The new Spitz Campaign was shot in the Drive-in Studio by local team KOPE | FIGGINS of One League Creative Management, Photographers Jonathan Kope and Jarred Figgins. Since deciding to join forces and combine their talents, contacts and industry experiences…
Photographer Damon Fourie and a wonderful team of creatives used the Jett studio in our daylight building to shoot the cover of 2016's first issue featuring Jessica Buchanan in her debut COSMO cover. "And it's out, my first @CosmopolitanSA cover!!…
Here is the debut music video from The Fizz Pops for their first single "Alright" filmed in our Church Studio by Barry de Villiers of Roundabout Films. https://youtu.be/PvJr-Q3bHv8
Some behind the scenes courtesy of Ricardo Koopman from a recent music video production in our Hall Studio. Of interest is the crane they used. There was some concern about its weight on our wooden floors, but with boards under…
For the latest Ideas Issue, on shelf now, Elle Decoration pulled out all the stops! This decor inspiration shoot, photographed by Justin Patrick, was one of the biggest ones they've done in a long time and Georgina Warner filmed the whole shoot so you get…
Recently Cape Town based photographer Kate Davies exhibited the images from her #365daysininfrared project. Capturing an image every day for a year is a challenge in itself but to do this in infrared makes this project even more unique. And the circular format made…
In their December issue, ELLE Fashion Belle Nicole Newman brings a new take on summer style and talks about the shoot that was photographed in our Drive-In Studio. Why Uptown Girl? We called the shoot Uptown Girl, because the title…
Last month Wildernessking spent a Saturday morning and afternoon recording a new song entitled Soundless Longing, in our Church Studio, an old church that was converted into a photographic studio. Check out this great behind-the-scenes video by Dirk Steenkamp to see…
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.
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
For this ELLE photo shoot, senior fashion editor Tarryn Oppel shows us how to go back to basics when dressing for the season ahead. “Iconic staples effortlessly exude comfort, while creating a sense of functional femininity – it’s time to introduce yourself to the new season,” she says. As always we share the behind-the-scenes action from our Drive-In Studio with backstage photos courtesy of ELLE style reporter Niquita Bento.
Inspiration for shoot?
I was inspired by the rise of minimalism, androgyny, paired back design and classic staples to tie in to our iconic August issue. The idea of not forcefully dressing like a woman to feel like a woman is the here and now!