MEMORY LANE

long walk to freedom

some of my Grahamstown friends might recognise the pier pictured in this photo. it's none other than PE pier. i love the feel of this photo cos your eye is forced to follow the railing of the pier, right to the end where you are met with the blue sky. the clouds also add a dramatic feel to the picture and breaks-up the blue sky and semi-blue green sea. the only problem i have with this shot is the fact that the right side of the pier seems slightly out of proportion but than again it adds to the creative process if i might say so.

Twistin' at 10:38 am

Broken Glass

okay i have to admit this is not one of my best shot, but i like the compostion. it's just a different view point i guess. it's not a common view to depict (especailly for me), but i like the idea that you are looking down on this man while he is looking down. i should have positioned the main subject more to the bottom left of the frame.... maybe would have created a different feel. As soon as i get my comment box back up and running i would like your views and comments.

Twistin' at 10:26 am

Reggae nights 1

Well last week Thursday Alice directed her last film at AFDA and I got to accompany her and star in the film. The film is a documentary on an afro-reggae artist... anyway the story centers around the fact that the artist has TB and he is not willing to stop smoking grass. Alice wrote and directed it. you have to see this short film, it's so amazing-alice is a great story teller and a fantastic director. as you can see it's a photo of alice directing her crew. go go alice

Twistin' at 10:36 am

Reggae nights 2

Twistin' at 10:35 am

Reggae nights 3

Twistin' at 10:32 am

backgammon

Everyone that knows me knows that the one game that I really enjoy is backgammon. I love this game. the whole game is dependent on the fate of the dice. I got really low for this shot, but it was worth it in the end

Twistin' at 10:28 am

Tunnel vision

I love this photo...It leaves one with the feeling that there is always light at the end of the tunnel (ha ha).

Twistin' at 10:26 am

"untitled"

This is one of my favourite portraits at the moment. To be honest I can't seem to tear my eyes away from this particular photo, I think this photo really captures the 'true' essence of the person, the real state of his heart (as much as he tried to conceal it, I intended to pick it up). I love the composition and the tone of this photo. His face jumps out at you and you are kind of forced to take a look at him. The depth of field also adds to the overall feel and also forces you to focus exclusively on the central part of his face.

The thing I love most about portrait photography is that no two people pose the same way. Everyone projects differently onto the camera. It's so fascinating to watch what type of relationship people have as well as how people interact with my camera.

My love for and relationship with photography definitely stems from my mother's constant obsession of wanting to photograph every special and non-special occasion in
my life.

Twistin' at 10:19 am

long street

a small collage of photos i took of Long street- one of the most popular streets in the mother city. a street filled with culture, music, people, travellers, and some good 'green stuff'.
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Twistin' at 2:36 am

lighting

there is this cool place in Ghramstown called 'the Trading store', they have the most amazing lighting placed thru out their venue. i have always held to the idea that food is the poetry of a party and lighting is the prose. a party always needs the right type of lighting in order to work. This photo just sums up what it means to study light or do photo-graphy.

Twistin' at 10:09 am

The head

on our return to the west side, we had the fortune of staying in a 5 star B&B right on lesuire Isle Knysna. yes folks you guessed, soft cotton sheets, full english breakie, little chocolates on pillow cases and a view to to kill for. anyway while living it up, alice and myself lunched at Cranzcart. took this photo out the window while waiting for Pizza.

Twistin' at 9:54 am

running wild

just a shot i took of a rugby team training at night. i like this shot cos you really get a feel for the movement and speed of the player

Twistin' at 9:50 am

it's been awhile

so i haven't posted in awhile, been travelling the country, with no access to the internet. to mark my return to the west side thought i would post this photo of the V & A waterfront and the wonderful mountain in the back.

Twistin' at 9:46 am