MERRY CHRISTMAS from the Team at Louise Diesel Photography!!  We wish you and your family a happy festive season and a prosperous new year!

We are always telling you about our photography from our viewpoint, and I thought I’d share our unique photography experience from our satisfied client’s view…

Have you seen what beautiful works of art pregnancy photos are being turned into these days…?  Have you found yourself looking at someone else’s maternity pictures that is stunning and thought that you would love to have photos like these but you are sure you don’t look that good? Secretly you are slightly intimidated at the prospect of havning a complete stranger look at and take photos of your growing belly.  A felt exactly the same way and this is what she thought of the whole exciting experience:”

I’d never thought of doing pregnancy photos until I came across Louise’s website. The thought of having a complete stranger take photos of my naked belly was just too daunting for me. Against my better judgment I decided to do the photoshoot anyway. I was met by Riani at the gate, whom I think could sense my hesitation and made me feel soo comfortable with myself, my growing belly and the entire experience. My husband was even more anxious than I was, but Riani really capture the essence of who we are & the transformation that was taking place in our lives.I look at the photos now & feel proud to have gone through this experience as Riani capture the essence of my pregnancy. I would strongly recommend that every couple that is expecting to do this not only for themselves but for their children to appreciate in the years to come.”

Are you the proud mother of a very busy little boy (or girl for that matter)  Then you know exactly how hard it is to try and go anywhere with your kids and keep them on their best behaviour.  Don’t worry about it, we have worked with and photographed almost every kind of child you can imagine…  Bouncing all over the studio and being very shy all included.  M has 3 little boys (aged 5 and 5 and 18 months) and this is what she thinks of her pics:”

I take my hat off to Riani on how she handled our boys during the shoot!  She took the most amazing photos, even though our boys were all over the place.  My husband and I would recommend Louise Diesel Photography to anyone.    There quality of service is superb and we all had such a good time!  Thank you Louise and Riani!

Every girl dreams of meeting her dream man and riding into the sunset…  So once you’ve met that special someone and gotten engaged you simply cannot wait to get started on planning your wedding?  Isn’t it so?  But as soon as this early excitement wears off you realize exactly just how muchhow much detailed planning you have to do…  At the end of the day no-one will remember what table decorations you had at your wedding (even though it took you a week to decide and source all the items  on the centerpiece)  This is exactly why it is essential to find a good wedding photographer with whom you feel comfortable with and will be comfortable having them capture every moment and details of your special day.  C and S sent us this lovely testimonial:”

Your wedding is one of the most important days in your life, and there are so many details to worry about to make your day perfect.But thanks to Louise & Riani, my wedding photo’s were one less thing to worry about as they took care of it all. They are so professional and caring, and helped make every moment of my special day come to life! The variety of photographs was amazing and choosing for my album was the hardest part as all the photo’s were stunning.The album turned out to be even more beautiful than I had expected and I am so grateful to Louise Diesel photography for leaving me with the most beautiful, cherished moments of my wedding day! ”

Riani

As planned the 3rd woman at work ladies networking event was held at Thaba Ya Batswana Eco Lodge & Spa.  What a fun event this was…  The power and word of mouth of this ladies networking event really amazes me…. At every function there just seems to be more and more ladies! It started off with 60 ladies atttending the first ever woman at work get-together at the Rietvlei Zoo Farm in December. Then it doubled at the second event held at Adega in Glenvista and at this third event a staggering 160 women attended this great initiative.  Thaba Ya Batswana’s marketing department assured us that this was their biggest ladies only event that they have ever hosted.  They also kindly invited anyone who might be interested in having a conference, function or team building event there to set up an appointment and come through to have a tour of this lovely wedding venue based in the South of Johannesburg.

At the function last night the co-owner of Sinzinani Day Spa, Tanya Dimas, also announced that their Spa will be moving to the beautiful and serene environment of Thaba Ya Batswana. What a great opportunity for both of these companies and I can assure you that their combined Spa experience will leave your body rejuvenated and your soul re-awakened.

The theme for the evening was: “Your health is your wealth!” and so fittingly Beverley Joshua from Herbalife was the speaker.  She spoke about how important it is for you to eat healthily.  Let’s take a small example like what you have for breakfast every morning.  This will be the deciding factor on how the rest of your day will go.  For instance if you have toast for breakfast (carbohydrates) they will make your blood sugar spike (so you feel ok) your body then has to produce insulin to balance your sugar levels, which makes you feel like you’re on a low and you start craving more of what you had just to feel better.  This rollercoaster could be avoided just by eating healthily every morning.  Herbalife also has a range of products to supplement your diet and help you to be a better you.

The ladies from the Breast Cancer Awareness program also made for great entertainment.  They have been invited by the Guinness book of world records to try and beat Cypress’s record of collecting more than 14 900   bra’s which will then be given to less privileged women who’ll also attend a brief lecture about breast cancer.  Their slogan is: “TAKE-IT-OFF” and one of their representatives (who is absolutely brilliant at marketing their cause) actually sang for 20 seconds and then she said take it off, and removed her bra and threw it into the collection box.  All of a sudden Toni had to run around with this big pink box and collect bra’s being thrown into the box like basketballs.  It’s great to know there are so many women out there who really support worthy causes like this Breast Cancer Awareness program.

As usual there were loads of prizes to be won, like a Family Photoshoot Gift voucher from us at Louise Diesel Photography, a Jewellery hamper from the ladies at Gllitzeratti (there were so many ladies who offered to sing for this prize that we had to hold our own little mini idols), two office stationery hampers from The Stationery People and much more.

The chosen charity at this event was Hope Ministries in Jesus Christ.  It’s made up of a few great individuals who realised that crime is escalating because these homeless men and their families had no food.  They work on the principle  ‘don’t give a man a fish, but teach him to fish’.  This initiative takes the homeless people and beggars from the street and feed them and their families but they’re also creating jobs for these unskilled people.  Like cleaning up the area, reporting crime, potholes and broken traffic lights. 

All in all this evening was a teriffic success and I can’t wait for the next woman at work event which will be taking place on the 1st of April at the Boma Barnyard in Alberton.  See you there!!

Riani

The Mondeor Mini Mites hosted their first tournament ever on the 28th of June 2008 and what a success it was! The boys (and girls…) had so much fun and played their little hearts out much to the satisfaction and pride of their parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles, second-cousins etc. It was a really special day and we thank all the parents and organisers who helped to make the day a reality – and a big well done goes to all the little boys (and girls too!!!) 

Click here to view a dvd of photographs taken on the day:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVm3hQjvbtc