The Workshop of 5

On the 4th and 5th of June I held my first photographic workshop, Workshop of 5. Day 1 kicked off at Cafe Felix in Riebeeck Kasteel where we focused more on the practical/shooting side of photography. The weather cleared up beautifully and we were able to do the shoot later on in the day. We had great models to photograph that day and a stunning location to challenge our creativity. Day 2 we finished off the workshop at my new house (which we just moved in the week before the workshop) where we focused on the business of photography and editing. Both my house and Cafe Felix created a relaxed learning environment for everyone to get together and sharpen their photography skills. Even I have learn a lot over these couple of days. I really enjoyed teaching and sharing some of the valuable lessons that I have learned in my photography career. After the success of this workshop, I would like to do more in the future.

I would like to thank the following people: Thank you Liesl Basson, Candice Rodrigues, Anli Wahl, Christa Joubert and Mitchell Wong Ho. If it weren’t for you guys, I would have taught empty chairs how to take better photos. It was great to get to know all of you and to see how you have grown in the 2 days time. Do not despise the day of small beginnings! Thank you Malcolm and the staff at Cafe Felix. It was a great beautiful relaxed environment to learn and a great location to do the shoot on that day. Thanks Judy, Desmond and Bea for offering some of your time to be such great models. A Big thank you to Helga her mom (Helga Bridal Hair & Make-up) for the beautiful make-up and hair that you did on our models. You guys really made the workshop feel like a professional shoot. Thank you Zetta for preparing the fantastic lunch for us at my house. The lovely soup, bread and cheese was just what we needed for a lovely winter day. A big thanks to my wife, Zani, for putting up with me and helping me set up this workshop. I could not have done it without you my angel!

These are a few behind the scenes shots photographed by Mitchell (I Do Photography) and Anli Wahl. I will posting a few of my favorite shots that I have photographed at the workshop soon.