I met Marcia and Dion and their twins in Newtown this morning.  We were supposed to do a couple shoot in Newtown, and then hook on a few family photos in a park on the way home… but once we started we decided to stay in Newtown for the whole shoot.  The kids were in their element in the city, and loved the bright coloured doors and graffiti painted walls.

Kendra and Connor made a beeline for pieces of wood and small leaves, and by the end they had quite a collection of things that they were carrying with their teddy bears, named Thursday and Friday.  Kendra started as soon as we got there, when she picked the ONLY flower for miles around!

Connor was so cute… he waited for his daddy, and he was so pleased when he could stand in the next doorway to his daddy

See the hand that Connor is holding up… we realised just after this that he was signing “I love you”

and then Kendra joined in with the sign language

I only saw the writing on the building while edited this image… and I think it’s so apt for the photo!

And so very funny that the next lot of photos with the writing on the stairs was what I’d planned for them

It was an awesome morning… and I just love Newtown so very much!! I know that most families choose to have their family photos in a park because they think it’s prettier… and it is… but somehow the city and the buildings bring out “more” in the portraits that you take there.  Because the backgrounds are not as busy as bright leafy parks, people tend to stand out more and become more of a focus in the photo.

We got back to Jozi yesterday, a day early, because the weather yesterday was horrific.  So we had a free day today which never happens! We took the opportunity to check out Market on Main, which is in the heart of Johannesburg’s CBD.

What an awesome place!! Love that there are spots in the city that are being revitalised like this.  I loved the venue, and the rabbits warren of foods and other stalls.  It was jam packed, much busier than I thought it would be.  I could have spent a lot longer there, wandering through the stalls.

You see this wall of A4 canvases?  I want to do that!! But to do that, I need to go on a few more photowalks  I’m sure I have quite a few though, which I’ll get together in a few weeks time.  I actually love the iwasshotinjoburg concept… it’s really worthwhile supporting them as they teach street kids how to use cameras properly.

Lance declared this to be the BEST chicken curry bunny chow ever!

We loved the homemade lemonade that was on offer…

Isn’t this space incredible?

I’ll definitely be going back.

Cat contacted me a while ago and booked this session.  It was just for herself and to have photos of herself to use in Social Media and other media.

Such a cool idea!! We had a ball traipsing around Newtown in her different outfits making the most of the graffiti and grungy buildings.

Adam’s bar mitzvah is in February, and in anticipation of the event, I met the family today to take his portrait photos and the family photos.  After chatting to his mom a few days ago, we decided to use the graffiti wall in Waverley as a backdrop for the photos.

Joining us for his portrait photos, were his brother and sister… and their cousins from Australia.  I hope they all enjoyed it… as they ended up having some photos too

Stay tuned for his ceremony photos and celebration photos that will follow in a few weeks time

It’s Yaron’s barmitzvah next Saturday evening, and in anticipation of the event, I did his portrait photos today.  I met the family at a stunning wall in Waverley that’s covered in graffiti.  Graffiti is just the perfect setting for a teenager’s photos.

And because his sisters joined him for the shoot, I couldn’t resist taking photos of them too.

If you’ve been reading my blog for ages, you may actually recognise the family.  I took photos of them in 2009 at Emmerentia. I haven’t seen the kids since then, and OMW they’ve all changed so much.