Matric farewell photography · Johannesburg & Gauteng
You spent months getting everything right. The photographs shouldn’t be the rushed bit.
The outfit, the people, the car, the excitement — we make room for the things that matter without turning the whole afternoon into a photoshoot.
We plan around where you’re getting ready, who needs to be in the photographs and what time you actually need to leave.
A little less audience
Everyone can look later. You don’t need them watching now.
There are usually people everywhere before a farewell. Parents, friends, phones, opinions — all while you’re trying not to feel awkward in front of a camera.
I normally pull you just far enough away that you can stop thinking about who is watching. Not somewhere you feel isolated. Just enough space to walk, talk and settle into it.
We’ll talk about the evening, make a few jokes and get on with it.
The outfit gets its turn too
The dress. The suit. The shoes. The hair. The small details somebody spent far too long choosing.
We photograph the whole look, but we also make space for the bits that would disappear in one rushed group photo.
The person at the centre
Your night. You stay at the centre of it.
If you booked me for your farewell, we start with you. Proper solo portraits first, while everything is still fresh.
If your date is there, they get their own photographs too. Then we bring the two of you together and let the session loosen up a little.
The couple photographs don’t get to swallow your whole matric shoot.
Then everyone else can come back
Parents are worth making time for. Friends usually find their way in too.
Once we’ve got what we need from you, we bring the people around you into it. Parents first if they’re there, then family, friends and whoever else matters on the day.
If a whole group of matriculants wants photographs together, happy days. We just work honestly with the time we have: the bigger the group, the less individual shooting time each person gets.
And if the car matters, we give that its turn before you leave too.
The clock matters
The photographs are part of the evening. Not a reason to miss it.
Two hours is usually the sweet spot, but every farewell works differently. Sometimes everything happens in one place. Sometimes we need to travel. Sometimes you want me at the venue after the portraits.
We talk through where you’re getting ready, what time you need to leave and what you want covered before we decide what the timeline should look like.
The plan should work around your evening, not the other way around.
Where we shoot
Often, the easiest place is already close by.
A lot of matric shoots start where you’re already getting ready, or somewhere near the venue. If that space works photographically, brilliant — we don’t need to create extra travel just for the sake of it.
If you already have another location in mind, tell me. If not, give me the area and the timing and we can look at options that make sense.
Investment
R1 500
I normally suggest allowing up to two hours. If your evening needs something different, we plan around it.
The session includes all the good edited photographs from the shoot, delivered in a private online gallery available for three months.
- Up to two hours normally suggested
- Solo, partner and family photographs as time allows
- All the good edited photographs
- Private online gallery for 3 months
- Normal delivery within 2–4 weeks
Prints, canvases and photo books can be added separately.
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Your turn
Tell me what the evening looks like.
Where are you getting ready? What time do you need to leave? Who needs to be in the photographs?
Once I know that, we can work out what makes sense.