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Aug 18 2010

223/365 – Portrait of a Beauty

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Beauty is my godsend at home.  She looks after my home when we’re not there, and at the moment, also the kids.  And always with a smile on her face.

Beauty is the same age as me, and has 2 grown up boys… and is the matriach of her family and looks after her sisters and their kids too.

She’s worked for us for 3 years, and I’ve never taken a photo of her before.  She laughed when I asked her, because she didn’t have make-up on and she wasn’t happy about what she was wearing.  But Beauty’s beautiful… and I told her that too!!

After we were done with the few photos and I showed them to her, she told me that I made her “feel like a real woman”.  Love it! In fact, she now wants to do it again… but next time she said she’ll get dressed properly and put on makeup:)now that’s going to be fun!

See the full set of 2010 photo-a-day photos on my Project 365 Flickr Set.

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Edwin - August 19, 2010 - 4:03 pm

Great shots , they capture something special.

Avril (Mom0 (23 comments.) - August 19, 2010 - 1:55 pm

She’s beautiful! Inside and out .. always smiling, laughing and always has a good thing to say about everyone :)

Stella (25 comments.) - August 19, 2010 - 10:27 am

AAahh, these are lovely…love the last one!

Alet (37 comments.) - August 19, 2010 - 9:20 am

What an awesome comment!
Beauty is beautiful!

cat@juggling act (218 comments.) - August 19, 2010 - 9:16 am

She is really a beauty! Stunning pics. What would we do without the Beauty’s, Lucy’s and Anna’s in or homes?

Elaine - August 19, 2010 - 7:27 am

She is beautiful!! These are really great photos of her :) She is going to LOVE them

Claire - August 19, 2010 - 7:12 am

LOVELY Jeanette, really really lovely. Beauty is beautiful inside and out. Those eyes tell a wonderful story.

Corey~ living and loving (210 comments.) - August 18, 2010 - 10:36 pm

ooo she is a stunner, and you captured her so well. lovely processing. :)

Marylin (6 comments.) - August 18, 2010 - 10:32 pm

She is beautiful! :)

Henti (16 comments.) - August 18, 2010 - 10:27 pm

Awesome photos and very nice idea, which has given me an idea :)

H

melanie janse (12 comments.) - August 18, 2010 - 10:24 pm

Jeanette, these pictures are gorgeous!! Sometimes we dont appreciate them as we should. I am sure this was very special for her and the pictures are beautiful.

Guilty pleasures and more | The Real Jenty - August 31, 2010 - 11:33 am

[...] someone loves something I’ve done.  Like this morning, when Beauty got her prints, and she had tears in her eyes and told me “that you know just how to shape me, [...]

May 25 2010

143/365 – Unixel

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Henti (Unixel) sent me a DM on Twitter when he read my sad story that I posted yesterday about my sad state of remotes for my flashes, and offered to lend me his remote trigger system to try out.  I didn’t waste any time taking him up on that offer… and he got to be my guineapig too!!

So… we headed off to the local trusty empty parking garage for an impromptu photoshoot:)  I’m sure that he didn’t think he’d be my photo subject today, but I’m glad he was game!

The setup was as follows…  one flash on the floor to my left pointing up at him at 1/8 power.  And another one pointing directly at the ceiling behind Henti.

I love the lines in the ceiling in this shot…

Now that’s a LOT better than my disastrous attempt yesterday!

I enjoyed that excursion!! Think we should do it again, and I’ve only realised now how selfish I was… Henti should have taken a similar photo of me for his 365 shot for the day too!! LOL!

Anyhoo, guess I’m going equipment shopping again, because his kit worked well.  It’s not expensive, and seems a lot more sturdy that the rubbish kit I’ve been using.

See the full set of 2010 photo-a-day photos on my Project 365 Flickr Set.

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Angel (192 comments.) - June 1, 2010 - 6:43 pm

Its incredible what some creative lighting can do!!

cat@juggling act (218 comments.) - May 26, 2010 - 9:57 am

These are just great.

Secret Agent Mama - Mishelle Lane (86 comments.) - May 25, 2010 - 9:23 pm

I need more of this kind of experience. I have a good kit, just need to learn it.

Sep 23 2009

Trash the Dress in Newtown with Fiona

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It was actually great having two people for our Newtown Trash the Dress photoshoot with 2 very different styles of dresses, as it allowed me to take very different photos in the same setting.  Here are my favourite photos of Fiona from the afternoon.

Blue door

Fiona and the red door

Sparkles and grunge

Fenced graffiti

Amongst the pillars

This was the closest that we got to having a “groom”:)

Graffiti man

Leaning

Fiona

Busy wall

And that’s now the last of the Trash the Dress photos that I’m going to post.  I LOVE doing shoots like this, and hope to do another one really soon!

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Miami Wedding Photographer (1 comments.) - September 26, 2009 - 1:26 pm

Beautiful work Jeanette. Keep up the great work. Love the location.

All the best,
Carlos Baez

Natacha (38 comments.) - September 24, 2009 - 3:42 pm

I Love it Jeanette!!!! Awesome!!!

Domestic Extraordinaire (42 comments.) - September 24, 2009 - 1:15 am

these are great shots!

Lindy (36 comments.) - September 23, 2009 - 3:07 pm

love them! As usual you’ve taken some fab photos!

Sue - September 23, 2009 - 10:20 am

Stunning Jeanette!!! I LOVE number 4 and 5 :)

Fiona - September 23, 2009 - 7:59 am

I”m loving these Jeanette!!! They came out so nicely. I’m sure Fiona is going to be very happy with them too.

Sep 22 2009

Trash the Dress in Newtown with Sue

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Yesterday I posted a few photos of Sue and Fiona, from the Trash the Dress photoshoot we did in Newtown, and now the focus is on Sue alone.  Sue was actually supposed to join us on the first TTD session we did a few months ago, but couldn’t make the date in the end, but I think she enjoyed the city setting rather than the veld.

Sue got married almost 7 years ago, and I’m very impressed that she fitted into her dress after all that time!!  Our original idea for the shoot was to really trash the dress with paint, but we chickened out in the end… and just as well, because the fact that her dress was getting filthy from the grungy setting was stressful enough for her.

The stone man

Sue and the blue doors

Sue and the red door

Against the door

Empty street

On the street corner

street corner B&W

Laughing at the wall

I hope she had as much fun as I did taking the photos.

So, there you go, so much for only doing a post-wedding shoot within a few months of your wedding… it’s a great idea to don your special dress years later and have some fun in it!

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Corey~ living and loving (210 comments.) - September 24, 2009 - 11:10 pm

love the laughing one. :)

Natacha (38 comments.) - September 24, 2009 - 3:46 pm

Wow wow wow and wow!!!!

Domestic Extraordinaire (42 comments.) - September 24, 2009 - 1:16 am

great shots, LOVE the last one!

wendy - September 24, 2009 - 12:17 am

Hi,
Nice pictures…
Maybe she wants to sell her trashed dress to me.
Please let her know I’m interested..

Wendy

Firefly (1 comments.) - September 22, 2009 - 11:29 am

Both sets are stunning. I have never been to Newtown, but it seems like a stunning backdrop for photo sessions with any kind of models. Although I imagine that you will have to go there on a Sunday when there isn’t loads of traffic and people around.

Gilz (177 comments.) - September 22, 2009 - 11:18 am

Right! So my goal is to get into my wedding dress by December and do a TTD with you.!!!

Cheryl - September 22, 2009 - 10:27 am

What more can I say. You got talent!!! Great great photo’s once again!

Janet B - September 22, 2009 - 9:46 am

What a lot of fun!!

desi (85 comments.) - September 22, 2009 - 8:00 am

gosh, i’m really loving the blue and red ones! fabulous stuff jen!
i am green with envy that you guys got to do this

Angel (192 comments.) - September 22, 2009 - 7:56 am

Its awesome! I think I could do a Newtown TTD shoot…

Avril (Mom) (385 comments.) - September 22, 2009 - 7:39 am

Love these – specially the contrasting colours of the blue and red. Last one made be smile .. you can almost hear her laugh! (its an amazing mural!)

Sep 21 2009

Trash the Dress in Newtown – just the two of them

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I met a whole load of friends in Newtown on Sunday afternoon for a Trash-the-Dress (or Day-After or un-bridal) photo session with 2 fabulous women who got married a few years ago and wanted to wear their dresses again.

It was loads of fun wandering through the streets of Johannesburg with 2 other photographers (who are also friends of mine), taking photos of Sue and Fiona.  I hope they enjoyed being the centre of attention for the afternoon:)(including the attention of a number of security guards who kindly took it upon themselves to make sure we were safe)

Friends laughing

Fiona and Sue

Walking with pink boas

This is just a taste of what I’m going to show you over the next 2 days, so stay tuned;)

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Corey~ living and loving (210 comments.) - September 24, 2009 - 11:09 pm

how fun! I’m so envious. :) who fun it must be to actually still FIT in their wedding dresses. :)

Cheryl - September 21, 2009 - 9:59 pm

You were BRAVE!!! But lovely photo’s

Sue - September 21, 2009 - 9:57 pm

Was such fun!! Thanks Jeanette – can’t wait to see more :)
PS I just fitted into mine hahahaha

Tanya (86 comments.) - September 21, 2009 - 9:03 pm

Jen I have been waiting for these!!!!!!!! WOW!

Natacha (38 comments.) - September 21, 2009 - 8:35 pm

Gorgeous Jeanette!!!!

Fiona - September 21, 2009 - 8:34 pm

It was LOTS of fun!!! I can’t wait to see the rest of your pics Jeanette. I was only going to start with mine later this week but I just couldn’t wait so I’m doing some tonight :)

Kim (78 comments.) - September 21, 2009 - 6:12 pm

I can’t WAIT to see the rest.. fabulous!!!

Avril (Mom) (385 comments.) - September 21, 2009 - 1:38 pm

I definitely can’t fit into mine!!! Such fun!! Good for those security guards, keeping an eye on you all. Carrying cameras around makes you ‘easy pickings’!

Janet B - September 21, 2009 - 12:01 pm

LOL! What fun! Don’t think I’d still fit into mine! :)

Angel (192 comments.) - September 21, 2009 - 11:58 am

LUVVIT!!

Mitchell Wong Ho (3 comments.) - September 21, 2009 - 11:43 am

Ok Wow! Great venue! Looks like a whole buncha’ fun! Looking forward to seeing more =)

desi (85 comments.) - September 21, 2009 - 11:20 am

oh wow! looks like you lot had loads of fun!
great that the ladies could still wear their dresses

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