GAVIN SHOOTS ‘DREAM CAR’ FOR MERCEDES-BENZ
A while back Gavin Goodman shot a Mercedes-Benz editorial in our Drive-In photographic studio and we caught up with him to find out the story behind these amazing final layouts.
What was the brief for the shoot?
The ‘Dream Car’ brief I got from Mercedes was quite unique as they gave me a lot of creative freedom. Dylan Culhane, the editor of Mercedes-Benz Life magazine approached me after he saw a conceptual portrait I did of
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.
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…
PANTONE® COLOUR OF THE YEAR 2014
Pantone, an X-Rite company and the global authority, has set PANTONE® 18-3224 Radiant Orchid, a captivating, magical, enigmatic purple, as the color of the year for 2014.

For the Colour of the Year, Pantone quite literally combs the world looking for colour influences. This can include the entertainment industry and films that are in production, traveling art collections, hot new artists, popular travel destinations and other socio-economic conditions. Influences may also stem from technology, availability of new textures and effects that impact colour, and even upcoming sports events that capture worldwide attention.
For more than a decade, Pantone’s Color of the Year has influenced product development
SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE
As 2013 draws to a close we just want to say thank you to all you wonderful people, suppliers and clients, who have supported us throughout the year. It has been great working with our regular stills photographers and production…
DE KAT STEAM PUNK EDITION
Each year The Aleit Group releases their much-anticipated Limited Edition Online Magazine. This year the theme was STEAM PUNK which can be described as ‘Victorian beauty meets mechanical engineering.’
Shot in our Church Studio this shoot was the brainchild of Johnny Hamman, Creative Director at The Aleit Group, whose interpretation of the Steam Punk theme was as follows, “imagine Marie Antoinette and Leonardo da Vinci have been dating for a few months. They then decide to host a lavish dinner/ dance party in an old steel factory. The result would be amazing!” With that you can just imagine how crazy the set was. Here are a few teaser photographs courtesy of Joe Dreyer.
To read the full article and see more images from the shoot, page through the Limited Edition online magazine
CURATING ARCHITECTURE IN THE CHURCH
‘Curating (South African) Architecture: The Red Location by Jo Noero’ is an exhibition curated by Mia Borman for the practical component of her Honours in Curatorship research course at the Michaelis School of Fine Art (UCT). This exhibition, which opened at…
MEET THE TEAM: MATT
Matt has been with Roodebloem Studios for just on two years now and is the digital & lighting assistant to Jan Verboom. When not out on a shoot you'll find him at the studios retouching images. Born and bred in…
MEET THE TEAM: ‘LITTLE’ PATRICK
We have two Patricks at Roodebloem Studios so we've had to come up with a way to know which one we're referring to. You've met ‘Tall’ Patrick so now let's meet 'Little' Patrick but what he lacks in height he makes up for with his…






