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Sleeklens Wedding Workflow Presets for Lightroom
Craig tests the Sleeklens Wedding Workflow presets in Lightroom, with before and after images from a destination wedding. ...more
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April 21, 2017
Chasing the Big 5 in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi
In January 2016 we took Saharah, then two, on safari in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi, and she loved it. ...more
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January 27, 2016
Our Maternity Shoot on a Boat
Photographer Anita Marcus took our maternity photos on a morning boat trip aboard the Beluga, skippered by Captain Tim, during our years living overseas. ...more
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January 06, 2016
Underwater Maternity Shoot
Underwater maternity photos Craig took of Chanelle at six months pregnant, from the years we lived overseas, where Saharah was born. ...more
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April 23, 2015
Moving Home to South Africa for Family
Craig on why we moved back to South Africa: so Saharah could know her family in person, and not only on Skype and Facebook. ...more
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April 22, 2015
Top 10 Family-Friendly Things to Do in Ballito
Our ten favourite family outings in Ballito from 2015, from the rock pools at Shakas Rock to Sage Cafe, Burnedale and Sugar Rush Park. ...more
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April 01, 2015
We Have Moved to Ballito!
In March 2015, after 12 years in the UK and two years living overseas, we came home to South Africa and settled in Ballito, KZN. ...more
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March 12, 2015
Our Family Shoot by Claire Morgan
Photographer Claire Morgan came to stay in late 2014 and photographed the three of us, despite a downpour halfway through. Saharah was 17 months old. ...more
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November 28, 2014
Why Photographers Should Get in Front of the Camera
Why photographers should get in front of the camera, and why parents shouldn't avoid being in the family photos. ...more
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November 21, 2014
Photography, Passion and Happiness
After watching the documentary Happy, Chanelle wrote about psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's idea of flow and why photography absorbs her completely. ...more
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November 15, 2014
Feel Good Blogging Challenge
In November 2014 Chanelle joined Alex Beadon's Feel Good Blogging Challenge and answered questions about herself and the blog. ...more
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November 14, 2014
Introducing Baby Saharah
In August 2013 we introduced our daughter, Saharah, with newborn photos by a fellow photographer and a few we took at home. ...more
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August 06, 2013
Kodak Portra 160 on the Contax 645
Chanelle had always been a Fuji 400H fan, but by mid-2013 she was warming to Kodak Portra 160, and these beach frames show why. ...more
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June 05, 2013
Our Favourite Babymoon Beach on Film
Getting to this beach on our March 2013 babymoon meant a ferry, a hire car and a bumpy causeway, and it was our favourite of the trip. ...more
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June 04, 2013
Babymoon Road Trip on Film
A few frames from our babymoon at six months pregnant, shot on the Contax 645 during our years living overseas. ...more
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May 31, 2013
Our Maternity Shoot on Film
Our maternity shoot on film by Bunn Salarzon, taken on the beach at six months pregnant in March 2013 with her Mamiya 645. ...more
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May 29, 2013
At First Light: 6.30am Beach Walks on Film
One of the perks of our years living overseas was a quiet beach walk at 6.30 in the morning, and Chanelle took her Contax 645 and Kodak Portra 160 along. ...more
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May 28, 2013
Morning Beach Walks on Film
Morning walks on the beach near home in May 2013, all shot on the Contax 645 with Kodak Portra 160, from our years living overseas. ...more
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May 25, 2013
Babymoon on Film: Ektar on the Contax 645
Chanelle's film scans from Richard Photo Lab, shot on her Contax 645 with Ektar during our babymoon at six months pregnant. ...more
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May 22, 2013
Babymoon at 25 Weeks
At 25 weeks pregnant, Chanelle took the ferry with Craig and our dog Marley Moo to two neighbouring islands for a babymoon. ...more
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April 12, 2013
The Year That Was 2012
A round-up of 2012, from the UK to Ibiza and Santorini, with weddings, maternity and newborn shoots, still life and bridal fashion commissions. ...more
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January 07, 2013
We're Expecting!
On Christmas Day 2012 we announced that we were expecting, with Chanelle 15 weeks pregnant and due on 15 June 2013. That baby is our daughter, Saharah. ...more
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December 25, 2012
Merry Christmas from Craig and Chanelle, 2012
Our Christmas 2012 thank-you to the clients, suppliers, editors and bloggers we'd worked with that year. ...more
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December 24, 2012
Kayak Eco Tour Through the Mangroves
A four-hour kayak eco tour through the mangroves to an iguana sanctuary, where we spotted a stingray and her three babies. ...more
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December 21, 2012
A Month into Island Life
A month after moving overseas, straight from the UK wedding season into a busy season on the island, with Craig shooting weddings of his own. ...more
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December 08, 2012
Island Portrait Session by Boat
A portrait session we shot in November 2012, soon after moving overseas, at an exclusive hideaway 35 minutes by boat from home. Home is Jeffreys Bay now. ...more
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November 27, 2012
Moving Abroad: Clearing Out Our UK Flat
In November 2012, after 12 years in the UK, we sold our flat, cleared it out in two weeks and moved overseas. ...more
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November 15, 2012
Our Portraits by Jonathan Canlas
On the last day of the Film Is Not Dead workshop in Ibiza, Jonathan Canlas asked if we'd model for him, and these film portraits are the result. ...more
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November 02, 2012
Craig and Chanelle in Ibiza
For once we stepped in front of the lens, while we were in Ibiza for the Film Is Not Dead workshop in 2012. ...more
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October 21, 2012
Baix Forada Villa, Ibiza
A few frames from around Baix Forada, the villa in Ibiza where Chanelle stayed for the FIND workshop on shooting film in 2012. ...more
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October 16, 2012
Couple Portraits at Baix Forada Villa, Ibiza
Photographer Claire and her husband Pawel modelled around Baix Forada, the villa where we stayed for the FIND workshop in Ibiza. ...more
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October 15, 2012
Sunset with the Film Is Not Dead Group, Ibiza
After a packed day at the Film Is Not Dead workshop in Ibiza, all the "FINDers" went down to the beach to watch the sunset. ...more
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October 14, 2012
Film Portraits in Ibiza: Marta and Julen
Marta and Julen were another of the young couples at the FIND workshop in Ibiza, where each photographer had eight minutes at most with each couple. ...more
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October 12, 2012
Film Portraits in Ibiza: Albert and Lucia
"Spanish Albert" and his girlfriend Lucia modelled for us at the Film Is Not Dead workshop in Ibiza in 2012. Home is Jeffreys Bay now. ...more
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October 11, 2012
Film Is Not Dead Workshop in Ibiza
In 2012 Chanelle went to the FIND (Film Is Not Dead) workshop with Jonathan Canlas in Ibiza, and called it one of the best workshops she'd been on. ...more
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October 11, 2012
Bath on Film
A few frames of film from a weekend in Bath, where we were photographing a wedding in 2012. Craig now photographs families and weddings in Jeffreys Bay. ...more
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October 04, 2012
Oia, Santorini on Film
Film photographs of Oia, Santorini, from August 2012, when we travelled there to photograph a wedding. ...more
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September 10, 2012
Dorking on Film
When Dorking hosted the Olympic cycle race in July 2012, Chanelle shot a roll of medium format film around our leafy corner of Surrey. ...more
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July 26, 2012
Monday Musings: Healthy Eating Tips
After losing her father to a heart attack, Chanelle changed what she ate in 2012, and this post lists what she cut out and what replaced it. ...more
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July 23, 2012
Monday Musings: Yoga
Chanelle on Ashtanga yoga, daily gym classes and why the final pose sometimes brought tears and thoughts of her dad. ...more
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July 02, 2012
Monday Musings: Money and Dave Ramsey's Baby Steps
In this Monday Musings Chanelle writes about Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover, which she found through Zach and Jody Gray on CreativeLive. ...more
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June 25, 2012
Monday Musings: Vision Boards and The Secret
This was the first of Chanelle's Monday Musings, a weekly series she started in June 2012 after turning 31. ...more
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June 18, 2012
Beach Holiday Shot on Film
This roll of film sat forgotten in the fridge for months before Chanelle sent it off with her next batch for processing. ...more
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June 02, 2012
1920s Flapper and Dapper Birthday Party
Jo Kent of Something Blue PR asked us to photograph her 30th birthday, a 1920s flapper and dapper party that was later featured on Rock My Wedding. ...more
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April 09, 2012
WordPress SEO and Effective Blogging
In March 2012, with the blog on 25,264 visits, Chanelle offered small business owners full-day, one-to-one sessions on WordPress SEO and blogging. ...more
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March 26, 2012
Baby Shower Tea at Peggy Porschen Parlour
In March 2012 Chanelle threw a surprise baby shower tea for her best friend Vicky in the private tasting room at Peggy Porschen's Parlour in Belgravia. ...more
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March 14, 2012
Guangzhou, China: Craig's Travel Photos
Craig wrote this one after a trip to Guangzhou, where former clients David and Kiki showed him round the city. ...more
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March 03, 2012
Mark Niemierko's Valentine's Party in London
In February 2012 we went up to London for wedding planner Mark Niemierko's Valentine's party at Spencer Hart, opposite Claridge's. ...more
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February 19, 2012
Tea at The Dorchester with Mark Niemierko
In January 2012 wedding planner Mark Niemierko invited Chanelle to tea at The Dorchester for Darcy Miller, editor of Martha Stewart Weddings. ...more
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January 22, 2012
Cape Town on Film (Part 2)
More frames from that December trip to the Cape, shot on the Contax 645 and sent off to a lab in California for scanning. ...more
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January 17, 2012
Cape Town Shot on Film
In December 2011 Chanelle and her mother spent a week touring the Cape in a hire car, and she shot the trip on her Contax 645 with Fuji 400H film. ...more
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January 16, 2012
Our 2011 Wedding Photography Year: Great Fosters to Bali
Looking back on 2011: weddings at Great Fosters, The Savoy and The Berkeley, plus client weddings in Marrakech and Bali. ...more
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December 31, 2011
Island Life on Film: Contax 645 and Fuji 400H
A roll of film from a trip overseas in 2011, shot on a Contax 645 with Fuji 400H. ...more
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November 23, 2011
South Beach Miami on Film: Contax 645 and Fuji 400H
South Beach Miami in 2011, shot on a Contax 645 with Fuji 400H film and processed by Richard Photo Lab. ...more
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November 23, 2011
Marrakech Colour and Design, 2011
Colour, pattern and design from Marrakech, photographed in March 2011 on a trip to shoot a wedding. ...more
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October 24, 2011
Marrakech: Craig's Notes from the Medina
Craig's notes on Marrakech, from our trip to photograph a wedding at a villa outside the medina. ...more
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October 22, 2011
First Film on a Contax 645: A Vineyard in Dorking
My first medium format film from a Contax 645, shot at a vineyard in Dorking in 2011, straight out of camera. ...more
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October 21, 2011
Tuscany Bridal Shoot at Villa La Selva
A styled bridal shoot at Villa La Selva in Tuscany, from Mike Larson's workshop during my 30th birthday week. ...more
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September 13, 2011
Nusa Lembongan, Bali: Island Life on Our Scooter
Photos and Craig's notes from Nusa Lembongan, off Bali, along the shore near the surf break called Shipwrecks. ...more
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July 08, 2011
Surfing Uluwatu, Bali: Craig's Story
Craig's account of paddling out into big waves at Uluwatu on his first day surfing in Bali. ...more
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June 24, 2011
Rock n Roll Bride Party: A Night Out
A night out at the Rock n Roll Bride party after a busy March of weddings, with 200 people from the wedding industry. ...more
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April 15, 2011
Honeymoon in Zanzibar, 2007
Beach photos from our honeymoon in Zanzibar in 2007, taken just before we started shooting weddings. ...more
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February 07, 2011
Surf Trip to Suances, Spain: Craig's Story
Craig's trip to Suances near Santander to see his oldest school friend Shawn, with grey skies, empty flats and surf. ...more
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November 05, 2010
Rock My Wedding Get Together, London 2010
Cocktails and cupcakes with Rock My Wedding, photographers, brides and magazine editors in London, October 2010. ...more
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October 22, 2010
Mom: A Birthday Post, 2010
A birthday post from 2010 with photos of my mom after she remarried, and words from Khalil Gibran's The Prophet. ...more
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May 21, 2010
Brick Lane Photo Walk with London Wedding Photographers
A day out with our cameras around Brick Lane in East London with fellow wedding photographers, May 2010. ...more
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May 20, 2010
Rock n Roll Bride Get Together, London 2010
A night out with wedding photographers, bloggers and planners at the Rock n Roll Bride get together in London, May 2010. ...more
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May 13, 2010
Cape Town and Stellenbosch, 2010 (Part 3)
Table Mountain, Blouberg Strand, Stellenbosch and Lanzerac Estate, plus dinner with Cape wedding photographers in 2010. ...more
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May 09, 2010
Cape Winelands Trip: Vineyards near Cape Town
Craig's notes from our trip to the Cape: vineyards around Cape Town, the old mill at Beaumont Estate and a wedding in Hermanus. ...more
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May 07, 2010
Cape Town and False Bay, 2010 (Part 1)
Our first trip to Cape Town in 2010: False Bay, the penguins at Boulders and the coastal road from Kleinmond. ...more
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May 05, 2010
Snow Day, December 2009: A Winter Walk with Marley
A snowy walk with Marley, our little dog, during the big freeze of December 2009, with a view of Box Hill. ...more
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December 19, 2009
Mountain Biking in Chamonix, French Alps (2009)
A week of mountain biking in Chamonix and the Portes du Soleil, photographed by Craig on a Panasonic Lumix LX3. ...more
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July 07, 2009
G20 Protests in London, 2009: Put People First March
Craig's photos and words from the Put People First march through London on 28 March 2009, a week before the G20 summit. ...more
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