Where are you from and how did you get into this business?
Cape Town based Wedding Photography duo - in love with the idea of fairytales and love and everything nice, our persuit of capturing the unique spirit of each wedding has been our driving force and we simply love what we do. From Engagement shoots, to couples shoots, the finer detail photography on the day, the beautiful locations and venue's and breathtaking bridal gowns and bouquets.. all the glitz and glam... we love each moment of every designer wedding.
Describe a typical work day for you?
Monday - Thursday
Marketing
Networking
Equipment upkeep
Social Media Management
Blogging
Meeting clients
Meeting vendors
Meeting venue's
Insurance
Book keeping
Banking
Editing (huge portion)
Friday's
Last minute arrangements
Equipment clean up
Battery charging
Memory Card clearning and duplicates for safe keeping
Equipment check
Weekend shooting confirmations
Presentation and maintenance of self
Fuel up
Car clean
End off with a glass of wine before the shooting on the weekend commenses :D
From where do you draw your enthusiasm and inspiration for the job?
Beautiful people
Magnificent landscapes and venues
Magical relationships
The drive to get real emotions captured naturally
The hunt for unique images every time
How can a customer ensure that they receive the best possible service from you?
Communication is absolutely key. Weddings can get really intense at times and that is great, but with our extensive experience we can asssit you in timeline planning that will be realistic and help you keep enough time for everything without adding to time pressures.
Let us guide you every step of the way to achieve the elegance and charm that a calm easy flowing day brings to your state of mind, your ambience and most importantly that is going to be reflected in your images.
Would love to hear from you!
What has been your most memorable experience on the job?
Every single wedding is different, even those that take place at venue's we have worked at previously... for this reason the most memorable experience is every single experience... from the ring bearer dropping the rings to a brides face as her veil flies off - these moments are natural, precious and will provide laughs for years and years to come.
I love every single moment!
Why choose Shoots by Design to capture out day?
Because we offer not only someone to take some pictures on the day, we offer
Guidance during the journey towards your big day to assist with planning, fine tuning timelines, loads of little tricks and tips to achieve those little moments that often our clients desire but goes totally missing during all the hype.
We offer service, understanding and support because we know how emotionally overwealming everything can becomes.
We offer quality images, professionally taken, presented in a very simple package of only your edited digital images from which you can add to, if you want products and additional services.
We like to keep things simple.