Notes from the Cape » Portraits http://www.notesfromthecape.com Notes from the Cape - a photo-journal from Cape Town, South Africa Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:33:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Interesting faceshttp://www.notesfromthecape.com/2011/10/interesting-faces.html http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2011/10/interesting-faces.html#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:01:39 +0000 Craig Strachan http://www.notesfromthecape.com/?p=3679

These guys were with one of the bands playing at the Kite Festival. Like typical musicians (I know because I am one), they had no idea what time they were playing. So while I didn’t get to watch them play, they were quite happy to do an impromptu photo shoot.

I am totally baffled as to where they got their hats from, they were totally unique and artistic. Any ideas?

]]> http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2011/10/interesting-faces.html/feed 8 Candid peoplehttp://www.notesfromthecape.com/2011/10/candid-people.html http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2011/10/candid-people.html#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:09:45 +0000 Craig Strachan http://www.notesfromthecape.com/?p=3630 If you want to shoot interesting people, goto a tattoo or bikers expo. You will find all sorts of interesting shots. Here are just three that I took.

This guy is a little much for me. I can count at least 11 piercings, and those are just the ones that I can see.

A regular biker going to check out the scene

Well, I guess one way to keep cool is to dress lightly.

This is the last of the Ink & Iron photos, I hope you enjoyed them.

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Somebody reading the morning newspaper in a restaurant, reflected in a mozaic mirror. Taken at Kneed Bakery/Restaurant in Muizenberg.

]]> http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2011/06/reflection.html/feed 0 Lois singinghttp://www.notesfromthecape.com/2011/01/lois-singing.html http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2011/01/lois-singing.html#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:57:10 +0000 Craig Strachan http://www.notesfromthecape.com/?p=2705 Here are some shots of Lois that I took when I was doing some portraits of her. She is singing into a Rhode NT1; a really great vocal mic. If you want to hear her actually singing, listen here.

Lois singing

More singing

Just smiling

]]> http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2011/01/lois-singing.html/feed 2 Paul and Franhttp://www.notesfromthecape.com/2011/01/paul-and-fran.html http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2011/01/paul-and-fran.html#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 07:28:53 +0000 Craig Strachan http://www.notesfromthecape.com/?p=2698 This is a photoshoot that I did with Paul and Frana few days ago.Thanks to Paul and Fran for all your help with the shoot.

Fran

Fran

Paul and Fran

You can see all the shots here.

]]> http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2011/01/paul-and-fran.html/feed 2 Silhouette at Sunsethttp://www.notesfromthecape.com/2011/01/silhouette-at-sunset.html http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2011/01/silhouette-at-sunset.html#comments Sat, 08 Jan 2011 15:19:40 +0000 Craig Strachan http://www.notesfromthecape.com/?p=2664 These two silhouette were taken on the spur of the moment when I was doing the sunset shoot at Slangkop Lighthouse. I quite like them. What do you think?

Silhouette of people standing

Silhouette of couple sitting at sunset

]]> http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2011/01/silhouette-at-sunset.html/feed 3 Self-portrait #2http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/12/self-portrait-2.html http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/12/self-portrait-2.html#comments Mon, 27 Dec 2010 17:25:07 +0000 Craig Strachan http://www.notesfromthecape.com/?p=2610

Another self-portrait taken when I took the recent guitar shot. I do like my new lights :-)

]]> http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/12/self-portrait-2.html/feed 0 Cameron and Sebastianhttp://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/12/cameron-and-sebastian.html http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/12/cameron-and-sebastian.html#comments Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:36:09 +0000 Craig Strachan http://www.notesfromthecape.com/?p=2613 I took these shots on Christmas Day; Cameron and Sebastian are down from Johannesburg for a few days (they are my brother Andrew’s children).

Cameron

Sebastian (my Godchild). He is playing on the same see-saw that I used to play on as a child. Imagine how many memories are stored on it.

]]> http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/12/cameron-and-sebastian.html/feed 0 Megan and Caitlinhttp://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/12/megan-and-caitlin-2.html http://www.notesfromthecape.com/2010/12/megan-and-caitlin-2.html#comments Sat, 18 Dec 2010 06:06:56 +0000 Craig Strachan http://www.notesfromthecape.com/?p=2573 Yesterday, I did a photoshoot with my nieces, Megan and Caitlin. Here are a couple of shots.

Megan

Caitlin. She did not want to get in front of the camera, but once she did she was so natural!

You can see the rest of the shots on Flickr.

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A musician playing some jazz, caught in action in Fish Hoek.


What do you think of the motion blur?

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