A smile is what makes most photos pop, and as the camera has this cunning way of noticing everything; it will certainly see when the smile is real, or being put on. A smile is universally understood, in any language and absolutely everywhere, and bringing forth a laugh because we find something amusing, is one of those many things that binds us humans, no matter how different we are or from what corners of the world we hail from, we all do it. We laugh, and we smile, and it’s an act of enjoyment, and getting some of our subjects to smile is quite a job, but very rewarding, one that makes us smile too, because the moments are so special – and so real, and it shows something real of the inside of every person that gives us one of those megawatt smiles.

We perform in the studio with all sorts of jokes and saying to makes our clients smile, from a little kid who refuses, to granddad that just usually has the stern look on his face that he carries around most of the time. We try and remind the families, or anyone coming for the shoot, that your time in the studio is a relatively short time, and in that time, we just need a few real smiles before you’re free to go and enjoy the rest of the day. Those photos are the reminders of who we are as people, how the family fits together, of the thought of what is our hubby going to think when he sees your gorgeous boudoir photos, and how- in spite of life’s troubles and hardships, there are certainly reasons to still keep on smiling.

Yolandi Jacobsz