Snapdragon

Judy and her Goldens

Judy is one of my friends from a canine yoga class I attend weekly with my Sibes.  She has a very special rescued Golden Retriever named Caleb who really enjoys the social side of the class. It’s been so nice watching him heal and become the dog he was supposed to be.  Judy commissioned Sean and I to shoot some pawtraits of Caleb, Dougal and Holly in their phenomenal garden.  They are such funny dogs – they… Continue reading

Sonja’s Beautiful Family

Meet Sonja’s beautiful family.  She, her hubby and their many many floofs welcomed their very long-anticipated baby boy, Chris!  Baby Chris wasn’t too enthusiastic about posing, and kept us quite busy for a good few hours, but Sonja was so chilled and easy going about it you’d swear she’d been doing this for years.  True to her relaxed parenting style, she wanted authentic lifestyle portraits with natural light.  Of course, the dogs got a little time… Continue reading

Melissa’s Pack

Melissa’s pack of Border Collies includes spirited Esca, goofy Kadin, and old man Shay.  Melissa’s dad and niece joined the shoot to help with the dogs.  You know it’s serious stuff when Melissa almost wears shoes for the first 5 minutes of the shoot!  By Leanne Williams.

Ansi, Kiki and Rival

Meet Ansi.  Owned by Kiki the golden retriever and Rival the horse.  Every photographer’s dream brief: ‘Please get some creative family pawtraits of me, my horse and my golden retriever together. But the dog is terrified of the horse. Oh, and the horse is in training to be bit-less, so there will be no bridle or any other physical way to control him.’  Plus, Ansi loves vivid colour, and the day we scheduled the shoot was dreary… Continue reading

Shannon and Ignatius

Shannon had very specific ideas for her engagement shoot with Ignatius.  She had her heart set on Irene Farm at sunset – it was the first time Sean and I had shot there and we had quite an adventure, involving multiple conversations with numerous security guards, a few loops in the car, a couple of kilometers of walking (with heavy equipment), plus a few phone calls, to find the right spot.  It was worth it.  And actually… Continue reading

Amy and John’s Civil Ceremony

Remember this cute family?  Here is their beautiful, relaxed, Civil Ceremony, held at their home in Kyalami.  So looking forward to their big wedding to be held in Swaziland in a couple of months.

By Leanne Williams.