Simon and Linda’s Wedding album

Simon and Linda celebrated their wedding day against the dramatic backdrop of a stormy Churchhaven sky. This is their wedding album. Linda and Simon Kelly 20 November 2010 by Deirdre Hewitson Photography | Make Your Own Book

Hayley and Mesut’s Wedding Album

Hayley and Mesut’s Wedding Day by Deirdre Hewitson Photography | Make Your Own Book

Video montage of Craig and Julia’s wedding

Follow this link to a 30-second video montage of images from Craig and Julia’s wedding: http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1286201370&f=79h1lIcklvxK2GNHkmrFgg&d=34&m=b&r=w&i=m&options= Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

Kirstenbosch wedding

All brides are beautiful, but when she has the Hollywood glamour of a Grace Kelly or Jessica Lange, the camera just seems to do the job all by itself. This weekend’s wedding was held at the little stone church across the road from Kirstenbosch, with the reception at Silvertree Restaurant in the Kirstenbosch National Botanical [...]

Photo Montage: Denwirh and Davina

Make-up artist: Fadia Williams

I met Fadia at a photo shoot when she and a group of other make-up artists were completing their training. They each had about four faces to paint, and I was photographing each model as the make-up artist was done with her. There was a bit of a crowd in the studio, along with large [...]

Towerbosch Restaurant on Knorhoek Farm

I enjoyed this venue so much, I am thinking of celebrating my own big birthday there. It’s homely, it’s quirky, it’s artistic, the food is wholesome, the service friendly and efficient and the setting is beautiful. The restaurant is fairly small, creating an intimate environment for a special occasion. I love the decor of the [...]

Le Bac Estate, Paarl

We arrived at Le Bac Estate on stiflingly hot day … as hot as only Paarl can become. Luckily for me, I was dressed in my usual black pants and black t-shirt … wouldn’t want to reflect any of that blinding heat onto anyone else! It was a relief to step into the cool, air [...]

Shooting brides in the rain

The dark and soggy Cape winter kicked off with a white wedding in the rain a couple of weeks ago. (Of course, this week-end promises to bring the mother of all storms, but that’s another story.) I always admire couples who are brave enough to schedule their wedding out of season. For a start, it [...]

A new wedding album

The wedding album of Wayne and Louise is in the works. Most of the pages were created in Photoshop, and then dropped into the Booksmart templates as a picture. The rough borders around some of the pics were created by scanning a darkroom image, cutting out the pic and creating a template. Using layers, I [...]