At any event or function being held, it usually follows the same protocol where speeches are given, dinner is served, and MC would thank a few people involved, and the guests would enjoy the night further, or if it’s the end of the evening’s activities then they would depart. If it’s a birthday usually the party starts and people dance and then have a great time further. We have seen with great success how putting up a photobooth at a venue gets people relaxed, and in a great mood. They get have some fun in a non-formal, stiff, posed way, and we have had some great shots come from the photobooths.

People seem to relax after they have eaten, and it is then a good time to invite people to come and have some photos taken. We always advise the host that props work extremely well, people get to almost step into a different persona and just let loose. You would want to remember your guests with smiles and know that they enjoyed themselves – opting for a photobooth at your party or event would be sure to get those smiles out of people.

Yolandi Jacobsz

When we have our family shoots here in the studio  we always advise our families to keep their attire bright and these lively photos show exactly the reason why. Colour just seems to bring amazing life to images and it seems to make the family come together as a unit in the shoot.

Our family shoots have evolved so much over the years, where we always try and have such a tremendous amount of fun. Long gone are the days of very stiff,very posed photographs. One of our biggest aims are that we want you as our client to look at your photos and think back at a time spent in the studio. It was perhaps chaotic and crazy but it was  loads of fun.

Life is way too serious as it is so time with us shouldn’t be as well, and if we can’t spice up your shoot with some theatrics and jokes and laughs, we would surely get some somber faces. Our family shoots are amazingly special and it leaves you with great memories  which  gives you a product that will make you smile each time you remember your visit with us.

Yolandi Jacobsz

Modelling Portfolio Photography

Contrast is something I didn’t understand, until very late into my studies. I have to say it is quite an art,  but it was only when I mastered the intricacies of using contrast and form, that the really magical things started happening.

Contrast is easily misunderstood, and if you get it wrong, your audience will mostly not get what you were trying to do. We were taught that you want your viewers to either like, or dislike your images, because then you evoke emotions, a very powerful aspect of art.

But you wouldn’t want them to say that they don’t get it, because confusion means you missed the plot a bit, and even though it creates good debate, it might not be what you were going for. You wanted them to feel some passion for your work, and contrast is one of the most forceful ways of getting your viewers to feel strongly about your work.

Modelling Portfolios Photographs Must Evoke A Reaction, Stir The Emotions Of The Viewer!

So whether they like it or not, you win in both cases, because you stirred something inside.

The photographers, who put their life on the line and shoot war-photography, or capture scenes of destruction and poverty, make their viewers cringe a bit when they get to view the images, but many of these images are so haunting and powerful, and stay with you for some time. The photographer’s mission has thus then accomplished.

So when something such as contrast is understood, you get to know how you can make a photograph pop, and steer your viewers into the thought patterns of your mind, and what you were trying to achieve.

Using Photography To Create An Impact

In modeling photography, we get to use light and the human shape, for amazing images, and because there are no rules, I push and create, and ultimately, amaze myself.

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

When businesses plan their year, many moving parts make up the whole, and many things have to be put into place, not just from production side, to predicting the economy to see how the business would grow, but also how the business’ image would be showcased to the public, as certain places have different images they would like to portray, and for all of their marketing needs, photographs have to taken. Many people think that corporate photography has to be static & boring, but times have changed so much, that we can now do modern corporate photography, without it looking to stiff, posed, and formal.

Our studio has done corporate, event- and function photography for many big companies, and we had been privileged enough to work with many esteemed, well-known and successful businesses, understanding that they have a certain authorities image to portray, and therefore, our professional equipment, ensures good quality, great colour on all various skin tones, and even if the situation calls for it, we bring a professional studio light and stand with, to make sure, there are as little as possible unflattering shadows, and to give you as company the desired result. Annual repost, are just that – updated yearly, as staff change, and the business evolve. Make use of our studio in the choice of your business next shoot for annual reports, website updates or marketing – we’ll be sure to give you professional results, and high-quality products.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labsuchagne

Annual report photography

Certain different cultural- or religious groups have different ceremonies, functions or practices that are important to them, and a special event in a person of Catholic faith’s life, is when they get to have their first Holy Communion at their church. Kids grow so fast, and this is one of those moments, where you as a parent suddenly realize how quickly they are growing older, when they already get to be part of their first Communion, and understand the meaning behind it a bit more.

Most special events, require good photographs, and there would be no-one more equipped that a professional studio, to capture those kinds of photos, so that the day can be remembered with fondness. With such events like these, it’s held n a church, many of which don’t have a big amount of natural light that flows in, therefore we use good external flashes with our cameras to have everyone be carefully lit and well exposed.

We always try and get all the details and make sure we capture the event from start to finish. We try and accommodate our clients as far as we can, and go the extra mile even if not always expected of us, we believe in not just good service but great service and believe that our clients can trust us with their memories, it is after all what we live and breathe.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

Professionally photographed first Holy-Communion celebration 

Kids have this ability to grow way too fast, and before we see it, we don’t know when the moment came that they weren’t fitting into their clothes anymore, and new ones has to be bought, and they aren’t these chubby babies anymore with gummy smiles, they can actually run away when you want to catch them, and they have little milk teeth, and the most interesting expressions.

When you decide to have children, you make such big promise to them, and to yourself, to be the best parent you could ever be, and one way to always remember how they were once little and very dependant, to older and more self-efficient, is to have a great photo shoot where you get to have fun, and enjoy the moment.

We love children and their mannerisms and would want to encourage all families to add to their collection of photographs in all other walks of their lives, by coming for a professional photo shoot, and enjoying the environment, where we get to clown and joke around.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

Real life studio photography