Each and every kid is driven by something they don’t even understand yet…  It is called curiosity   This urge is the thing which makes them learn more and more of the world around them in an effortless way.  So use this to your advantage when photographing kids.  Tell there is a birdie (any kind of animal they like) in the lens of the camera and they should try and see it.  Another great photography tip is to ask them to pull funny face at the camera and then show it to them on the screen.  This usually gets them going.  Anything fun and interesting makes kids want to participate so keep your shoot just that…!

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Showcasing some of the weekend’s photies:

Laughter…Fun…Challenge…Joy… Love… Support… all these words make up a little part of something that we call family.  You cannot choose them and you might sometimes think that they are a little bit wacky but that doesn’t make you love them any less   The V family had a morning

of fun with our Real Life Studio photographers this morning.  All in all there were 9 of them with two being 3 yrs old.  You can just imagine   We capture every moment of laughter and sibling rivalry in such a way that you can treasure your professional family photos for years to come.

Here at the Real Life Studio we use interactive poses like piggybacking, throwing coloured balls around the studio and many more…  Just by looking at their photos I can tell you exactly what this family is like…  Funny, cheerful and caring   So if you want to fill some wall space give us

a call on 011 869 7759 or send us an email on info@louisedieselphotography.co.za

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Ahh, what can I say about this couple…?  “G” is just so in love with “M”, you can even see it in the way he looks at her   Pregnancy photography always brings out a very sentimental side of me because these photoshoots mark the beginning of a new chapter in a couples lives which is just

so full of promise.  I cant really explain it but there is just something amazing about pregnant women.  They radiate this calm serenity in which they wait patiently for their newborn child   Very poetic I know (told you I can’t explain…)

M is so excited about this little baby and what I absolutely adored is the way he loved participating in the pregnancy photos.  I always think having pregnancy photos taken is one of the places where you can really get dad involved.  This is one of the times where they can actually play a big role (concerning the baby)  This man looks absolutely content, just the way it should be…

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Photographing newborn babies is a dream come true for me…  I have been fascinated with these little newborn angels since I have been old enough not to be one anymore   They are so tiny and precious and I could just stare at them all day long.  They reflect everything the world should believe in and then some more. Little A is a precious bundle of joy, he is 3 weeks old and is such a contented little boy (They say kids get

this from their parents)  He is so aware of everyone and inquisitive let me tell you, looking every which way.  He adores his father and just stares into his eyes (it was such a beautiful moment :)   )  Taking photos of newborn babies is something you perfect over time.  The studio needs to be the right temperature, and the studio lights need to be dimmed, and don’t forget to turn the flashes down so that they won’t mind the flash.  This

is where all the sentimental magic begins…  I have photographed many moms, dads and their newborn babies and they have these looks of absolute contentment and wonder on their faces every single time they look at the little bundle in their hands.  I absolutely love to capture this incredible bond which cannot be touched by your hand but only felt with your heart…

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“You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.”   
Franklin P Jones

“You don’t really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around – and why his parents will always wave back.” ~William D. Tammeus.

“Before you were conceived, I wanted you. Before you were born, I loved you. Before you were here an hour I would die for you. This is the miracle of mother’s love.” – Anon

“A baby is something you carry inside you for nine months, in your arms for three years, and in your heart ’til the day you die.”

Pregnant women! They had that weird frisson, an aura of magic that combined awkwardly with an earthy sense of duty. Mundane, because they were nothing unique on the suburban streets; ethereal because their attention was ever somewhere else. Whatever you said was trivial. And they had that preciousness which they imposed wherever they went, compelling attention, constantly reminding you that they carried the future inside, its contours already drawn, but veiled, private, an inner secret.
– Ruth Morgan

The most important thing she’d learned over the years was that there was no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.
– Jill Churchill

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