Colin Browne Photography

Awards Dinner at Zimbali

Colin — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:43:54 +0000

I was commissioned to photograph an awards dinner at Zimbali Lodge, the client was Tupperware and there were guests from all over the country. Zimbali have got such strict access control at the gates for suppliers that I ended up having to park at the Ballito Lifestyle Centre and get a lift in with the organisers. The event was hosted under a black marquee which made lighting quite a challenge, but I managed to get some great results regardless. Well done to all the winners and thank you Kathy and Dean for booking me!

Wedding & Function Advert

Colin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:14:04 +0000

This nifty magazine has got a distribution of 16 000 copies bi-monthly and has been going forever, so it gives me great pleasure to show you all what my advert looks like. Here it is:

Datacentrix Commercial Photo Shoot

Colin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:37:12 +0000

The IT company Datacentrix commissioned me to take photographs in and around their offices for use on their website, advertising, annual reports and so on. What a great bunch of people, the sales department especially were full of fun and laughs. I think they were a little surprised to see me taking photos while lying on the floor and standing on desks, and I was carrying big lights around their offices too. Thank you Datacentrix for a really enjoyable day! Here’s a few samples:

South African Marine Safety Authority

Colin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:25:25 +0000

I was commissioned to take some staff portraits at two of the offices of the South African Marine Safety Authority. One of the offices is in Durban and the other in Richards Bay, so I headed off early to get the bulk of it done in the morning and then went straight off to Richards Bay. What an unpleasant drive, it was blistering at 32 degrees and I had no aircon. Then my bank card wouldn’t work because the chip got damaged, so I couldn’t buy a cooldrink either. I arrived in Richards bay dripping in sweat but was pleasantly surprised when they brought out cooldrinks for me and were really nice. All in all it was a good day, here are some of the shots I took with my mobile photo studio.

Weekend Off – Now What?

Colin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:16:16 +0000

Most people come on to my site to look at my wedding photographs so I apologise that this is the second post in a row that isn’t matrimonial in content.

I was looking forward to a relaxing weekend far away from computers, cameras, equipment and email. It is January after all, and after a very busy December I felt I deserved it. Since redesigning this website I’ve made modifications, overhauls, improvements and also introduced this blog. I’ve put countless hours of building, designing, SEO-ing and improving into it. So now that I have it at a point where I feel I can live with it, it was time to move on to other forms of marketing myself and my photography business, but not before my weekend off.

So what does a photographer do when he has a weekend off from cameras, computers and blogs?

He goes and does some photography and uploads them to his blog of course.

After playing with the dogs for a while (and photographing them), we took a spin up to Shongweni to soak up some fresh air. As we were driving we came across two different horses in two different places who were poking their heads out of their stable windows. Below are the photographs I took, but I prefer not to say why I like them. I’ll leave that part up to you.

Long Overdue Post – Christmas Holiday to Limpopo

Colin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:37:32 +0000

We went up to our folks in Limpopo over Christmas. We went for a looong game drive, got sunburnt and had an amazing Christmas lunch. Of course it meant I was snapping a lot of the time, and sometimes with my father-in-laws 500mm zoom We got woken up by bush babies in our thatch sealing, luckily I had my camera on the bed side table. Thanks so much to Mom and Dad, Gary & Denise and family for a really great time!

Trevor & Tatiana – Scottburgh Country Club 23 Dec 2011

Colin — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:28:04 +0000

My final wedding for the year was Trevor and Tatiana, who got married in Scottburgh and had their reception at the Scottburgh Country Club. Trevor is part of the UK Royal Marines and Tatiana is from Brazil. They met in London a few years back and have been together since. I started off the day photographing Trevor and his groomsmen then headed over to Tatiana, who had decided beforehand that she was going to do her own make-up. The ceremony was at the Scottburgh High School and afterwards we had only a few minutes to do a couple of creative shots before the reception. Congratulations guys, and thanks for making me a part of your big day!

Kudzayi & Nozipho – Hilton Hotel 17 Dec 2011

Colin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:23:20 +0000

Nozipho booked me to do their wedding photographs about two weeks before the actual wedding, I got quite excited about shooting a wedding at the Hilton Hotel. The chapel they got married in was Saint John the Devine, which looks like it is possibly one of the oldest church buildings in Durban, I could just feel the history when I walked in. We did a quick creative shoot at the Botanic Gardens along with several other bridal couples. When they entered the reception they came from opposite sides and launched into a huge dance routine. It was one of the most lively weddings I’ve had the pleasure of photographing. Congratulations guys!

Donovan & Malinda – Granny Mouse 10 Dec 2011

Colin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:19:29 +0000

Donovan & Malinda had a small wedding up at Granny Mouse in the Midlands. It was an early morning for me because the ceremony started at 11am, but before that I had to shoot the groom with his best men and all his details at a house in Howick, then I had to head through to Granny Mouse and shoot reception details and finally the brides preparation and details. It was a pressurised day time-wise but we got some great results. I did a lot of posing throughout the day which isn’t typical of the style I’m heading towards, which is a real journalistic ‘in the moment’ type of style. Enjoy the pics, and congratulations to Donovan & Malinda who are probably still on honeymoon as I’m typing this. I sent your album layout for your approval last evening!

Kevin, Daniel & Matthew

Colin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:58:16 +0000

These three boys are my nephews, they came to stay the night with their Uncle Colin and Auntie Bronwyn. Kevin had his Grade 7 Prom, so I thought it would be a great idea to get some shots of him in the studio. Of course, the other two wanted in on the excitement too so it ended up being a fun evening with them playing with all the props while I shot away and Bronwyn tried to keep them under control. Here are some samples of the results: