These are the types of things that make for extra-ordinary unique one-of-a-kind photos. We make sure to get everyone smiling and happy for the photos of the family. But with the younger children who live in imaginary worlds and have their own unique mannerisms and quirks, we want to get the best out of them and many times doing it in this way gets great reactions. Next time when you want to do a family shoot, you could even consider hiring some costumes, or bringing fun props – and then, let’s go play!

Yolandi Jacobsz

Photographing families will never get old, for the simple reason that each family is differently, and have their own way of doing things. We have such great families visiting us, and each family has their own groove and it’s hard not to sometimes become a part of their banter and jokes.

Families are the cornerstone of our studio, and we get to build great trusting bonds with people who put their image and ultimately some great memories of theirs in our hands, and it’s our photos of them that will show who they are, how they have grown and changed, and parents get to see their children change from small helpless babies, into young adults. We have the best fun with all our families, and sometimes get them to do the craziest of things.

Our studio has the policy of giving you high-quality products, but that doesn’t mean they only have to be posed, stiff images, we love to do a bit more interactive posing with our families, get them to open up a bit, and enjoy the shoot as much as we do. It’s the best idea to treat your family and yourself to one of our fun shoots, it’s an occasion you’ll never forget and it will make for images you can treasure for many years to come.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

The real life studio photography

Kids have this ability to grow way too fast, and before we see it, we don’t know when the moment came that they weren’t fitting into their clothes anymore, and new ones has to be bought, and they aren’t these chubby babies anymore with gummy smiles, they can actually run away when you want to catch them, and they have little milk teeth, and the most interesting expressions.

When you decide to have children, you make such big promise to them, and to yourself, to be the best parent you could ever be, and one way to always remember how they were once little and very dependant, to older and more self-efficient, is to have a great photo shoot where you get to have fun, and enjoy the moment.

We love children and their mannerisms and would want to encourage all families to add to their collection of photographs in all other walks of their lives, by coming for a professional photo shoot, and enjoying the environment, where we get to clown and joke around.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

Real life studio photography

We enjoy kids, for the most past because they are so brutally honest, they give you exactly what they feel at that moment, and if they aren’t keen on smiling, it would show.  This family’s Mom, has also visited us before, with her youngest child, as she had taken photos with each of her children at about 3-4 years of age, and wanting to create that special memory with him as well. This time she brought all three great kids for a shoot, and what a fantastic bunch.

These are the types of kids that make our job such a joy, because they smiled when I asked them, and pulled faces, and pulled dad’s ear, and enjoyed themselves. They are certainly very happy, healthy kids, and I loved their energy in the studio, With three kids, it seems to buzz in there, as it is full of the magic kids seems to carry with them as they run around chaotically, but it’s what we live for, and what we d would be very boring if we didn’t have these little ones to brighten up our days.

We guarantee our clients that even if your kids are a bit inhibited we would about stand on our heads to make them smile, and we do our best to entertain them, and clown around to get those lovely giggles.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

Kiddies and their photoshoots

Bringing doggies with to your shoot, makes for such interesting images, as dogs have much love to give,        they just slobber you with their beautiful kisses. They also run around like crazy, and it’s a crazy time in the studio to get those little four-legged creatures to sit still for a few photos.

We enjoy them so much though, and have had many different kinds of dogs brought to the studio, and each time we get to see the bond they share with their owners, and because they are part of your family, they must certainly get to have awesome photos taking of them.

A unique shoot, depends on how our clients went all out and brought stuff to make their shoot extra special. Doggies are the ultimate, fantastic addition, and if you have great dogs who are as much a  part of your family as your children, or of you don’t have children yet, be just LIKE your own children, come and bring them around for a fun photo shoot, we’ll make sure to make them look extra glamorous.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

Doggie photography

All of our clients comment on how fabulous our jobs must be. And although it is like any other with its drawback and benefits, it certainly has the most amazing perks, with the honestly and sincerity that little kids bring – definitely being one of them.

Kids bring their ultimate selves to a shoot, and a kid who isn’t feeling well on the day, will show you such. They always give hundred percent of themselves, and because there is nothing sweeter than the sincere smile of a child, we do everything but about stand on our heads to get them to smile.

Our studio do what we’d like to call interactive posing, where we get the whole family present, to join into the shoot, by doing a lot of tickling and joking around to get those giggles out of them. When we grow up, somewhere along the line we lose that innocent way of just being. Kids are such a big source of joy to us, and we enjoy shoots with them tremendously. Bring the family to Louise Diesel photography, for a great family shoot, filled with fun and sincere laughs, and a memory that fills you with joy.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

 Photos of kids

Kids are plain cute, and they unfortunately have this magical ability to grow up faster than we realize. This little girl we had been able to do a shoot for last year, and when her Mother brought her back or her annual fun shoot, we could immediately see how her little face has grown to look a bit older.

They only keep that magic to see imaginary things, and yell for balloons, and get fascinated by something as simple as a piece of rope for a short while, and while they are in that world of their own, they are an inspiration to each of us to just be ourselves and never try and impress the world by being something put-on.

We will always try and do whatever we can to make all kids smile, some of them require some harder work, and we about pull out all stops to clown around and be big jokes to get some giggles out of them. This little girl is such a natural and we always enjoy their visit to our studio. She makes for amazing photographs and gets to be a natural poser while still fully being herself and we adore her character.

 We shall forever strive to present our clients with images they will love and be proud of, and our studio’s aim is to do it nothing less than professionally.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

Real Life Studio Photography