Karin Struwig Photography

Brittney and K.C. | Somerset West Photographer

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:28:07 +0000

When Lola asked me about a location for their shoot, I suggested the Helderberg Nature Reserve as I just love the wooded area there. The light can be a little tricky, but since I used the location before, I had a better idea of how to handle it. The weather was horrible in the two weeks preceding the date of the shoot and we had to postpone once before already! It was with an anxious heart that I woke up that morning, listening for the telltale sound on the roof, but we were lucky! When I looked outside it was clear skies and beautiful. It was quite chilly though and poor Brittney and K.C. shivered in their short sleeves, but I think it was worth the effort. These are a few of my favourites - it was very hard to choose!

Another family of five | Cape Town Photographer

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:37:51 +0000

One of the things I like about my job, is that I get to meet really lovely people on a regular basis. These are some of those lovely people and it was so much fun to spend some time with them. The children were so well-behaved, adorable and beautiful, it made my job ridiculously easy!

Gabriella and Josephine | Cape Town Photographer

admin — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:57:37 +0000

I met Gabriella and Josephine at their home in Hout Bay - their mother wanted to have pictures taken of the girls as a gift for their dad. I took by backdrop and lights with me and set up a little studio in their lounge. There was enough natural light that I could take most without the studio lights, which always makes me happy!

Gabriella is the eldest and how gorgeous is she?

Josephine is the new addition to the family and just wanted to be left alone - very sleepy little girl and hates to be undressed!

And since the family originally are from the Netherlands, we could not wrap up the shoot without a photo of Gabriella in her fan gear. Hup Holland hup!!

Nicola & Glen | Cape Town Photographer

admin — Mon, 31 May 2010 11:36:49 +0000

These are the highlights of what has to be my favourite children shoot so far, for a few reasons. If was the first time I did a proper shoot on the beach. (Can you believe it? Shocking, I know.) The light was glorious. I also got to do it in Plett. And most importantly, these gorgeous children belong to my best friend in the whole world - it was an enormous joy and a privilege to shoot them!

Just Visiting | Cape Town Portrait Photographer

admin — Sat, 29 May 2010 11:08:10 +0000

Ilse and her family are South Africans, currently living in Australia. They spent some time here visiting family and friends and Ilse also took the opportunity to bring her almost 5 month old baby boy for a shoot. He is the friendliest little man, but as soon as he saw the lights flashing, he was in such awe that he forgot to smile! Ilse had to work very hard to draw a smile out of that serious face!

Nico | Somerset West Baby Photographer

admin — Wed, 26 May 2010 17:19:51 +0000

This gorgeous little fella came from this bump and is his parents firstborn. He was a very good model for his very first shoot, as long as he had his dummy firmly in his mouth (or was being cuddled by mom or dad)!

Hilde and her little ones

admin — Tue, 25 May 2010 18:18:38 +0000

I met Hilde at her home in Milnerton to help welcome the arrival of her newborn son who was only one week old at the time of the shoot. His slightly older sister was also at home, so off course we couldn’t exclude her from the shoot! Hilde also has two older children who already goes to school, so I could focus all my attention on the little ones.

Gill and family | Somerset West Family Photographer

admin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:07:03 +0000

I met Gill and her family at the Helderberg Nature Reserve. They wanted to have a proper family shoot done, before all the children went back to their own lives and in fact, her one son was due to travel back to the UK that very evening. Your children are never too grown up and it is never too late to have family portraits taken!

Linda | Somerset West Photographer

admin — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:43:45 +0000

Linda was in the mood to treat herself with a photoshoot to celebrate her femininity. She is a successful businesswoman and has a small son and just look how gorgeous she is! I absolutely loved photographing her and if she had allowed me, I would have made her play model for me all day! Here are a few of my favourite images.

And baby makes 5 | Cape Town Baby Photographer

admin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:34:21 +0000

Suzanne recently gave birth to her third beautiful little girl and I went to their home in Durbanville to capture the new addition as well as the rest of the family. They are such awesome people and I had a great morning with the five of them. Apart from the pictures I took in the house, I set my stand and backdrop up in the garden and used only natural light to capture these images and I really like them!