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LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE

Earlier this year Narrative Truth were commissioned by 140 BBDO CT to produce a series of videos Med-Lemon. These comedy minutes were filmed in our studios for a day and included some of SA's best up and coming talented comedians such as Mum-z…

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BEHIND ELLE’S THE NEW PRETTY

In October’s ELLE, The New Pretty shoot explores the graceful power of womanhood with tactile textures, dainty delicates and skin-skimming linen. We all love to see what happens behind the scenes so let’s go backstage with these photos courtesy of ELLE style reporter Niquita Bento plus a video of the action in our Drive-In Studio.

Elle Magazine studio photoshoot at Roodebloem StudiosELLE’s Tarryn Oppel explains a little more about the shoot.

Who is your model?

We shot with Mariska Engelbrecht from Fanjam. She is one of their freshest faces. This was also her very first editorial, so it was really exciting to take a risk and give her that breakthrough.

Elle Magazine studio photoshoot at Roodebloem Studios What was the inspiration for the shoot?

The shoot was inspired by the new femininity movement in fashion.  It’s not to say that we shouldn’t be open to dressing in a completely feminine way, but

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HALLS SHOOTS NEW AD WITH ARCTIC JOE

Meet Arctic Joe, a stunt polar bear and the star of the latest Halls Air commercial. Loading View on Instagram He was in our studios to shoot a series of adverts, but to find out exactly what it takes to be a stunt…

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TREVOR NOAH ON OUR INFINITY CURVE

Trevor Noah is the cover of the October GQ. He understands what makes people laugh and while we are used to seeing on stage with a microphone, here he is on the infinity curve in our Church photographic studio and…

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BLACK & BLUSH STYLED BRIDAL SHOOT

Our Church Studio is still available as a venue for wedding ceremonies but this styled bridal shoot took place in our Drive-In photographic studio. Photographer Lindie Meyer took advantage of the seasonal nature of photography in Cape Town and how in winter you get the chance to sink your teeth into creative projects like this one.

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Explaining the rationale behind the shoot Lindie said, “I got the idea for this shoot while browsing Pinterest and saw a beautiful editorial of a model wearing an over the top black wedding dress. I had the idea do a shoot with two very contrasting ‘personalities’ – The Dark Bride & The Blush Bride. Our dark bride is really edgy, and really doesn’t care about what is traditionally regarded as beautiful, she lives live to the beat of her own drum but doing it with such ease. Our blush bride, equally as beautiful takes trends and

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HOW TO WEAR LEATHER

In the August issue of ELLE, junior fashion editor Nicole Newman shows you how to wear leather. As always we share the behind-the-scenes action from the shoot with backstage photos courtesy of ELLE style reporter Niquita Bento and a video of the action in our Church Studio.

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ELLE junior fashion editor Nicole Newman explains a little more about the shoot.

Inspiration?

Leather was all over the runway for A/W 2013 and it has been carried over into S/S 14 as one of the biggest trends for the season. Whether it’s lasercut, head-to-toe or incorporating leather separates into your look, it’s definitely

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KIN CULTURE – A HOME FOR EVERY CHILD

We are proud to have been able to help out with this new organisation. They approached us looking for a photographic studio for them to shoot images for their website and they definitely came to the right place. Here's  what…

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LAUNCHING ADIDAS ORIGINALS IN STYLE

In March, Adidas Originals held an exclusive event at our photographic studios in Woodstock for a select group of women’s fashion media in Cape Town. The event spanned an entire day and was a first of its kind in many respects; challenging the age-old…

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ROCKON BEHIND THE SCENES WITH DAVID MEULEN

Brandishing a bunch of camera’s, RockOn Entertainment captured the scenes behind the concert, putting together this awesome three-minute feature of David Meulen and his live 3-piece band (Kyle Dijkstra – Bass; Jay Latter – Drums) launching David’s debut album in our photographic studios in Woodstock last month.

You can see more live recordings from RockOn Entertainment on their Youtube channel and to see pictures from the album launch in our Jett Studio visit our blog post here.

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BOY MEETS GIRL, NIGEL & LIZ

Recently we shared the photographs of this amazing wedding and now we bring you the wedding video put together by Boy Meets Girl Wedding Cinema featuring the ceremony which took place in our Church, which we've converted into a photographic and…

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