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Katy's Palace Bar Signage

How To Shoot Night Events

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Capturing the delight and drama of after dark events is a skill all its own, made that much more pleasurable by a characterful venue. Katy’s Palace Bar in Kramerville, Johannesburg, falls perfectly into this category. The ambience and decor are rich in quirky character and eclectic colour, providing a vibrant backdrop for photos of guests, as well as accent images. We had fun there recently, photographing a fabulous 50th birthday party for a special client. Continue reading “How To Shoot Night Events” →

Michelle Chrystal on Yamaha R1 Motorcycle

For Your Eyes Only

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When you’re in the mood for entertainment, James Bond delivers, being synonymous with epic action, beautiful women, cutting edge technology, iconic music scores, ultimate luxury and tongue-in-cheek humour. The aspirational lifestyle brand Yamaha embodies all of this and more, as evident in the new, Bond-inspired TV advert that we’ve created for them. In case you missed the much-anticipated launch of the ad last weekend, you can still catch it this month on Supersport, flighting during key rugby matches on Saturday, for example. Continue reading “For Your Eyes Only” →

Male Golden Retriever

How To Capture Pets

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The simple beauty of being in the moment belongs to our pets, as celebrated in the book Guardians of Being, which features spiritual wisdom from dogs and cats, combining words by Eckhart Tolle with illustrations by MUTTS cartoonist Patrick McDonnell. Since our Golden Retriever Storm (pictured above) turns three this month, we reckon now is the time to celebrate him and his brother Quest, our German Shepherd. They often inspire us to capture their antics on camera – purely for the fun of it and also to share with others. Because let’s face it, few things bring such easy smiles to our faces than beautiful or funny photographs and footage of dogs and cats. To illustrate, here’s a GoPro video of our boys in the park. Don’t smile, we dare you 🙂 Continue reading “How To Capture Pets” →