“Well taken photographs is truly a unique investment for your future and for the generations to come.
It is those precious memories that we can relive, once it starts to fade away as we get older.”
I feel truly blessed and honored to have photographed some of the gorgeous families, beautiful mommies, sweetest babies, and entirely the most remarkable clients!
Here they have shared their heart & thoughts regarding their Chanel Oosthuizen experience.
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Thank you so much for the absolutely incredible shoot. From the moment we met, you instantly made us feel comfortable and relaxed. We couldn't have imagined that you would encapsulate such beautiful moments between our little family. Thank you for capturing our precious daughter's birthday. These pics are memories we will always hold dear to our hearts ❤️
Thank you Chanel for giving us these memories not only in photo form but the day itself. You made us feel very comfortable and climbed through bushes with your belly bump to get the perfect shot. You’ve seen the picture before it has been taken and you made sure that I was comfy with my big belly. My biggest wish was to have a picture of my mom when she was expecting me. Now we have the most precious pictures that we can share with our daughter. Thank you!
I just want to say a very big thank you for the most amazing maternity shoot that I could ever have wished for! I felt like I was a princess in a fairytale! Your professionalism and passion for your photography is so evident in every aspect of what you do. You and your hubby made myself & my family feel so comfortable & right at home during the entire shoot. I have had many photo shoots in my lifetime, especially in my younger years of modeling (I still do a few shoots here and there with my agency) but I can honestly say this was one of my best and most memorable! I highly recommend you to everyone who sees our gorgeous pics. I cannot wait for our newborn shoot and would love to use you for our business shoots as well for our company, Baby Cait in the near future. I wish you all the best for this year! May you be blessed and may whatever you put your hands to, prosper!
Chanel was great getting us to interact and really bringing out our true personalities. These photos aren’t just beautiful; they tell the story of us. Reflecting our love, playful banter and Mr. Perfect’s protective nature. Aspects of our relationship easily forgotten in our day-to-day parenting life.
She is such an amazing human being. Giving of herself and her gift to help others capture their point in time in such a beautiful way! She is humble, patient and made us feel at ease in front of the camera! It was a great experience!
I had the privilege of having Chanel capturing a mommy-and-me session with my youngest son. Having photos taken with an 8 month old baby can be quite daunting, especially if you like to be behind the camera, but Chanel handled it like a pro. She made us feel so comfortable and she is such a natural with little ones, and in the end our session turned out to be so much fun, I really enjoyed it. Chanel is a magician when it comes to capturing special moments, her photos portraits the fun and natural interaction between baby and me and that is what I love the most! Chanel has a heart of gold and in her presence you will always feel at ease and relaxed. I can definitely recommend Chanel to anyone wanting to capture special family moments, you will not regret it! Thank you Chanel for capturing these very beautiful portraits!
“Real people with real stories. I love documenting everyday moments in people’s lives and also the super special occasions. I love working with other creatives to create content for their website, social media or portfolio.”
Photography sessions should be full of laughter, excitement, and love. The most important thing to remember is that the aim of the shoot is to create beautiful images showing you and your loved one at your best, in each other’s company.
Try not to put too much pressure on yourselves to create the perfect shot – that is my job! Pick a location that means something you to both, whether it be where you got engaged, your first date, or where you first met. Being in a familiar setting will help you feel more relaxed and will help our experts get to know you, to reflect your personalities in the photographs.
A maternity shoot is a photo shoot or series of photo shoots done throughout pregnancy or the maternity period for a soon-to-be mother. Maternity sessions capture the beauty of your growing baby bump and glorify the unity of mom and baby.
A photographer will suggest booking a shoot around the beginning of your third trimester or towards the end of your second. There is no cut-in-stone time to plan the shoot. They recommend a time that your belly is really round.
A Fresh 48 Newborn photo session is typically shot within 12-48 hours of a baby’s birth. But it can be so much more than a simple documentation of a baby’s first day in the hospital.
It can be a way to remember the beginnings of a family. These photos can capture the first seedlings of a personality. And a Fresh 48 session can give you the opportunity to share the beauty of what can be a whirlwind in the hospital with a family who might be too sleepy and overwhelmed to remember it all.
Lifestyle newborn photography is a style of photography where the baby is in their own home or another location important to the family, not a studio.
In lifestyle photography, the baby is photographed with, or without the parents, in natural settings, natural light and poses that the baby moves into unaided.
Family photography is all about capturing groups of people that have family ties. These range from a small group, such as the parents and their children only, to a larger group, where extended family members, like grandparents & even great grandparents are also part of the group.
Of course, if family photography were as simple as picking up a camera and shouting ‘say cheese!’, we’d all be doing it. But it’s not; there are a ton of little intricacies to it, and I’ll guide you through it.
Brand photography is the suite of bespoke images used to represent companies and form clear visual identities for marketing materials.
It includes the “face/s“ of the company, product photos, team head-shots, social media and blog images and every picture that will be used for digital or print media.
“Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.”
Step 01 - Before you book a session with me.
We will meet up via zoom or chat via email or chat via whatsapp and plan your adventure session. You can come to me with ideas you have in mind or I will help you plan something that will be fun but still true to who you are.
Step 02 - During the day of the photo shoot.
I will arrive with lots of energy and ideas and my trusty speaker to plan some music to help set you at ease. I will guide you throughout your session in a organic and no pressure way. A photo-shoot is after all suppose to be fun and I promise that’s what you will experience!
Step 03 - FOUR - SIX weeks after our session.
After two weeks I send you a link to where you can mark all You are more than welcome to select more than the package, charged at R35 per image. Usually I send you a few previews within one week of the shoot, and deliver the full gallery 4-6 weeks after via an online gallery.
