Let me start off by telling you how grateful Louise and I am for getting the great opportunity of doing a shoot for TOP BILLING which was broadcasted on National TV and for the chance to meet and photograph Lady Lira and her wonderfully dynamic family   TO everyone who has helped and supported my passion I am forever grateful to each and everyone of you!

As all of you know by now we did an Unconventional Family Photoshoot for multi-SAMA-award winning Lady Lira and her Mom and Baby Sister.  WOW did we have fun.  But let me start at the beginning…

Louise and I had to leave at the crack of dawn for our profesisonal studio because we had been advised to be “camera-ready” and so had gotten the help of a Make-Up artist to make us look “natural & camera-ready”  If you know me you will have noted that I don’t wear make-up except Mascara and on the off chance Base.  So everytime I have to sit and have a make-up artist do my make-up for me it’s a whole big story   

Lady Lira’s make-up artist and wardrobe stylist arrived first and the camera crew’s followed shortly on their heels.  Lady Lira is such a free-spirit and let me tell you she has both feet planted firmly on the ground. (Her mom is such an inspirational woman and made sure Lira has her priorities right) 

We shared so many laughs during this dynamic family photoshoot… We incorporate something I like to call interactive posing which consists in guiding Lira and her family rather that formally posing your them.  We put some great music on to play in the background (Lady Lira’s new CD    ) and then we got her and her mom to sing and dance to it.  According to Lira’s mother, Lady Lira used to sing with the wooden spoon when she was little probably hinting at what her life passion is…  

At this year’s SAMA awards held at the Sun City Resort just outside Johannesburg Afro-Soul artist Lady Lira took home the night’s big award – album of the year – along with three other SAMAs including female artist of the year and best adult contemporary album: English.