A year seems to go by very fast, and before you know it, it’s time for the year-end functions to be held, and many companies regard this as such a big date on their calendar, designated teams are assigned to arrange and organize and event for all the company’s staff to enjoy.

After have had taken such care to make the function something worth remembering, it would be a shame if the memory of it, wasn’t captured properly, to be used with pride in reports or media presentations. Because of our attention to detail, and the inherent need to satisfy our clients and provide great quality products that the studio is proud to present, we shall always make sure to treat you event, or function as high-importance, and we’ll make sure to go through the whole rundown with the organizers, and know exactly what to expect to make the evening run as smooth as it possibly can. We pour our heart and soul into every shoot we do, and we know that you as company trust us to photograph your image, skillfully and professional. Our equipment is of such quality hat is able to handle low-lighting conditions, and if not, we use professional flashes to light speakers or tables.

Your function is a great representation of what you as company stand for, as is our quality in photography, and together in partnership, we’ll make sure to give you amazing products, and enjoy the event with you, working hard to give you excellent results.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

Professional function photos

Events are usually held to celebrated certain milestones – many companies have functions all through-out the year, to award staff for prestige or great production, or to just recollect the year that was, and have a function bring everything that has happened together, having people dress up a bit, and feel fancy and special for one evening of great company.

We are very active and busy at events, because many things are happening, and we go around and capture all little and big things. We know time and effort was spent to have décor and details look good, and we capture those with care, we know speeches are important, and make to capture the speakers as they speak, we know the handing over of awards are important and make sure to get those moments, s people had work hard to get those achievements. We are sensitive to the whole event’s happenings, as we want to hand you a well-polished product that was shot and processed with care, and not done unprofessionally.

Use our studio as the best choice for your next event- or function’s photography, as we will make sure to go with the groove of your event, and capture all the things you took the time to plan, and make it special.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labsuchagne

Professional event photographers in Johannesburg

Photography Tips For Beginners

Although most people think that taking a picture is just as simple as pointing and shooting, there really is an art form to it. Typically, your photos never look quite as good as you imagined they would. However, once you learn the proper techniques, it really is simple to take great pictures.

Though you may not think you need a flash outside, take a look and make sure. The sun can create drastic shadows. If your camera has a “fill flash” option, then use it when taking pictures in bright sunlight. This can help to illuminate even deep facial folds and creases.

You need not stand directly in front of an object to photograph it. Whether you settle on shooting from above, below, the right or left, experiment, or take shots from each angle to decide post-shooting.

When it comes to taking pictures of kids, sometimes the best thing you can do is to just go with the flow and work with them. Children are just not designed to sit perfectly still and pose for photos, they prefer to be up and about and running around. Have some fun instead, and capture the photos of the children in action.

Imagine there are lines traveling vertically and horizontally dividing your viewfinder. Place your subject at the point of intersection, instead of in the middle of the shot, and suddenly your picture has a sense of drama. Move in closer to whatever subject you’re taking a picture of. It’s frustrating for the viewer to not clearly see the details of the subject because the camera was too far away. Try to make it easy on your audience to be able to see images clearly and vividly.

Master photographers agree, less IS more.

You should never have tons of clutter or other elements in your shots. Keeping things simple in your photos is what catches your viewer’s attention; simplicity often creates a big punch!

Learn when it’s okay and not okay to use the flash with your camera. Your flash shouldn’t be on all the time. Too much or too little light has ruined many pictures. At other times, low light makes a flash necessary. So don’t forget to use it when you need it.

Even though people think white is great to wear during a photograph, it is generally a bad decision. Many photographers use the auto focus setting on their cameras. This setting doesn’t work as well if the camera can’t pick up different shades in its lens’ range.

For example, if a subject wears white and the background is also white, the camera won’t focus properly. With white clothing, the camera has a hard time adjusting to keep the whites looking good, while preserving detail on peoples’ faces, and photos can turn out looking under or overexposed.

Adjust the focus to create a unique photograph.

Reduce the f-stop setting to maintain focus on the closer subject. This is especially good for portraits. In contrast, increasing your f-stop setting will also increase the field depth and bring all elements of the photograph into focus in a more even manner. This would be fantastic for landscape photography.

Nighttime photography can totally change how a subject looks. When adequate natural lighting is not available, it is even more important to make sure that supplemental lighting is properly set up and utilized. Make sure you use the flash feature and adjust your camera’s shutter speed setting to shoot better photos at night.

Food photography can be difficult.

Food will melt and shift positions, making it hard to develop the proper shot. That’s why when shooting food, you should have napkins, glassware, and silverware ready first. Make sure you have the right lighting, and then put the food down and shoot!

Pre-focus your camera and move to where your subject isn’t dead centre in the frame. Having your subject in the middle of the picture is very expected and subsequently uninteresting. Try off-centering your shots to make your subject appear more interesting to the viewer.

Make sure you support the camera from below and on the sides, while keeping your arms tucked tightly into the sides of your body. Holding the camera in this way, you will reduce camera shake and make shots that are in clear focus. With your hands positioned at the underside of the camera and below the lens, it will help prevent accidentally dropping the equipment.

Always keep charged batteries in your camera. Using the LCD on a digital camera drains the batteries, so always ensure that the battery is fully charged before leaving the house. You should also carry spare batteries so that you can avoid missing a photograph opportunity.

Your photographs have perhaps disappointed you in the past. You will never face such a complication again, if you seriously implement the information you got right here in this article. With the ideas presented here, you can take breathtaking shots that you want to hang on the wall for everyone to admire.

The job that we have involves so many wonderful things, and it’s always exciting, as things always happen, progresses, and we get to meet new clients all the time. We find all of our clients so unique and interested, as we see how about everyone wants their shoot a certain way, or have different things in mind, or the family itself is differently put together. Some people are much les inhibited and laugh and joke with each, wrestling and teasing each other endlessly. Others find themselves a bit more only a while into the shoot, and relax as they see how we interact with them, their children, and pose and direct them in such ways, to only get the best out of their family, which could consists out of absolutely anybody, young, small etc.

Service is something we constantly discuss, to have systems and certain rules in place, to always make the experience for everyone as enjoyable as possible, and to have you realize that our studio always strives for the best, and is proud to provide you with an excellent product.

Having had over 400 shoots last year, we mixed, mingled, interacted and liaised with quite a big variety of people, getting to know them a little, forming a bond, and having the wonderful pleasure of return clients, who used our studio specifically because they know what a decent, high-quality product they will receive here at Louise Diesel Photography

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

Fun family photoshoots

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

We get to work with amazing big companies when they plan their important annual Year-End function. A function is usually held to celebrate something, or to close off a year of progress and production, and its one chance people get to dress up a bit and enjoy the evening outside of the everyday working-environment.

Functions are usually held in the evening, when it’s appropriate for everyone to dress up in evening-wear, and the evening usually has a theme to it, or the décor is made to fit it all, or just a bit more smart and formal. It’s many a times an award ceremony as well, to congratulate those who had outstanding achievements in their fields. All of those, from the small details on the tables, which adds to the atmosphere of the event, to the awards being handed out, to everyone having a great time afterwards dancing and socializing, are captured by us, as we are constantly aware of the events as the evening progresses, and we make sure to give you a product that sums your special function, in good-quality images.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

Year-end photography

Weddings can be quite a stressful affair, when in actual fact it really shouldn’t be. The couple we photographed recently, truly took the whole day as it came, in their stride, which is exactly as it should be. They had known each other for many years already, and had the best chemistry together. There weren’t a dry eye in the house left when he said his vows to her, and just told her he’s loved her for so long, and he’ll keep on loving her, forever. It was such a great moment, and we fully enjoyed their wedding.

Weddings are nothing but extremely special, and we get to photograph enough of them to see how so many people put their own unique touch to it. The décor is always important, this is what makes your wedding unique and gives its its flair, and we capture all of that so that you can remember the amount of planning you’ve put into it.

Weddings are wonderful events; the air is filled with the motion of love, especially if you have a couple, totally crazy about each other. Have your wedding photographs done by Louise Diesel Photography, and you’ll be sure to get a dedicated team that will capture every moment of your special day.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

Pro wedding photographers