UPDATE: A couple of people have asked about this effect. It is an on camera flash set to 1/8 power, post production and vignetting in Lightroom 1.4

Its been a while since I’ve put up a blog post. I think the next month or two while we roll on to Christmas are going to be tough ones out here in the studio. Still a couple of weddings left to shoot, quite a few to finish up and well, what can I say its one of the wettest, darkest summers we’ve ever had out here in Johannesburg. So expect sporadic postings from me, occasional images of dark sky weddings, and some late night ruminations. I apologize in advance, its the lack of caffeine.

Yep, I’m still off caffeine, although at around 11pm when my eyes are ready for bed and I still have a couple of hours work left its always touch and go. I was reading a paper recently, yes I do still read, and it turns out that the act of remembering a memory changes that memory, sleep deprivation makes it worse, actually causing us to make up memories. The cheap and easy cure for false memories, a cup of coffee!

But I’m still off caffeine, its hard to explain why, I just feel I need to. Other than that not much to report, I’ve stocked up on series 4 of LOST and Grey’s Anatomy (which V loves and I pretend to hate) and we’re working our way through them while editing.

And just before I end off, I often get asked what advice I have for people starting off in photography and I know a lot of people who read this blog are photographers. Abbas, who shoots beautiful black and white images exploring various religions, was recently asked what advice he had for young photographers. He replied “Get a good pair of walking shoes and…fall in love”. I still can’t find a decent pair in Joburg.

We’re taking a short break from the studio for a week or so. Just to recover and get things ready for the second half of the season. If you’ve sent in album requests, print requests etc before the 31st, our designer is working on them. Our last wedding for the season was a complete blast, I think I’m slightly more deaf in my left ear than I was when I got to Oakfield, but more on that wedding when I get back cause it deserves its own blog post.

A quick image, because I know LJ and Brooke will be back from their honeymoon before I get a chance to put up their blog post.