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 

We have had some amazing things add to our success for the studio, and when we get the point where we can look back and count all of the blessings we have had in only a year, then you really get to see how things have changed and grown. We are in the wonderful position now, to move to a bigger studio, and to no inconvenience to or existing clients- it’s literally up the road from where we are now. It will be able to provide all our lovely clients, with a bigger space, and a creative, energetic vibe.

We want to encourage everyone to come and fully enjoy a shoot with us, in our brand new space, which will be filled to the brim with creativity and an amazing atmosphere. We are very excited to be making this move, as it’s quite symbolic to our company, and our big vision, for always expanding and growing.

We hope to be making new friends and make existing bonds with our loyal customers even stronger, as we get to provide you with the same good service you expect from LDP, in a space made for photography to come alive.

Yolandi Jacobsz, Riani Labuschagne & Louise Diesel

Professional Photography Studio in JHB

We had a Mom visit our studio once, who has three children, and with each of them she did their own special shoot when they reached a certain age. We had amazing fun with this little boy in the studio, because he had such an interactive personality, and did everyone we wanted him to; he smiled and jumped and giggled, and was a pleasure to photograph.

Mom is such a lovely lady, and she had fun as well, enjoying little one’s crazy tricks and obviously used to a boy’s wacky nature. We always try and shoot a family’s shoot, as modern and unique as possible, because you still want to look back at your photos in a few years’ time, and remember an amazing time, not that it was stiff and quite posed. It’s our strive to give our clients good, quality products, with it being shot correctly from moment one, with good colour and contrast, and edited in such a way as well.

Children have this ability to grow way faster than we think, and before we know it, they are taller, have a lot more to say, and they had completely changed from the babies they once were. Enjoying their growing-up, by having a shoot done of their milestones will let you remember their childhood with fondness.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

The real life studio

It’s very important, to have as much fun as possible, to enjoy yourself as much as you can. It won’t just make you more comfortable in front of the camera, but it will make for good photos, photos that are interactive and casual, and not posed and stiff. It’s an old-fashioned way to pose people in distinct ways to the camera, and even though it was a style that worked for a certain era of portrait photography, today’s day and age, make for so much more fun, and to be able to have photos where you enjoy the experience, instead of it being a negative experience, and make you never want to do it again.

It’s a big vision of our studio, to use the bond between family members to the image’s advantage, and it will be those moments, you’ll remember with fondness. We feel if we can add to your family’s dynamic in showing you in pictures what a great relationship you have, we are doing something right, and we have had the chance to connect with you, on a more personal level.

Being able to connect with you clients, and getting to know them a bit, is a great privilege for us, and makes our work so much more enjoyable. People are very interesting, and it’s lovely to see how little girls adore their fathers, or how a baby gives a huge grin because of mommy’s silliness. Make Louise Diesel Photography, your next choice for your special family photo shoot; it will form part of your lifetime of memories.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

For very few people, we would know exactly what to buy as a gift for them. People have such different tastes and interests and it’s quite hard to tell what would be something that would be viable to them. A photo shoot as gift, is something that would work for absolutely anyone, no matter how their family is put together or what it consist out of.

We have the great privilege to work with an amazingly wide variety of people, each family different, each model unique, and they always enjoy the shoot tremendously. So a photo shoot gift voucher is the perfect gift, and a great idea, as everyone would want to have great photos of themselves taken, and have the chance to have fun in a professional photo studio.

We always take great care, to make sure everyone that visits our studio, know that we are professionals, using professional high-end cameras and equipment, and we use skill to technically create great images – but apart for everything, we connect with our clients, and they always feel like family to us. Treat yourself, or a loved one or friend, to a shoot at Louise Diesel Photography, The Real Life Studio, it’s the perfect gift, and will create a lifetime of memories.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

Ideal Christmas presents

A matric dance is to any matric pupil, about as important as a wedding day is to any bride or groom, and a lot of planning goes into a matric dance as well. We have had the opportunity to see many young couples getting all dressed up and looking lovely, and feeling very proud when they look their best. What a wonderful way to remember the day and getting professional photographs taken, either in studio or on location such as a beautiful garden or in a home with interesting staircases or pathways, and knowing that those photos were taken with great care, making you look absolutely stunning, as you would want to remember the night and the effort put into your outfit choice.

Photography has so many facets and about everything can be photographed, therefore it’s a discipline- and hobby that appeal to so many people. The wonderful way of making people relaxed in front of the camera, bringing out the best in them, is a skill that every photographer should have, and if used correctly, one can get striking images that tell a story, and a bit about the person being photographed too. Just like a wedding, with a matric dance there is a lot of excitement in the air for the evening that waits. It shows in the photos, and makes for images that one can look back on, and remember the day after so much planning. Have amazing matric dance photos done, at Louise Diesel Photography, The Real Life Studio, for quality images, that are the best.

Yolandi Jacobsz & Riani Labuschagne

Matric Dance Photography

When one gets the chance to travel, it is nothing else than very exciting. That so many cultures still stay the way they are, with their own unique way of dress, how and what they eat, and their specific characteristics that make them unique in what they bring to world – are able to keep those characteristics sacred, is amazing. When you think of certain places, you think of certain things about those places that are unmistakably their own. Louise and Ryan Diesel, and a few of their close friends, had the chance to travel to South America, to see Peru and Argentina. They had the wonderful opportunity to climb Ausangate and see the wonder of Machu Picchu.

When you travel, you are most likely to visit places that are very touristy, and that have been photographed by thousands of people. If you have the luxury of time try and use your time wisely by getting the right time of day to photograph. Weather permitting; you can use the sunset and the wonderful colours that give, to your advantage for striking images with bursts of colour. Right in the middle of the day, is when the sun sits high in the sky, creating very few dramatic shadows, and lighting the sky to a very bright white, it doesn’t make for the best time to shoot.

When you think of Argentina, you think of tango, and Louise and Ryan had the amazing opportunity to tango, and enjoy the city of the famous Evita Peron. It’s a lively city with its famous light blue- and white flag, and provides amazing shooting opportunities. Always keep the camera nearby when travelling; it’s the one chance to capture your life’s memories as you have had the chance to see it through different eyes.

Yolandi Jacobsz, Riani Labuschagne & Louise Diesel

Professional Photography