Adina’s mom contacted me a few months ago to organise this portrait shoot ahead of her batmitzvah (I’m taking photos of her celebration next month). I took these photos of her, and others of her family in their BEAUTIFUL garden in Johannesburg. Adina’s mom was a little upset because the rain had destroyed most of the roses in the garden, but it worked out just fine for the shoot.
What also worked just fine, was the absolutely perfect weather… cloudy and cool! What a win all around
Stunning pictures of a beautiful girl! I love the last one.
Stunning work as always
I love the last one
Oh these are gorgeous! The second one is my favourite. x
I love the colours of the last photo.
Gosh – they’re lovely! .. and what a lovely young lady! Still a child in the third one but the others .. a beautiful young lady! Love the second last one – such warmth in her eyes!
that last one is freakin’ gorgeous.
what a stunning girl
Very nice photos. I finally searched the meaning of batmitzvah
http://judaism.about.com/cs/barbatmitzvah/f/batmitzvah.htm
Hope this is the right one.
Very pretty girl. Sorry for the roses, but a dull cloudy climate excellent for photos.
Jeanette, these are gorgeous photos of a gorgeous young lady!
Wonderful shots! She must be so happy with them. =)
Beautiful shots. You take lovely portraits.
What gorgeous photos capturing the garden and beautiful girl.
I love these – you really captured her essence. The b&w one is my fave
Those are beautiful. What an incredible garden!
What a beautiful girl!
Absolutely gorgeous!!!!
Just gorgeous!!
So beautiful! cant wait to see the bati pics
Beautiful photos Jeanette!
WOW. Love the last one. Such a beautiful capture of a moment in time.
Sheesh- thats someone’s garden!?? Gawjiss! And what a beautiful youg girl!
Your work *always* impresses me.
Drop-dead-gorgeous pictures.
You have every reason to be proud of these.
She must be in love with them!
Such a lovely young lady. The portraits are wonderful.
[...] a bash! Her mom booked me for this evening months ago, and in the build-up to it, I also did a portrait session with her and her family and produced a photobook which was used as a guest book last [...]
[...] took delivery of my first album this afternoon, and I’m so very pleased with it. Adina’s mom ordered it and it contains all the photos from her batmitzvah portrait session as well [...]
Stef is a blogger, not that she’s blogged in a while which is SUCH a pity, and I was so thrilled when Angel asked me to take photos of Stef and her boys as a Christmas present to her friend. I met both families in Honeydew for their double photoshoot, and hopefully they enjoyed it as much as I did… and they like the sneak peak
I’ve decided now, that I really enjoy taking photos of teens… just love the moodiness I can inject into the photos.
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I have at last seen these – it wouldn’t download.
Wow – they are fabulous! Excellent photos of the teens – captured so very well. Well done, my girl !!
Really stunning! Got to love the teenager attitudes shining through.
Kevin especially…what intruiging expressions.
You are definately a fanatstic photographer!!! you capture the moods so well I get goosebumps when I see your photos.
I am thrilled!!!! they are freakin fabulous!!!! ah jents you rock girl i think this is the best prezzie eva tjom, thank you thank you thank you thank you!!!
jenty you are such a great photographer, you have such an easy way about you, thanks i had great fun!
aren’t my boys just gorgeous!!! wow… i love it
Oh Jenty!!! These are spectacular!!! She’s going to be so thrilled!!!
[...] finished Stef’s gallery tonight, finally, and while I was finishing off the editing these photos caught my eye. I [...]
When Noelle contacted me a few weeks ago to take photos of her kids at St John’s College I got quite excited. I’d seen wedding and bridal photos taken at the school, and I knew the setting would be good… but I wasn’t prepared for just how good it was!
It’s the most magnificent school in Houghton and was designed by Sir Herbert Baker. Noelle wanted the photos taken there as her eldest son is in his last year at the school and she wanted photos of him in his school uniform with his first team rugby cap, as well as general family photos. I had an absolute ball, and I could have stayed there exploring with them for another hour or so at least, but the rain was about start again (we had arrived there in a HUGE downpour but thankfully the heavens cleared for an hour and the photoshoot could go ahead).
We started in the corridors as it was raining.
Murray was quite a character with all his posing
Then we went outside to the stone steps leading to the sports fields
I don’t think Lauren quite knew what to make of all the things I was trying to get them to do
Noelle told me the story about this pathway, and I just HAD to find some way to incorporate it in the photos. The pathway runs almost the length of the school, and was laid by the school pupils having detention over the years. The brick is not exactly the same down the length of the path, as I’m guessing they would have had to find different suppliers over the years.
It’s a huge pity the gardens were so wet, I would have really liked to have taken more photos of Lauren against some pretty flowers, but the only place I managed to find a spot relatively dry was under this HUGE jacaranda tree
And a couple of the many photos I took of John…
And last one… one of the photos I took of him in his prefects uniform and first team rugby cap.
Thanks so much for asking me to take the photos, I really enjoyed the experience, and I hope you like the sneak peak.
I’ve been following a whole load of photographers overseas who do senior photography, and I was dying to try it out, and I loved it… I think it should become more of a trend in South Africa. Not many people do it here yet.
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@Nats, that’s exactly what I mean.
Awesome, as usual
So, what do you mean by “senior photography”? You mean like last year in school? ‘Cos yes, that huge here in the US, especially Prom pics (aka Matric Dance).
beautifully captured Jeanette, well done!
wow! what an awesome location!
the pics aren’t all loading tho. i’ll have a look tomorrow again.
Jeanette these are spectacular!! Well done!
Awesome photos!
What a great idea!
The pictures are stunning, i was the kids au pair for 3 and half years and its amazing to see how much they have grown, but yet the pictures capture their personalities exactly as i remember !
WOW it just shows you how important the setting is to a good photo.
These are really amazing!!
Oh Jeanette I love this set of photos and what an amazing setting!
These are incredible! What a lovely looking family too! Nice one J!
It is indeed a beautiful place! Gawjiss shoot Jeanette!!
WOW J, they are fantastic! I’m sure Noelle is going to love them! That school is fabulous! I love the one with Lauren on her own. Very special
Wow – NICE!!!! Very very special!! Wished I’d had photos like this of you three when you were at school.
they are magnificient. lauren particularly likes her photos.she has been tellin everyone how “pretty” she is, i she is actually copying down the website address so she can show her firends at school. . i also like the photos a lot. it’s a great reminder of the school that i have been to, an you are right you don’t really notice the beauty of the school when you are drudging through the corridors from class to class.. thankfullt though this will be a rminder. . .thank you very much.
sorry the post is a bit long
Goosebumps. What a precious keepsake.
fabulous shot, Jeanette. I really like the first one a lot. they are all nice though. great location.
love them! The last shot is just so fab I’m sure they’ll love it.
The family must be pleased with all the lovely photo’s & the well maintained school grounds are the perfect back-drop.
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When I finally delivered Wendi’s DVD of photos today, she mentioned that her son was upset that I didn’t put photos of him flexing his muscles on my site LOL! So, I thought I’d show everyone more photos of the fun we had during their shoot.
Wendi’s oldest daughter was insistent on doing some Kim Kardashian poses
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He is a very pretty boy, but I would have him take his shirt off, so you could see his muscles better, because you could be able to see his arms better. I would have done a different angle as well, do a close in of his six pack etc.
What is “Kim Kardashian”?
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Those are fantastic photos!
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WOW! such great color in these….and the exposure is nailed. wonderful.
LOL, kids really have their own ideas sometimes! Love these pics, their personalities shines through and I can see that they enjoyed the shoot.
BTW, J gave Henk one of your new business cards, they are so very nice, I am very tempted to get some myself now!
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Those are some wonderful shots, I love them all.
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that six pack shot is hysterical.. all great captures!!!
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LOL, love the ‘six-pack’ shot and the ‘squeeze’ shot. They look like they had so much fun.
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I met Wendi and her family at a park yesterday morning to do her family portraits. She was my first referral from someone that I just know online from Twitter and through blogging. And in fact, I only discovered yesterday that Wendi was also on Twitter!
What a fun family! We had such a ball, and as a result, I’ve got LOADS of photos to show you… I couldn’t just choose a small selection.
Wendi was looking at her kids and laughing at them when I took this photo, I love the relaxed look in her face, even though she’s not looking at the camera.
At the end of the session, Y (who does gymnastics at school) did some flick flacks and handstands and cartwheels… and I love this one of him mid-air.
These are definitely my Week’s Winners!
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You really captured some aweomse shots!!! Great job!
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what a fun photoshoot. I envy your experiences.
I meant to do some CC on the last few sessions, but ran out of time. I’ll send you an email soon.
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These are fantastic family photo’s….love the park idea…they all look so natural and one can see they had a good time as well..
Am sure they are going to love the memories you captured for them on camera..well done Jeanette.
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These family photo’s are really divine! I love the “naturalness” of them! Good job!
Stunning!
You can see they had fun
Those are really awesome Jeanette…
What a FUN session!! You captured such a nice variety!
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Jeanette, these are stunning portraits! I love the one of with Wendi in the background and the focus is on the focus of her beautiful smiling children.
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Nicely done jeanette, these are fab! ♥
Wonderful. I really love the last four!
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Absolutely fabulous photos!! Love Mum and daughter chatting, and Mum on her own – very relaxed photo. Love daughter in leaves (does she do ballet?) Son in mid air is awesome! Actually .. love them all !! Well done, my girl!
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You are awesome, Jenty!
Much love to you always…
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Excellent work! Happy Mother’s day!
Oh… and I love the choices you made for your new business cards!
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Lovely shots, kids are beautiful, but that lone shot of Mom looking so proud and pensive is my fave!
These are awesome shots. Love 3 and 10.
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love ALL the photos- really well done!
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I love the one with the mom in the background – how perfect!
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Very nice family photo’s. I really like them.
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Wow, these are great portraits! I love the one of with Wendi in the background and the focus is on the focus of her life– her beautiful children.
I also like the one of Wendi and her daughter talking on the bench and the adorable one of the little girl jumping in the leaves. The back handspring stands out as well!
It is easy to see why you are getting referrals! Congrats!
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Fantastic!! Well done!!!! The pictures are awesome.
Beautiful portraits. I really like the one of the kids on the grass too. Very nicely done!
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Excellent stuff! Very nice work, and post processing. The gentle feel of the photographs is echoed by the obvious feeling of close family between your subjects, well done!
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They are amazing – far exceeded any expectations I had. I cannt wait to see the full set. Thanks so much. We had such fun yesterday and loved every minute of it.
Beautiful photos!!
With these, you certainly get lots more social media referals, well done!
Jeanette these are fantastic – well done to you and the gorgeous family.
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oh Jeanette these are amazing!!!! *me needs to book *
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Looks like everyone had a great time! Gorgeous family too.
wow, these are so special!! truly gorgeous!! you are so talented!
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