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Chris & Marike | Engagement shoot | Maboneng Precinct
Wow, I just loved to capture Chris and Marike’s love for each other in the streets of Maboneng Precinct!
Chris & Marike | Engagement shoot | Maboneng Precinct
Be fearless. Be bold. Be you. Anonymous
Marike told me that Chris’ “baby” is his Suzuki Hyabusa, and “bad-ass” is an understatement. That thing is monstrous. And to photograph his bike against the cool backdrop of Maboneng Precinct was such a joy!
I love stories, and I to tell stories through my photos is even better. Chris and Marike has a very interesting story. Chris is a policeman, and Marike a prosecutor…and many of us have met at church or in a club or coffee shop…but they have met in court. How crazy is that? Yup, love has a strange way of connecting us, and amazingly…we don’t fall in love with each other’s exterior (hmmmn, looks are important, and Marike most probably knocked Chris’ socks off) but we fall in love with what goes on our hearts. They both have tough exteriors….I mean you need one to work as a policeman in South Africa, and I can just imagine how tough you must be to be a prosecutor, yet they have such gentle souls.
I absolutely loved walking the streets with them capturing their love for each other! So beautiful!
Marike, your makeup by Melinda De Wet from Frissk Beauty was just flawless and you really looked beautiful!
Enjoy the photos and please leave a comment at the end.
Teaser! Chris and Marike | Engagement shoot | Maboneng Precinct
I absolutely love how Chris and Marike treat each other and I could see Chris is madly in love with his bride-to-be! This was such a nice urban engagement shoot in Maboneng Precinct.
Teaser! Chris and Marike | Engagement shoot | Maboneng Precinct
You make my heart race and there is no finish line. Rachel Wolchin
Chris and Marike is tying the knot this month and we did an urban pre-wedding shoot (engagement shoot) in Maboneng for them to practise in front of my lens but also to create some super cool images. Maboneng has so much going on that it’s very easy to create cool images and be crazy creative at the same time.
I absolutely love how Chris and Marike treat each other and I could see Chris is madly in love with his bride-to-be! Marike, your makeup by Melinda De Wet from Frissk Beauty was just flawless and you really looked beautiful!
Chris is also crazy about his bike, a very powerful Suzuki Hayabusa…which at some point was the fastest road bike on the planet! So i had to create a few images with his bike!
Enough said, enjoy the sneak peak and please leave a message at the end!
Prebz & Shogan | Engagement shoot | Maboneng, Jhb
Wow, I got very lucky with this shoot. Prebz was the winner of my photo competition, which I hosted recently, but I didn’t know I was going to have so much fun and that they are going to look this good…! Amazing!
Prebz & Shogan | Engagement shoot | Maboneng, Jhb
It's that heart of gold, & stardust soul that make you beautiful. -R.M.Broderick
Wow, I got very lucky with this shoot. Prebz was the winner of my photo competition, which I hosted recently, but I didn’t know I was going to have so much fun and that they are going to look this good…! Amazing!
I mostly host these competitions to attract new clients, and also just to have fun because I get to direct the shoot a little more compared to something I do for a client.
What I didn’t plan was the fact that Prebz got engaged shortly before I selected a winner, so this shoot doubled up as an engagement shoot…which was super awesome. It was a little funny when Prebz told me Shogan has proposed without a ring…so they brought a blow-up ring…which ended up being in the “ring shot”.
I really had fun doing this shoot. Prebz and Shogan are such easy people to photograph…and just look how gorgeous they are! And I must say, I have worked with lots of makeup people, but Arti (Instagram: @artyn88) are definitely one of the best I have worked with. His makeup is like pieces of art…I mean just look at Prebz’ incredible makeup.
Prebz wanted to do an urban shoot, so she booked an Airbnb apartment in the innercity of Johannesburg, in the Maboneng District, and what a find! This penthouse has the most amazing views of the city and the sun also didn’t disappoint…what a sunset over the city!
Prebz bought her beautiful dress at Forever New.
Enjoy the photos and please leave a comment at the end!
An urban love affair | Ryan & Dawn's Urban E-session
Dawn & Ryan's beautiful e-session is up on my blog!
"Nobody has ever measured, even poets, how much a heart can hold." -Zelda Fitzgerald
Dawn & Ryan entered the competition I hosted at the Oakfield Bridal Expo this year and won, so they qualified for a 50% discount...but I was super lucky to get such good looking people as clients!
They are such great people to be around with and the chemistry they have with the camera and with each other was special.
The were fun, yet stylish at the same time, and I enjoyed capturing them against the Urban setting of the Maboneng Precinct, which is very much a contrast to their wedding venue, The Orchard Wedding Venue, KZN! It's a long stretch till their wedding, but I can't wait for their wedding in September next year!
We ended the shoot at the Origin Coffee in Maboneng, and I must say there isn't coffee that tastes better than theirs! Amazing!
Enjoy the pictures and please leave a comment at the end!
