When Michelle phoned me in August and booked their family photos, she asked me right at the very end of the conversation whether I minded taking photos of them with their pet snakes as well.  Now, I’m not afraid of snakes, but it has made me look forward to this photo session since that day.

And I wasn’t disappointed, in fact, I wish I’d taken my boys with me, they would have had a BALL at their house.  Not only were there snakes, but also bearded dragons, chickens, ducks, rabbits, guinea pigs and a pig… and not to forget the dogs.  That’s right, a HUGE pig in the middle of suburbia   I had a BALL!

The house  and garden was magnificent too, with so many levels, and nooks and crannies just perfect for photos.  I’ve only chosen a small variety of photos for the sneak peak, but I can assure you Michelle, there are plenty more!

While I was taking portrait shots of Michelle, I felt something on my leg.  At first I thought it was Henry’s hand as he had been standing behind me with his yellow snake… then it started moving and I realised it WAS the snake going up my leg   LOL! It was possibly the most fun I’ve had on a photoshoot yet!

Michelle, I hope your foot is feeling better and you got to casualty yesterday afternoon.

A piece of the jungle gym came loose and a nail went into her foot half way through the shoot. She was amazing… just bandaged it up and carried on… I would not have been so brave!

Anyway, as you can tell, those are my Weekly Winners… without a DOUBT!  I think that this shoot is truely what Lifestyle Photography is all about

I spent a wonderful afternoon on Saturday with the M family in a park close to their home north of Johannesburg.  I hope they had as much fun as I did in the end… the younger 2 girls were not quite pleased about the prospect of the photos but they soon warmed up to the idea.

I started the afternoon by taking photos of the girls with their pets before we headed off for the park.

Their dog was quite funny, and was talking to me while I took photos of him.

and the last one is my favourite one of the day… hope they like it too!

Jackie was so cute when I tried to take photos of her today.  I only managed to get one good shot of her face before she started rolling over on the grass wanting a tummy rub!

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Bradley decided to give Robbie (my parents’ laborador) a brush. He loves doing it, and Robbie really enjoys the attention.

Giving Robbie a good brush


Robbie’s really enjoying it now.

Bradley laughing at Robbie rolling on the grass after he’d finished.

Thumbelina is a 7 week old boerboel puppy. Isn’t she the cutest?! She’s one of the many dogs at the stables (Bradley went riding today again).