“You always admire what you really don’t understand.” – Blaise Pascal

“Those who cherish a beautiful vision, a lofty ideal in their hearts, will one day realize it. ”
– James Allen

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine, as children do.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
– Marianne Williamson

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Today I want to show you how to add textures into your photos using Adobe Photoshop.  You can use almost any version of photoshop to do this technique because it is so basic.  First you start out with your “main image” , mine was of a person

as you can see (  me    )  As you can see there is a lot of “unused space” in this photo (all the black areas)  This gives you more areas which you can play around with your textures.  So you start off by editing / enhancing your main pic until you are happy with it.  Then you open your texture as a seperate photo and copy paste it on top of your main photo (so paste the texture onto the photo of the person)  Then go to your layers palette and drop the opacity to 20%

or play around with it until you are happy with the result.  Normally, I would then take my eraser tool (set to about 40%) and just slightly erase some of the texture which covers the subjects face which will then make this the main focus og the photo.  You can also desaturate the textured layer or erase other parts of the texture which you find distracting…  Have fun!

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I have known M for years now, and we decided that it would be fun to do a boudoir photoshoot for her man.  And so one fateful day our schedules had open slots at the same time and we had tons of fun in the studio.  M has is a professional model (and good friend) and I enjoyed shooting with her in the studio.  She was very open-minded to the different poses I had to suggest as well as coming up with some creative ideas of her own   Here is a testimonial which M wrote after her afternoon of sexiness:

“The Boudoir photoshoot was done very professionally. Riani’s calm and content personality makes you feel relaxed and confident with her ongoing compliments. Music was playing
in the background which lets the energy flow as you start to relax and wonder into the beauty of your soul.

She gives easy guidance to poses, outfits and lighting to create the best masterpiece of every photo she takes. The studio itself was very private and stunning. It was a very

fun photoshoot which I didn’t want to end. You are guaranteed leaving with more confidence. The end product is gorgeous, classy photos with very natural editing and a warm
ambient feel.

Ladies, give yourself the gift of releasing your inner goddess – to use your photos as a Valentine’s gift is only an added bonus!

Thanx Louise Diesel Photography for this memorable experience!”- Testimonial from Megan Brandt

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Glamour Boudoir Photographer

I have met so many people who want to find the “perfect wedding photographer” and the fact of the matter is that there is no one “perfect wedding photographer” But here are a few important few guidelines to help you choose the perfect wedding photographer for you:

1 – Go onto the internet and search for wedding photographers, have a look at their photo galleries (not just on wedding but a few)  If you like what you see add them onto your short list.  You can do the same thing by asking your friends and relatives who did their wedding photos and then taking a look at their portfolios.

2 – Once you have compiled a short list get into contact with these photographers and ask them if they are still available on the date and for them to send through a quote.  This will also help you to narrow the list down even more with photographers who are in your price range.

3 – Set-up an appointment for you and your hubby to be to go and meet your top 3 photographers.
Use this meeting to get to know them better.  Do they make you feel comfortable and at ease?  ( This is very important especially on your wedding day)  Ask to see more of their portfolios, and take special care in looking at the weather

conditions, are the photos which were taken in sunny weather much better than the ones taken in rainy weather?  This will give you an idea of their skills and abilities.  A good photographer should be able to handle most weather conditions equally well.  Are they helpful and prepared for the meeting ( this will give you an idea of the way they normally work) and take your time to find you a few things like :

-          do you get a high-res cd with your photos (printable)?

-          What do they charge per hour extra for overtime?

-          Do they bring back-up equipment to your wedding just in case?

-          Are they bringing an assistant along?

-          How long does it take before you can get your wedding photos back?

4 – Make sure that you book your perfect wedding photographer 6 months before the actual wedding day.  I can’t really explain why, but especially in summer there are certain dates which just have a lot of enquiries and couples wanting to book it.

PS – If your photographer mentions that it might be a good idea to have your wedding ceremony held 1 or 2 hours earlier, it is because they are worried that there will not be enough natural light left to ensure that you get breathtaking wedding photos (not because they are bossy J  )

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Lifestyle Family Photography

Let’s face it, throw a bunch of girls together in the room and your stomach will get a proper work out…  Mrs M and all the girls found themselves all together on a family weekend and decided that this is the perfect opportuniy to have

family photos done together (when you have a big family this rarely happens and you have to cherish every moment)  As you can see from these beautiful family photos we had a lot of fun and laughter in the studio playing around with

unique and funky family poses and this was causing all the laughter.  We took family poses as James Bond, just everyone together and loads more.  I thoroughly enjoyed this family photoshoot and can’t wait ti do one just as exciting with my own family…

Family Photography

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I just have to share this beautiful photograph which portrays the atmosphere in our country right now.  Since Mr & Mrs Kapanga brought their football jerseys with to the shoot I decided to think a little out of the box and this is the beautiful result.  Don’t you just love it

Upon seeing dad’s face in this photo Mrs Kapanga says that he looks like he is in love (and rightly so…)  For creative maternity photography give us a call on 011 869 7759

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