No one enjoys a Monday morning,  the day begins with most people  still trying to
get out of weekend mode and into work mode…however we here at Jean Paul Photography had an early start to our Monday morning.

Saprotex/ Elle yarns were ready and geared up for their Spring and Summer Range photo shoot. We met the design team and models bright and early at Floradale Nursery to begin with the shoot for their new and exciting  range.

The venue for the shoot was Floradale Nursery, the location being in a league of its own. This family run business  is well established  in both East London and Port Elizabeth. The owners were very generous, as they allowed us to make use of the entire venue for the photo shoot. This was fantastic, as there are gardens growing all over the place and we wanted to make sure the photographs reflected a lifestyle look but also had a variety of  backgrounds.

Floradale is alive with all sorts of little critters buzzing around and lush gardens everywhere, a clear indication that Summer is on the way. With all kinds of plants, greenery and beautiful flowers growing wildly in some places and neatly  in others, this venue is definitely going to be  busy during the Summer months. Why not pop onto their website http://www.floradale.co.za/eastlondon-nursery.html ,and plan a day with the family at Floradale Nursery,  this is a great way to spend a Saturday morning.

The patterns photographed in the lifestyle shoot can be found in various magazines, such as the: YOU Magazine or Sarie. All in all the shoot ran smoothly and was a great success. The outcome can be seen in the gallery below

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Last year Jean Paul Photography had an opportunity to photograph a traditional Indian wedding.

The wedding was held at the ICC Convention Centre and both the reception and ceremony were absolutely beautiful. The colours and detail stood out and the couple, Jyoti and Prinellen were adorned  in the most elegant and beautiful garments . 

However words cannot describe how exquisite this event was ; have a look below at some of the beautiful memories captured at this traditional wedding.

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Recently, we here at Jean Paul Photography were given an opportunity to photograph a shoot for True Love Magazine. The spread which appears in the May 2011 No387 issue, is an article which has been run in several previous magazines, on couples who have “made it”. Mxolisi and Nonyameko are a couple from the Eastern Cape, they are high school sweet hearts who met at a beauty pageant and 17 years later are still together. It sounds like a setting for a romantic comedy, yet this couple are all that and more.

Throughout the shoot you could not doubt their love for each other, with their loving gazes and playfulness, Nonyameko and Mxolisi  were a lot of fun to work with. Eager to strike poses and willing to have fun, this was definitely one of those shoots where you feel you’ve captured great photos because the “models” were eager and enthusiastic.

Have a look through our gallery at the special memories caught on camera of this special couple and  take a glimpse at their article published in the True Love Magazine.          

Ladies, do you reckon you have what it takes to be South Africa’s sexiest beach babe?

From 1 March 2011 you can log on to the ZigZag website and create your own profile on Miss Zag portal . You’ll be able to upload your pics, tell them a bit about yourself, keep everyone updated on what you’re up to, and get people to vote for your profile page.  The  portal is open from the March 2011 until the end of November 2011, and there is no limit to the number of updates you can do.

Zigzag are also looking to profile one of you gorgeous girls from around the country in each issue, with a double page spread in the magazine.

At the end of the year, the top 20 candidates with the most votes will be shortlisted. The judges will then select  12 of these candidates  as finalists: 11 of them will receive a one-year modelling contract from Boss Models, and one of you will officially win Miss Zag. That lucky lady will then be taken on an all -expenses paid for her and a partner  to Mozambique  to shoot the Miss Zag cover. The winner will also receive loads of awesome prizes as well as being whisked away to New York for two-weeks  to shoot a modelling portfolio, which will kickstart her two-year contract with Boss Models.

For more info about this competition and to get your profile ready for March , follow the link,  http://www.zigzag.co.za

But wait there’s more…

Sports Illustrated South Africa is also running a competition: The Sports Illustrated New Model Search.  So why not enter both!! For more information about this competition and how to enter please follow the link, http://www.sinewmodelsearch.co.za/ (If link does not work, copy and paste link into the address bar)

Jean Paul Photography will be running a photographic special for both these competitions and would love to see our East London beauties take the title of Miss Zag as well as win The Sports Illustrated New Model Search. We are keen to see a variety of our gorgeous  East London girls enter. So whether you’re new at modelling or it comes naturally, why not book a shoot!!

If you are interested in booking a shoot and would like more information on the special we are running, please email us at- jp@jeanpaulphoto.com.

Ladies please note that you need to be 18 years of age or older to enter both these competitions.