When we have our family shoots here in the studio  we always advise our families to keep their attire bright and these lively photos show exactly the reason why. Colour just seems to bring amazing life to images and it seems to make the family come together as a unit in the shoot.

Our family shoots have evolved so much over the years, where we always try and have such a tremendous amount of fun. Long gone are the days of very stiff,very posed photographs. One of our biggest aims are that we want you as our client to look at your photos and think back at a time spent in the studio. It was perhaps chaotic and crazy but it was  loads of fun.

Life is way too serious as it is so time with us shouldn’t be as well, and if we can’t spice up your shoot with some theatrics and jokes and laughs, we would surely get some somber faces. Our family shoots are amazingly special and it leaves you with great memories  which  gives you a product that will make you smile each time you remember your visit with us.

Yolandi Jacobsz

We all have our favourites I guess, and a couple shoot is surely one of mine….

I catch the couple doing sickly sweet things when I’m adjusting the light or setting the camera and it’s often those moments that make for amazing photos. With a couple shoot you are already working with two people crazy about each other and during the shoot I always love to hear the stories of how they met, why they like the other person and what it they saw in the other person that made them decide that  this is someone I want to spend my time with.

My time spent in the studio adds to hours and hours of amazing relationships built with people. I get to learn so much about others, how they came together, and what their stories are, as each of us have our own unique one to tell. The reasons why couples are together and how come they adore the other person are very interesting and the shoot just seems to flow from all of this. Between the energy I pull from them and the chemistry they naturally have together make for beautiful photos.

These two have not been married for too long  and are still very much in love. Their friends lovingly call them the Zebra couple because of her light-  and obviously his dark complexion. They were willing to do any kind of pose  I suggested.

Yolandi Jacobsz

We have families, who feel like our own, Mother’s who have brought us brownies, just because we always pride ourselves in giving clients more, and going the extra mile. We have families visiting us over and over again, and enjoy seeing their small kids grow from year to year.

We appreciate the loyalty, and aim to make each shooting experience better than the last, and have you create memories with us, that means as much to you, as it means to the heart of the studio, and is true to what we are – a professional studio, using our skills to give our clients such great, amazing images they get to treasure.

This family is one of our studio’s favourite, we know the lovely Mommy so well, and she is such a great women, Riani photographed her kids when they were newborn’s, and even did their wedding photos.

Our studio will always stand for the truly excellent images we take with our shoots; we give to our clients what we would like to receive as well – a product to treasure, and service that leaves you with a smile.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

 Funky family photos

It’s very important, to have as much fun as possible, to enjoy yourself as much as you can. It won’t just make you more comfortable in front of the camera, but it will make for good photos, photos that are interactive and casual, and not posed and stiff. It’s an old-fashioned way to pose people in distinct ways to the camera, and even though it was a style that worked for a certain era of portrait photography, today’s day and age, make for so much more fun, and to be able to have photos where you enjoy the experience, instead of it being a negative experience, and make you never want to do it again.

It’s a big vision of our studio, to use the bond between family members to the image’s advantage, and it will be those moments, you’ll remember with fondness. We feel if we can add to your family’s dynamic in showing you in pictures what a great relationship you have, we are doing something right, and we have had the chance to connect with you, on a more personal level.

Being able to connect with you clients, and getting to know them a bit, is a great privilege for us, and makes our work so much more enjoyable. People are very interesting, and it’s lovely to see how little girls adore their fathers, or how a baby gives a huge grin because of mommy’s silliness. Make Louise Diesel Photography, your next choice for your special family photo shoot; it will form part of your lifetime of memories.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

We want our clients to be nothing and no one else, other than whom they are, and it’s always a great idea to bring your own personal paraphernalia of what is true to you, or your family. We have had people who love to ride their bikes, and were kitted out in very cool bikes jackets, chaps and gloves. We have had very musical families who brought their musical instruments together as props. Children also go through stages where a stuffed animal the one moment, and their cricket gear the next would be what is of interest to them.

Making that part of your shoots will make the memory of your photo shoot, a very special one, as pictures are memories frozen in time, and one are able to present the loved ones, like grandmothers- and grandfathers with a gift that will be of who their children and grandchildren specifically were at a certain age or stage.

It always makes for a lot of fun to see the diverse interests of people, and we get to use it in creative ways in the studio. Be sure to include something personal of your own family in your next shoot, it adds a personal touch, and makes for extraordinary photos.

Yolandi Jacobsz

Fun family photos

Families of all walks of life visit our studios. Families made up of many people, small children, teenagers, single parents, lots of grandparents – almost every- and anything, and it’s always a joy, as people are a great subject to work with. Each and every single one is different, and what would work to get one four-year old boy to smile and giggle, might not have the same effect on another 4 year-old girl who has a bit more of a shy personality.

One family would be all into joking together and laughing with no inhibition, where another family is much quieter and that is just their way of life. Working with people if the best school of life there is, people teach you a tremendous amount about yourself, your own abilities and limitations, and it teaches you a lot about different cultures, traditions and ways of family-dynamics.

A family is a unit, and they all show that in different ways. This family was so comfortable with each other, and we love the way they interacted, chatted and humored each other, with the younger brother not standing back for any of the ladies’ jokes. Just being yourself, enjoying your time in the studio, will make for an amazing product, which we’ll process for you in such a way, that you’ll be proud to show everyone, and it will be memories to keep forever.

Yolandi Jacobsz

Family Photos

Our studio was invited to photograph the premiere of model and actress’ new movie, Ek Lief Jou, at Monte Casino. It’s a story about a singer played by Afrikaans singer Kurt Darren, with Christina’s character playing his fiancée in the movie. Dirk (Darren) has to find a new face for the female lead in his music video, and he ends up falling in love with the lady he chooses, played by Belgian actress Ilse de Vis.

The evening has many a celebrity and their plus-one’s being around, and the production company, Makadi Entertainment Ventures, made the conference room at Monte Casino come alive with interesting décor and snacks.

Miss Christina, stylishly clad in a white dress and black coat, was her usual sensual self with guests, and Willemien, her ever-present sister greeted the viewers with a smile, and made sure everything was going smoothly. Willemien is also one of the film’s producers along with Anton Ernst, director of Makadi Entertainment Ventures.

Ek Lief Jou, is one of quite some South African films released recently, showing our artists won’t stand back for any overseas production. The film is Kurt Darren’s debut as actor, and he enjoyed the experience so much, he is planning more films in the future. The film showed Christina’s versatility again, going from actress to model with ease.

A very good production, we hope to be part of such a great team’s future brainchildren.

Yolandi Jacobsz

Event photography