Lifestyle Portraits

The West Family at Reefsteamers

The West Family is scattered across the country and doesn’t get together very often.  They managed to find one day this year where they were all in Johannesburg at the same time!  So of course, a family photo shoot was necessary!  Reefsteamers in Germiston is one of my favourite places.  It’s fun and full of history so there are lots of distractions for the camera-shy, and all those pretty colours and textures give us so much… Continue reading

Allison’s Baby Belly

Remember Fred and Alli from their wedding?  Well, they are about to welcome another member to their family.  Gabriel.  Allison is literally glowing!  Fred is funny and awkward as ever.  I grinned the entire way through this edit, because they are such a happy, funny couple.  Alli chose our half-studio-half-lifetsyle Pregnancy Collection, so we got a great variety of photos for them…..some classic beautiful shots, some fine art portraits, and some cheesy fun… Continue reading

Rachel’s First Shoot

Remember Caleb’s First Shoot that we did a few years ago?  This time the Broodryk family booked a Lifestyle Newborn Shoot to celebrate the arrival of little Rachel.  We would like to say that the family of three welcomed her with open arms, but I’d be lying…..two-year-old Caleb is not yet too happy with his new sister.  Dad managed to bribe him with sweeties for a few cuddly photos with her, but after a while he was… Continue reading

The Williams Labradors

During one Sunday afternoon visit with the fandamily, Sean and I treated Sean’s parents to a very quick family portrait shoot with their four spirited Labradors.  Our Siberians were horrified that they, for once, were not the center of attention, and they occasionally voiced this opinion loudly and photobombed our background.   The Labs of course where really good little posers, though extremely slobbery.  As with all of my personal photographs, I’ve neglected the editing until nearly… Continue reading

The Labourne Family

I recently met Minette’s family at her 40th birthday party.  This family loves photos.  The kids, Phoenix and Legacy (how cool are those names?) are captivating, cute, and really good at posing for pics.  Minette and Lee are a beautiful, sexy, photogenic couple.  Minette’s parents are an extremely loving couple and have superb stamina and patience with the kids.  Minette and her mom treated themselves to a pre-photoshoot mini makeover, so they looked radiant!… Continue reading

Derick’s First Photoshoot

Welcome to the world little Derick Simon!  Very very shortly after Liezl’s Pregnancy Shoot, Derick made his appearance.  And of course the entire extended family attended his first photoshoot.  Just like his dad, Derick yawned through the family photos and then protested loudly when it was his turn to take the spot light.  Photography by Leanne Williams, assisted by Sean Williams….and all the aunties and uncles and grannies and grandpas.  :-p