“In twenty years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked.???" Mary Schmich
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Broken Confetti: The story behind this story
Sunday, 4 October 2015
The story started with a wild pear tree that bloomed overnight, a half-made frock and only a moment of light.
The day before we were due to leave for home we strolled to
the original old farmhouse on Steynsdraai farm to find an avalanche of wild
blossoms on an ancient tree left in the orchid.
It was utterly unique being the only tree in bloom and worth
at least one picture. As I was busy sewing a dress from a vintage corset and
happen to have it inside my suitcase a mini “styled” shoot instantly came to
mind.
So we grabbed some goodies
(which was one camera,one lens,one dress
still pinned in places and a ladder) and headed back to the orchid to
catch the last sunlight of the afternoon, pretending not to notice the clouds
rolling in…
Soon the gently breeze started whirling and turned into a
howling wind showering us in a cascade of snow white blooms and a few second
later the heavens opened up and soaked us within minutes.
We ran for shelter and waited out the storm on the old
farmhouse stoep and then walked back… gown and ladder in tow…the blooms were
gone, just broken confetti left in the dirt.
These were some of the only shots we got.
Calling this a styled shoot might be a bit of a stretch… it
was more a brief moment capturing the first traces of spring!
Sisters...Susan and Abby-gail
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
I met Susan
which feels like millennia ago …Originally from Henley-on-Klip Susan travelled
far and wide and have now settled in Norway with her husband Nils where she
recently opened a world class Facial and Beauty Salon. I would say that you
just have to book a treatment with her but the salon has been such a hit that
it is quite impossible to get a booking so plan in advance if you want to be
pampered there!
Abby-gail I met a few years later… such a gentle beauty with
the most darling little girl Ella.(See little Ella where she featured with Abby
in one of our previous posts this year)
Generations of beautiful women we would like to photograph
for all time…
A little "Rock & Roll"
Thursday, 7 May 2015
Jane was one of
our “Shy Swan’s” – a woman who does not realize her own beauty and who literally
just glowed as soon as she stepped in front of the camera...
Hair and Make up by Tamaryn Pretorius
Wardrobe and jewellery by "The Closet" By Dust and Dreams
Styling by Elaine Louwrens
Hair and Make up by Tamaryn Pretorius
Wardrobe and jewellery by "The Closet" By Dust and Dreams
Styling by Elaine Louwrens
Beauty like Helen's
Friday, 1 May 2015
Beauty like Helen’s… Yes, the one from Troy… The legendary
lady that launched a thousand ships…
Soft and Surreal...
Monday, 27 April 2015
I fell in love with this beautiful 1980's vintage lace
romper from the USA and was just dying to use it, so paired it with the lovely
Rebecca, one of our softest tulle skirts, a beautiful long necklace Rebecca had
and the diamante “choker” like necklace. (which is actually a 1920's antique
belt which I saved for and bought at an antique market when I was 13.)
It was soft and dreamy, surreal and spectacular all at the same
time…
A touch of old Hollywood
Monday, 20 April 2015
I love the old feel of the photograph, her intense eyes and the little secret she is keeping .... that she was over 8 months pregnant when this photograph was taken!
Darling Jane...
Thursday, 16 April 2015
“Faeries, come take me out of this dull world,
For I would ride with you upon the wind,
Run on the top of the dishevelled tide,
And dance upon the mountains like a flame.”
― W.B. Yeats, The Land of Heart’s Desire
For I would ride with you upon the wind,
Run on the top of the dishevelled tide,
And dance upon the mountains like a flame.”
― W.B. Yeats, The Land of Heart’s Desire
With the beautiful Jane Leonard...
The Gorgeous flower piece: Handmade for the “ The Closet” by yours truly
Styling: Elaine Louwrens
Hair & make up : Tamaryn Pretorius
Location: Rosemary Hill
That little smoulder...
Thursday, 19 March 2015
Quite often when we get the chance to photograph such beautiful women a quote from Coco Chanel comes to mind "Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself", and you can really see it... it is when you see the little smoulder turn into a flame and you see her glow from within...the moment she forgets about the camera and she is just herself.
With the amazing Susan Emily Furu.
Hair and Make up by Tamaryn Pretorius
Nude Frock :"The Closet" by Dust and Dreams
With the amazing Susan Emily Furu.
Hair and Make up by Tamaryn Pretorius
Nude Frock :"The Closet" by Dust and Dreams
