If you are wondering who J & D are, we are Jaco and Daleen, a husband and wife wedding photography team.
Photography is our passion. Our skill, creativity and passion for what we do are all reflected in our images.
J & D is a new breed of wedding photographer, we think outside the box to create a more contemporary, “freestyle” type of photography. You are most welcome to browse the pages of this blog to get to know us and share in our passion. Feel free to leave comments on the site as well.
J & D have been invited to be part of a new association of photographers. This group is invitation only and we were selected from a highly selective list of over 5000 wedding photographers around the world. The selection and invitation was sent to 350 photographers from around the planet. The panel of photographers on the Review board included some of the best in the world, David Beckstead, Ben Chrisman, Del Sol Photography (Matt Adcock and Sol Tamargo), Glen Johnson, Anna Kuperberg, Crash Taylor, and David Ziser.
We are so honoured and humbled to be included in this list of talented photographers from around the world. J & D is the only studio from South Africa that has been invited ……. makes you think does it not …….
Samantha Kapeller - Wow that's amazing guys!! You totally are the best ever!! Your work speaks for itself.
Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year!!December 17, 2009 - 3:12 pm
Mike - And rightly so!!!!!
I swear, I have seen many wedding photographers and in my eyes no one can compare!!! Your lighting is gold and your creativity genius!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!December 27, 2009 - 8:34 am
Jaco - Thank you for the kind words ;)January 21, 2010 - 11:31 pm
Ansie - Congratulations!! It was sooooo nice to recognise your pictures in this months Sawubona In-Flight magazine on South African Aiways. On our flight to Tanzania I could proudly say: This was my Wedding photographer ;)Well done!February 28, 2010 - 8:54 pm
We are fully booked for 2010, We have some open spots left in the second part of 2010, but we have reached our quota for the year . If you are interested in booking J & D do not wait and be disappointed. Book now.
Thank you to all our clients for letting us be part of your special day. We have fun at every wedding and hope you do as well.
We are now booking 2011, so if you need a date in that year don’t wait to long.
Bianca - WOW, baie geluk, dit is great! :)March 24, 2009 - 10:26 pm
Okwori Aduma matthew - your keen expression tell well on your good job, i love all the shoots is truely no doubt if said youm are already booked for this year. perfect partners. stay creative.September 17, 2009 - 1:08 pm
JP & Laurethe will be getting married during this week on the beach on the KZN North coast. It will be a very small intimate and relaxed wedding. We will be doing a “Trash the Dress” as well so keep an eye out for some radical stuff.
We had a lot of fun with Rainier & Charise this weekend at their wedding.
We also started to play with some light writing and painting, the next step will be to add LAPP to our box of photography tools so stay tuned for that.
Rainier & Charise will be getting married this coming weekend. They had to change their venue at the last minute. Looking forward to getting some super images for them.
Xarion & Michelle got married this weekend and they had their reception at Avianto. Danie got some behind the scene images of me directing the ladies, just shows you I can also strike a pose
Looking forward to take the D3s for another spin at Xarion & Michelle’s wedding this weekend. It can rain as I have my new umbrellas sorted out so we are prepared
Last week was a bit of a bumpy one. On Wednesday I was admitted to hospital with kidney stones. I had them before so I knew what it was when the pain hit me like a ten ton truck. I do not wish this type of pain on my worst enemy. Luckily it did not take to long for it all to be sorted out and I was back on my feet in no time. I also lost about R11 000 worth of camera kit. We forgot some of the kit at Witwater Safari lodge. Debbie’s father said he would bring it back with him for me to collect. I photographed a Greek wedding ceremony on Sunday and on the way back home I decided to call Debbie’s father and ask him if I could pick up the kit as I was in the area. He told me that they were on their way home from church as the police phoned him to tell him they had been burgled. As you can guess my kit were amongst the stuff that was stolen. I lost my 2 loved red umbrellas as well. Daleen went to shop today and got 2 brand new red ones so we are back on track. What else do you do if it rains
So a bumpy week has a good ending as now I get to upgrade my tri pod and mono pod to the new carbon fibre range that is super light.
Brian Palmer - Well at least you got new umbrella's and are back on your feet again. If nothing else next week should be AWESOME! :) Take care my friend!February 16, 2010 - 10:08 pm
Geert - Water Water Water, and nothing but water!!!!February 23, 2010 - 11:46 pm
Susan Fleischer - Just saw this! So sorry about the illness and the equipment loss!! How AWFUL.
I have one lonely red umbrella and can NOT find another! Glad you could replace yours!March 9, 2010 - 8:14 pm
Lucas & Debbie’s wedding was at Witwater Safari Lodge and Spa. They could not have asked for a better day to get married. The day was cool with some clouds for dramatic effect. They had guests from around the world at their wedding. I used my new Nikon D3s for the first time and WOW what a camera this is. I shot the image of the boys smoking at ISO 6400 hand held. It is just an amazing camera, well done Nikon.
Camilla Photography - Are you kidding me? That image of the groom with the light pouring in from the door is incredible! And your skies kick butt! So very nicely done! I'm clapping right now.
xoxo-CamillaFebruary 16, 2010 - 8:15 pm
I photographed Lucas & Debbie on Monday. They are from London , so we could not do the e-session in advance. They will be getting married at Witwater Game Lodge.
Quan & Shirley’s got married at Chez Charlene . It was the first time I worked at this venue.
Quan & Shirley decided to tempt fate and lined up some animals in their photo shoots. All went fine on the day except that the pastor was almost one hour late as he was stuck in traffic. I must say I was impressed with the way he handled it as he got it all back on time with out any other delays.
It was fun working with the animals …….. and the bride and groom
tim - These pictures are like taken from a fairy tale, beautifull is not enough to describe them.
I give you 100/10 from me.February 13, 2010 - 4:25 pm
Their wedding day started of with a bit of rain, but it all cleared up by the time of the wedding ceremony. I love the detail on Lucresia’s dress and the henna on her hands.
rishi - Hi, have been visiting your blog for quite sometime now. Your photographs are a regular source of inspiration. They are so beautiful, yet very real, with very little artificiality to them. Amazing stuff. Keep sharing!January 17, 2010 - 5:27 am
Quintus & Lucresia’s E-session was my my last photo shoot of 2009 and they will be my first shoot of 2010.
As always some random images from the session.
Wow what a year we had at J & D. 2009 was full of excitement, some of the highlights were being profiled in Rangefinder (we are the second South African studio ever to be profiled) being nominated as being one of the best 350 wedding studios in the world by our international peers.
Winning 50% of the South African Fuji Wedding photography awards. Winning the silver Sabia award. Daleen and I went to Venice and attended a workshop with Yervant who is seen as one of the top 5 in the world by his peers. I did a shoot in New York with Neil van Niekerk and also did a shoot in San Francisco. We will have some of our images published in a inspirational wedding photography book. I presented a workshop for 20 local photographers and had a blast doing it.
We also had the privilege of working with all our clients. With out them, there will be no J & D. So from the bottom of our hearts we say thank you to all of them for making 2009 such a great year. In a year that the world saw economic problems in all areas J & D had one of its best years ever, we can only say thank you to God for it is He that gives us the talents to do what we do.
We only have 5 spots left and then we are fully booked for 2010. I am shooting some international destination weddings and will be presenting workshops in Canada and the USA. We have sold Furi Fine Art books as we want to concentrate on our photography more going forward. We have been very busy the last 2 weeks revamping the studio area to get all ready for 2010
So here is looking forward to 2010. May God bless you all in what you do and have 2010 be a great year for all.
Phillip & Trudie’s wedding was the last wedding for us this year. WOW what a way to close off the year. Phillip & Trudie is a stunning couple and they got married in a stunning venue. They tied the knot on Trudie’s parents farm. Danie and I left for the farm on Friday night. On the way there we drove into a serious thunder storm. This provided for some spectacular lightning light shows. With all the rain we hand some fun on the dirt roads on the way to the farm. Danie tested his rally driving skills and got us there in one piece. The Honda had a new paint job as a result as you can see in the image, this was the last time we used the Honda to go shoot a wedding with, we find we do a lot of these types of destination weddings and I decided to get a MPV in its place so we don’t have to worry about getting stuck in the mud.
You could see a lot of work went into this day. One of the barns were converted into a reception hall and another into a chapel for the ceremony. Even on the morning of the wedding there were still a lot of workers running around to make sure everything was 100%. Phillip & Trudie could not ask for a better day. The day was cool with some clouds in the sky for dramatic effect but no rain. There were about 300 people at this wedding. It reminded me of my own wedding as I also married a farm girl. I personally love these types of weddings. It is different and unique to every couple. We closed off the evening with a night shoot in the fog. I loved the images I got from this session.
As always here are some random images from their day.
Liezel Retief - ek kyk nou al vir die 3e keer na die fotees en dit word net al hoe mooier!!January 9, 2010 - 6:27 pm
Isabel - Corneels en Tharina,
Pragtig!Asemrowend!Betowerend! Wat sal ek dit noem.......
n Lieflike paartjie en alles so uiters professioneel! Fenominale fotografie!
Baie baie geluk met n verruklike troue!
T isabel x xJanuary 13, 2010 - 10:40 pm
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