A few minutes after we arrived home from Barry and Mari’s wedding, Elsa and the kids arrived for their studio session.
The kids a bit tired after a busy weekend, had lots of stories to share.
As Daniël explained in detail how and where he was shot with a pellet gun.
Daniël plays cricket and has no interest in girls ( and quoting him “not planning to have soon either”)
Catherin is a Drama Queen (moms words). Drama is one of her interests and I could quickly see she will do very well in that. She has one of those contagious laughs.
Big eye Danika, mom Sietske and dad Neil visited my studio last week for photos of baby, and some family photos.
Danika was a real angel. She enjoyed the session so much! Usually children are done long before I am ready, but this little girls was so good that I was done after less than 40 minutes, and since she was in such a good mood we brought out the fishies to play with.
Debre and Zaan will be getting married in about 2 weeks at Green Leaves at Hartbeespoort dam.
Debre and Zaan was very brave as Debre was sick, and I mean really sick, and Zaan had a very very late night. So meeting us bright and early Sunday morning was not top of their priority list.
Debre visited me yesterday afternoon and we finalised her program for the day. And everything is in place for the perfect wedding.
Logan visit the studio last week for his second baby session, and this time he was acting PRO. Performed like a baby that spends his days in front of the camera. He is such a happy baby boy.
Smiled on cue (and off). Laughed, Joked, Pulled mom’s hair, had some men time with dad. Really like he received a memo the previous night to be entertaining.
He has grown so much, and with the hair gelled like that, I think mom should get herself a shotgun, she is gonna need it before he turns 3.
Wayne and Dalleen, Logan is so precious. Enjoy him. People don’t lie if they say that he will be all grown up in a blink.
Recently Anrike contacted me regarding her second baby daughter. She was already 3 months old but they never took her for a newborn baby photo session, and she was looking for similar images to some of my previous newborn baby shoots. Being 3 months old already we knew we would get many of the photographs, but that it would not be possible to get all, we did however manage to get some of lill’ ones hands, feet, head and all . I also managed to capture many wide awake photos, this is so cool, because now you can actually see the light in her eyes, But sleepy ones? No we did not get any sleepy baby photo, that meant no nappy photos . That is the difference between doing a photo shoot within a week or 3 and doing it at 3 months.
But both sessions has its pros and cons. With this session we could capture many photos that shows her eyes. Something I don’t like to photograph with newborn babies. Have you ever noticed how dark a newborn babies eyes are? They also don’t ‘see’, so you just get that in the distance staring.
Also babies that are a wee bit older, might not sleep as much, but not being so new to the world, they also don’t cry all that much, which sometimes make it a little easier for mom and dad .To photographing newborns that is quite sleepy, we get to play and move them around without any complaints . It is amazing how flexible they are at only a week or so , oh here I go again totally wrong direction, getting back to Mia, it is so cute to see how they grow and develop their own personality , all we wait for now is the next session where Mia could possibly be sitting already , and this is where the next chapter of fun photos start .
Golf, golf, golf and even more golf , that is the way some experienced the day, but let me start from the beginning .This year had seen the launch of our daughters pre-primary school’s first ever golf day , and we at Jenna D Photography was fortunate enough to share in this great event . Luckily for the golfers of the day we were on duty, if it wasn’t for the cameras in our hands we would have given them a run for their money
But back to the success story of KIDDO’s big day, according to some inside information, the day was a tremendous success.
It seem that all the hard work had pay off in the end , feedback from the golfers is that they will surely take part in next year’s golf day , and to top it all off , some awesome sponsors had been secured for next year already .
The day started very early for us and the organizers , all had to be set up and ready by 10 am latest , this was of course easier for us setting up our gear at the 1st and 10th tee , than the guys at the other tee’s .
The day was perfect for golf, little bit of wind, ok lots of wind on the first tee, but hey, you can’t have it all, it still beat a day at the office by miles. We had seen some really great shots , a lot of bunker shots and some loooong put’s going in , and then there was the real golfer shots , and you will see a lot of them in the gallery , and just to put a twist in the tale , who had ever thought of using a tennis racquet , base ball bat , cricket bat , and even a tube , yes a truck tube to tee from .
When I saw baby Matthew for the first time I thought he was only a couple of days old, not for one moment had I thought that he could be 3 weeks old (new) already.
Baby Matthew did not have an easy birth and mom said that he was hurt when they took him out.
He had a lung infection and had to be born by c-section a couple of weeks early, and they took almost 3 minutes to take him out. A baby is usually ‘born’ within 16 seconds with a c-section. Listening to their story it is clear that this is their miracle baby!
Ohh I so enjoyed having him in the studio, since he was still so new and premature, I could still do so many of the newborn poses, and it suited him like a charm .
One only realise how tiny he is, if you look at the photo where he is laying on the nappies, and compare that to some of the other babies that came to the studio, for most of them at a week or two the nappies is to small already.
Being so small did not faze mom or dad, and it is so cute to see how dad handles this small bundle of joy with the greatest of ease. Even though Matthew is still very small, he does through his weight around, and by that I mean he got Dad all wrapped up around his tiny little finger already. But then again who can resist such a handsome miracle.
Doing baby photography is my all time favorite,(ok I say that about maternity, family and wedding photography- ….I really enjoy my work) but taking photos of miracles like baby Matthew makes it more than worth it.
Hope to see you soon, and well wishes from all at the studio.
4am! Bright and early start for us on Saturday 31/07. Getting up and
ready to take the first flight out to the new King Shaka airport in KZN for Tracey and Douglas’s wedding.
Traveling from Jhb there was a distinct temperature difference (at first) when we left Jhb. The cold front moved in from Cape Town the previous evening, on arrival in Blythdale at the North Coast it was still hot, and the promise of a beautiful day was in the air. But by the end of the wedding ceremony at 5pm, the beach was a very cold place (and windy) to be on. But I am starting at the end and not the beginning.
Tracey booked us a few months ago, but we only met about a month ago to do their e-session. Stunning couple, hates to be in front of the camera, but the camera loves them
Tracey always wanted a beach wedding and being from Johannesburg much of her time was spend searching for the perfect venue. They chose the lovely venue – Palm Dune beach resort for their wedding ceremony and function.
We have been there a couple of times and every time we experience different weather, from full sun and no breeze to windy and cold and not to mention the drizzle days.
I found out that Tracey is somewhat of a “celebrity” come the speech from her now husband. With many medals (and titles) behind her name, for winning the Duzi , iron women, etc
You two make a really good team , keep the love and passion you share .
August 18, 2010 - 10:55 amTracey - Thank you Jenna and george for being there on our day and beautiful pics to remind us for a lifetime. You were amazing, and i LOVE love love the pic's so far :)
August 18, 2010 - 12:01 pmVal Diesel - lovely pictures. any more?
August 18, 2010 - 12:07 pmKara - Hi Trace & Doug,
Pics are stunning and the "heart" photo that took so long for everyone to grasp looks awesome!!!
Love Gav & Kara
August 18, 2010 - 12:08 pmLauren Fraser - Absolutely stunning photos!!!! What a beautiful couple! Well done on such excellent work!
August 18, 2010 - 1:00 pmMandi - Stunning pics Trace. So sorry we missed it! Looks like it was such fun!
August 21, 2010 - 5:03 amSteffi - oh my word!! the photos are amazing!! They are stunning!! I'm crying again!! You looked sooooo beautiful my friend and you guys looked soooo happy and relax. You guys are so special-love you lotsxxx Murray&Steffixxx
August 25, 2010 - 2:43 pmOttawa Wedding Photographer - Great Wedding Photography.
I love the photo of the Groom spinning the Bride on the beach.
LJ
August 26, 2010 - 1:35 pmSydney Olwagen - Beautiful Pics, so natural and relaxed- just like the couple! Congrats!
Zane, such a pretty name for a very cutsie girl! This baby girl is already 7 weeks old, but still so tiny!
Just by looking at her , I can already see her personality coming out. And boy (girl) we even got a real smile today.
Mom and Dad brought her to the studio to capture their little princess before she grows even more.
When I work with small babies like this, I always think back at the first time I held Kiara. Weighing 3.65kg by birth she seemed to be sooo small, but comparing her today to babies that are at 2-3 weeks not even weighing 3kg yet, I now know why the maternity sisters called her the healthy baby of the ward .
Arriving at the studio Mom and Dad usually think that baby should be wide awake for their photo session but this is not true. If they sleep we can do so much more, now the trick is to get them to sleep and then to let them stay asleep while you move them around and that is why you have to have lots of patience and time. I never schedule baby session close to one another (time wise) as I love to have a little bit of flexibility on my time {for just in case.}
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