiver to use the gift at their leisure Take something like a babyshower for instance, where everyone always give gifts for the baby like clothes, clothes and more clothes…   Photography is eternal and will last forever.Tibor and Gina Szabo also got their Photoshoot as a gift from a work colleague.  (What a sweet friend)  In these photos little Chiara is 7 weeks old.  She has big brown eyes and long thick hair ( which dad styled as a mohawk the previous night, she looked super cute) Chiara is the perfect Anne Geddes calendar baby and I certainly look forward to photographing this little angel again!!

Don’t know what to get your mom for Mothersday?! (or your wife if your kids are still small)  Well we offer the perfect solution, a Photoshoot Gift Voucher makes the ideal mothersday present.  It’s interactive & fun for the whole family!  It’s the most unique mothersday present and even if you give it every year it will always be unique.  It won’t wilt like flowers (not that I’m saying don’t buy your mother flowers, cos flowers makes any woman feel special), it also can’t be depleted like if you bought a bath time gift set.  We offer different packages to suit all your requirements.  Think about this, your mom is one of the most special individuals in this world and you can’t really describe what it is that you feel for her.  Mothersday doesn’t neccesarily say that you should only spoil your mother once a year, but it is just a day to remind her once again how much you treasure her.  Photos are the ideal gift, it’s personal and will be cherished forever.  Nowadays every second person has a digital camera which is great because now everyone can be passionate about photography (my passion)  So it is nice to have photos done by a professional photographer once in a while so that all your family photographs don’t look the same.  Buying you mom or spouse this ideal mothersday gift also ensures that the little ones and rest of the family can get involved.So if you feel like giving your mother the most unique mothersday gift and and hour of great fun this year, feel free to contact us on info@louisedieselphotography.co.za or 084 645 4352

Riani

Since the inception of the internet, user interfacing has grown by leaps and bounds. What was once used primarily as a smorgasbord of knowledge and entertainment has added a new facet to its resume – social networking.

People enjoy chatting and instant messaging, so it is no wonder that social networking sites have blossomed. Free web cam services allow streaming video over the internet. With the help of free web cam services that allow streaming video, social networking sites are combining chatting, instant messaging and video webcams to create a powerful new communication tool.

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They are popular the world over because they are simply cost efficient, with regard to the economic availability of webcams and the free or inexpensive service providers who host them.

Web cam chat rooms are popular because they make it easier for family and friends scattered around the world to interact with each other. Some chat programs offer free services, though they may charge a small fee for their webcam support. Most chat programs also offer downloadable webcam software.

Web cam free support is available in almost every private messaging service and in some public chat services. There are many web cam chat rooms on the internet, though some services are limited, depending on whether you use a free service. They may not offer full-screen video web cam support or may limit the amount of web cams a person can access while chatting.

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There are chat programs that offer free webcam software that also allow you to chat for free. Be aware though that these programs rely heavily on advertising, and there is a chance that ad-ware or spy-ware could be installed on your computer as you are using their free webcam services.

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If you plan on frequenting these types of sites, it is recommended that you have a high speed or broadband internet connection, because web cam video chats at a slower speed lose a lot of content.

While free web cam chat programs can be used for professional purposes, a great majority are used by individuals for personal purposes. Live chat programs are used for global conferencing by businesses looking to cut costs and save time. Chat rooms can be utilized by people looking to be entertained or by business professionals as a conferencing tool.

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You do not necessarily need a webcam of your own to use these websites and programs. They usually do not require you to have a webcam to be able to view others in chat rooms. There are many free web cam type chat rooms available on the internet. Doing a search for a specific type of chat room that you are interested in will give you a number of programs and websites which offer free webcam chats.

In the 1990s, the software and technology behind communicating with people instantaneously through sight and sound using webcam software was being developed at breakneck speed. Its development was, in many ways, much like the development of the personal computer; it created an easy and reliable mode of communication for people and businesses. Streaming video feeds and video webcams have become a very useful tool with the advancement of high speed broadband and internet connections because of how cost effective they are.

As adult webcams has become more and more popular, internet-based companies have begun to see the potential of this emerging media format. After years of using regular e-mail and text chat sites as the most efficient way for people to communicate, the advent of live webcams has given people the ability to finally see and hear each other instantaneously.

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Communication through the internet using the video web cam format or network camera platform has become so widely accepted and used that you would be hard pressed not to find a video web cam broadcast from every major city in the world, covering every imaginable news event or topic. The regular internet user began setting up their own personal web cams in their own homes and broadcasting live feeds; something only previously used by companies with the financial and technological resources to use the streaming video format.

This new technological advance has finally empowered the average individual to express his or her own opinions and views just like large media outlets, and have a similar voice as them. People need only to plug in their new webcams into their own home computer and sign up with a web host or server to carry the instant media and live feed.

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Because of advancements in video web cam chat technology, men and women get the opportunity to hear and see the person they are chatting with online. Text chat was soon forgotten in favor of live web cam chat because of the increases in technology.

From instant banking to drive through fast food to instant cell phone messaging, the natural progression of the popularity of the live web cam is not really unusual in today’s fast paced society. It opened the eyes and ears of online daters who previously had no idea whether the person they were speaking with was who they said they were.

Every type of internet search engine, news agency site, personal video web cam site or online instant messaging service has smoothly integrated the webcam into its site format. Many of these internet websites and service providers offer free, downloadable webcam software if none is available on your computer.

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A video web cam makes it easier for people to connect and communicate online in real time from anywhere in the world. The live web cam, such as weather webcams and traffic webcams, is prevalent and available on thousands of websites. People need only to log on and be part of the global community.

There is just something about pregnant women that is so special! I especially love to photograph pregnant women with their toddlers – it si so cute… they are instinctively drawn to the tummy and somehow sense that there is a little one in there that is going to love them and play with them and play a special part in their lives!!!

Moments like these are so precious and any opportunity to capture these cannot afford to be missed…. so if you have a baby on the way make sure you get someone to photograph you (no matter how big you may feel…. there is no such thing as an ugly pregnant woman – they are all beautiful in their own unique way and you will miss that tummy when it is gone!!! trust me – I know….)

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We had the pleasure of photographing the Mukami’s at their beautiful home earlier in April.  Ify and Keith’s son Max turns 7 this year and he goes to school with Louise’s sons Mikey.  These two are good friends and Mikey even asked if he could go with when he heard mom is going to Max’s house    (I just love the way kids think, don’t you?)

Ify had emailed us some photos of Amercian President Obama and his family taken studio and at their house and all of the poses we’re just so laid back and relaxed. 

Ify and Keith’s house has the most beautiful garden with gigantic trees, it looks like it could almost be a public park.  We started off with taking family photos inside the house on a nice comfy couch just to get them all used to being in the spotlight   If you look at this photo below both Keith and Max are concentrating so hard that they’re sticking their tongues out.  Like father like son hey! From there we moved outside with a picnic blanket and had all of them just casually sit or lie down and we just snapped away…  I always say that we’re almost like the paparazzi in the sense that we usually take more than enough photos ( I think after a family shoot I average roundabout 180-200 photos and Louise roundabout 350-400 photos, and all of this in one hour…)

We love photographing at peoples home’s!  Kids tend to be really shy and don’t like to be confined.  Add to this the studio lights and the unfamiliar lady with a camera and you’ve got one difficult situation.  When photographing kids in their natural environment they are much more relaxed and the photos are much more spontaneous photos like capturing the absolute delight on their little faces when they’re being chased around by dad or the excitement of being  twirled in a circle around and around by mom!

Natural lighting also plays a big role in photography.  If you have a big garden with lots of shady spots then that’s great, otherwise just try not to schedule your shoot for the middle of the day but rather later in the day like 3 o’clock.  Otherwise you could even keep an eye out for a park close to where you live and just have your photos done there.  This will give you the option to play games like kicking a soccer ball about, throwing a frisbee and just running around. 

As a new mom of a newborn baby it ’s always a little busy and a mission to take the baby anywhere, so we offer a solution for your newborn photography.  We now also come out and do your newborn shoot in the comfort of your own home which might make the experience much more relaxed for you.  We just love photographing newborn babies, any kids actually  .  As Louise always says, when do what you love, you love what you do!!

Riani