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Abigail {Travel & Fun}

Thursday, July 29, 2010 1:22 pm

When I was in Seattle with Adele, we went for a day trip just driving around and singing in the car. We went to Olympia and drove around till we saw a beautiful Cherry Blossom tree (ok we were actually looking at historical buildings, but the Cherry Blossom tree was WAAAAYYYY prettier). We took Abigail and went for a walk, of course I had my camera there ;) Here is a couple of the shots we got. Abigail is my favourite little girl in the whole world! I love you Abigail :) and I know she also loves me because the day I arrived in Seattle she said: “I love you Rinska!” (I LOVE HOW SHE PRONOUNCES MY NAME) it was, in fact, the first time she said I love you to anyone, that same day she told her mommy that she loved her too :D Her mommy was so proud!

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Adele & I

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 4:37 pm

This post is definitely long over due, these were shot at the end of January this year…yup, I’m behind on my personal posts. If you don’t know who Adele is, here is the story; We met our first year at Stellenbosch University, 2001 and became good friends. Adele is also a photographer, visit her blog here. At the moment she lives in Seattle, USA. Her husband is in the US Army so they move a lot, every year since 2008 I go visit them in the Sates, here are some photos that I took of their little family in 2008, Abigail is my favourite ;)

In January Adele came to visit me in Johnnesburg, when we decided to do a little spur-of-the-moment-shoot, it turned out to be, not only a lot of fun but it was ridiculously hilarious. Our abs were so sore at the end of our shoot, we found ourselves to be a little confused and did not know what to do, I’m sure a lot of photographers experience this, we are so used to being behind the lens that once in front of it, we go blank, we forget what to do. Adele and I just decided to be silly, laugh it off and act like kids – which is in fact what I love to do with my clients, once you have a little fun, you forget about the camera and just enjoy the moments you’re in. I hope I can always be a little silly behind and in front of my lens.

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Ruan & Mary-Ann {I’m yours}

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 12:25 pm

As far back as I can remember Ruan has been a real ‘stout gat’.Ruan is also from my home town, Komatipoort. Mary-Ann- and Ruan’s parents were good friends when the two of them were little. During the holidays Mary-Ann and her family would go and visit Ruan’s family on the farm. But they both grew up, Mary-Ann a city girl and Ruan went off to boarding school. Their paths crossed again (years later) when Mary-Ann visited her father in Komati. Her sister, Malenke, who is getting married to Boeta next week, arranged a braai with friends so that Mary-Ann could meet some of the Komati people. I’m sure Mary-Ann never expected to see Ruan there, but there he was, this grown up boy she used to know as a little stout gat. But what she didn’t know is that Ruan has always had a crush on her and “single girl” is a rare word in Komati, so Ruan had to watch out for all the other guys ready to fall for Mary-Ann! It was love at first sight, ok maybe not first sight, but you get what I’m saying. Its like those Hollywood movies. And the rest as they say is history.

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Anlie & Xander {New-Soul}

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 11:02 am

You might remember my friend, Anlie, from my previous post of her, with her pregnant belly. I went for a quick visit a week ago when I went to the Lowveld. It was awesome seeing this little gift from God, Xander – he was about 12 days, and weighed only 3kg (he definitely has his mothers frame), I have never seen a baby with such blond hair…but thats what you get when both mom and dad are natural blonds. Enjoy the couple of photos, till our next shoot with dad included, that will not be as easy.

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Martine {Potbelly}

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 9:55 am

Martine is a beautiful person with the saddest eyes I’ve ever seen – she says it just looks like that because she felt a little sick on the day of the shoot – I think she can get anything she wants with those sad eyes ;) like that cat from Shrek. Martine is expecting a little baby boy and he is due in a few weeks. I hope he gets his mommy’s eyes.

Picksee by RenscheMari

Abigail {Travel & Fun}

Adele & I

Ruan & Mary-Ann {I’m yours}

Anlie & Xander {New-Soul}

Martine {Potbelly}

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