We had so many ideas for Suren and Pooja’s engagement shoot, and then I spotted this tiny little lane of young jacarandas close to my home.  I’m so glad that Pooja also thought the location sounded good, and glad they trusted me to direct them to this random road in a suburb late on a Sunday afternoon to catch the late afternoon light in the blossoms

I can’t wait for their wedding, it’s going to be just beautiful!

Genna organised this engagement photoshoot a few months ago, when she booked me to do her wedding photographs in a few months time.  Having an engagement shoot is such a good idea in the planning of your wedding, as it gives you an opportunity to get to know your photographer better.  We had such an awesome time today at the house they’re staying in at the moment.  It was such a pretty setting for their shoot, and was ideal because they wanted to include their 3 dogs in the photos.

Genna actually works for the same company as me, but actually found me via Google!  I think that’s quite cool!! It was only when I phoned her from an internal phone, that she realised that I was the same person that she’d been referred to by another colleague. LOL!  Anyhoo, what a magic couple… I can’t wait to do their wedding photos now, it’s going to be so very special (my first destination wedding too!)

Sharon contacted me a few weeks ago, asking me to take photos of her and Leon and Josh.  They got engaged recently, and wanted photos of them as a family.  I jumped at the chance, knowing how impossible it is to get photos of your own family, when you’re a photographer and always behind the lens!

They wanted the photos taken at Leon’s Golf Club in Badplaas, so we (I took Lance and the boys with me) went there for the night.

The original idea was that the photoshoot was to be done just before sunset on Friday night… and I was looking forward to playing with sunflare and golden light… but that wasn’t to be.  It rained, and rained and rained… the whole day and the whole night.

Thankfully, the rain cleared up in the morning and it was a GORGEOUS day.  We had a very late start to the shoot as Leon had to mow the greens before we could start, but it was all good.  It was also a very different type of photoshoot for me with the backdrop of the beautiful Dhlumudhlumu mountains, and having to manouvre around the golfers and their carts It was fun, and such a beautiful spot, I can see why the place is so special to them and why they wanted the photos done there!

Sharon and Leon, thanks very much for asking me to do the photos, and for your hospitality this weekend; we all had an awesome time.  In fact, Bradley was very sad tonight when he went to bed, because he’s missing his new friends… and the kittens

I met up with Peter and Tanya at my favourite abandoned house north of Johannesburg this afternoon.  We chose the perfect time, and as usual the house delivered the most amazing light!  I love that every time I go there, the veld is different and the light too, but every time it just delivers!

Tanya has spoken about this shoot quite a bit in the last few weeks on Twitter and her blog, and I hope that she like them.

Angel and Neels (Glugster) met me in Newtown early this morning for their much anticipated engagement photoshoot.  I had a ball.  They brought quite a few props along with them so that the photos would tell their story.  And of course Newtown was just perfect for it! I just love the place with the run down buildings and roughed up walls… and of course the graffiti which changes every time I go there!

Angel and Neels met online and are avid bloggers and tweeters so it made huge sense to bring along the laptops for some photo fun

I just had to use this wall for a photo because there’s an Angel written on it!

Angel’s has become quite famous for her cupcakes, and she made a batch of strawberry and caramel filled ones for the shoot.  After we took the photos, we gave the rest of the batch to a woman who was walking down the street with a baby on her back and young child at her side… it took a while to convince her that it wasn’t a trick though… she didn’t trust us at all!

And then there was dancing.  The couple go to dancing lessons every week, and you can see that they really enjoy themselves there.

With all the rain that’s fallen over the last few weeks, this massive puddle has appeared in front of one of the graffiti walls, and the sun shone at just the right moment to capture these reflections.

And the last two photos are my favourites from the shoot…