Our lovely canvasses are on a special for the holiday season – the perfect gift for anybody, and the perfect addition the aesthetic of your home. When you buy two canvasses, you get the third one for free! (Terms and Conditions apply).

Our canvasses keep on lasting, and it will definitely brighten up any room, or any little space in your room where you want to display them, especially if they are pictures of your loved one, which will warm your heart every time you look at them. The holiday season seems to come as quickly as it goes, but when it seems to be in front of us, we realize the many blessings we receive, and remember everyone we love. By getting yourself some new canvasses for your home, office, or even as a gift for grandparents or family members that are far, you ensure that they always stay close by.

It the perfect way to round of the year, because in today’s day and age, so many amazing things are available as gifts to people. This is something that will create memories, and have you remember the ones who really matter. We look forward to all our clients taking advantage of this amazing special.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labushagne

Holiday specials

You can’t get away from the very cute stages little kids go through, and it is not only the best idea to bring them to our studio for photos, but it also will add to the library of amazing memories your family had been able to gather, because we’ll make sure your experience with our studio is only that of amazement, and great fun.

We want to do what we do best – creating lovely images, by using the loving relationship you as family share.  Little kids have this amazing ability to grow up extremely fast, and before you know it, the previous phase has past, and the next one is already in full swing. Eventually, they all (sadly), lose that newborn look with the little folds everywhere, or that waddle walk, or missing front teeth, make for new ones to grow back. Bring them when they are still small enough to completely adore, and you’ll be able to remember them small and dependant.

It’s a proud responsibility to become parents, celebrate that honour by getting great photos done with the kids, and enjoy the great service and products our studio offers.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

Photos of toddlers

Taking photos of newborn babies have taught me many things over the years…

 Patience is the first and foremost, take everything you have had in your life to teach you patience and multiply it by 5!  I have learnt that the best way to capture the innocence of a newborn baby is to forget about what you have got to do and just tap into their rhythm.  If they want to feed and you want to shoot, you will soon realize the error of your ways J  Happy baby, happy photographer and memories for parents to treasure!

Feeding in between truly does soother your baby in such a way that they cope much better with the experience of giving you wonderful photos.

A warm cozy environment is the second lesson.  Even though you as the photographer feel like you are in a sauna your little model is very snug and relaxed because of the heat, so make sure that you regulate the temperature for them.

It’s the little things that count, so do heat your hands before you touch the baby as they tend to be a lot more keen on being moved and tilted around.

And don’t forget to enjoy this little miracle!

Riani Labuschagne & Yolandi Jacobsz

Newborn baby photos

In all fairness, I do not consider myself that old at all, but I find it such a joy to photograph youngsters when they come for their matric dance photos by us, as it brings back so much fantastic memories, and I can still remember those last few moments of school, just wanting that hard work of the past 12 years to be over already. It’s celebrated with such a great event, an event where everyone gets to dress up in their very best, and enjoy an evening of dancing and fun.

Ending of your school career in such a way, is quite prestigious and doing it in the best possible way, by having a professional photoshoot done at LDP studio, will capture all of the last past years, into one great shoot. The images also show the amount of effort that went into the planning of those amazing outfits, and if the two people going together are indeed a couple, they have this electric atmosphere between them, of the anticipation of the evening lying ahead brought on.

We encourage all couples to have a shoot done before your special event, as it will be professionally done, and have you enjoy the evening without worrying whether someone will capture you at least once looking your best. We know that we did, and you will have the peace of mind of getting a great product to be proud of, and to remember your special schooldays with.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

Matric dance photos

Every family that comes and visits us in the studio, holds a special place in the studio’s heart, because it is there where we get to see the beautiful diversity this country has to offer. We get to work with so many different people, and form a bond with them, so they give us the honour of seeing their children’s growth, by coming regularly and having a fun photoshoot with is.

Our families, become like our own, and we have just as much fun and joy playing and interacting with them, as their own family. Little kids are very cunning and have the cutest things they say. It makes for such a great, memorable time in the studio, and especially with moving to the new premises now, we are able to provide our clients with a great new space where kids can feel free to express, and where we’re sure we’ll be able to get amazing spontaneous moments out of our families visiting us, yet again.

We get to provide people with the greatest gift we had, and it comes from such a passionate place for what we do. It’s a very fulfilling job, and one we get to do with such a huge variety of people. We appreciate all our clients, and we hope to relive some great times, and create even greater memories in the future.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

Family photos

Pregnancy is a very magical time in each and every woman’s life and it’s something special to be treasured.  What better way than to have it artistically captured so that your pregnancy memories become works of art  

At LD Photography we just love meeting all these special mommies and daddies to be, some are VERY excited and others are slightly apprehensive but they are definitely all filled with joy about their unborn baby.  We use low-key lighting and interesting props to bring out your beautiful new shape.  And yes, every new mommy-to-be asks me to please make sure her bum looks a little smaller and could we perhaps do something about her stretchmarks, and our reply is of course (the clever studio lighting already does half of this…)

We recommend that you have these beautiful pregnancy photos taken when you are between 33 – 36 weeks pregnant.  your tummy is then round and full but you are still “small” enough to be relatively comfortable.  Best of both worlds I think it’s called.  So bring along any interesting props you have at home or have seen on friend’s photos, anything goes.  You can even bring your great-granny’s rosary if you are so inclined.

Here’s to unbelievable photos and fantastic memories!

Riani Labuschagne & Yolandi Jacobsz

Beautiful pregnancy photos 

It’s always such a grateful feeling when a venture (which you are part of) gets ready to leave the nest and soar high in the sky.  So it’s an absolute pleasure after all the years of hard work and fun shoots to be part of moving to an bigger and even better property.  The best way is to describe it is it’s kind of like taking your toddler to nursery school for the first time, on the one side you are slightly apprehensive as there are so many lovely memories of just you two, BUT on the other hand you know this is the beginning of big things!

We are moving FROM 101 Michelle Avenue TO 18 Leipoldt streed (in Randhart) on the 1st of October - right around the corner!  There are some amazing specials running (like 20% off the first 20 confirmed bookings) and 15% off all canvas prints ordered in Sept (T’s & C’s apply)

There will now be two studio’s to accomodate shoots ranging from couples, newborn’s to big family shoots (both studio’s at the same time), display area’s and much more…

So come and visit us at our new place and see what all the fuss is about!’

Riani Labuschagne, Yolandi Jacobsz & Louise Diesel

Professional Photography