Tansey Coetzee - Miss S.A. 2007 - NSI (Nail Systems International) - Copyright - Chris Wessels -

Jolandie and myself did this shoot for NSI during the first half of last year. This was the first time we met Tansey, what a sparkling personality. As I mentioned in a previous post, she's a real pleasure to work with and is very accommodating. No issues what so ever! There are more shots from this shoot that I will post soon that shows more the generic shots of hands etc. of this campaign. Once again, this was a lot of hard work and planning and the day was allot of fun and always seems to go by to quickly.
I shot these using a Canon 5D in Raw.

Make-up by Marie-Louise Bleksley

Land Rover Sub-Saharan Africa Images - Copyright - Land Rover

Its been a while since I posted, December and January came and went. It's hard to believe we are already in Feb. Crazy, this year CWphotography has hit the ground running, so until things simmer down for Jolandie and myself and only then if and when it happens, will I be able to spend some more time in here.
This is the Land Rover shoot that I was and am very excited about, this was allot of preparation blood sweat and tears. These are a bunch of the final images that I retouched for final production. Hopefully they will be at their stores and in their brochures soon, it's always nice to see an image on screen, but it's another thing all together seeing it in print. 'Real life just tastes better!'

I'll be up here soon with some images from the end of last year and some new projects for this year.

In the meantime, late nights and loads of coffee.....

Copyright-Land Rover - Sub Saharan shoot - August 08 - Mabalingwe.

Tansey - Miss S.A. 07'


Here is one of the first posts from a shoot Jolandie and I did for Land Rover out towards Bela Bela area, Mabalingwe. I will post some more real soon, it's all still work in progress. This was a whole lot of fun and hard work!


As Promised, here are a few more photos before I rush off to an appointment. There are a few of Tansey in Land Rover Gear and then one of Oliver, he's not a proffesional model, but he was on this particular day. I really like this one of Tansey leaning against the tree, but that's just me.

Miss S.A. & Miss S.A. Teen 2006 - copyright - Dreamnails

Miss S.A. '06' - Megan Coleman

Miss S.A. teen '06' - Zizo Beda

Jolandie (Wife, partner and fellow photographer) and I had great fun doing this shoot. Shot at a studio in Fourways for the duration of a day, we had a whole list of shots to get through and enjoyed every second of it. The first shot of the day included a doggie. Now there is one subject that's tricky to photograph. She was still a puppy, so not really trained yet, shame, was also not used to all the white plus the constant flashing, but after a short break outside she came back and ended up a star in the making. Here is a pic...

The next few images to follow are of Megan who is really photogenic and also a true proffesional and easy to work with. She was very accomodating and understanding with the list of things we needed to do, she stayed well after her booking time to get the job done. Thanks Megan.!

Now Zizo is something else. I met Zizo when I was doing photographs for a function at the JSE. She did a talk in front of about a 150 people or so and she absolutely blew everyone away. This is a teenager with Big dreams and absolutely has her head screwed on the right way, what an inspiration and so down to earth. She has a captivating spirit and is lovely in every aspect. We had loads of fun with her as you will see below and I think her personality really reflects well in these photos. Thanks Zizo!

Also a special thanks to Dreamnails and especialy to Ashleigh for the oppertunity!

Make-up by Marie-Louise Bleksley