Girls have that wonderful way of literally blossoming into who they are to become one day. When they’re young and these little pig-tailed beauties, they are mostly just cute and adorable, when they get a bit older, they have this wonderful in-between stage, where they so badly want to be grown-up, but still have no restraint when going to jump in the swimming pool, like the kids they still are. They love posing, and actually make for great models, because they have a youthful energy and spunk within them, and when I photograph it, I truly enjoy the craziness.

These days, they get to grow up in an era, where many things are technology fast-forwarded and advanced, and to still try and have them keep onto that everything that still keeps them young, is futile, the world makes time go by extremely fast. Obviously as photographers we understand the significance of photographs and how they are meant to last forever. We not do a job, or provide a service, we form a bond with you, and join in the fun you get to have on your special day, we create memories with you, and we provide you with a product that will make you proud every time you get to look at it, and think bad on that mad day with us and your special shoot.

Booking a teenage photoshoot for your girl and her friends, is an amazing idea, the experience of it will stick with you for many years to come still.

Yolandi Jacobsz

Teenage birthday party ideas

I always strive to give all clients who require modeling/or portfolio photos of themselves done, the very best of my ability, and I’m always proud to hand them a high-quality product, so that they can look at it, and hardly fathom that they had been able to bring that magical ability we all have to captivate out from within.

I always take it on as my responsibility, to make sure they show some of their personalities and surprise even themselves with the results we get to achieve in the studio. Many of the people, who require about modeling or portfolio shoots, aren’t professionally trained models – they don’t per inherently know how to pose or use the lines of their body to create images that shows of their appeal. That is why we as photographers guide and assist them, knowing what they light does, where the shadows will fall, and what needs to be accentuated.

A modeling shoot, is a tremendous amount of fun, and anyone who are interested would enjoy it so much, because it’s all about feeling even the more amazing as we go along, and when we get to show our clients what we do on the back of the camera, they are amazed, because standing on the other side, makes a huge difference. Trusting us with what we do, is a privilege we never take for granted and always aim to give great modeling shots, done professionally, showing you of in the most beautiful way possible.

Yolandi Jacobsz

Feminine modeling portfolio photos

Events are an ongoing thing through-out the year, celebrations for all different types of reasons. Many companies do year-end functions because it’s a way to honour their staff, and to award the people who contributed to positive production. Many companies have such a winning formula, they just seem to grow and beat any economic blues, and we get to share in their growth and success, when we’re asked to photograph their prestigious event.

Our studio has been doing events for quite some years, having had dealt with all sorts of situations – from companies wanting something fun such a photo booth set-up done, or having a designated space where people have their group- or couple photo taken with their colleagues or partners, and we make sure our set-up meets your requirements, we even make use of professional studio lighting if we know we’ll be working with low-lighting conditions, and we always shoot with high-end professional camera’s, as to not jeopardize on your quality, and to keep the studio’s reputation high. Every event is unique in its own sense, and we adapt to the situation so that we know you as company, or event-organizer, and us photographers are on the same page, and know exactly how the event’s rundown will happen.

We mingle with guests, make sure to get some smiles, and also photograph things such as décor and detail, as these are the things that add aesthetic to your event’s atmosphere. LDP will offer you great service, and high-quality products, and will make the memory of your event a pleasant one.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

Event photographer

Sharing my very dear friend KC’s photos from her special shoot, is quite extraordinary, mostly because doing these types of shoots, are always challenges in various ways. Portfolio shoots are always done with people who are trained, professional model, many times we get to do them with people who would like great shots done of themselves, but aren’t always aware of what to expect or exactly what to do.

I’ve know KC for years when we spent some time overseas, and I have always seen her trough my artistic eyes, knowing she would make for great photos with her light complexion, an icy eyes. She stunned me out of my boots. To have been able to do this for her, not only made me feel proud to be her friend, it made me humble in this position, knowing how we get to have such a great opportunity to transform people, and literally dragging their inner magic out of them like a piece of rope.

KC is an amazing woman, full of life with such full personality, always laughing from ear to ear, and being true to who she is. I love her whole-heartedly, and I feel very inspired and lifted in a way after her shoot. She was amazing, and our shoot was such quality time spent together. Knowing how tentative she was before her shoot, and how became this vixen who suddenly just made for amazing photos, makes me confident enough in saying – through the skill of our photographers here at LDP, and our love for what we do and our clients, we shall always strive to bring out the very best in each and every one.

Yolandi Jacobsz

Funky modeling photos

Shooting with any person, who come and have their shoot done under the label of “portfolio/modeling”, is such a thrill of mine. It’s a shoot I really enjoy, mostly because of the very extraordinary moments of the subject, or model amaze themselves, seeing the results and not even thinking that they would have been able to achieve such amazing results. We all have our own mannerisms, many people are more in touch and in tuned with their bodies, and know how to use their features for appealing images, some are quite shy, and only wanted good photos of themselves, but haven’t had any sort of training whatsoever so they need good guidance from the photographer – and even then, we manage to make magic happen here at the studio.

As photographers we take on the responsibility of your image, which to about everyone on earth is a precious thing, and we would all like to look our best. Photos are forever, so it’s important for me, to push those shoots, to get the very best out of all of our clients who are interested and come for such a shoot. The transformation that happens, sometimes literally right in front of my eyes, amazes sometimes even me, and I get to see people feeling liberated through it, and feeling much more free and secure within themselves.

We can all do this, and make for great images, so I encourage anyone interested to come and enjoy and LDP modeling shoot – this girl, was a first-timer, and she blew my breath away.

Yolandi Jacobsz

Photographic Modeling portfolio

The people you choose as your groomsmen, or as your bridesmaids, are chosen for a reason. These are the people you have shared many incredible moments with, and they know you best.  We always say to all couples who come and enquire about wedding photos, that even in the chaos of getting everything together and planning a mass of things, because a wedding has so many moving parts – when the day actually arrives, you are supposed to do nothing else but have fun. People don’t always know how important this is, because it is unfortunately a day that goes by extremely fast, and then all you planning, only becomes the beautiful memories we as photographers got to capture on the day.

On the day so much is happening, and so many people has to get ready for this affair, and many jokes and laughs are shared, and we love to interact with our couple and the whole entourage following because the comic moments that come out of that, are priceless.

We love these photos, not only because we enjoyed the wedding so much and the atmosphere was great, it was because the couple was relaxed, and made for wonderful times, and that is what we would want all couples to remember- our job is to catch to moments, and catch it, we shall, all YOU have to do, is enjoy your wedding day, enjoy your friends, and trust us to bring the very best out of your special day.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

Wedding Photography

We all have dreams of what we would like to become one day, and as everyone are different and unique, so are these dreams and aspirations. If you perhaps have the dream to become a model one day, the very first place to start is by getting a portfolio made of yourself. Models have to have the ability to take good direction, because people like photographers and art-directors, have a very clear idea of how they would want their shot to look, and if you’re able to mould into that vision, you will be successful in it. A modeling, or portfolio shoot, is tremendous amounts of fun, and even more so for me, because I get to play around with the medium that is the foundation our profession is based on – light. Photographers get as excited about light as small children would about Christmas presents.

In about all of my modeling shoots, my subjects surprise themselves, which I feel a privilege to be part of the moment, and I can see the end-product in my mind, knowing what I want to achieve with the shot, and the look I want with it. I would encourage anyone wanting to get good photos done of themselves to come for a shoot by Louise Diesel Photography, you would be pleasantly surprised and awed with your amazing product.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Lauschagne

Model photographer