So there we were, 5000 ft above the Atlantic Seaboard, the door of the aircraft open, a fresh breeze cooling us down. And right next to us, a mere 10 ft away, was another aircraft. Upside down. Something’s wrong with this picture. To make matters worse, the photographer and pilot, Anthony Allen, is not steering [...]
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An empty chutney bottle at my home just begged to be put to a new use. And since I had been experimenting with high speed flash all week, it wasn’t long before the bottle got washed, the studio set up and ready for a stock shoot featuring myself as the unfortunate idiot. I say idiot, [...]
This must rank as one of my toughest shoots ever. Small budget, no assistant, no time. And the shotlist was huge – golf landscapes early morning, lifestyle shots with models thereafter, interior design shots by midday, more lifestyle in the afternoon, then golf atmospherics at dusk, closing the day with indoor lifestyle shots with the [...]
Sometimes an idea for an image creeps into your subconscious and won’t let go. I dreamt about this one for ages. There is no such lighthouse, and there is no such coastline. Well, not both in the same place, anyway. With that in mind, I went scouting. Planned. Dreamt some more. Finally found the spots, [...]
I suppose life could be worse – having a delicious rack of lamb to photograph … I mean, compared to shooting industrial machinery or construction sites, this is positively stomach-rumbling. I had these chops prepared at Excellent Meat Market in Milnerton. The butcher very kindly trimmed and spiced the meat for my shoot, and they [...]
A recce weekend at the newly-revamped Gary Player course. Misty morning. Me bored. Took my camera and wandered off onto the damp course. The light was flat and uninteresting, but at some point, literally for a few seconds at a time, the sun broke through gaps between the low-lying mist and the higher clouds, creating [...]
Tight schedule, loads of furniture, and even a tighter space to work in. So what’s new? Yup, the MBM new summer range had arrived by ship and had to be photographed pronto in time for spring, when people start living outdoors again. The brief was to create a summer look, breezy, fresh, blue and warm. [...]
My wife NIcky and I braved -5 degrees weather to do some winter landscapes around Clarens, Fouriesburg and in Golden Gate national park in July, during the World Cup. It was not only freezing in the mornings and evenings, but the wind chill made it worse. Fortunately we had invested in suitable clothing. The days [...]
Nondela TV commercial. We used a helicopter mount to film the scenery in HD, and spent a glorious week on site shooting video and stills, the latter for the brochure.
My wife Nicky and I spent the weekend on the soon-to-be private game reserve Oudekloof, outside Ladysmith. We had the use of the farm’s awesome 4×4, a Toyota Landcruiser, as the area is very rough and low range driving was called for in places. Since the area is mountainous but with large flat sections in [...]
