When businesses plan their year, many moving parts make up the whole, and many things have to be put into place, not just from production side, to predicting the economy to see how the business would grow, but also how the business’ image would be showcased to the public, as certain places have different images they would like to portray, and for all of their marketing needs, photographs have to taken. Many people think that corporate photography has to be static & boring, but times have changed so much, that we can now do modern corporate photography, without it looking to stiff, posed, and formal.

Our studio has done corporate, event- and function photography for many big companies, and we had been privileged enough to work with many esteemed, well-known and successful businesses, understanding that they have a certain authorities image to portray, and therefore, our professional equipment, ensures good quality, great colour on all various skin tones, and even if the situation calls for it, we bring a professional studio light and stand with, to make sure, there are as little as possible unflattering shadows, and to give you as company the desired result. Annual repost, are just that – updated yearly, as staff change, and the business evolve. Make use of our studio in the choice of your business next shoot for annual reports, website updates or marketing – we’ll be sure to give you professional results, and high-quality products.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labsuchagne

Annual report photography

We always love to find out from our clients when they come for their maternity shoots, how exactly the moment played out when they told their husbands they are now pregnant, and we love to hear the different stories. Many people were together, many phoned their husband with the exciting news – and we always enjoy the proud father’s tale of how this new ear, is so special for them, and how they can’t wait for little baby to arrive.

We can’t stress enough how quickly time flies, we have all experienced it when a new year starts, suddenly Easter comes along, winter feels like it suddenly dawned on all of us overnight, and then the end of the year looms again. Therefore we encourage all future parents, or mommies and daddies thinking about having a shoot done with mommy’s pregnant tummy, and then later when little one has arrived, to go ahead and make that booking, it isn’t something you’ll regret.

It’s a time where you literally see your life changed in instants, and know that things will never be the same for your family ever again. You receive this amazing opportunity to build and shape the life of a little human being and however daunting it may seem, it’s one day at a time, and trying as best you can. Make sure to spend one of those days with us here at the studio, where we will give you a very rewarding and amazing product, one to treasure forever.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

Pregnancy and newborn photoshoots

Riani has an amazing way with little little babies. By being in a symbiotic, working relationship with someone else, you get to see many of their ways of working, and you get the opportunity to grow and learn so much. Every person has their strengths and developmental areas, and if you work together, the one feeds off of each other. Here by us, we are a well-oiled machine who does everything we can to make our studio successful, and through how we get to deal with our amazing client-base, we grow every day.

It’s always interesting to sit in and watch how she assures parents, and handles little baby to get good shots. Babies, just like grown people, have their own unique personalities and traits from day one, and some are more sensitive, and much less fazed by things that others. Each baby, and each family, is treated individually, and all babies are treated in such a way that suits them. We get to see intuitively which of them likes handling less and who cares very little if you change them or feed them. We wouldn’t want the shooting experience to be negative for them, so we always make sure to get them settled, and do whatever we can do accommodate parents, and little one.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

Amazing newborn baby photography

The job that we have involves so many wonderful things, and it’s always exciting, as things always happen, progresses, and we get to meet new clients all the time. We find all of our clients so unique and interested, as we see how about everyone wants their shoot a certain way, or have different things in mind, or the family itself is differently put together. Some people are much les inhibited and laugh and joke with each, wrestling and teasing each other endlessly. Others find themselves a bit more only a while into the shoot, and relax as they see how we interact with them, their children, and pose and direct them in such ways, to only get the best out of their family, which could consists out of absolutely anybody, young, small etc.

Service is something we constantly discuss, to have systems and certain rules in place, to always make the experience for everyone as enjoyable as possible, and to have you realize that our studio always strives for the best, and is proud to provide you with an excellent product.

Having had over 400 shoots last year, we mixed, mingled, interacted and liaised with quite a big variety of people, getting to know them a little, forming a bond, and having the wonderful pleasure of return clients, who used our studio specifically because they know what a decent, high-quality product they will receive here at Louise Diesel Photography

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

Fun family photoshoots

Our Maternity/Newborn packages offer you something very special in that treasured time when you are still pregnant, and when baby have been born, to capture those moments that pass al too soon. Just like little puppies, who are very cute and cuddly when small, but get to grow way to fast into energetic dogs, even more so do babies grow, and suddenly they get to learn these significant skills, such as smiling, using their little arms to make all sorts of gestures and that flap wildly when they get excited. And all sorts of sounds are learnt – and then they actually start communicating with you.

Having a baby, is a miracle, all things are forgotten and forgiven very fast, and you get to focus on this small person but already with a significant role to play, and it such a huge part of your life, instantaneously. Making sure that all of this does not go unseen and forgotten to quickly because of time that jut seems to fly past, we find it necessary to have a shoot to remember all of your special moments by.

Being a Mommy for the first time, or even having to get the privilege of more than once, makes a woman realize how another little human being’s life is in their own hands now, and before birth, literally within themselves. That is a proud moment, and we would encourage all parents, either first-time, or having had been through it before, to celebrate this new life by enjoying a shoot at our LDP studio, and being amazed at the results.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

Pregnancy photographer

It starts with a boy and a girl coincidentally getting to know each other…

Two years down the line, next thing you know you are blissfully engaged and planning your special wedding day J  You might ask me how to choose the right wedding photographer.  Truth is that it’s different for every couple getting married.  My advice would be to have a look at a few photographer’s portfolios and meet up with your favourites. 

It’s important to take note of “how the photographer makes you feel”.  Do you feel right at home and at ease?  Did the photographer manage to comfortably start up a conversation which just grew from strength to strength?  Secondly you need to ask to view their  wedding portfolios, how many brides do you see? If there are only a few chances are good that they haven’t photographed many weddings.  Which in turn might mean that they don’t have enough experience to handle any situation which comes their way.  You can even go as far as asking them for a few references (previous brides and grooms) you could phone and chat to.

Lastly, never be hesitant to voice your opinions and queries.

Hope this gives you some insight on how to better “interview” your wedding photographer to ensure that they are the right one for you!

Riani Labuschagne & Yolandi Jacobsz

Wedding photography

We’ve all seen them, on magazine covers, billboards and even on TV.  Super cute photos of babies are everywhere!  I’ve come to the realisation that nine out of 10 parents (most people actually) would love to have photos like these taken of their babies but they haven’t put any thought into what it takes to get these beautiful baby portraits.

It’s a fact that babies are “hardwired” to smile at faces they recognise (this means you, mommy and daddy)  This is an age old survival mechanism to make them even cuter to you, so you will do your utmost best to give them your all.

So in your photoshoot we really appreciate when you also make an effort to make your baby smile.  I can promise you that you are probably more than the  one-hundredth person I’ve seen pulling faces, making animal noises pr playing air guitar as if your life depended on it, simply to get your little one to crack a smile.  And frankly put we prefer it this way J

So don’t forget to bring your “wacky side” to the studio as we love them all!

Riani Labuschagne & Yolandi Jacobsz

Cute baby photos