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Welcome to our New Studio

How has the first half of 2022 treated you? We hope it’s been meaningful, happy and successful. Here at Outdoor Video & Photographic, epic change has been underway, as we’ve moved our home and business from Johannesburg to Devon Valley near Stellenbosch. Having lived for 25 years in the same house, which included our home-based studio, we completely underestimated the upheaval associated with moving cities. It’s been a challenging time, but also filled with adventure.

We’re now living on a beautiful olive farm and are delighted to say that our brand new studio, just down the hill from the farm, is open and ready to make magic with you in the Devonbosch development on Bottelary Road.

We’ve photographed our first clients here, where we’d love to welcome you too! At the top of this post and below are two pics of our studio, which offers plenty of creative options for personal, product and promotional photo and video shoots. We can also combine this with location and aerial photography and filming.

Photo & Video Studio

Of course, we’re still serving our valued clients in Johannesburg and around the country, so have been frequently flying for photo and video shoots as well. Please contact us if you’d like to discuss how we can help you to promote your business with compelling photos and videos that showcase you and your work. We’d love to assist!

Naomi & Dave Estment of Outdoor Video & Photographic

Wrapping up 2020

What a year this has been and how amazing to think that it’s almost behind us! We can likely agree that it’s been particularly challenging, including for businesses across the board. So, we’re especially grateful for each and every client, associate, supplier, family member and friend who has supported us and participated in our journey throughout 2020. Sincere thanks to you all!

Despite the significant impact of lockdown on our in-person photo and video shoots, as well as the knock-on effect of widespread budget cuts by many clients, we’ve been blessed with some inspiring work for special people. The creative fulfilment this brought us offered refreshing relief from the global focus on Covid-19, and we’re delighted to have contributed to their marketing campaigns. Above is a recent pic from our final climb onto a warehouse roof to retrieve the time lapse camera that had been faithfully capturing the contstruction of the new warehouse that you can see behind us, for our valued clients at Fortress REIT Limited.

Here’s another example of a project that we filmed and photographed for SA Paving, including capturing their wonderful team at work! This video combines ground and aerial photography and videography, which adds great perspectives for a more dynamic viewing experience, and helps to showcase the premium service that this industry leader has been delivering for over 40 years:

And here’s a super fun, Bond-inspired stop motion sequence that we created for Dimanzi perfume’s men’s fragrance, which Dave wears and we love! The theme incorporates vibrant gambling flair, complete with cards, chips and dice rolling out onto a black glass reflective surface for added impact and allure. Take a look for some fast-paced action and then click here to shop online for Christmas gifts in the form of gorgeous Dimanzi fragrances for men and women to treat that special person in your life!

Do you have any innovative plans for your marketing projects, perhaps to implement in 2021 so that you can start the year strong? We hope these two videos give you some fresh ideas and inspiration, and wish you every success as we move forward in collective recovery from 2020. In the meantime, Happy Holidays to you and yours, and may your festive season be richly blessed!

Dave Estment - Aerial Photographer & Videographer

At Your Service

Such strange times we’re all experiencing. How are you and yours holding up? We hope that you’re finding ways to navigate our global situation successfully, including continuing to work as that applies to you. We’re grateful to be back in business after some barren lockdown weeks, and are at your service to help with any ground or aerial photography or videography needs you may have.

Above is a pic of Dave prepping his drone before a recent shoot we did for the fabulous team at Nature’s Choice and their Baobab manufacturing facility. This was to create a promo video for them to share with prospective partners, with a view to providing contract packaging opportunities to utilise the full capacity of their state-of-the-art plant that processes raw materials and packages them into ready-to-eat, resealable pouches. It was a privilege and pleasure to work with this positive, purpose-driven and visionary team!

Here’s a sneak peek, including ground and aerial perspectives that showcase the superb level of excellence they uphold:

Online communication, especially via video, has never been more important for connecting with your followers, clients and prospects, filling the void created by social distancing and mass elimination of in-person meetings and conferences. Are you utilising this medium, and if so, to its full capacity? If not, why not? Are there perhaps obstacles in your way, such as discomfort towards showing up on camera, uncertainty about how to do this most effectively, or confusion surrounding your visual marketing message?

If that’s the case, then now’s the time to act to ensure you don’t get left behind or lost in the noise of amplified competition online. We have the perfect gift to help you, in the form of Naomi’s FREE Rock That Lens Intro online course that offers a great introduction into how to shine on camera and create a compelling online presence that magnetises your ideal audience to you.

Free Online Course by Naomi Estment

CLICK HERE to join the savvy professionals and business owners who have been eagerly signing up in recent weeks. Why? Because being grounded and clear in your branding and personally empowered to convey your message to your target market is essential to success in our new reality, and exponentially more impactful with the help of exceptional, authentic photo and video content.

If you need a professional shoot to ensure that your photos and videos stand out from the crowd, please get in touch. We’d love to assist.