Crazy Adventures

My sister and I are always up for some sort of adventure no matter how far it takes us across South Africa. We have done some dare devil crazy stuff along the way which has seen us hanging on a rope sliding across at a dizzy height in front of a waterfall. I have included a few pix of one of the crazy adventures we went on.

The picture on the left is of the waterfall

We are hoping to have more towards the end of the year, hopefully the last 3 months of the year, an adventure every month or twice a month depending on our budget.

Life is a journey, why not jump on very ride and see how thrilling the adventure could end up being. Take chances... measure chances and live like there's no tomorrow but believe that there is one for another thrilling moment :)

The Pullukatu Family Photoshoot

 

 

Meet the Pullukatu family.

How I got this shoot was that a friend of mine, Fozia, took me to Mr. Pullukatu's school here in Mthatha to approach him about taking school pictures of the students.

He asked if I take pictures of weddings as well and when I said yes he told me that his eldest daughter is getting married in December. I left my contact details with him and Saturday morning he gave me a call to ask if I can meet with the family and take pictures of them so they can decide from there.

So off Fozia and I went on Sunday morning to take pictures of the family. What a lovely humble family! I have included two pictures of the family. The girl with her hair tied back is the one getting married in December. Hopefully all will go well and I'll be cover her weddings (One Hindu wedding and one White Wedding) in December... Hold thumbs :)

Nikisha's Photoshoot

Sunday afternoon was no ordinary day for a family who waited to have pictures taken of their little princess.

Charlene and Timothy share a beautiful baby girl named Nikisha aged 1 and a few months.

With this being my first real photo-shoot of an individual I was nervous and wasn't sure what to expect or how I would pull off really amazing pictures. BUT Kisha made it so easy, there is just this cuteness about a baby that no matter which angle you take pictures of them from, they come out in this pure amazing light.

A sight I will never forget is Tim and Charlene's face when I gave them the cd with all the pictures on, how their faces lit up. Above are two pictures of her.

An ordinary day... or was it?

Woke up this morning with a baby screaming in my ear "HELLO!!!"

He took off his shoes and jumped in my bed and laid there, feeling right at home!

After that it was off to town to do some work, I sat by a clients business talking about life and work. So it was juggling work, family, studies and my personal life, until...

My dad got back from the post office and gave me my...

CERTIFICATE to say that I'm a QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER!!!

I'm totally thrilled!

A super thank you to the following people:
- My mommy and daddy - for not discouraging me from doing the course and supporting me 100% of the way and for being so encouraging plus for being the greatest parents ever!

- My sister - Hamida van Staaden - ever willing for me to take pix of her lol

- Lorenzo Graham - You didn't approve at the beginning but you could see its something I am passionate about and encouraged, supported and pushed me to do my best.

- Lee Folkard - for the best advice and for the support and encouragement - Thanks fellow photographer :)

- My granny - for asking me what I'm doing with my life and when I said I'm studying photography she would say - who learns how to take pictures lol but saying that she trusts my decision and knows its something I really want to master.

- Yunus Alexandra - All your advice has paid off, thanx boeta

- Feroz Khan - for being there from the beginning and encouraging me to study photography even when my dad thought it was a bad idea, thanks for long talks about living my dreams.

- Terence Joshua - for your wise words years ago that keep ringing in my head and that are at the base of many things I do.

Lastly to everyone who thinks I've been sitting around at home since the end of 2007 and doing nothing. This is just one of the FOUR professions that I've worked my butt off for and lastly can you honestly say you love what you do coz I do! Your negativity made me the strong woman I am today. THANKS!

Braceface!

After many years of hiding my smile because of my skew teeth, I decided to have them fixed and have a smile I'm proud of.

Last month I went to see the dentist and I decided to take a huge bold step and get BRACES!

16 April - I went to have my x-rays done and mounds made.
30 April - Dr. Sifuba (My dentist) pulled out 4 teeth to make space in my mouth.
6 May - I finally got my braces!

So today I got my braces, I'm totally excited, cant wait for these 18 months to go by so I can see my new smile :) And so the count down begins :D yay!