Flashy New Toys

I never used to geek out over cool kit or fancy gadgets but that was long long ago. I don't even know that guy anymore. Today we picked up our new portable flash pack and Ring Flash. For those of you who don't know what that is, here is what someone very clever wrote on the internet about it.

"A circular-shaped electronic flash unit that fits around a lens and provides shadowless, uniform frontal lighting..."

Fancy stuff ? Yes, we agree. After we managed to figure out how it worked we had quite a bit of fun. We thought bokkie our wonder dog would make the ideal guinea pig.

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"The Great Catch-Up" Part 4

Michael and Marissa
Joburg

Travis has known Michael his whole life. Their families have moulded into one huge crazy bunch of English, Irish and Scotsman. This was evident once the reception got swinging. Literally. There were some wonderful highlights for each of us. Travis says it was seeing Michael in a suit, and really pulling it off. For me it was seeing Belle (Michael's super tom-boy niece) in a suite! She was adamant she was gonna wear a suit, "...like the boys..." she said. And Marissa of course looked absolutely gorgeous!

We shot the portraits in a field that felt more like Colorado in the Fall rather than Alberton in Herf's. We moved quickly to get back to the party, fearing it had already begun without us. From then on it was bum-shaking, hands-in-the-air-stuff as the Rolling Stones and Co. carried us deep into the night.

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"The Great Catch-Up" Part 3

Colin and Lucy
Pretoria

Some weddings are real hard work, and then there are weddings like Colin and Lucy's. Laid back. We had such a great time documenting the day. Pretty church, pretty people, etc etc. And we got to ride in the most bad-a$$ limo we have ever seen! Check them out at www.uslimos.co.za.

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had to include this little cutie.

Now for what was inside

This little cutie has a button for an eye. Clever. What an awesome surprise that flew across oceans to end up nesting on our chalk wall.

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(ps she's havin a baby too. x)

Forgotten Pleasures:

Post-Art

Sure things are more convenient, safe & reliable in our super modern age but we could argue...un-excitingly so. So many great pleasures are making their way onto the extinction list and at such a rate that we barely remember them at all.

Well i'm remembering one of them now. Thanks to a great friend in the US of A, who caused this beautiful little thing to end up in our postbox in Sunnyside. welovelyndsay It's not addressed to me, but to Maike, and although she has yet to come home and open it i had to share it with you all. Who ever you might be.

What a great feeling such a pretty little surprise can create in our busy lives. We should all make an effort to post beautiful things like this to each other far more often. Sure it's what's inside the envelope that matters but it is what's out-side of it that has made my day.

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Introducing...The Davidsons

23-05-09

We had to post a few images from Nick and Liesels awesome wedding which took place yesterday at Villa Paradiso (the name is cheesy but the venue is very very cool) in Haartebeespoort.

Our day began badly, when after a wrong turn or 2, we finally admitted we need to buy a GPS device. The day turned for the (far) worse when Travis locked the keys in the car...with all the kit still in side. yes...we know. A few of Nick's friends offered to help, who claimed their shady past may for once come in handy, but they failed to get into the car. The trusy wire coat-hanger method-not so trusty.

It was decision time. We were missing the preperation and causing, a surprisingly calm looking Nick' some unneccesary stress. We had a simple choice, a lock-smith or a brick in a sock. Nobody had a spare sock, so lock-smith it was. However, fearing the lock-smith may not make it in time, Travis and a guest persisted and managed to spring the gear from the car.

That was the end of our hassles, the wedding was now (finally) on. It was a feast for photographs with a classic Hudson car and a Triumph Motor-cycle, rad looking guests and an a super rad looking Nick and Liesel. Here's a very quick peak at this amazing couple, who we are blessed to now call friends.

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"The Great Catch-Up" Part 2

Yorik and Sindie

Man were we excited to shoot this wedding. It would be, and may remain, the most unusual wedding we have had the pleasure of covering.

It took place on the 19th floor of the Lister Medical Building in Jo'burg (check it out at, http://www.intermission.co.za/venue.htm , awesome venue for an exhibition, wedding or any other function). The ceremony unfortunately had to be moved, from the roof-top, indoors & away from the impending rain. (Bummer, it would have made amazing pictures) We did not dwell on it though for their were exciting things to come.

Yorik and Sindie had sent us references for the family portraits that they wanted us to create for them on the wedding day. They wanted early photography, 1850-1900 Daguerreotype style photographs. Just like the kind you might find in your grandmothers old photo-albums. We agreed to their request, obviously! We set up an old-school portrait studio next to the venue in the buildings studio, which Alastair so kindly let us use. We also brought along a few props. Travis couldn't resist bringing a gun! "When else are we get such an opportunity again" ? he said. Thank you Yorik and Sidie, you've made his life.

The decor was simple and beautiful too. Protea's every where. White wooden chairs lined up both sides of one very very long table for the guests to sit at. And (this is unbelievable) 2,000 hand-folded origami birds hung from the ceiling!

Ok enough of that. enjoy the pictures (we've put quite a few in for this post)

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Check out Sindie's website:

http://www.tinktinkietiet.co.za

and Yorik's too:

http://www.xdslweb.co.za/